Lysanne Sizoo looks at multilingualism, schools and some typical character traits of so-called Third Culture Kids (TCKs)

Many expats experience a period of loneliness and isolation when they settle in a new country. In this article, Lysanne Sizoo, our mental health expert,…

Dealing with the in-laws can be confusing and confounding and the cause of many arguments around the dinner table. In part 2 of her ‘Love…

Healthcare in Sweden is comprehensive and affordable, but may operate very differently from your home country. Lysanne Sizoo provides the YLC guide to visiting a…

Job searching is hard and can be demoralising. The longer people search, the more their self-confidence is dented. Add to that a foreign language and…

In this article, Lysanne looks at the issue of homesickness and the fact that it may be a sign that your internal adjustment mechanism is…

Barack Obama, Christiane Amanpour and Reese Witherspoon, all so called ‘Third Culture Kids’, have done very well for themselves. With good and aware parenting, our youngsters can get the very best from the experience of being raised in a country that is not their parents’ own.

In the first of a series of articles on love in Sweden, Lysanne Sizoopsychotherapist UKCP reg., considers the issues faced by expats when either one or both halves of a couple are in a foreign country. Part 1: At home or abroad.

Lysanne Sizoo is the founder and director of Turning Point, the only international counselling centre in Stockholm. In 2008 she obtained her psychotherapy license from…

Nothing is worse than having a sick child. But one thing that will make you feel a little better is knowing that healthcare for children in Sweden is good quality and low cost.