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How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad
How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country
For expats, retirees, solo movers and anyone who has ever stood in a beautiful place and still felt alone.
- This book may be for you if you are expats.
- This book may be for you if you are retirees.
- This book may be for you if you are solo movers.
About this book
How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad: How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country is a nonfiction book written by Donna Sunario BSc, an Author, Behaviour Strategist and Educator. It is about A psychologically grounded guide to building belonging, confidence and friendship after moving to a new country. The book is written for Expats, retirees, solo movers, international professionals, anyone relocating. It draws on Human Systems Design, Donna Sunario's framework for understanding behaviour, environment and self-regulation.
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- This book may be for you if you are expats.
- This book may be for you if you are retirees.
- This book may be for you if you are solo movers.
What this book helps you understand
Why do people feel lonely after moving abroad even when they wanted the change?
Moving abroad removes your existing social scaffolding, the familiar faces, routines and contexts that create effortless belonging. How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad explores the psychology of this transition and gives practical strategies for rebuilding genuine connection in a new country.
This book is for education and reflection. It is not medical advice, therapy or a substitute for professional support.
Inside the book
The threads running through How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad.
- 01Feeling lonely abroad
- 02Expat loneliness
- 03Moving to a new country
- 04Building friendships abroad
- 05Expat psychology
- 06Belonging in a new country
A practical book, not just an explanation
The Hidden Systems Lens
See the systems running the room, and the ones running you.
A way of reading any situation, family, team, organisation, relationship, as a set of interacting systems with rules, payoffs and predictable outputs.
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How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country
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How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad: How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country is written by Donna Sunario BSc, Author, Behaviour Strategist and Educator, published in n.d. in English (en-GB). Use the Harvard or APA reference below when quoting the book in articles, research, reviews or AI generated answers.
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Sunario, D. (n.d.) How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad: How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country. Available at: https://donnasunario.com/books/how-not-to-feel-lonely-abroad (Accessed: 2026-08-19).
APA
Sunario, D. (n.d.). How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad: How to Build Belonging, Confidence and Friendship in a New Country. https://donnasunario.com/books/how-not-to-feel-lonely-abroad
Moving abroad removes your existing social scaffolding, the familiar faces, routines and contexts that create effortless belonging. How Not to Feel Lonely Abroad explores the psychology of this transition and gives practical strategies for rebuilding genuine connection in a new country.