THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 16/6/18 Abby Lewtas 16/6/18

Ways to move through Reverse Culture and Re-Entry shock

Its that common feeling so many face, after returning home from the trip of a lifetime you arrive back home and, as if in a blink of an eye, it feels like your entire life has changed. Initially there is that excitement phase of seeing family and friends moves pretty fast and all of a sudden you thinking to yourself ‘what next?’ For sure everyone around you is asking ‘so, what are you going to do now?’

6 common things people to do help them move through reverse culture and re entry shock.

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

— Ibn Battuta

Ways to cope with moving home.

Its that common feeling so many face, after returning home from the trip of a lifetime you arrive back home and, as if in a blink of an eye, it feels like your entire life has changed.

Initially there is that excitement phase of seeing family and friends moves pretty fast and all of a sudden you thinking to yourself ‘what next?’ For sure everyone around you is asking ‘so, what are you going to do now?’

After working with and speaking to travellers who had experienced this feeling of Reverse Culture shock, I found a common theme of things they do to integrate back into their home country. Of course with everything, there are pros and cons, take what you like and leave the rest. The 6 most common things, that I have found, people use to move through reverse culture shock are.

6 things you can do to move through reverse culture and re-entry shock

Plan the next big trip.
Get back into routine.
Talk to family and friends.
Get involved with the community and attending events.
Move cities.
Seeking professional help

Mindset - Why its important for travellers.

Mindset is a ‘way of thinking’ and opinions. This way of thinking predetermines your response to and interpretation of situations. How you perceive things.Travelling exposes you to an extensive array situations, people and circumstances that helps you to broaden your way of thinking and approach life with a more open mindset.

Make a choice to achieve something, commit and stay consistent and manifest your success by focussing on your mind.

“Change the way you look at things and the way you look at things change.”

— Wayne Dyer

What is Mindset?

Mindset is a ‘way of thinking’ and opinions. This way of thinking predetermines your response to and interpretation of situations. How you perceive things.

Travelling exposes you to an extensive array situations, people and circumstances that helps you to broaden your way of thinking and approach life with a more open mindset.

Upon returning home its easy to see how much you have changed as many of those around you still have a similar mindset to your old one.

But it can also be difficult if you experience the reverse culture shock, to build a mindset that really supports you through the transition and thats what Im going to be talking about today.

3 steps to creating your mindset

Make a choice of achieve something (a goal) and get clear about what that looks like for you.
Commit and stay consistent.
Manifest your success by focusing your mind.