118. Katey McElroy: International Move Shapes Personal Growth and Perspectives

Where is the last place you traveled? Did you gain career advancement, personal growth, and/or cultural immersion? Today’s guest on “Happiness Through Hardship” - The Podcast experienced all of the above as she went through the process of moving from her home in Ireland to the United States. Marketing and digital platform genius, Katey McElroy, shares her story, triumphs, and tribulations in New York, navigating family life and the workforce in a place 3,000+ miles from home. Whether you’re thinking about this kind of adventure, or want to know how to handle your child who dreams to live far from home, today’s episode will teach you the ins and outs of hope and determination with obstacles especially a big move overseas. SHOW NOTES 5:35 – Katey’s Journey 12:32 – Working Overseas 16:28 – Cultural Differences 19:55 – Career & Life Preparation 21:46 – Working With A Visa 26:05 – Navigating Job Searches 30:31 – Support Systems Cruciality 35:49 – Kids Moving Overseas 36:24 – Motivations For Choosing To Move 40:28 – Combating Loneliness 43:48 – The Grateful Game EPISODE 87. Jennifer Niessen and Becky Tyler - Navigating Change and Culture with an International Move: https://on.soundcloud.com/TNSmXjMkrXEruxkR6 CONNECT with us Website: www.CarynSullivan.com/podcast Instagram: www.Instagram.com/prettywellness Facebook: www.Facebook.com/PrettyWellness To Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book: https://a.co/d/igHJmCZ To Donate a Book to a Cancer Center: www.CarynSullivan.com/book To Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research: The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center! www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html