[Past work] [May 2025 to October 2026]

Home Abroad, the editorial

Over the year I helped grow Home Abroad's subscribers from around 1,000 to 2,100+. The 190 posts I wrote, co-wrote and edited for Home Abroad, Creators Abroad and All Abroad (about 134K views), plus the merge, the curated library and the affiliate work. I also designed the post thumbnails and the Substack's settings, and co-built its internal products. I have since resigned and am no longer part of Home Abroad, so everything here is finished work. Each lit room opens one part; the staircase leads to the publication as it is now.

A pastel dollhouse mansion cut away to show its rooms

visit Home Abroad ↗

May to Oct 2025

72 posts 32 I wrote 21 I co-wrote 19 I edited about 59K views

may 2025

[co-wrote] Thinking of Moving Abroad? These 28 Substack Writers Actually Live There Substack roundup, 23 May, 5,419+ views

june 2025

[co-wrote] NEW: The Dream Locale Decoder Playbook Value Add, 6 Jun, 773+ views
[wrote] OUR FIRST EVER Sunday Scroll: The Strange Magic of Starting Over Slow Sunday Scroll, 8 Jun, 1,027+ views
[co-wrote] The Tiny Ritual That Makes You Feel at Home Abroad Tuesday Thread, 10 Jun, 817+ views
[co-wrote] Your Most Embarrassing Moment Living Abroad Tuesday Thread, 17 Jun, 843+ views
[edited] Visualise Your Life Abroad: A Soft Place to Begin Your Relocation Journey Value Add, 20 Jun, 723+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 2: The Art of Figuring It Out Slow Sunday Scroll, 22 Jun, 693+ views
[co-wrote] The Weirdest Thing You Now Find Normal Abroad Tuesday Thread, 24 Jun, 1,147+ views
[edited] The Astrology Tool That Helped Me Find Home Abroad Guest Post, 25 Jun, 703+ views
[wrote] Thinking of Moving to Portugal? These 24 Writers Are Living the Dream Substack roundup, 29 Jun, 2,509+ views

july 2025

[co-wrote] START HERE: Your Dream Life Abroad Starter Kit Value Add, 1 Jul, 900+ views
[edited] Lanai State of Mind Guest Post, 2 Jul, 655+ views
[wrote] What Do You Think of the New Home Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 8 Jul, 627+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 3 — The Europe Edition Slow Sunday Scroll, 13 Jul, 737+ views
[wrote] Tag the Creators Who’ve Kept You Sane Abroad Tuesday Thread, 15 Jul, 652+ views
[edited] The Hidden Power of Living Abroad Guest Post, 16 Jul, 964+ views
[co-wrote] Write for Home Abroad — Where Your Story Finds a Room Recruitment Post, 17 Jul, 135+ views
[edited] I Found Out I Got Pregnant Abroad — Here’s What Happened Next (Part 1) Second Look Sunday, 20 Jul, 776+ views
[wrote] Milestones Abroad Hit Different Tuesday Thread, 22 Jul, 626+ views
[wrote] Join the All Abroad Substack Chat: Where Writers Living Abroad Connect 26 Jul
[wrote] Thinking of Moving to Spain? These 23 Substack Writers Already Did Substack roundup, 27 Jul, 1,076+ views
[wrote] What's One Rule That's Kept You Sane Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 29 Jul, 775+ views
[edited] Living in the U.S. as an Immigrant under Trump Guest Post, 31 Jul, 937+ views

august 2025

[co-wrote] Will This Move Make Us or Break Us? Value Add, 1 Aug, 861+ views
[edited] I Found Out I Got Pregnant Abroad — Here’s What Happened Next (Part 2) Second Look Sunday, 3 Aug, 664+ views
[wrote] Who Changed Your City? Tuesday Thread, 5 Aug, 630+ views
[co-wrote] PAID SUBSCRIBER SNEAK PEEK Video Series, 8 Aug, 88+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad: The Move — So, We're Doing This (Episode 1) Video Series, 9 Aug, 936+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 4 — What Shifts When We Do Slow Sunday Scroll, 10 Aug, 733+ views
[wrote] The Most Useless Thing You've Ever Taken Abroad Tuesday Thread, 12 Aug, 736+ views
[edited] The Data's In: Moving Abroad Does More Good Than Harm Feature Post, 15 Aug, 1,569+ views
[edited] I Found Out I Got Pregnant Abroad — Here's What Happened (Part 3) Second Look Sunday, 17 Aug, 656+ views
[wrote] The Abroad Essentials You Secretly Swear By Tuesday Thread, 19 Aug, 95+ views
[edited] 13 Days to Go, Just Between Us Live Session, 19 Aug, 76+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 5 — Currents, Crosswinds and Confluences Slow Sunday Scroll, 24 Aug, 674+ views
[wrote] The Abroad Essentials Cabinet Affiliate Post, 25 Aug, 862+ views
[wrote] The First Thing You Did When You Got to Your New Place Tuesday Thread, 26 Aug, 694+ views
[edited] The Secret Ingredient to Feeling at Home Abroad? Colour Guest Post, 27 Aug, 772+ views
[wrote] A Special Giveaway for Jo’s Readers Community Engagement, 28 Aug, 76+ views
[wrote] So You Fancy the UK? Meet the 25 Writers Who've Already Made the Leap Substack roundup, 31 Aug, 811+ views

september 2025

[wrote] The One Hack That Gets You Through a Long-Haul Flight Tuesday Thread, 2 Sept, 804+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad — The Move: Episode 2 Video Series, 4 Sept, 74+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad — The Move Ep 2: Leaving Isn’t Always the Hardest Part Video Series, 5 Sept, 706+ views
[edited] So, You're Ready to Leave it All Behind? Read This First. Second Look Sunday, 7 Sept, 852+ views
[wrote] The Weird Ways You Made Friends With a Local Tuesday Thread, 9 Sept, 662+ views
[edited] Amsterdam house tour (part 1) Guest Post, 10 Sept, 536+ views
[co-wrote] The Problem With Your 'Chosen' Family Feature Post, 12 Sept, 886+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 6 — Bones, Blood, and Blueprints Slow Sunday Scroll, 14 Sept, 667+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad: The Move Landing Page, 15 Sept, 892+ views
[wrote] One Smart Thing You Did While Moving Abroad That Made Everything Go More Smoothly Tuesday Thread, 16 Sept, 666+ views
[edited] When Do Outsiders Get to Change the Culture? Guest Post, 17 Sept, 730+ views
[co-wrote] Our First Collaborative Guide: How To Feel at Home, Abroad Collab Guide, 19 Sept, 653+ views
[edited] Here's What I Spend in a Month Living on Koh Phangan Second Look Sunday, 21 Sept, 804+ views
[wrote] What's Your Move-Abroad Savings Story ? Tuesday Thread, 23 Sept, 643+ views
[co-wrote] What Will It Take for You to Leave America? Feature Post, 26 Sept, 1,862+ views
[wrote] Substack Abroad: The USA Edition Substack roundup, 28 Sept, 759+ views
[co-wrote] From Conversations to Guides Launch Post, 29 Sept, 644+ views
[co-wrote] Americans: What’s Your #1 Block To Leaving? Tuesday Thread, 30 Sept, 713+ views

october 2025

[co-wrote] Why Leaving Is So Hard (When You're American) Feature Post, 3 Oct, 934+ views
[edited] We're Leaving Our Tropical Island Home in Thailand After 15 Years. Here's Why. Second Look Sunday, 5 Oct, 771+ views
[wrote] The Yoga Circle Opens Its Doors Guest Post, 6 Oct, 647+ views
[wrote] The American Exit Workarounds Tuesday Thread, 7 Oct, 793+ views
[edited] The American Dilemma Guest Post, 10 Oct, 913+ views
[wrote] Slow Sunday Scroll: The Long Road to Belonging Slow Sunday Scroll, 12 Oct, 693+ views
[wrote] What's Your Paperwork System Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 14 Oct, 670+ views
[co-wrote] The Calm Before the Binder Launch Post, 17 Oct, 598+ views
[co-wrote] Your Global Life — Finally Organised Value Add, 18 Oct, 902+ views
[wrote] The Smartest Way to Sell or Ship Your Stuff Before Moving Abroad Tuesday Thread, 21 Oct, 738+ views
[edited] The Island Where Everyone Hates Each Other Feature Post, 24 Oct, 1,410+ views
[wrote] 41 Substack Writers Living, Loving and Rewriting Life in France Substack roundup, 26 Oct, 756+ views
[wrote] What Do You Wish You'd Done Before Moving Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 28 Oct, 591+ views
[edited] Confessions of The World's Worst (and Most Persistent) Community Builder Life Update Post, 31 Oct, 597+ views

Nov 2025 to Apr 2026

79 posts 45 I wrote 12 I co-wrote 22 I edited about 51K views

november 2025

[edited] The Digital Nomad Lie Second Look Sunday, 2 Nov, 861+ views
[wrote] How Did You Really Know When You Were Ready to Move Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 4 Nov, 763+ views
[wrote] The Abroad Files Landing Page, 5 Nov, 701+ views
[co-wrote] Your Exclusive Paid Subscriber Preview: Episode 3 Video Series, 6 Nov, 78+ views
[edited] The Day I Knew We Had to Leave Thailand Feature Post, 7 Nov, 6,183+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad — The Move Ep 3 : When The Storm Hit Video Series, 8 Nov, 933+ views
[wrote] What Was Your Biggest Bureaucratic Surprise Before the Move? Tuesday Thread, 11 Nov, 611+ views
[edited] What No One Tells You About Spain’s Visa Maze Feature Post, 14 Nov, 905+ views
[wrote] Sunday Scroll No. 8 — The Price of Admission Slow Sunday Scroll, 16 Nov, 753+ views
[wrote] What was your biggest fear about moving abroad? Tuesday Thread, 18 Nov, 675+ views
[edited] 12 Paralyzing Fears About Moving Abroad and How to Logically Destroy Each One Guest Post, 19 Nov, 673+ views
[edited] My 9 Biggest Fears Around My Move to Spain in 2026 Feature Post, 21 Nov, 757+ views
[wrote] What Moment Made Your New Country Start to Feel Like Home? Tuesday Thread, 25 Nov, 636+ views
[edited] Are You Ready for the Sacrifices of Moving to the U.S.? Guest Post, 26 Nov, 830+ views
[co-wrote] The End of The Traditional Home Feature Post, 28 Nov, 1,097+ views
[co-wrote] Abroad: Curated Curated Topic, 30 Nov, 675+ views

december 2025

[wrote] What's One Belief You Had to Unlearn Before Moving Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 2 Dec, 617+ views
[edited] The Last Time Spain Broke Me Feature Post, 5 Dec, 861+ views
[edited] The Largest Mass Migration in History is Happening Now. How Will it Transform the Planet? Second Look Sunday, 7 Dec, 832+ views
[wrote] What's the Hardest Part to Explain to People Who Didn't Get It? Tuesday Thread, 9 Dec, 637+ views
[edited] Starting Over at 64: Reinvention Isn’t Just for the Young Guest Post, 10 Dec, 970+ views
[edited] The Ransom I Didn't Know I'd Pay Feature Post, 12 Dec, 1,092+ views
[wrote] Scroll No. 9 — After the Move Slow Sunday Scroll, 14 Dec, 745+ views
[wrote] Christmas Doesn't Autopilot Abroad. What Does Yours Look Like Now? Tuesday Thread, 16 Dec, 627+ views
[edited] I Spend Christmas in the Kitchen Feature Post, 19 Dec, 683+ views
[edited] The Walls Are Closing In Second Look Sunday, 21 Dec, 794+ views
[wrote] End-of-Year Update from Home Abroad 22 Dec, 975+ views

january 2026

[edited] Both My Parents Died Living Abroad — Don’t Repeat This One Devastating Mistake Second Look Sunday, 4 Jan, 745+ views
[wrote] What Did You Do the Night Before You Left? Tuesday Thread, 6 Jan, 619+ views
[co-wrote] How I've Used AI To Get Back on Track After The Worst Year of My Life Feature Post, 9 Jan, 414+ views
[wrote] Home Abroad’s Top 15 Posts of 2025 Substack roundup, 11 Jan, 716+ views
[wrote] What’s Your One “I Can Survive Anything If I Have This” Transit Item? Tuesday Thread, 13 Jan, 690+ views
[co-wrote] The Airport Floor Kit Affiliate Post, 16 Jan, 768+ views
[edited] Everyone’s Arguing About Moving To Europe Second Look Sunday, 18 Jan, 1,410+ views
[wrote] What Was Your First “I Don’t Know How Anything Works Here” Moment? Tuesday Thread, 20 Jan, 675+ views
[edited] Creators Abroad: The Calm Way to Get Paid (and Get Seen) From Anywhere Launch Post, 23 Jan, 716+ views
[wrote] Awards for Substackers Abroad (2026) 26 Jan, 139+ views
[wrote] What's Your Most Unhinged "I Need Wi-Fi" Moment Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 27 Jan, 671+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #2 Restack Round, 29 Jan, 79+ views

february 2026

[wrote] Top Food Writers on Substack Living Abroad Substack roundup, 1 Feb, 770+ views
[wrote] Stop Posting for Free: 22 Publications That Pay for Life Abroad Stories 2 Feb, 191+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #3 Restack Round, 5 Feb, 90+ views
[co-wrote] Aligned Planning, At Last: Meet the Daily Altar Dashboard Value Add, 6 Feb, 705+ views
[edited] The 10 Rules Keeping Me Sane While Moving My Family Abroad Second Look Sunday, 8 Feb, 667+ views
[wrote] The Visibility Playbook for Creators Living Abroad Value Add, 9 Feb, 105+ views
[wrote] What’s Holding You Back From Moving Abroad? Tuesday Thread, 10 Feb, 723+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #4 Restack Round, 12 Feb, 89+ views
[co-wrote] Daily Altar Dashboard: The calm system for life abroad. Value Add, 12 Feb, 737+ views
[co-wrote] I Didn’t Make It to Spain Yet (So I Built a Daily Altar Instead) Value Add, 13 Feb, 835+ views
[wrote] Grants for Creators Abroad 16 Feb, 82+ views
[edited] Learning to Move Through a Place Like You Belong There Guest Post, 18 Feb, 705+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #5 Restack Round, 19 Feb, 67+ views
[co-wrote] Make It Liveable Tonight: The 1st 48-Hours New-Home Triage Plan Affiliate Post, 20 Feb, 753+ views
[edited] The Day I Knew We Had to Leave Thailand Second Look Sunday, 22 Feb, 3,389+ views
[wrote] The Complete Guide to Making Money with Affiliate Programs on Substack 23 Feb, 97+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #6 Restack Round, 26 Feb, 86+ views

march 2026

[wrote] Top Money & Work Substack Writers Living Abroad Substack roundup, 1 Mar, 730+ views
[wrote] 20 Remote Jobs for Substackers Who Live Abroad 2 Mar, 168+ views
[wrote] Let’s Fix Your “Where Should I Move?” Spiral Tonight Value Add, 7 Mar, 807+ views
[wrote] Your Substack Can Pay You Twice: 20 Publications to Pitch This Week 10 Mar, 109+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #7 Restack Round, 12 Mar, 101+ views
[wrote] 20 Side Hustles for Substackers Living Abroad 16 Mar, 129+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #8 Restack Round, 19 Mar, 67+ views
[edited] Health Insurance Abroad: The 2026 Peace of Mind Report Feature Post, 20 Mar, 788+ views
[edited] Europe Won’t Fix You — And It Didn’t Fix Me Second Look Sunday, 22 Mar, 916+ views
[wrote] The 15 Creator Tools That Make Substack Easier When You Live Abroad 24 Mar, 90+ views
[edited] Making a Your New Rental Abroad Feel Like Yours (Without Rushing or Renovating) Guest Post, 25 Mar, 819+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #9 Restack Round, 26 Mar, 101+ views
[wrote] The Substack Collab Menu: 8 Ways to Grow Without Posting More 30 Mar, 101+ views

april 2026

[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #10 Restack Round, 2 Apr, 123+ views
[co-wrote] Creators Abroad Turns 3 Months Old — And We Have Questions Community Engagement, 6 Apr, 73+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #11 Restack Round, 9 Apr, 101+ views
[co-wrote] Before You Leave: The Essential Guide Collab Guide, 11 Apr, 942+ views
[wrote] START HERE: So You're Moving Abroad and Starting a Substack Newsletter? Landing Page, 13 Apr, 85+ views
[wrote] Your Turn: Help Us Build a Better Home Abroad Community Engagement, 14 Apr, 701+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #12 Restack Round, 16 Apr, 52+ views
[edited] Far Doesn't Mean Free: The Invisible Cost of Living Abroad Second Look Sunday, 19 Apr, 692+ views
[wrote] Remote Jobs That Pay: 21 Roles for Creators Abroad 20 Apr
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #13 23 Apr

May to Oct 2026

39 posts 22 I wrote 5 I co-wrote 12 I edited about 23K views

may 2026

[edited] The Data's In: Moving Abroad Does More Good Than Harm Second Look Sunday, 3 May, 923+ views
[wrote] Stop Posting For Free: 22 Publications That Will Actually Pay You for Your Abroad Stories Creator Opportunities, 9 May, 1,019+ views
[co-wrote] Creators Abroad Is Moving to Home Abroad 9 May
[wrote] Thinking of Moving to Italy? These 31 Substack Writers Already Did Substack roundup, 15 May, 2,545+ views
[edited] Both My Parents Died Living Abroad — Don’t Repeat This One Devastating Mistake Second Look Sunday, 24 May, 4,524+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #14 Restack Round, 31 May, 866+ views

june 2026

[co-wrote] I lost my son's vaccination records. Then our marriage certificate. Value Add, 3 Jun, 842+ views
[edited] The Digital Nomad Lie Second Look Sunday, 7 Jun, 982+ views
[wrote] Stop Funding It Yourself: 10 Grants That Will Actually Pay for Your Work Abroad Creator Opportunities, 10 Jun, 800+ views
[wrote] Thinking of Moving to Mexico? These 21 Substack Writers Already Did Substack roundup, 14 Jun, 942+ views
[edited] I Left America to Become a Better Writer. It Worked. Guest Post, 17 Jun, 925+ views
[edited] The Israeli Tourist Was Out of Line. But So Was the Internet. Second Look Sunday, 21 Jun, 913+ views
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #15 Restack Round, 28 Jun, 920+ views

july 2026

[co-wrote] Look Who Came to the Housewarming Launch Post, 1 Jul, 818+ views
[edited] The End of The Traditional Home Second Look Sunday, 5 Jul, 1,130+ views
[edited] How to Write About Your Life Abroad Like a Memoirist Guest Post, 8 Jul, 954+ views
[wrote] Thinking of Moving Abroad? These 28 Substack Writers Actually Live There Second Look Sunday, 12 Jul, 2,680+ views
[co-wrote] Home Abroad's anniversary draw! We spun the wheel to draw 10 names for one-year paid memberships to Home Abroad, and hand-picked 2 names to get coaching sessions with me! Live Session, 13 Jul, 764+ views
[edited] So, You're Ready to Leave it All Behind? Read This First. Second Look Sunday, 19 Jul, 830+ views
[wrote] 20 Side Hustles for Substack Writers Living Abroad 22 Jul
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #16 26 Jul

august 2026

[wrote] Home Abroad: The Move — So, We're Doing This (Episode 1) 2 Aug
[co-wrote] The One Thing Missing From Every Relocation Checklist 5 Aug
[wrote] Thinking of Moving Abroad With Kids? These 23 Writers Already Did 9 Aug
[wrote] 16 Remote Jobs for Substack Writers and Creators Abroad 12 Aug
[edited] Raising Kids Abroad: What no one tells you 16 Aug
[edited] The kitten is already named 19 Aug
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #17 23 Aug
[edited] My Son Doesn't Know Where He's From. I've Stopped Trying to Fix It. 26 Aug

september 2026

[wrote] Stop Asking AI Where You Should Move 2 Sept
[wrote] Home Abroad: The Move — Between Bags and Goodbyes (Episode 2) 6 Sept
[wrote] Inside Home Abroad’s Neighbourhood: 16 Writers Living Abroad 13 Sept
[edited] The Problem With Your 'Chosen' Family 20 Sept
[wrote] We Rebuilt 3 Substacks. Here's What Actually Worked. 24 Sept
[wrote] Creators Abroad Restack Round #18 27 Sept
[wrote] 8 Homes in Europe You Can Move Into for Under €200k 30 Sept

october 2026

[wrote] Home Abroad: The Move — When The Storm Hit 4 Oct
[wrote] 5 Substack Niches Worth Building Abroad 7 Oct
[wrote] Mind & Spirit Substackers Living Abroad 17 Oct

the merge

moving Creators Abroad into Home Abroad

I merged the Creators Abroad publication into Home Abroad: I moved and reformatted the sister publication's archive into Home Abroad's Office as a named series, so its readers had one home, and set up the 30% welcome coupon for subscribers moving over.

22 Places to Pitch Your Abroad Story Creators Abroad, now in Home Abroad
20 Remote Jobs for Substackers Abroad Creators Abroad, now in Home Abroad
20 Income Streams That Work From Anywhere Creators Abroad, now in Home Abroad
Grants for Creators Abroad Creators Abroad, now in Home Abroad

the curated library

a reading library: about 40 themes, about 400 posts

I designed and curated a themed reading library for Home Abroad: about 40 themes (from Visas and Bureaucracy and Belonging and Home to country guides and a Creators Abroad track) and about 400 hand-picked Substack posts from Home Abroad and writers worldwide, each theme with its own description. It was built but not launched.

I also planned the monthly "[Topic]: Curated" post format and the full landing page: a "Where are you?" reading path by life-abroad stage, links into the Locales Database and Writers Abroad Directory, and the route to paid membership.

Abroad: Curated the first curated post

the essentials

affiliate programs and links

I researched affiliate programs for life-abroad products and services and updated the affiliate links across posts like these, from a packing list for a long layover to a first-48-hours triage plan for a new home and the tools writers abroad actually use.

I kept it in two linked Notion databases, one for the affiliate programs and one for the Amazon products behind The Abroad Essentials Cabinet, so every link in a post traced back to a record. Each program sat at a stage: ask for dashboard access, apply later, follow up, or check availability next year.

The upkeep was part of the work: fixing links that had broken, replacing products that had gone out of stock with comparable ones, and working through the follow-ups and applications one program at a time.

The Abroad Essentials Cabinet affiliate post
The Airport Floor Kit affiliate post
Make It Liveable Tonight affiliate post
The Expat Paper Trail affiliate post
The 15 Creator Tools That Make Substack Easier When You Live Abroad affiliate post