The Move Abroad Coach Podcast
The Move Abroad Coach Podcast is your space for real, unfiltered conversations about building a business and a life you love overseas. Hosted by Richelle Gamlam, founder of Move Abroad Coach who has been living abroad for twelve years, this show blends strategy, mindset, and identity work to help you create a step-by-step freedom plan and finally make your move. Here, we don’t do generic how-to lists or heavily edited episodes. Instead, Richelle shares the coaching, stories, and practical frameworks that help coaches, freelancers, and entrepreneurs move abroad with confidence and alignment. If you’re craving deeper conversations, personalized insight, and the real behind-the-scenes of creating a freedom life, you’ll feel right at home. Come learn how to build a business that supports your freedom, create a concrete plan you can actually implement, and step into the version of you who lives a life you don’t need a vacation from.
Episodes
168 episodes
#167 It's Never About the Dryers (The Scapegoats You're Using to Sabotage Your Move Abroad)
Are you sabotaging your move abroad with excuses about why it’s not “perfect?” Moving abroad isn’t just about the benefits. It’s also about the adjustments. Today, I’m talking about the surprisingly emotional “dryer moment” that hap...
#166 She Moved to France at 40 and Took Her Reality TV Career With Her
What does it really take to build a life abroad when your career, visa options, and personal circumstances don’t neatly fit the mold? In this episode, Ali Dubrow shares how she went from a U.S.-based reality TV career to designing a freedom-bas...
#165 Should You Move First or Build Your Business First? Here's How to Decide.
Should you move abroad now and figure it out as you go, or stay put until your business is “ready”? If you’ve been stuck between building income and starting your life overseas, this conversation will help you cut through the noise and choose t...
#164 Should You Stay or Go? This Family Created a Workbook to Help You Decide
What does it look like for a queer couple (with 2 kids and 3 pets) to move from Massachusetts to the Netherlands? What does it take to move abroad as a family in general? Grover and Nova are offering an honest look at the decision-m...
#163 I Haven't Taken 3 Weeks Off in 10 Years. Here's My Vacation Experiment.
The irony of the Freedom Life entrepreneur realizing that she hasn't truly unplugged in a decade. I’m sharing the uncomfortable truth behind my work habits, and the experiment I’m about to run: three full weeks completely o...
#162 8 Cities, 3 Countries, 1 Toddler: Our Epic Scouting Trip Story
My family spent two months traveling across Greece, Italy, and Spain - visiting 8 cities with a toddler - all to figure out where in the world we actually wanted to live next.I’m breaking down the real experience of a scouting t...
#161 He Had No Business and a Hesitant Husband. 6 Months Later He Was Living in Amsterdam
Tad Hopp is joining us today! Tad is a sobriety coach for gay men, and he recently moved to Amsterdam on the DAFT visa. His story is about finally taking action after decades of waiting, getting on the same page as his husband, and building a n...
#160 Evan Has More Friends Than Me (And Why That Made Me Realize I'm Lonely)
I'm getting really personal in this one. After 13 years of living abroad, moving to Spain with my husband and daughter, and having multiple team members living in the same city... I still felt lonely. And I didn't know how to admit it.In...
#159 How to Actually Get Approved for a Portugal Visa (Without Losing Your Mind)
Kalie from Expats Everywhere is back on the podcast to talk all things Portugal. Since her last appearance, she’s launched Slate & Key, a white-glove relocation service helping people move to Portugal.In this episod...
#158 I Had Half the Signups I Expected (And It Turned Into My Best Bootcamp Ever)
I just wrapped up my winter bootcamp, and for the first time ever, things didn’t go according to plan.Signups were slow, ads were wildly expensive, and we started the bootcamp nearly $13K in the red. Not exactly the launch you hope for.<...
#157 There Comes a Point Where You Either Move, Or You Admit You Won’t.
You may have to look inward and realize it’s not about visas, taxes, or possibility. It’s about deciding that this dream is going to become your life, and knowing that not choosing is a choice. Today, we’re covering:
#156 If You Could Do This Alone, You Would Have By Now
How long have you been thinking about moving abroad? A year? Five? Twenty? You’ve thought about this before. You’ve researched it. You’ve imagined the life. You’ve probably had a Google Doc titled “Move Abroad Plan.”And you’r...
#155 What Staying in the US for One More Year Is Actually Costing You
Are you in the U.S. earning decent money, but somehow barely getting ahead? This episode breaks down the real financial (and beyond financial) costs of waiting to move abroad.Today, we’ll cover:The hidden cost of “some...
#154 You Have 47 Tabs Open About Moving Abroad. Here's Why You Still Haven't Done It.
If you’ve been “researching” moving abroad for months (or years) and still haven’t made it happen, this episode is for you. Spoiler: you don’t have a research problem. You have a decision problem. The over-research rabbit hol...
#153 When the World Feels Like It’s On Fire: Fear Is Not a Move Abroad Plan
Many Americans are feeling scared and desperate to leave the U.S. right now, and that fear makes sense. In this episode, we slow the panic and talk about how to move abroad intentionally, not reactively, so your move feels emp...
#152 We’re Not Here to F Spiders: An Unhinged Tour of Australia (with My Husband, Chris)
Australian swearing, barefoot adults, kangaroo meat, and a husband who cannot be trusted with a microphone. We’re not here to f* spiders.Richelle and Chris break down the things you’d only know if you actually visited Australia ...
#151 Five Real Move Abroad Mistakes I See All the Time (That Cost People Time, Money, or Both)
There’s no shortage of advice online about moving abroad, and most of it sounds responsible and well-intentioned. But after helping hundreds of people plan real moves across different countries, visas, timelines, and life situations, I’ve notic...
#150 The Move Abroad Rules Are Fake (Here’s What Actually Matters)
What if the thing holding you back from moving abroad isn’t visas, money, or logistics, but rather, trying to follow someone else’s version of freedom? We’re unpacking why there’s no one “right” way to move abroad, and how to design a freedom-f...
#149 You Don’t Need More Discipline. You Need a Sustainable Plan for Your Health - with Tameika G
Last year, I let my health slide.Between growing a business, raising a toddler, moving to Spain, and traveling for months, the first thing to go was me — my movement, my stress management, my sleep.And while that might wo...
#148 Your 2026 Freedom Life Plan: How to Set Goals That Match Who You’re Becoming
It’s the first week of January and I love that fresh-start energy where everything feels possible. In this episode, I’m ditching hustle-y, pressure-filled goal setting and exploring a more aligned approach: becoming the person who naturally liv...
#147 The Biggest Lessons of 2025, and the Intentions I’m Setting for 2026
In this annual New Year’s episode, I’m reflecting on a year that stretched me in every possible way—business growth, leadership, motherhood, health, and moving to Spain.I revisit my intentions from last year, share what actually happened...
#146 When You’re Home for the Holidays and No One Really Gets You
Going home for the holidays can feel strange when you’ve outgrown the version of yourself that your family still sees. After living abroad for 13 years, I know this feeling well, and I’ve navigated uncomfortable conversations over the holidays ...
#145 Meet Your 2026 Self: The Version of You Who’s Already Living Abroad and Thriving in Business
In this episode, I’m walking you through one of my favorite exercises from my recent retreat in Thailand — a guided visualization where you go meet the 2026 version of you who’s already living abroad, running a grounded and spacious business, a...
#144 The Holiday Reset: Why December Is the Best Time to Reinvent Your Business (and Your Life Abroad)
In this episode I dive into why December is the most powerful month to pause, reassess, and reset your business and lifestyle goals—especially if you’re dreaming of moving abroad or stepping into a more spacious way of working.I’m breaki...
#143 Why I Walked Away From Two Big Goals This Year
As we head into December, many of us look back at our goals and judge ourselves by what we achieved or didn’t achieve. But this year, I experienced something different — and honestly, far more transformative: choosing to let go of goal...