Arriving | Online Group Coaching for Repatriates | Chameleon Intercultural Training & Expat Coaching

The Arriving Group Coaching Program is for you:

If you recently returned to your home country
When readjustment at home is harder than you thought
When you are in search of purpose or want to gain clarity around new career perspectives
If you would like to get professional support from two experienced coaches
If you would like to exchange experiences with other expat partners who are going through reentry as well

Group Coaching

6 live sessions of 120 minutes each

Dates

On demand

Meeting space

Virtually over Zoom
live and interactive

Number of participants

max. 6 in a fixed group

Your investment

€ 550 / person

Mini Workshop

In our free mini-workshop (so far only in German) you have the opportunity to get a short introduction to the topic of repatriation and take away lots of tips for a smooth landing at home.

You can also get to know the coaches and the Arriving program better. There will be an opportunity for questions to be answered at the end.

The next mini-workshops will take place soon. The best thing to do is to subscribe to our newsletter to be informed about the next dates.

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Why a 3-month Program?

Play Video Why a 3 month program? In this short video you will learn why we designed a 3 month Online Group Coaching Program for Repatriates.

The process of readjustment at home after a longer stay abroad is still largely underestimated. We want to support during this process and guide you through the different phases of reentry. The video is in German, kindly choose English subtitles if needed.

Which topics will we discuss?

Session 1: Better together

We get to know each other
Overview of what you can expect
How did my expatriation journey get started?
Re-entry iceberg (Dr. Cate Brubaker)
Mutual exchange of experiences
Networking

Session 2: The phases of re-entry and their challenges

What exactly is a reverse culture shock?
How are your partner and children coping with re-entry?
Strategies for a healthy re-entry and integration
Identifying your concrete next steps
We will start a challenge!

Session 3: Career

Do I want to continue my career?
How can I find purpose?
How can I use wealth of experience from abroad professionally?
Am I still up-to-date?
Reflection about identity, values and needs – design your personal inner treasure map

Session 4: Find home within

Where are you right now in your arriving process?
External and internal elements of home
How can I integrate my expat-self into my new life at home?
Reach your goals successfully with the WOOP method

Session 5: Reconciling new roles, career and family

How can I support my family through re-entry?
How can I reconcile re-entry, career and family?
Are there shifts in the family structure?
What expectations do I have of myself?
We give impulses on how you can master these topics

Session 6: Vision & Plan

Get a fresh start and new energy with a clear vision for your future
ure Create your own vision board
Plan your next steps
Continue to stay connected with other participants and support each other on your journeys

If you would like to register for our group coaching, please sign up for our waiting list. We will inform you as soon as the new dates are fixed. In addition, you can also book a free consultation appointment via the calendar app. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Pre-register now!

What can you expect?

We will start the English Arriving program as soon as we have a group of 4 – 6 participants. In the first session, we will get to know each other, talk about the flow of the program and then jump right into the first topics. After each session, you will receive a detailed summary so that you can reflect on everything again at your own pace. To help you achieve your goals, there will be a challenge each time and the winner will receive a prize. In between the sessions you will receive additional inspiration in the form of exercises, short videos, in-depth reflection questions and inspirational impulses.

It is our desire to provide a safe space for your coaching as well as mutual exchange. This only works if all participants treat each other with mutual respect and personal topics are treated confidentially. For this purpose, you will be handed out the group rules to sign in advance.

Furthermore, you are invited to network with each other. We will set up a Facebook or WhatsApp group for the duration of the program.

In our 3 month Group Coaching Program you will get

6 virtual live sessions of 120 min.
Welcome package with your personal Arriving Journal
E-mail summary after each session
Deepening self-coaching exercises to do at home
Network with like-minded repats
The coaches are available for questions between sessions

Dates and prices:

On demand

Your coaches Christina and Wiebke

Christina Kapaun

European soul with lots of wanderlust * Sociologist & Storyteller * Intercultural Trainer & Expat Coach

My home is between worlds – changing perspectives is my passion. I have experienced several adventures abroad, although Stuttgart is my home, to which I have always returned faithfully. The USA and Brazil, along with shorter stays abroad, are the destinations I have been able to explore extensively. For more than 15 years I have been working as an intercultural trainer and offer cultural awareness training for different target groups. In 2005 I co-founded “s.cope – Team für interkulturelle Kompetenz”, in 2007 I received my certification at the University of Jena. Since my return from Michigan in early 2020, “Southbound Coaching” forms my second professional pillar with a comprehensive range of services for families who dare to take the step abroad: starting with pre-departure training, accompanying the stay abroad and ending with re-entry coaching.

Wiebke Homborg

Intercultural Trainer & Expat Coach * Cultural Chameleon * Multiple Repat

I support professionals and their families through all phases of expatriation. I’ve lived abroad for a total of 22 years and have experienced expat life from multiple perspectives from an early age. In total, I have already returned to Germany three times and each time it was different – depending on the life phase and the place I landed. In my work I draw from my life and professional experience and combine it with the scientific foundations of intercultural training and coaching to be able to support my clients professionally. My expat motto: “Always expect the unexpected!” More about my qualifications and my understanding of coaching can be found here.

Podcast Interview about Reentry

In this podcast interview with Camilla Quintana, we talk about our personal reentry experiences and our lessons learned from them. The podcast can be found on all common platforms. Here you can find the show notes and all the links we mention:

Feedback from our participants:

A program that shed light on the different the aspects of reentry, explained the process very well and definitely contributed to a smoother reentry for me. I learned to recognize my needs, values and personal strenghts as well as to articulate desires / goals and to work on their implementation even in case of (emerging) difficulties.

The Arriving Group Coaching was very helpful for me. The extensive exchange with the other participants and the professional processing of this important topic by Wiebke Homborg and Christina Kapaun supported me very well in my arrival process back in Germany.

The coaching program helped me a lot to understand and enjoy the process of arriving!

I especially liked the choice of topics and your flexibility about changing their order. Your very warm and open personality, the very well prepared and followed up sessions, the many personal experiences you shared, the small number of participants, the great organization overall.

I've arrived “at home”. It's this a feeling of security, a certain familiarity. There are always situations that make me "roll my eyes" or where I am annoyed that some things are just handled in such a complicated way. But over all I feel I have already arrived quite well. I notice that I consciously enjoy many things that are now possible and beautiful here. I feel relief because I know how things work here and can therefore lean back and relax more. I enjoy meeting familiar faces on the street and having other nice encounters. I think 100 % reentry takes longer and may never be completely finished, but that's ok.

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Interview: Reentry during the Covid-19 pandemic

I recently interviewed Rebecca. She returned from abroad with her family of 6 just two weeks before the first lockdown and talks about the special challenges but also about her survival strategies. The video is in German, you can find an English summary on my blog. Or you can try the automatic English subtitles function.

What technical requirements do I need?

The live virtual coaching sessions will run on the “Zoom” platform. To participate, simply follow the link in our invitation email. For an optimized experience, it is worth installing the app on your PC, tablet or smartphone. We recommend using a PC, then you can better participate in the interactive exercises. You will need a microphone and a camera, whether integrated into your device or external, so that you can interact with the other participants. Also desirable: a stable internet connection and paper and pen for the exercises.