AUTHENTIGRATE: An Ultimate Handbook To Navigate New Cultures: For the Journey Towards True Integration Abroad

Published on January 30, 2025 by Rebecca Fountain

Everything You Need to Know About Successfully Managing a Move to a New Culture

Few changes in life are more dramatic and traumatic than moving overseas into a new culture. At some point during the process of building a new life in a new land, everyone finds themselves wondering, "What happened?" and, "Who am I?" and, "Is this all there is?"

Former PWN Norway President, Alicia Partee has had her fair share of working overseas and in this book, she reveals the secret to success.

Authentigrate, shows readers how to find their truest self before, during, and after a move so that the mind, body, and soul can weather culture shock with grace and poise. Faking it until making it was yesterday's advice- daily self-care uncovers a person's authentic being which allows them to receive gradual understanding and enlightenment during times of transition. Living in harmony with the true self allows a person to help themselves and their family find comfort in a new home. Authentigrate offers:

  • How to accept the inevitability of change
  • The difference between change and transitions
  • How to work through culture shock
  • How to understand acculturation
  • Dealing with relocation
  • How to help trailing spouses and children
  • How to prepare children to travel overseas
  • The ten elements of transition
  • The principles of the process of authentigration
  • Great stories and examples of adjusting to a new culture

You can read a sample of Alicia's book here on Amazon.