Mental and emotional processes

Managing emotions and mental processes before, during and after arrival in the country of destination offers an important benefit for the well-being of nomads (expatriates), migrants, refugees and international students.

Several of the aspects, according to science and personal experience, are related to:

• Migratory grief and its consequences.

• Post-traumatic stress.

• Depression and anxiety.

• Ambiguity in personal, ethnic, sexual, social, religious, and cultural identity.

• Obsessions / compulsions.

• Sleep and eating disorders

• Social and interpersonal skills - related to family, partners, friends and co-workers (in the country of origin as well as in the host country).

• Acculturation - culture shock, integration, and social, religious and value differences.

• Racism and discrimination.

• Coping strategies - ways of solving problems at personal, social and cultural levels.

• Fears, panic attacks and isolation.

• Intimacy, affection and sexuality.

• Among others.