More than 50% of internationals in the Netherlands have mental health issues according to new research from Healthcare for Internationals, a non-profit focused on improving healthcare for internationals in the Netherlands.
These are initial findings and more will follow - but it's an alarming rate. Internationals are suffering anxiety, loneliness and depression.
In this episode I talk to psychologist Vassia Sarantopoulou from Antiloneliness...
There's a famous quote about Dutch politics which says: "if Dutch politics ever gets interesting then something has gone terribly wrong."
This is nonsense. Dutch politics is fascinating. This time in the podcast I'm joined by historian and Dutch politics expert and insider Pieter Gerrit Kroeger.
We talk about what's hot now in Dutch politics, how the system works, what the Dutch stand for internationally and there's anecdotes to finish off...
What's it like being an international mum in The Netherlands? And what's it like as a woman here when trying to combine a career and a family. My guest in the podcast is Steliana van de Rijt-Economu she's originally from Romania and has been bringing up her kids in The Netherlands for the last four years.
She is also an Organisational Development Consultant and executive coach. And she has written a book Mothers as Leaders...