Strike the Pose.
Aline is basically the Law Roach of the Netherlands. Which means one book is Céline Dion and the other is Zendaya.
How to Prepare Your Child for Starting School in a New Country
Paediatric psychologist Mayara Mattos, who works with children navigating international transitions, told me that some children find the adjustment to a new school traumatizing.
I Am Officially Running for Destaques Literários AILB 2026. In the Self-Help Category. Yes, the Irony.
I was invited by a coordinator of the Academia Internacional de Literatura Brasileira to run for the Destaques Literários 2026 awards in two categories: Auto-Ajuda and Crônicas e Contos.
Uhhhhh… Turns Out I Like to Be Right.
An intercultural psychologist left a comment on my Instagram story. She said: Essa capa tá maravilhosa.
Janaína Bought the Last Book.
The listing showed one copy left in the warehouse. She got it.
Feeling Lost as a Parent Is Still a Taboo. Let’s Talk About It.
A 2023 study found that 62 percent of new mothers feel they have lost part of their identity since becoming a parent.
She Built a Support Network in Italy. The Deep Friendships Are Still Hard.
Fernanda Marfil is one of the specialists in Maternity Abroad, based in Italy. When I started writing the book I wanted to include voices from parents all over the world.
Wee! Parenting Unpacked Is Number One on Amazon Brasil.
Brazil has one of the largest diaspora communities in the world and that reader has always been there.
Germany Has Entered the Chat.
Germany simply decided, repeatedly, that these books were worth buying and kept showing up in the dashboard like a very reliable friend who never needs to be asked twice.
I’m practically a Jackie Chan. I do my own stunts.
The promotional photo for Parenting Unpacked was taken on my dinning table with a glass of tea, two biscuits, and a coffee stain.
Houston, We Do Not Have a Problem at All.
IngramSpark runs on a delay so the numbers I have are not the full picture. But here is what I can see.
May June 24th Be With You. Parenting Unpacked Is Available Today.
It is June 24th. Parenting Unpacked is available today.
It Sold. Parenting Unpacked Just Got Its First Pre-Order.
Parenting Unpacked just sold its first pre-order. A printed copy to a reader in the United Kingdom.
I Had a Call With Ruth Van Reken. My Face Did the Thing: 🥴
I explained the demarketing strategy. It makes more sense the longer I talk about it. I am not sure I had enough time. And then we got to the SIETAR Valencia presentation and the conversation became something else entirely.
Wait. What? Parenting Unpacked Is Now Available for Pre-Order.
I went to check on Parenting Unpacked on Amazon. Normal anxious author behaviour. And there it was.
Three Books. One Arc.
People sometimes ask which book to start with. Honest answer: it does not matter. This is not Lord of the Rings.
Her Son Asked How to Stop Missing Grandma. She Told Him the Only True Thing.
Jean told me about Daniele. A friend, a conversation, a name passed along the way names travel when you are building something and someone says: you should speak to her.
She Would Have Appreciated a Warning About the Silence.
Dani Balieiro Amorim moved to Austin as a journalist correspondent. When the circumstances that had made it possible collapsed she did not tell anyone. She returned to the city she had left and resumed a life she had told everyone she was finished with.
What Actually Happens Inside Your Brain When You Move Countries. Janaina de Carvalho Explains.
I asked Janaina de Carvalho the neuropsychological questions because I wanted to understand what was actually happening inside the head of the woman who cannot find the heating in a Swiss apartment because it comes from the floor and she has been looking at walls.