An interview-style podcast by, for, and about the accompanying partners of the US Foreign Service who are creating careers abroad.
In each episode, we’ll talk to diplomatic spouses who have discovered superpowers they never knew they had and found success in unlikely places.
We highlight voices that will inspire and encourage you as you explore what it means to be “available worldwide.”
Hosted by Lauren Steed and Stephanie Anderson
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- Jenn Evans | Bloom CounselingJenn is a licensed therapist who was looking for a therapist at her challenging first post abroad. When she struggled to find the help she needed, it inspired her to start her own practice -- Bloom Counseling.In this interview, I chat with Jenn about how accompanying partners can build better self-care practices by finding out what […]
- From FSO to EFM | Elizabeth StreettElizabeth Streett did everything right: going to college and becoming a diplomat. She met all the criteria for what anyone would see as successful. But success didn't really end up being what she sought, and it turns out that was the wrong word to use anyway. After discovering that life as a diplomat didn't have […]
- From Math PhD to Thriller Author | Matthew BeckerAfter rave reviews of his debut novel, EFM Matthew Becker has two more books coming soon. In this episode, find out how an academic mathematician with a past work in missile tracking and COVID test kit distribution analysis became an EFM and followed a secret dream to become an author. Like most avid readers, Matthew believed he could write […]
- Laura Jennings | LVL-Up CSO & Co-FounderLaura Jennings has navigated her share of twists, turns, and transitions, from starting her career in publishing to successful stints in marketing and communications. She's a passionate and accomplished business developer, having built a portable Pilates business and taken it to five posts. Now as Chief Strategy Officer at LVL-Up Strategies, she continues to advocate […]
- Amy Parker | Nonprofit Fundraising & StrategyWhen there's an EFM who has turned what seems to be a location-dependent career into something globally portable, you know you'll eventually meet them here on Available Worldwide. In this episode, Amy shares what it was like to unexpectedly dine with some global power-players, how she made the tough decision to quit a portable job without […]
