What happens when your life abroad looks perfect on paper — but inside, you feel completely empty? ✈️ 🤔In this episode of the Expat Experts Podcast, host Marc Alcobé talks with Lara Ferreira — a Brazilian-born former corporate high-flyer turned mindful career & life coach, now based in the Netherlands. After a serious burnout, Lara discovered a deeper purpose and founded Mindful Experiences to help expats who feel “successful on paper but empty inside.”In this conversation, we explore:🌍 What it really feels like to live abroad and succeed … but still feel disconnected🔥 How burnout became Lara’s wake-up call and launch-pad for change🧘 Practical strategies for expats to rediscover purpose, meaning, and fulfilment💬 Cultural insights: Brazilian warmth vs. Dutch directness — what it means for life abroad💡 Step-by-step advice for building a life abroad that feels good, not just looks good💪🏼 Listen now to discover how burnout became Lara’s turning point, what it really means to live mindfully as an expat, and why finding balance abroad starts with slowing down.🎙️ Guest: Lara FerreiraLara Ferreira is a Brazilian-born mindful career and life coach based in the Netherlands, who transformed her own experience of corporate burnout into a mission to help expats find purpose, balance, and fulfilment abroad.🔗 Guest LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulexperiences_/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferreiralaraWebsite: https://www.mindfulexp.com/Send us a message!PodMatchLike a dating app by matching hosts and guests for podcast interviews with process automations.Level8 LuggagesUse code LEVEL8Expat10 at checkout for 10% off your next travel companion!Slate and KeyThe Key To Your New Life. A experience to curate the life of your dreams in the Portugal.StartAbroadPersonalized relocation services for professionals, retirees, families, and digital nomads.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showCheck the episodes in video in Youtube 🎥:https://www.youtube.com/@almostlocalstoriesFollow us on social media 📲:https://www.instagram.com/almostlocalstories⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@almostlocalstories⁠https://www.facebook.com/almostlocalstories 🌎✈️ Join our Almost Local Network now and connect with a global community of like-minded adventurers!