You Are the Table: The Overlooked Power of the Accompanying Spouse | Ep 98

<p>Some of moving abroad photographs beautifully; the rest lives underneath, the grief, the pressure to make it worth it, the way one parent&#39;s stress becomes the emotional weather of the whole home. Mickelle welcomes back Dr. Katja Aegerter - psychologist, researcher, and self-described serial expatriate - whose work names what globally mobile families rarely say aloud.</p><p>Across nearly ten countries and two third culture kids of her own, Katja has spent years studying how transition stress moves through a family system and published the research to prove it. She and Mickelle explore the quiet architecture of a life across borders: why the accompanying spouse so often holds everyone steady, why belonging asks more of us than logistics, and how to move toward a place rather than away from an old one.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>How stress ripples through the whole family system, consciously or not</p></li><li><p>The overlooked value of the accompanying spouse, and the cost of cutting support</p></li><li><p>Moving toward something, not away from something</p></li><li><p>How much you truly want to integrate and why it matters</p></li><li><p>Knowing your own rhythm, introvert or extrovert, and honoring it</p></li><li><p>Turning lived experience into research that makes families visible</p></li></ul><p>For more about Katja and this episode, go to <a href="https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-098"><u>https://www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-098</u></a></p><p>House of Peregrine is the network for International life, made by and for people living abroad.  </p><p>Get started with a FREE account today to unlock exclusive content, connections, and opportunities:</p><p><a href="http://houseofperegrine.com/auth/signup"><u>houseofperegrine.com/auth/signup</u></a></p><p>Join a global circle of thinkers, creators, and doers. We host events, build products, publish guides, run a podcast, offer rewards and curated products — all within a vibrant ecosystem of experts and businesses to support your life abroad.</p><p>Subscribe: <a href="http://houseofperegrine.com/subscribe"><u>houseofperegrine.com/subscribe</u></a></p><p>Join our WhatsApp Group: <a href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/JbiLJjKqpntGhzzeGap30N"><u>HOP Community</u></a></p><p>Explore Memberships: <a href="http://houseofperegrine.com/memberships"><u>houseofperegrine.com/memberships</u></a></p><p>Install the App: <a href="http://houseofperegrine.com/install"><u>houseofperegrine.com/install</u>