Phil McAuliffe
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Phil McAuliffe
- Jul 31, 2021
- 10 min
My resilience reset
A whole lot of life has happened for us in 2020 and 2021. We need to process it in our way.
Phil McAuliffe
- Jul 24, 2021
- 4 min
Diplomats and Olympians
What do diplomats and Olympic athletes have in common? Let’s find out.
Phil McAuliffe
- Jul 17, 2021
- 5 min
On returning home
It's good to be home, right? Right??
Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 31, 2020
- 5 min
Change, diplomacy and you
You are the key to the change you want to see in diplomacy.
Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 17, 2020
- 7 min
Becoming a happy diplomat
Here’s how to be a happy diplomat.
Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 3, 2020
- 9 min
7 tips for first postees
If you're getting ready to go on your first posting, I crowdsourced some wisdom for you.
Phil McAuliffe
- Aug 1, 2020
- 7 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on our soulaches
I have an important question to ask you. Please, only read this if you’re prepared to be honest with your self.
Phil McAuliffe
- Jul 11, 2020
- 7 min
The Lonely Diplomat: Who gets lonelier: diplomat or spouse?
Who gets lonelier: the diplomat or the accompanying spouse? Let’s have a look at both cases.
Phil McAuliffe
- May 30, 2020
- 7 min
The Lonely Diplomat: a letter to myself about change
Change is scary for me too. I can doubt my own bravery.
Phil McAuliffe
- May 9, 2020
- 11 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on breaking up
This diplomatic life is tough on relationships. It's a fact that some don't survive.
Phil McAuliffe
- Apr 18, 2020
- 11 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on bullying, harassment and discrimination in diplomacy
Is bullying, harassment and discrimination rife in diplomacy?
Phil McAuliffe
- Mar 28, 2020
- 10 min
The Lonely Diplomat: supporting you through COVID-19
Advice to help those living their diplomatic life through these crazy times.
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- Feb 15, 2020
- 7 min
Mindfulness and you
Let's explore how mindfulness can help the stressed and busy diplomat with these words from my friend, Jase Te Patu.
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- Jan 25, 2020
- 9 min
On anxiety and being a diplomat
Let's have a kind and honest conversation about mental illness and mental health and well-being in diplomacy that moves beyond platitudes.
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- Jan 11, 2020
- 8 min
Setting up a portable business as a diplomatic spouse
Amel Derragui shares her reasons why setting up a globally portable business can help diplomatic spouses.
Phil McAuliffe
- Nov 30, 2019
- 9 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on competition
Our diplomatic lives can be dominated by competition. What can this do to us?
Phil McAuliffe
- Nov 2, 2019
- 11 min
On being gay and living a diplomatic life
Let's explore what can it mean to be a same-sex couple who is living their diplomatic life.
Phil McAuliffe
- Oct 5, 2019
- 8 min
Loneliness and the absence of real connection
Loneliness often gets confused with being alone, but they're very different. Read Vaughan Carder's reflections on loneliness he shar
Phil McAuliffe
- Aug 10, 2019
- 11 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on burnout
Stories of burnout are ubiquitous. Let's explore how burnout can affect diplomats and those living the diplomatic life.
Phil McAuliffe
- Jul 20, 2019
- 5 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on being interesting
Let's explore how we diplomats and those living the diplomatic life cope with being interesting to other governments and how these copin
Phil McAuliffe
- Jun 23, 2019
- 9 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on friendship
Friendships are a vital source of human connection. This post explores the challenges of making and keeping friends when living the diplomat
Phil McAuliffe
- Jun 9, 2019
- 10 min
On being a male diplomatic spouse
This post explores issues of disconnection, loss of career progression and the isolation experienced by some male diplomatic spouses.
Phil McAuliffe
- May 26, 2019
- 7 min
The Lonely Diplomat: on mid-life crises
The thoughts and feelings that herald a mid-life crisis can strike you where you are, whoever you are. It's tempting to ignore them, but