The returner support

58. Why You Keep Running (and What Coming Home Has to Do with It)

29min | 10/21/2025

Description

If you’ve ever come back to your home country and felt the urge to leave again, this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking something that hides beneath so many return stories: the fear of commitment. The fear of staying. The fear of being trapped again.

I’ll share how my own return taught me to always keep one foot out the door, in relationships, in work, even in my business, and why so many of us unconsciously link commitment with losing our freedom.

We’ll dive into:

Why coming home can awaken a fear of being stuck or shrinking.
How this fear quietly shows up in your relationships, your career, and your dreams.
The difference between chasing freedom and truly feeling free.
How to reframe commitment as devotion, not a cage, but a path to what you love.

By the end, you’ll start to see your return not as something that broke your freedom, but as an invitation to rebuild it, from the inside out.

💌 Mentioned in this episode

If you’re ready to treat your return differently and finally stop running, I have a few spots open for 1:1 coaching. Let’s explore how you can free yourself from the patterns that keep you stuck, and create a life that feels like you.
→ Come say hi in my DMs and let’s chat about what’s next : @The returner support

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

If you’ve ever come back to your home country and felt the urge to leave again, this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking something that hides beneath so many return stories: the fear of commitment. The fear of staying. The fear of being trapped again.

I’ll share how my own return taught me to always keep one foot out the door, in relationships, in work, even in my business, and why so many of us unconsciously link commitment with losing our freedom.

We’ll dive into:

Why coming home can awaken a fear of being stuck or shrinking.
How this fear quietly shows up in your relationships, your career, and your dreams.
The difference between chasing freedom and truly feeling free.
How to reframe commitment as devotion, not a cage, but a path to what you love.

By the end, you’ll start to see your return not as something that broke your freedom, but as an invitation to rebuild it, from the inside out.

💌 Mentioned in this episode

If you’re ready to treat your return differently and finally stop running, I have a few spots open for 1:1 coaching. Let’s explore how you can free yourself from the patterns that keep you stuck, and create a life that feels like you.
→ Come say hi in my DMs and let’s chat about what’s next : @The returner support

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About The returner support

The Returner Support Podcast is the only space dedicated entirely to what it really means to come back home after living abroad. Here, we go beyond reverse culture shock, we talk about the messy, beautiful, confusing process of returning to your home country and rebuilding your life from the inside out.

Whether you've just landed or have been back for months (or years), this is your space to feel seen, supported, and understood. You’ll find real talk, practical guidance, and gentle reminders that you’re not alone, and that what you’re feeling is valid.

This podcast is here to help you make sense of your return, reconnect with who you are now, and create a life that actually feels like you not just a return to the past, but a leap into your next chapter.

Because coming home is not the end of your adventure, it’s the beginning of a whole new one.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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