📚 What’s New in My Next Book: A More Honest, Story-Led Take on Parenting Abroad
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When I finished writing Maternity Abroad, I closed the manuscript with a sense of practical relief. It was a guide, after all — a book that offered answers, frameworks, and real-life tools to support mothers to be on pregnancy and birth in a foreign country.
But when I sat down to begin my next book, something felt different. The same structure didn’t quite fit. The tidy format of “here’s what to expect, and how to prepare” no longer told the whole story — not mine, and certainly not the ones I kept hearing from other parents. What I needed wasn’t a guide. I needed to tell the truth.
So I started writing again. Draft after draft. Some read like memoir. Others leaned toward essays. But none of them clicked — until they did.
That’s when Parenting Unpacked was born.
This is not a relocation manual. It’s a narrative journey through the emotional landscape of parenting across borders. It’s built from lived stories — mine and many others’. It’s shaped by rupture, identity shifts, cultural rewiring, and the beautiful mess of raising children when the ground beneath your feet is still unfamiliar.
If the first book helped you prepare for the becoming a mother, this one helps you stay. It walks alongside the reader through the emotional undercurrent that so many guides leave out.
And while the heart of this book is storytelling — raw, real, and deeply personal — I’ve also expanded the team of voices within it. You’ll hear from intercultural psychologists, doctor of religious studies, nutritionist, and more. They ground the reflections with nuance and care, adding layers of support so that readers not only feel seen but feel equipped.
Because Parenting Unpacked isn’t about giving you a checklist. It’s about giving you a mirror — and maybe a map.
📖 Coming in 2026 (hopefully earlier!)
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At an event about African traditions, I learned the meaning of “teranga” — a Senegalese word that’s less about hospitality and more about presence, care, and intention. Since then, it’s stayed with me and continues to shape the way I write and connect.