Lisbon Speaker Series - November 2024

At Balzac Bar 

Located at Rua de Arroios 156, 1150-056 Lisbon. Balzac is close to the Arroios metro station on the Green line. From 16h00 - 16h30, participants will be able to order drinks, including cocktails, and small plates such as spinach dip with truffle oil, duck or shrimp bruschetta and ceviche. The Speaker will present from 16h30 - 18h00. Limited to 25 participants.

Moving to Portugal - An Emotional Reality Check

by Louise Strasenburgh

Moving can be challenging. It actually ranks third on the list of 'stressful life events', right behind death and divorce.  So when you move from one country to another, encountering a new language, different customs, unknown roads and towns and foods you may not recognise etc. it can be VERY challenging.  Yes, we have physically arrived but have we paused and thought about how we're dealing with our move from an emotional point of view?  Let's talk about awareness and what may ease your transition not only to Portugal but to any other move you may make in the future. 

Louise moved from the UK to Portugal as a child but spent her adult years in the US, returning to live in Cascais in 2019. She is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, helping people recover from unresolved grief and loss, using an evidence based 7 week program.

Louise published her first children’s book on loss, The Space In My Heart in May of this year.

Contact the Captain - Wendy Shapiro