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For the last episode of the year, I sit down with Nadine Prager to talk about burnout and what we can do, especially at the end of the year, to avoid it.

You can find Nadine via her website, or on Instagram, or join her Telegram WhatsApp group, The Luxury of Sensitivity.

Also check out her wonderful podcast, Too Sensitive, My Ass! which we didn't have time to talk about today, and keep your eyes peeled – Nadine has a book coming out in 2026!

Another thing we didn't get to is astrocartography, a service Nadine offers that can help you find out which location in the world is beneficial for you and your goals in life.

Sperrnächte ("Lockdown Nights"/"Dark Nights") refer to a spiritual time (December 8-21, culminating in Solstice) in Germanic traditions where people intentionally slow down, cease work, cleanse their homes, and reflect on the past year to prepare for the new, allowing for deep introspection and energetic clearing before the main "Magic Nights" (Rauhnächte) begin.

Rauhnächte (or "Rough Nights"/"Magic Nights") are 12 sacred nights between Christmas and Epiphany (Dec 25th - Jan 5th) in Central European folklore, a liminal time when the veil between worlds is thin, spirits roam, and people perform cleansing, introspective, and divinatory rituals like burning herbs (incense), journaling, and using the "13 Wishes" ritual to set intentions for the coming year, often involving quiet reflection and driving out bad energy.

A few links if you're interested in those traditions:

Sperrnächte, End of year, Rauhnacht, end of year traditions, Rauhnächte, 13 Wishes Ritual.

The German publishing house Nadine works with is the Westermann Verlag: "The Westermann Gruppe is one of Germany’s leading providers of educational materials. Bringing together publishing houses, printing works and services, the Westermann Gruppe has a presence at every stage of the publishing process.

Education is our passion and we produce educational materials for a lifetime of learning. Our publishing houses offer titles for pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools, as well as vocational training and professional qualifications."

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As promised, here are a few tips and tricks to check in with yourself and find a sense of grounding and connection with where you are.

Inga Knysh works as a transformation coach based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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I'm so happy to kick off my new podcast direction with a guest who knows all about transformation. Originally from Russia, Inga Knysh is a personal transformation coach based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

After her own experiences living abroad, repatriating to Moscow and then moving twice more, Inga learned to listen to her body and intuition and decided to make a complete career change.

To find out more about Inga's work, visit her website and follow her on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, and please reach out if you want to be a guest or have a story you'd like to share with me.

My book, "Transcontinental Overload - a Memoir of Movement, Meltdowns & Making a Life In Between" is for sale at all major booksellers.

You can find a list of merchants here:

Direct warehouse links: US customers, UK customers

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Welcome y'all!

It was time for a change. My book, "Transcontinental Overload - a Memoir of Movement, Meltdowns & Making a Life In Between" is coming out this Thursday, 23 October 2025, and the title will be reserved for all things book-related.

So why "Get the Boots"? Well.... dive into this episode and find out!

I'm excited to start something new and look forward to talking with all my new guests and listeners.

"Get the Boots" goes hand in hand with my Substack publication, Steph Gets the Boots.

You can still find me on my old website, as well as on Instagram, Bluesky and LinkedIn.

Buy my book here (US) or here (UK), or find it globally (ebook and paperback) at your favourite book sellers.

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Here's the latest episode - it is the last episode of Transcontinental Overload the Podcast. But fear not: I will continue in a different format with a fresh focus and a new name very soon.

Today's episode is all about what it's like to be a TCK - a third culture kid. My guest is Tanya Crossman, a cross-cultural coach, mentor and researcher, who is supporting families in their global journeys.

This episode is first and foremost for parents, all parents, not just those of TCKs, and above all, parents of teenagers. Please listen, share and talk about this episode - there is so much wisdom in it.

Find out more about Tanya on her website, follow her on Instagram and on LinkedIn, and read her books, Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century, and Thongs or Flip Flops: Australian kids overseas and what comes next.

Tanya is writing her third book and is gathering input! Make sure you check out her Instagram.

You can find me on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Substack.

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This is the penultimate episode of Transcontinental Overload - the Podcast. One more after this, and then it's off to new adventures. I'll keep you posted! Don't forget to subscribe so you automatically get the new episodes.

Today's episode is about being a TCK - the next one is about being a TCK and working with TCKs.

My guest today is Urmi - Italian by birth, Bengali by blood, Canadian by law. She tells her story of being a brown girl in Sicily, brought up by Bengali parents who immigrated to Italy and assumed they were raising a Bengali child.

Urmi's book, Discovering Your Identity: A Rebirth From Interracial Struggle, is available on Amazon.

Urmi's activities and achievements are too many to list – you can find them all on her Linktree.

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Heute gibt's eine Folge mit ganz viel Herz!

Frank nimmt uns mit in seine Herzensstadt San Francisco, wo er seit mehreren Jahren lebt und als Tourguide arbeitet.

Unser Gespräch fängt mit Franks spannender Geschichte an und schlängelt sich durch Themen wie Mut, Freundschaft und den Unterschied zwischen deutschen und amerikanischen Beziehungen, die derzeitige politische Lage, Minderheiten, den Blick von außen, Nationalgefühl, und die Liebe zu anderen Menschen und Orten.

Weitere Infos zu Frank findet ihr auf seiner Website, auf Facebook und auf Instagram, und für weitere Einblicke gibt es diese ARD- oder ZDF-Reportagen.

Mich findet ihr weiterhin auf Instagram, und seit neuestem auch auf Substack!

Habt einen schönen Sommer.

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As promised, here's part 2 of my conversation with Christina, a German expat here in New Jersey. Christina is a certified Embodicode® Mentor & Human Design Coach. She offers sessions both in German and English.

What is Human Design?

To sum it up, Human Design is a comprehensive and integrative system that combines elements from various ancient and modern disciplines to help individuals understand their unique personality, decision-making process, and life purpose.

The Human Design System synthesizes aspects of two types of science: the ancient observational systems of Astrology, the Chinese I’Ching, the Hindu-Brhmin Chakras and The Tree of Life from Kabbala; and the contemporary disciplines of Quantum Mechanics, Astronomy, Genetics, and Biochemistry - this is according to its founder, Ra Uru Hu, in 1987.

Human Design centers around the division of human beings into 5 "energy types": Manifestors, Generators, Manifesting Generators, Projectors, and Reflectors. Each type has its corresponding "strategy," a mode of behavior that is natural to the functioning of that particular type’s aura or energy system. Human Design focuses specifically on these aura dynamics, using this information to prescribe "self" and "not self" themes that are then used to evaluate how one should best live according to one’s type.

Human Design maps 9 energy centers in the body. An individual's bodygraph reveals which of these centers are "defined", meaning that they are consistent and reliable in their functioning, and which ones are “undefined”, meaning the energy is more fluid and less consistent. These centers are connected by Channels and form Gates at the connecting points.

There are also 7 Authorities, including splenic, emotional, sacral, or lunar, amongst others, and 12 different Profiles.

And all of it can be calculated based on the date, time and location of birth.

We mention the Gene Keys, a big component or rather complementary system, but we don't go into this during our conversation due to time constraints.

Time stamps: 24:42 Manifestor, 31:55 Projector, 33:04 Generator, 38:09 Manifesting Generator, 42:33 Reflector.

Here are some resources on Human Design, some of which are mentioned in the episode:

Christina's website (in German, AI is your friend for translation)

Jovian Archive

https://humandesign.net/

https://human.design/

https://www.mybodygraph.com/

Gene Keys (Richard Rudd)

Interesting podcast episode: Rick Rubin (Tetragrammaton podcast) interviewing Richard Rudd

Contact Christina via her website or on Instagram.