Chat on Maternity and Immigration with the author, Maria Kens

Written By Jessica Gabrielzyk

How exciting! I’ve been invited to join the immigrant mother, Maria Kens, living in the Netherlands, and author of “Jornada a Holanda” (available in Brazilian Portuguese on Amazon), for an engaging conversation about two important topics: maternity and immigration.

Save the Date: Mark your calendars for August 25th, 2024, at 8 PM (NetherlandsTime) because this is one conversation you won’t want to miss!

Maternity Abroad Book Cover

Maternity Abroad: Navigating the Journey of Becoming a Mother in a Foreign Land coming November 2024.

Where to Watch: The interview will take place on Maria’s Instagram page, @maria.evana.kens. We’ll be chatting in Portuguese, so if you’re a Portuguese speaker or just love the language, come and join us!

What We’ll Be Discussing

Maternity and immigration are complex, challenging, and incredibly rewarding journeys. Maria and I will dive deep into the unique experiences that come with being pregnant overseas, the challenges of navigating different healthcare systems, and how to build a support network when you’re far from home. And more importantly, I’ll also be talking about my upcoming book, Maternity Abroad: Navigating the Journey of Becoming a Mother in a Foreign Land, to help mothers all around the globe through this time.

Why This Conversation Matters

For many of us, living abroad and raising a family in a different culture can be both exciting and overwhelming. This discussion is a chance to connect, share stories, and support one another through the ups and downs of expat life. Whether you’re considering a move abroad, currently navigating life in a foreign country, or simply curious about the experience, this conversation will offer you a unique perspective.

Join the Conversation

I’m so excited to connect with you all through this chat! Make sure to follow Maria on Instagram at @maria.evana.kens and set a reminder for our conversation on August 25th. It’s going to be a heartfelt and insightful discussion, and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Don’t forget to spread the word and invite your friends to join us. Let’s make this a truly interactive and engaging event!

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Looking for more content? Check out other blog posts like, “7 Fun Ways to Announce Pregnancy Abroad,” “Embracing Self-Doubt and Being Kind to Yourself,” “Choosing the Best Healthcare Provider During Pregnancy Abroad,” or “Plan vs Reality of Having a Child Abroad.”

Jessica Gabrielzyk

Jessica Gabrielzyk is a Brazilian writer living in Switzerland. She moved there with her husband and daughter, who was three months old at the time and had strong opinions about the whole thing even then.

She writes about change.

The visible kind and the kind that happens inside a person, while everything on the outside looks fine.

Her first book, Maternity Abroad, explored what it means to become a mother far from the system you trusted. It has reached readers in more than fifteen countries across five continents. Parenting Unpacked, her second book, follows the experience of parenting through major life disruption, whether that's an international move, a career loss, a new baby, or a life that simply stops responding the way it used to. My First American Coloring Book was created to help toddlers engage with daily life in the United States through play and familiar imagery.

She is a member of SIETAR, the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, and the International Academy of Brazilian Literature.

She writes for the parent who is still inside it, getting through the day, and wondering somewhere underneath all of it who they are becoming.

When she is not writing, she is walking forty minutes uphill with a stroller, telling herself the exercise is the point.

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