In this episode of Home, Again, he shares what it was like to arrive with limited language, take restaurant work to practise English, stand up for his dignity, and build a life over 11 years in South Africa. He also reflects on meeting his wife Michelle, moving to Ireland, and discovering how each country shaped his confidence, relationships, and sense of self.

A thoughtful conversation about migration, language, work, love, and the courage it takes to begin again.

*EPISODE NOTE: This episode has been edited with many cuts due to problems with the interview recording. It however seeks to share David's story in as much depth as possible.

In this episode of Home, Again!, Shelby Norment shares her journey from the United States to Chile after falling in love, starting a family, and choosing a very different future for her son.

Shelby reflects on identity, isolation, motherhood, language barriers, culture shock, dependence, guilt, resilience, and the quiet emotional realities of starting over abroad. She speaks openly about leaving family behind, navigating pregnancy in a foreign healthcare system, losing independence, and slowly rebuilding belonging one conversation at a time.

This conversation explores what happens when relocation strips life back to the basics and forces you to grow in ways you never expected.

Topics include motherhood abroad, immigration, language learning, identity shifts, cultural adaptation, loneliness, resilience, family, and rebuilding life in Chile.

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In this episode of Home, Again!, illustrator and storyboard artist Pete Woo reflects on leaving South Africa for the United Kingdom and the unexpected personal shifts that followed.

Pete shares the reality behind rebuilding life abroad after leaving behind a settled home, creative identity, family, and familiarity in Cape Town. He speaks openly about grief, hearing loss, confidence, care work, creativity, bisexuality, and the freedom that can come when relocation removes old expectations and allows you to see yourself differently.

This conversation explores belonging, identity, adaptation, and the quiet internal changes that happen when you begin again in another country.

You can find Pete’s work at:

• petewoo.com

• Instagram: @pete_woo

Home, Again is part of Bravely Me, supporting people through life transitions, identity shifts, relocation, grief, and relationship change.

In this episode, she reflects on culture shock, rebuilding identity, learning to depend on herself, and the slow process of becoming part of a community. She shares how travel exposed her to both deep poverty and deep generosity, how Chilean culture reshaped her understanding of life, and why some relationships faded while others became stronger.

This conversation explores what happens when relocation stops being an escape and becomes the place where you finally begin building a life that feels like your own.

What changes when you stop trying to return to who you were before?

Together, they explore what it means to live through seasons where nothing feels fully settled, and how resilience is often formed quietly through survival, adaptation, and small decisions made over time. The conversation reflects on identity, emotional safety, belonging, and the challenge of creating a sense of home while life still feels unfinished.

This episode is an honest reflection on growth that does not happen all at once. It is about learning to stop waiting for life to feel complete before allowing yourself to belong within it.

Home, Again is a reflective podcast about identity, belonging, and the inner changes that come with living between countries. 

Together, they explore the emotional reality of relocation, the pressure to adapt, and the quiet tension between belonging and staying true to yourself. The conversation reflects on empathy, identity, resilience, and the complicated experience of building a life that no longer feels temporary.

This is a story about choosing honesty over performance, and discovering that sometimes the hardest part of moving countries is not losing where you came from, but learning not to lose yourself along the way.

Home, Again is a reflective podcast about identity, belonging, and the inner changes that come with living between countries. 

Mitchell shares the pull that led him to leave South Africa, the ache of leaving close friends behind, and the unexpected details that made home feel far away, from familiar foods to summer Christmases. He also talks about safety, identity, culture shock, finding community, and why moving abroad can make your roots feel clearer rather than weaker.

The South African Export is a warm and honest conversation about belonging, distance, self-kindness, and the parts of home we carry with us.

Seventeen years later, Celeste reflects on what actually changed. She describes the hidden distance between two neighbouring countries, where tone, pace, and social cues shape how you are understood. From moments of being too direct in public settings to learning a more measured way of speaking, she traces how her identity adjusted over time.

This episode explores what happens when you stay. You build a life, you adapt, and you begin to belong. Then one day you realise that home is no longer a single place, but something that has grown with you.

What has living abroad changed in how you show up, even in your own language?

In this podcast, you will hear personal stories of what moving countries changes inside a person.

These are not conversations about visas, logistics, or travel.

Each episode is a quiet, honest conversation with someone who has lived between countries.

We speak about identity shift, grief, belonging, relationships, and who someone becomes through that process.

If you have ever moved, are planning a move, or are wondering what might change inside you, this podcast will help you recognise parts of your own experience.

The first episode will be released on the first of May, 2026.