{"podcast":{"title":"How to Move Abroad: Your Guide to Start Living Abroad","slug":"how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003","podcast_index_feed_id":7095003,"rss_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784","website_url":"https://howtomoveabroad.alitu.com","image_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784/e19649a6-8c62-4697-a2c6-b3c68ed7306d.jpg?t=1768396906000","author":"Mistelle Godlewski - Move Abroad Expert","episode_count":85,"summary":"Welcome to How to Move Abroad (because Google is not a plan) — the podcast for Americans who are done “considering it” and ready to actually make the move happen. I’m Mistelle. I’ve moved abroad three times, I don’t have a magic second passport, and I’m not here to sell you a fantasy life on a cobblestone street. We’re talking the stuff that actually decides whether you can move: visas, budgets, timelines, jobs, kids, healthcare, paperwork, and the emotional chaos that shows up the second you try to do this with a partner (or a bank account that’s already tired). If you’ve been doom-googling, panic-saving Reels, and ending every research session with “well… that was horrifying,” you’re in the right place. Because moving abroad isn’t a vibe. It’s a project. And I’m here to help you build a plan that works in your real life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T08:19:42.916786+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003"},"episode":{"title":"I Miss Being Good at Things: The Competence Grief of Moving Abroad","slug":"i-miss-being-good-at-things-the-competence-grief-of-moving-abroad","published_at":"2026-07-06T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/i-miss-being-good-at-things-the-competence-grief-of-moving-abroad","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003","url":"https://howtomoveabroad.alitu.com/episode/bbe40408-400e-46fe-9434-a201d9669c17","audio_url":"https://feeds.alitu.com/5372784/bbe40408-400e-46fe-9434-a201d9669c17.mp3?t=1783310401000","summary":"I am, in English, reasonably funny. Quick. Articulate. I can read a room. In German, even after years, I am a flattened version of myself. I can express the basic version of an idea. I cannot do nuance. The jokes don't translate. And in social situations I go quiet — not because I have less to say, but because the gap between what I want to say and what I'm capable of saying is genuinely embarrassing. This week I'm talking about something I call competence grief ... the real, disorienting loss that comes from being good at things and then suddenly being a beginner again as an adult. The language piece, the cultural piece, the identity piece. Why it's harder than the visa paperwork in some ways. And why it's temporary, even when it doesn't feel like it.","meta_description":"I am, in English, reasonably funny. Quick. Articulate. I can read a room. In German, even after years, I am a flattened version of myself. I can express t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1237,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/episodes/i-miss-being-good-at-things-the-competence-grief-of-moving-abroad/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-move-abroad-your-guide-to-start-living-abroad-7095003/i-miss-being-good-at-things-the-competence-grief-of-moving-abroad.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}