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.
The Move Abroad Coach Podcast
#168 7 Reasons Americans Are Moving to Europe (And Never Coming Back)
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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, permanent lives overseas.
In this episode:
- Why the “American Dream” narrative is reversing for the first time in history
- The emotional shift from moving abroad for adventure, to leaving out of fear, burnout, and instability
- How political anxiety, human rights concerns, and social values are influencing relocation decisions
- The rising cost of living in the U.S., and why many Americans feel financially trapped, even with high incomes
- What people are really seeking in Europe: slower living, walkable cities, work-life balance, and community
- Concerns around food quality, healthcare, and overall well-being that are pushing families to reconsider life in the U.S.
- Why safety, gun violence, and raising children abroad have become major motivations for long-term emigration
This episode is an honest, personal look at what’s changing. Not just politically or economically, but culturally. Whether you dream of moving abroad yourself or are simply curious about why so many Americans are leaving, this conversation explores the reality behind one of the biggest lifestyle shifts of our time.
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Sources:
→ Americans Moving to Central and Eastern Europe
→ Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
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