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No one else writes about the highs and lows of this diplomatic life from both the perspective of the posted diplomat AND the accompanying significant other like the lonely diplomat.

Read one, two - or binge them all - of the articles to be supported, challenged and inspired through Phil's lived experience, wisdom and insight.

They're all here for you as you live your diplomatic life and want to reconnect with yourself and the world around you.

You're not alone.

Find balance to avoid burnout

You must find a balance that works for you if you are to avoid burning out

Phil McAuliffe

Aug 10, 201912 min read

Your life under a microscope

What you know is valuable. People want to know what you know. What you say, do and think is interesting. This is not a normal way to live.

Phil McAuliffe

Jul 20, 20196 min read

On leaving diplomacy

There's nothing like a career in diplomacy. It's tough to leave. What if it's time to do something else?

Angela Pickett

Jul 6, 20198 min read

On being a male diplomatic spouse

'My reference point for others was suddenly not to me, it was to my female spouse.'

Simon

Jun 9, 201911 min read

Thrive through your mid-life crisis

Resist the sportscar, the affair or dramatic career change. Welcome your mid-life crisis and thrive.

Phil McAuliffe

May 26, 20198 min read

'Finally, I can eat garlic!' Life as a diplomat's daughter

How can growing up as the child of a diplomat affect how our children view themselves and their world?

Jaqueline Benndorf

Apr 28, 20199 min read

'Big' vs. 'Little' resilience

How the diplomatic life tests your big and little resilience each day and how you can respond

Phil McAuliffe

Apr 14, 201911 min read

The stories we tell ourselves

We are all fantastic story creators. The stories we tell ourselves can become our truths. They're often wrong.

Phil McAuliffe

Mar 3, 20199 min read

Diplomatic spouses of the world, unite!

"Call me a trailing spouse and I will politely put you in a headlock and rearrange your pretty diplomat face"

Georgie Ryan

Feb 17, 201912 min read

Always being 'on'

It's a fact that we're never 'off' when on a diplomatic posting. This is very damaging to your health and well-being

Phil McAuliffe

Feb 3, 201910 min read

On competitive stories

We diplomats can be compulsive and competitive story-tellers when we get together. Why is this?

Phil McAuliffe

Nov 4, 20187 min read

Can you ever say 'no'?

Nancy Reagan had it right. We just need to say no. But can you ever say no?

Phil McAuliffe

Sep 30, 20188 min read

Are you a resilient diplomat?

Many of us mid-career diplomats are no longer resilient. We're broken.

Phil McAuliffe

Sep 23, 20188 min read

The price of being a diplomat

This diplomatic life comes at a price. Sooner or later we all must pay.

Phil McAuliffe

Sep 16, 20186 min read

Are you using social media, or is it using you?

For diplomats, social media is a powerful tool for connection. Using it can feel like connection, but it is not connection.

Phil McAuliffe

Sep 9, 20188 min read

Are you a lonely diplomat, too?

Loneliness is not only experienced by old people. Chances are you're lonely, too.

Phil McAuliffe

Sep 2, 20184 min read

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Find balance to avoid burnout

Your life under a microscope

On leaving diplomacy

On being a male diplomatic spouse

Thrive through your mid-life crisis

'Finally, I can eat garlic!' Life as a diplomat's daughter

'Big' vs. 'Little' resilience

The stories we tell ourselves

Diplomatic spouses of the world, unite!

Always being 'on'

On competitive stories

Can you ever say 'no'?

Are you a resilient diplomat?

The price of being a diplomat

Are you using social media, or is it using you?

Are you a lonely diplomat, too?

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