The invisible stress of the United States isn’t talked about enough. Our physical health is being affected by the constant pressure, fear, anxiety, expectations, and failures of America. As parents we are powerless to keep our kids safe. You convince yourself that you’re doing the best you can. But are you? In all seriousness, this is not a phase. You’re raising your kids in a society where basic rights need to be fought for constantly. That kind of hyper vigilance and forced lifetime advocacy is exhausting. Leaving was the best thing we ever did for our kids, our mental health, and our physical health. #creatorsearchinsights
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It's impossible to explain the heaviness that exists in America until you're fully unplugged and out of America. I didn't realize the stress that I was holding inside myself until I had moved and been living in the Dominican Republic for several months. I remember there was this one day where the kids were at school. I knew they were safe, 100% safe, and loved, and being educated in a place that I had no fear about. And I decided to go take this walk on the beach. And it's a private beach so there was nobody else there. And I just screamed into the void. I can't believe I live here and I just cried because I was so blessed that I could leave and not feel that weight anymore. The stress and weight of the safety of your kids and all the things you're expected to do, America is filled with expectations. Your entire day, your entire life becomes just, you're expected to do this. You need to do that. You have to do this and it was just a nightmare. It was always about other people and never just about yourself. And you just couldn't escape it. All of it was just so stressful and I thought that I was ahead of it. I thought that everything was fine. I mean, I was doing great in my career. Everything was together. We had a nice house, a nice life. Everything was as good as you can expect if the kids were in private school. But it didn't make up for the actual physical weight rushing me every day. And I didn't realize it until the weight was gone. Once the weight was gone, I mean, I can't even tell you, I breathed deeper. I actually felt a sense of relief that I can't explain it to you. I cannot explain it to you. But if you are feeling stressed out, if you're having an anxiety, if you are not really sure what you're supposed to be doing with your life, you're having an existential crisis, moving abroad could probably be the answer. And it will answer problems that you didn't even realize you had until you leave. And you realize, man, I really had some problems over there. And then life gets different. So I want to help as many people as possible get rid of that sense of dread and that terrible feeling that they're feeling that they can't explain by moving abroad. If you are ready to make that jump, schedule a call with me. I do exit planning where I help you figure out where you can go, where are you eligible to move from the United States to somewhere else where you will not feel that burden on you constantly.
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