The Move Abroad Coach Podcast
The Move Abroad Coach Podcast is your space for real, unfiltered conversations about building a business and a life you love overseas. Hosted by Richelle Gamlam, founder of Move Abroad Coach who has been living abroad for twelve years, this show blends strategy, mindset, and identity work to help you create a step-by-step freedom plan and finally make your move. Here, we don’t do generic how-to lists or heavily edited episodes. Instead, Richelle shares the coaching, stories, and practical frameworks that help coaches, freelancers, and entrepreneurs move abroad with confidence and alignment. If you’re craving deeper conversations, personalized insight, and the real behind-the-scenes of creating a freedom life, you’ll feel right at home. Come learn how to build a business that supports your freedom, create a concrete plan you can actually implement, and step into the version of you who lives a life you don’t need a vacation from.
Episodes
182 episodes
#181 Multiple Income Streams Are Keeping You Broke
You've got the coaching offer, the freelance clients, the half-built course, the affiliate links, and a Google doc of ten more ideas. And you're still broke. Here's what nobody tells you: those multiple income streams are exactly what's keeping...
#180 One Year Living in Spain: Would We Actually Do It Again?
A year ago Chris and I moved our whole life from Georgia (the country) to Spain in six weeks, months ahead of schedule, because my bootcamp lit a fire under us. Now, one full year in Málaga, would we actually do it again?Between us we've...
#179 The Debt Free Guys: The Smartest Money Move Isn't a Budget, It's a Plane Ticket
You can do everything right with your money and still feel like real freedom is never coming. Two financial experts are here to share why the thing holding you back isn't your budget, it's your zip code.David and John, the Debt Free Guys...
#178 5 Signs You're Built for a Freedom Life (Most People Aren't)
Do you ever feel a little bit crazy? Like the life everyone around you wants just isn't the one you want? In this episode I'm breaking down 5 signs you're built for a freedom life: the kind most people will never go after....
#177 5 Things I Learned From a Room of Women Building Million-Dollar Businesses
I'm sharing the 5 biggest lessons I took away from spending 3 days in a room full of women building million-dollar businesses, and why they matter for creating your Freedom Life abroad. These aren't just busin...
#176 Can You Really Afford to Move Abroad?
Think you need "more money" before you can move abroad? Or have you not yet figured out how much money you actually need?In this episode, we're breaking down the 3 questions you actually need to answer to figure ...
#175 The Best Money I Ever Spent (And I Almost Said No)
The best investment I ever made was the one I was most afraid to make. A few years ago, a $6,000 decision completely changed the trajectory of my business… And ultimately gave me the life of freedom I had been dreaming about.In this e...
#174 Your Excuse for Not Moving Abroad (And What It's Really Hiding)
You have a perfectly good explanation for why you haven’t moved abroad yet. For everyone else, there must have been no obstacles…right? But for you, there are 1-2 things that make it feel impossible.After helping hundreds of people reloc...
#173 You Don't Need to Match Your US Salary to Move Abroad
If you believe you need to replace your U.S. salary before moving abroad, this episode offers a different perspective on what it actually takes to create a financially sustainable and fulfilling life overseas.In this episode:...
#172 Burnout? Moving Abroad Might Be the Recovery Plan You Need
Burnout isn’t a productivity problem - It’s an environment problem.If you're exhausted, stuck in a job you dread, and trying to build your escape plan with no energy left, moving abroad can create the space you need to recover, rebuild, ...
#171 Passive Income That's Actually Passive (Make It Once, Get Paid for Years)
What if you could create something once and get paid for it for years? In this episode, I’m speaking with mother-daughter team Elke and Jen Clarke about how they built location-independent income through print-on-demand, allow...
#170 What if You Could Just Make More Money?
Moving abroad comes with a long list of expenses: visas, flights, deposits, pet relocation, shipping, and more. Instead of focusing solely on cutting costs, what if you focused on increasing your income? In t...
#169 The $1 Challenge That Will Change How You Think About Business
We're breaking down the mindset shift that will bring you the confidence and momentum to start making sales, and why waiting until everything is “perfect” is actually keeping you stuck.I’m covering:Why making your firs...
#168 7 Reasons Americans Are Moving to Europe (And Never Coming Back)
More than ever, Americans are choosing to leave the U.S. behind in search of a different lifestyle abroad. We’re unpacking the “reverse migration” toward Europe, and the deeper fears, frustrations, and values that drive Americans to build new, ...
#167 It's Never About the Dryers (The Scapegoats You're Using to Sabotage Your Move Abroad)
Are you sabotaging your move abroad with excuses about why it’s not “perfect?” Moving abroad isn’t just about the benefits. It’s also about the adjustments. Today, I’m talking about the surprisingly emotional “dryer moment” that hap...
#166 She Moved to France at 40 and Took Her Reality TV Career With Her
What does it really take to build a life abroad when your career, visa options, and personal circumstances don’t neatly fit the mold? In this episode, Ali Dubrow shares how she went from a U.S.-based reality TV career to designing a freedom-bas...
#165 Should You Move First or Build Your Business First? Here's How to Decide.
Should you move abroad now and figure it out as you go, or stay put until your business is “ready”? If you’ve been stuck between building income and starting your life overseas, this conversation will help you cut through the noise and choose t...
#164 Should You Stay or Go? This Family Created a Workbook to Help You Decide
What does it look like for a queer couple (with 2 kids and 3 pets) to move from Massachusetts to the Netherlands? What does it take to move abroad as a family in general? Grover and Nova are offering an honest look at the decision-m...
#163 I Haven't Taken 3 Weeks Off in 10 Years. Here's My Vacation Experiment.
The irony of the Freedom Life entrepreneur realizing that she hasn't truly unplugged in a decade. I’m sharing the uncomfortable truth behind my work habits, and the experiment I’m about to run: three full weeks completely o...
#162 8 Cities, 3 Countries, 1 Toddler: Our Epic Scouting Trip Story
My family spent two months traveling across Greece, Italy, and Spain - visiting 8 cities with a toddler - all to figure out where in the world we actually wanted to live next.I’m breaking down the real experience of a scouting t...
#161 He Had No Business and a Hesitant Husband. 6 Months Later He Was Living in Amsterdam
Tad Hopp is joining us today! Tad is a sobriety coach for gay men, and he recently moved to Amsterdam on the DAFT visa. His story is about finally taking action after decades of waiting, getting on the same page as his husband, and building a n...
#160 Evan Has More Friends Than Me (And Why That Made Me Realize I'm Lonely)
I'm getting really personal in this one. After 13 years of living abroad, moving to Spain with my husband and daughter, and having multiple team members living in the same city... I still felt lonely. And I didn't know how to admit it.In...
#159 How to Actually Get Approved for a Portugal Visa (Without Losing Your Mind)
Kalie from Expats Everywhere is back on the podcast to talk all things Portugal. Since her last appearance, she’s launched Slate & Key, a white-glove relocation service helping people move to Portugal.In this episod...
#158 I Had Half the Signups I Expected (And It Turned Into My Best Bootcamp Ever)
I just wrapped up my winter bootcamp, and for the first time ever, things didn’t go according to plan.Signups were slow, ads were wildly expensive, and we started the bootcamp nearly $13K in the red. Not exactly the launch you hope for.<...
#157 There Comes a Point Where You Either Move, Or You Admit You Won’t.
You may have to look inward and realize it’s not about visas, taxes, or possibility. It’s about deciding that this dream is going to become your life, and knowing that not choosing is a choice. Today, we’re covering: