The Expat Lady Experience

A bunch of sassy everyday expat women dishing the dirt on life abroad, what it`s like to make a big life change and also keep your sanity. Prepare yourself for wisdom, rubbish, joy, horror and tears.

Ep. 41 My first ever love letter 10/23/2020

Ep. 41 My first ever love letter After a long hiatus Mari is back in the pod tent to tell you why she loves you. And how she's spent the last few months. There's a lot of talk about mental health, the Soviet Union, why patriarchy really sucks and how our brains are as full of old junk as our wardrobes are full of crap from 2005. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/16503641

Episode 21 Patti and her Call to Democracy 08/14/2020

Episode 21 Patti and her Call to Democracy This week The Expat Lady Experience talks about democracy and the right to vote. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15610454

Episode 20 Feminism and all the tough topics 08/07/2020

Episode 20 Feminism and all the tough topics This episode is another Mari-in-a-tent-ranting episode. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15521552

Episode 19 Maria the Misfit Business Wiz 08/03/2020

Episode 19 Maria the Misfit Business Wiz In this Episode Mari sits down with Maria from The Philippines and talks about women in business, religion, matriarchy and politics in The Philippines. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15456407

Episode 18 Alexandra - Not just a diplomatic spouse 07/24/2020

Episode 18 Alexandra - Not just a diplomatic spouse This week on The Expat Lady Experience is a treat - Mari sits down to talk to Alexandra, the author of “Just a Diplomatic Spouse” - a book about her experiences as a trailing spouse to a career diplomat. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15338432

Episode 17 Sudeshna the Corporate Know-It-All 07/17/2020

Episode 17 Sudeshna the Corporate Know-It-All This week (like every week) you’re in for a treat. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15246419

Episode 16 Rebekah the Marie Kondo of Israel 07/10/2020

Episode 16 Rebekah the Marie Kondo of Israel Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I give you - drum-roll please - Rebekah Saltzman! /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15144584

Episode 15 Marinella the French-speaking Cali Girl 07/03/2020

Episode 15 Marinella the French-speaking Cali Girl Hey Expat Lady Experiencers! So happy you’re here for another episode on the pod! /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/15059471

Episode 14 Carla the Goddess of Sexual Healing 06/26/2020

Episode 14 Carla the Goddess of Sexual Healing This week's episode of The Expat Lady Experience is just amazing and so informative! Mari is joined by Carla Carreira, who is currently working on her PhD in psychology and a Masters in Sexology in Spain. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/14965127

Episode 13 Sabrina the Millenial BS Wiz 06/19/2020

Episode 13 Sabrina the Millenial BS Wiz In this socially distant online chat Mari and Sabrina talk about pumpkin pie recipes, Christmas traditions in June, how travelling works, what it's like to be multi-lingual and a bunch of other really important expat life stuff. Like the proper millenials they both are. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/14880692

Episode 12 The Big Body Image Issue II 05/28/2020

Episode 12 The Big Body Image Issue II The Expat Lady Experience body image issue is back with another feature episode. Join Mari as she rants about how making jokes about fat people is not ok (whilst creating a new Disney classic out of the blue), how lockdown has turned fatphobia up another notch, the joy she feels of more people - both plus and straight sized - lending their voices to these conversations and how these times really are challenging for everybody in their own different way. TW: body image, eating disorders, bullying /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/14603783

Episode 11 Let`s catch up ft. Jana 05/08/2020

Episode 11 Let`s catch up ft. Jana Fresh air catch up sesh is back with another edition! /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/14335811

Episode 10 Let`s catch up ft. Gloria 04/23/2020

Episode 10 Let`s catch up ft. Gloria With life opening up more every day Mari took a good friend for a walk and made her participate in the first ever Expat Lady Experience Fresh Air Catch-Up Sesh. (That is not actually a thing, just sounds cool). /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/14117918

Episode 9 How to not talk about the c-word all of the time 04/04/2020

Episode 9 How to not talk about the c-word all of the time In this episode Mari shares some researched, tried and trusted ways to have pandemic-era conversations about non-pandemic things. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13843535

Episode 8 First thoughts from social exile 03/20/2020

Episode 8 First thoughts from social exile Even with a ton of pandemic corona-content already on the Internet, there still seems to be some things lacking from it. Which is why Mari entered the pod tent this week with the sole intention to fix that. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13627703

Episode 7 The not so sexy sexism story 03/12/2020

Episode 7 The not so sexy sexism story In association with March 8th being International Women`s Day and the whole world still being sexist AF, Mari crawls into the pod tent alone to talk about it. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13523498

Episode 6 Anna and the Magnificent Ode to Sustainable Coffee Cups 03/06/2020

Episode 6 Anna and the Magnificent Ode to Sustainable Coffee Cups Anna and Mari crawl into the snug as a bug pod tent to talk about Australian bush fires, politics, fresh water supplies, farming and koalas. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13426040

Episode 5 Jenni and The Thing About Brexit 02/20/2020

Episode 5 Jenni and The Thing About Brexit From the whimsical realm of relationships to one of turbulent international relations and politics - just another day at the office here at The Expat Lady Experience, really. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13214711

Episode 4 - I Think We Should Just Be Friends 02/15/2020

Episode 4 - I Think We Should Just Be Friends In this last ever episode of The Expat Lady Experience Val/Galentine`s Relationship mini-series Mari and her guests look at friendships and platonic relationships. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13163753

Episode 3 - Let`s Talk About Sex, Baby 02/14/2020

Episode 3 - Let`s Talk About Sex, Baby In episode 3 of the Val/Galentines relationships mini-series Mari asks her expat lady guests Gloria, Casey, Lauren, Farnaz and Dani some not so discreet questions about sex, intimacy and the physical side of relationships. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13146845

Episode 2 - So What Are You Looking For? 02/13/2020

Episode 2 - So What Are You Looking For? The next segment of our special Val/Galentines mini-series is here! /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13137113

Episode 1 - You up? 02/12/2020

Episode 1 - You up? As promised in last week`s announcement episode, this week is all about relationships here at The Expat Lady Experience. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13107143

The Expat Ladies´Relationship Extravaganza 02/07/2020

The Expat Ladies´Relationship Extravaganza Today is big announcement day - The Expat Lady Experience is taking a close-up of relationships in order to peek inside each others´ brains this Valentine`s "season". In a form of podcast mini-series. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/13058294

Episode 4 Hannah and The Big Brain Theory 01/31/2020

Episode 4 Hannah and The Big Brain Theory A singer and a neuroscientist walk into a bar... Sounds like a pretty good start to an anecdote. Unelss they actually sit at a table in the neuroscientists living room, drink tea and podcast instead. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12961583

Episode 3 Casey and the Curious Case of Integration 01/24/2020

Episode 3 Casey and the Curious Case of Integration Today we dive into all things German vs. American with Casey, who took a leap of faith over the pond for a cute guy she met at a bar in Rome. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12872015

Episode 2 Farnaz the Persistent Persian 01/17/2020

Episode 2 Farnaz the Persistent Persian Farnaz is here this week to say hi and talk about life in Iran, her migration story, what German stereotypes Persians grow up with, what`s it like to start a thriving online community of supportive, empowered women, what Iranians think of the USA and what news she hears these days from back home. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12778082

Episode 1 My Big Body Image Issue 01/09/2020

Episode 1 My Big Body Image Issue In the first episode of 2020 and season 2 Mari bares about her pesonal issues with body image, her biggest powerhouse crushes and why they have helped her overcome some of her worst opinions about herself, why she loathes new year resolutions and why punshing yourself mentally is never a good thing to do. Trigger warning - extreme honesty about body image issues. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12673832

Ep. 14 Taking Stock 12/13/2019

Ep. 14 Taking Stock In this little holiday special Mari looks back on the last year (and decade) and goes off on a really long tangent. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12388268

Ep. 13 Gisele The Cameroonian Plantain Lady 12/06/2019

Ep. 13 Gisele The Cameroonian Plantain Lady In this episode Mari learns what`s the deal with yummy plantains from an absolute expert in this field - Gisele. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12299633

Episode 12 Natalie and The Story of Hong Kong 11/29/2019

Episode 12 Natalie and The Story of Hong Kong This episode deviates from its usual format a bit as Mari dives into the conflict in Hong Kong currently shaking up international media and the political landscape. /episode/index/show/expatladypod/id/12214967

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