A podcast about life across cultures
The Nomadic Diaries Podcast
Nomadic Diaries unveils the complex tapestry of life as an expat, repat, or global nomad, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and the unexpected joys of cultural transitions. Join Doreen Cumberford and her guests for insights that resonate deeply with cross-cultural experiences.
Recent Episodes
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July 30, 2026
Sarah Rapp
Sarah Rapp: From How to Be Global to 1 Million Humans Sarah Rapp is Director of Youth Advocacy and People at Junior Achievement Worldwide, and a nomad who has worked internationally for nearly a decade. Born in Germany, she moved abroad as an expat to Malta before building a fully nomadic life shaped by people and purpose rather than beaches. She previously hosted the podcast How to Be Global, closing it after 126 episodes once she felt she had "become global" herself, and has now launched a...
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May 19, 2026
Debriefing Your Expat Life: Intercultural Transitions and Going Deeper
Daniel Yalowitz Daniel Yalowitz psychologist, professor and intercultural mentor came to talk to Nomadic Diaries about his story as a cornerstone of the intercultural field for nearly four decades. Daniel brought to this episode the generosity and warmth that have made him a mentor to so many of us who have navigated life across cultures. His favorite words all start with a C. Curiosity. Creativity. Collaboration. Communication. Collectivity. When your values and your work align this complete
May 12, 2026
You Can't Go Home - You Can Only Go Forward
Nina Aziz Justine has lived in five countries, worked across forty-seven of them, and spent the better part of five decades asking the question that so many of us quietly carry: where on earth do I actually belong? She is a serial entrepreneur, cultural chameleon, and self-described "rat in the lab" of her own life experiments, Nina has channelled all of that lived complexity into her memoir, The Home Within: A Nonlinear, Soulful Memoir About Belonging Across Cultures and Change. She sits dow
May 7, 2026
We Call It Capacity: International Women's Nonlinear Careers Confuse the Systems That Require Them Most
Flor Bretón García was born in Venezuela and left her homeland at 22 — which means she's now lived outside her home country longer than she lived in it. Lawyer. Educator. Cross-cultural consultant. Mother of three adult TCKs. President of FIGT. And a woman who, after receiving her 598th job rejection, sat down on a Friday night and wrote an article that stopped LinkedIn in its tracks. In this conversation, Flor and Doreen unpack what happens when globally complex women hit systems built for l...
May 2, 2026
A TCK Raising Thriving World-Wise TCKs!
Send us Fan Mail Adrienne Belaire grew up on Aramco compounds in Saudi Arabia from first grade through high school, a world full of sunshine, small communities, and the particular freedom of a life lived between cultures. She is a wife, mother, potter, and artist who, after navigating her own sometimes turbulent repatriation to the United States, made a quietly remarkable decision: to go back again. She returned to Saudi Arabia as an adult gave birth to and has raised her three children the...
March 31, 2026
Dig Here: Story Archaeology and the Expat Life Well Lived
Send us Fan Mail About Lisa Liang Lisa Liang, known formally as Elizabeth, with a Z - is an intercultural storytelling coach, solo performer, and TCK who grew up across Central America, Southeast Asia, and the United States. She has spent decades helping globally mobile people do one of the hardest things there is: turn a life lived between worlds into a story that actually lands. She works with memoir writers, keynote speakers, and anyone who has ever felt that the people back ho...
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March 13, 2026
Insurance - A Pain or A Life-Saving Power?
Insurance for International Citizens Abroad A digital nomad in Thailand goes to the doctor for a headache. Hours later, she's facing emergency brain surgery. Her story, and others like it reveal why traditional travel insurance is dangerously outda…
March 11, 2026
International Women: From Raising Kids to Boardroom Culture
International Women: From Raising Kids to Crossing Cultures in the Boardroom A Nomadic Diaries conversation with Dr. Joy Wiggins | International Women’s Day 2026 What does it really take to reinvent your career, raise a teenager abroad, and naviga…
March 11, 2026
Can International Living Supersize Life?
I feel like international living can supersize a life. And if so, is this a good thing? Think back to when a "large" soft drink was just 16 ounces. Today, we barely blink at 48-ounce cups that would have seemed unimaginable decades ago. Does t…
About the Host
Doreen Cumberford
Host/Author/Coach/CrossCulturalTrainer
Doreen Cumberford helps globally mobile expats, digital nomads and returnees to create happier, easier and more successful transitions while relocating overseas.
A Certified Coach, 30-year licensed Practitioner, Doreen speaks, writes, and teaches about the principles and practices necessary to navigate mobility from cradle to grave, or from launch to landing with a more ease and grace.
The author of Life in the Camel Lane, Embrace Your Adventure and Arriving Well, she is currently writing Sequel: How To Move Home After Living Overseas.
A native of Scotland, having lived in a wide variety of communities in 8 countries, over four decades and on 4 continents has enabled her to support people who live and travel overseas in creating more satisfying lives and build their dreams no matter where they land.