You don’t have to explain yourself here.
Everyone says, “How exciting.” Almost no one asks how you’re really doing.
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A small, steady place for the parts of living abroad that don’t fit into the answer you give everyone else.
There’s more to say than “It’s great.”
The people back home don’t quite understand. The people around you are still finding their way into your life. You can love where you are and still miss the people, ease, and version of yourself you left behind.
The Circle is a small, steady community for that honest middle. You can talk about what’s hard without first proving that you’re grateful, and without turning your life into a success story before it feels like one.
You can arrive with the thing you haven’t known how to say and start there.
A clinician in your corner.
I’m Stephanie, a licensed clinical social worker who is also living abroad. I’m part of the ongoing conversation, not just the person who opens the door. You can bring a question to me in the threads, and I’ll respond through the week with care, perspective, and respect for the life you’re actually living.
A calm place to talk
A discussion space with room for the complicated version, not another noisy feed. Open the member app →
A monthly theme and workshop
Each month, one focus such as culture shock, homesickness, identity, or belonging, with a guided workshop you can move through in an evening.
Grounding practices
Short audio practices and reflections for the days when buying bread is a project and you need somewhere to begin.
A standing member price
Members receive 40% off every workbook, journal, and kit in the library. It’s part of the membership, but it isn’t the reason to join.
You don’t need to have the right words.
These are examples of the kinds of questions you might bring to The Circle, not posts from members.
I chose this move. Why am I still so angry about everything I gave up?
How do I make friends when I’m tired of always being the one who reaches out?
What do I do with the guilt of missing home when my life here is good?
How do I know whether this is a hard season or a sign I want to leave?
You might recognize yourself here.
You’re living someone else’s move
Their job, their dream, your whole life. You’re trying to find where you fit inside it.
The excitement has worn off
Daily life takes more out of you than it used to, and you’re wondering when this starts feeling easier.
Your life looks good from home
You’re grateful for it. You’re also lonely, homesick, or not quite yourself.
You’ve been away for years
You’ve built a life here and still don’t know where home is when someone asks.
It all lives in one little app.
The Circle is an app you keep on your phone, nothing to download from a store, no new password. Joining takes about a minute.
Join below
Subscribe for $19/month. You’ll land on a short welcome page with your private app link.
Add it to your home screen
Open the app on your phone and add it to your home screen, so it’s one tap away, just like any other app.
Sign in with your email
Enter the email you joined with and I’ll send a one-time code. Type it in and you’re in, and you stay signed in after that.
Join The Circle.
The Circle is kept intentionally small. There’s room to be known, to ask the unfinished question, and to help shape what the community becomes.
Your rate, locked
$19/month, held for as long as you stay.
You belong here
No performing, no catching up; a place that’s yours from the moment you walk in.
A say in what’s next
New themes, new workshops, new tools; members help decide what comes next.
$19 / month · your rate, locked for life · cancel anytime
Come into The Circle.
A small, steady place where you can tell the truth about living abroad, whenever you’re ready.
Your rate, locked for life · cancel anytime.