The Inclusion Room
@manuinclusionroom.bsky.social
For expats, multipassionates, and souls seeking belonging: a space of stories to thrive abroad, turn workplace diversity into strength and build an intentional life.
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In Inclusion Room I write about the realities of crossing borders in life and work: the subtle biases we face, the small stories that shape how we feel at home (or not), and the ways diversity of gender, culture, and perspective shapes both our workplaces and our daily lives.
#writers #Storytellers
#writers #Storytellers
You don’t have to choose.
You can have a job — even love it — but it doesn’t define who you are.
You can be everything you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want.
That’s the message behind my conversation with Laura in this podcast.
#writingcommunity
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You can have a job — even love it — but it doesn’t define who you are.
You can be everything you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want.
That’s the message behind my conversation with Laura in this podcast.
#writingcommunity
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You don’t have to choose.
You can have a job — even love it — but it doesn’t define who you are.
You can be everything you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want.
That’s the message behind my conversation with Laura in this podcast.
#writingcommunity
www.instagram.com/p/DQuW6hqD2i...
You can have a job — even love it — but it doesn’t define who you are.
You can be everything you want, wherever you want, for as long as you want.
That’s the message behind my conversation with Laura in this podcast.
#writingcommunity
www.instagram.com/p/DQuW6hqD2i...
Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories.
Keep your eyes open and stay curious.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Keep your eyes open and stay curious.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories.
Keep your eyes open and stay curious.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Keep your eyes open and stay curious.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
A year ago, I started writing online to reconnect with my creativity, and found connection instead.
This is what one year of stories, bridges, and community has taught me.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writers #writingcommunity
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This is what one year of stories, bridges, and community has taught me.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writers #writingcommunity
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One Year of Writing Online and the Bridges I’ve Built
What a year of writing on Substack and Medium taught me about creativity, connection, and belonging.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A year ago, I started writing online to reconnect with my creativity, and found connection instead.
This is what one year of stories, bridges, and community has taught me.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writers #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
This is what one year of stories, bridges, and community has taught me.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writers #writingcommunity
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
What was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅
Read the full story:
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#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read the full story:
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
How to Leverage Multilingual Skills in the Workplace
Multilingualism is Your Hidden Superpower
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅
Read the full story:
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read the full story:
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Things I’ve learned abroad:
🇫🇷 Life is too short for bad theatre.
🇪🇸 Sunday is sacred for friends.
🇳🇱 Biking is freedom.
🇮🇹 Coffee is non-negotiable.
And you?
#Expatlife
🇫🇷 Life is too short for bad theatre.
🇪🇸 Sunday is sacred for friends.
🇳🇱 Biking is freedom.
🇮🇹 Coffee is non-negotiable.
And you?
#Expatlife
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Things I’ve learned abroad:
🇫🇷 Life is too short for bad theatre.
🇪🇸 Sunday is sacred for friends.
🇳🇱 Biking is freedom.
🇮🇹 Coffee is non-negotiable.
And you?
#Expatlife
🇫🇷 Life is too short for bad theatre.
🇪🇸 Sunday is sacred for friends.
🇳🇱 Biking is freedom.
🇮🇹 Coffee is non-negotiable.
And you?
#Expatlife
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Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
Belonging From the Inside Out
Finding ground in myself instead of a place
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
Belonging From the Inside Out
Finding ground in myself instead of a place
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Maybe belonging, in the end, it’s about refusing to lose yourself while you keep crossing borders, from inside out.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Read “Belonging From the Inside Out“ by Emanuela B on Medium: medium.com/a-culturated...
Scene from Life Abroad #1
In France, you might find yourself watching a theatre play in the living room of someone you’ve never met, invited by a friend of a friend. A glass of wine in hand, take a seat among strangers, and for one evening, the stage is a stranger’s home.
#Storytellers #Expatlife
In France, you might find yourself watching a theatre play in the living room of someone you’ve never met, invited by a friend of a friend. A glass of wine in hand, take a seat among strangers, and for one evening, the stage is a stranger’s home.
#Storytellers #Expatlife
October 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Scene from Life Abroad #1
In France, you might find yourself watching a theatre play in the living room of someone you’ve never met, invited by a friend of a friend. A glass of wine in hand, take a seat among strangers, and for one evening, the stage is a stranger’s home.
#Storytellers #Expatlife
In France, you might find yourself watching a theatre play in the living room of someone you’ve never met, invited by a friend of a friend. A glass of wine in hand, take a seat among strangers, and for one evening, the stage is a stranger’s home.
#Storytellers #Expatlife
Distance acts on memories like corrosion: suddenly, I can’t recall a name, a song, a street, can’t find a word.
A new hole has appeared, right beside an old one I had learned to live with.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writingcommunity
A new hole has appeared, right beside an old one I had learned to live with.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writingcommunity
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Distance acts on memories like corrosion: suddenly, I can’t recall a name, a song, a street, can’t find a word.
A new hole has appeared, right beside an old one I had learned to live with.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writingcommunity
A new hole has appeared, right beside an old one I had learned to live with.
#Expatlife #Storytellers #writingcommunity
When I first sat in a meeting where everyone spoke German, I couldn’t understand a single word, and I had one year to change that.
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#Storytellers #Expatlife #writingcommunity
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#Storytellers #Expatlife #writingcommunity
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
When I first sat in a meeting where everyone spoke German, I couldn’t understand a single word, and I had one year to change that.
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#Storytellers #Expatlife #writingcommunity
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#Storytellers #Expatlife #writingcommunity
This piece speaks of chairs, rooms, and ceilings, places where women and minorities have not been given access. I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments.
#Storytellers
#Storytellers
Being “invisible in plain sight” at work isn’t about age—it’s about power.
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
Invisible in Plain Sight: The Emotional Cost for Women at Work
The unseen toll of being overlooked in rooms where decisions are made
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September 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This piece speaks of chairs, rooms, and ceilings, places where women and minorities have not been given access. I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments.
#Storytellers
#Storytellers
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Being “invisible in plain sight” at work isn’t about age—it’s about power.
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
Invisible in Plain Sight: The Emotional Cost for Women at Work
The unseen toll of being overlooked in rooms where decisions are made
codelikeagirl.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Being “invisible in plain sight” at work isn’t about age—it’s about power.
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
Emanuela’s piece for Code Like A Girl shows how women are sidelined in decision-making spaces, and what it costs us.
Worth the read: Invisible in Plain Sight
codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/invisible-...
How many times have you heard a joke about your origin or accent and felt unable to respond, or that your reaction wasn’t seen as legitimate?
Picture this: An employee calls out a manager’s “joke” about accents as offensive. The manager shrugs it off. “It was just a joke. I have the right to free speech.”
Let’s notice when someone misuses free speech as a shield for harmful behavior. And speak up.
#Inclusion #BetterWorkplaces
Let’s notice when someone misuses free speech as a shield for harmful behavior. And speak up.
#Inclusion #BetterWorkplaces
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
How many times have you heard a joke about your origin or accent and felt unable to respond, or that your reaction wasn’t seen as legitimate?
Have you ever been judged for your accent?
I have. Living abroad showed me how much bias hides in everyday language.
#Expatlife #storytellers
I have. Living abroad showed me how much bias hides in everyday language.
#Expatlife #storytellers
September 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Have you ever been judged for your accent?
I have. Living abroad showed me how much bias hides in everyday language.
#Expatlife #storytellers
I have. Living abroad showed me how much bias hides in everyday language.
#Expatlife #storytellers
Some of us have embraced new languages while living abroad, as a doorway into another culture. For others, languages feel like new friends we meet along the road of life. For some, languages have become both a life and a career.
I'm a languages lover!
#Expatlife
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I'm a languages lover!
#Expatlife
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Readings for Languages Lovers
Stories, books, and voices for those who live between words and worlds
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September 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Some of us have embraced new languages while living abroad, as a doorway into another culture. For others, languages feel like new friends we meet along the road of life. For some, languages have become both a life and a career.
I'm a languages lover!
#Expatlife
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
I'm a languages lover!
#Expatlife
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
Travel cultivates soft skills no job can teach: adaptability, curiosity, empathy. Why don’t we value this more in CVs?
#travel #Expatlife
#travel #Expatlife
September 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Travel cultivates soft skills no job can teach: adaptability, curiosity, empathy. Why don’t we value this more in CVs?
#travel #Expatlife
#travel #Expatlife
Expats, what was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
##Expatlife ##Storytellers
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
##Expatlife ##Storytellers
How to Leverage Multilingual Skills in the Workplace
Multilingualism is Your Hidden Superpower
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Expats, what was your first culture shock? Mine was the AZERTY keyboard in France — typing auqntu physics instead of quantum physics 😅
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
##Expatlife ##Storytellers
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
##Expatlife ##Storytellers
Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
#Expatlife #Storytellers
September 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Living abroad teaches you to notice the small details, they often tell the biggest stories.
#Expatlife #Storytellers
#Expatlife #Storytellers
Home isn’t just walls and a roof. For me, it’s the place I want to come back to when the outside world just sucks. What makes your home feel like home?
#ExpatLife
#ExpatLife
September 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Home isn’t just walls and a roof. For me, it’s the place I want to come back to when the outside world just sucks. What makes your home feel like home?
#ExpatLife
#ExpatLife
Hello Bluesky 👋 I’m Emanuela, long-term expat, polyglot, storyteller. I write about living abroad, identity, and inclusion. Curious to meet fellow bridge-builders between cultures 🌍
##Expatlife #Storytellers ##writingcommunity #writers
##Expatlife #Storytellers ##writingcommunity #writers
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hello Bluesky 👋 I’m Emanuela, long-term expat, polyglot, storyteller. I write about living abroad, identity, and inclusion. Curious to meet fellow bridge-builders between cultures 🌍
##Expatlife #Storytellers ##writingcommunity #writers
##Expatlife #Storytellers ##writingcommunity #writers
Just heard the final cut of my first podcast. Pure emotion.
After a tough year, I chose to trust my creativity , to write, to speak out.
I put my values out there, sharing what makes me come alive.
It’s a direction.
It’s finding myself again, after a long road.
Trust your voice.
#Growthmindset
After a tough year, I chose to trust my creativity , to write, to speak out.
I put my values out there, sharing what makes me come alive.
It’s a direction.
It’s finding myself again, after a long road.
Trust your voice.
#Growthmindset
September 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just heard the final cut of my first podcast. Pure emotion.
After a tough year, I chose to trust my creativity , to write, to speak out.
I put my values out there, sharing what makes me come alive.
It’s a direction.
It’s finding myself again, after a long road.
Trust your voice.
#Growthmindset
After a tough year, I chose to trust my creativity , to write, to speak out.
I put my values out there, sharing what makes me come alive.
It’s a direction.
It’s finding myself again, after a long road.
Trust your voice.
#Growthmindset
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Mid-year Cost of Living Index .
Paris may surprise you: the bill isn’t as steep as many imagine compared to other European capitals.
•Rent for a 4-room apartment: +35%
•Public transport ticket: +35%
•McDonald’s menu: even higher
#costoflivingcrisis
@mcdonaldsfrance.bsky.social
Paris may surprise you: the bill isn’t as steep as many imagine compared to other European capitals.
•Rent for a 4-room apartment: +35%
•Public transport ticket: +35%
•McDonald’s menu: even higher
#costoflivingcrisis
@mcdonaldsfrance.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Mid-year Cost of Living Index .
Paris may surprise you: the bill isn’t as steep as many imagine compared to other European capitals.
•Rent for a 4-room apartment: +35%
•Public transport ticket: +35%
•McDonald’s menu: even higher
#costoflivingcrisis
@mcdonaldsfrance.bsky.social
Paris may surprise you: the bill isn’t as steep as many imagine compared to other European capitals.
•Rent for a 4-room apartment: +35%
•Public transport ticket: +35%
•McDonald’s menu: even higher
#costoflivingcrisis
@mcdonaldsfrance.bsky.social
We often think that hiding what we consider imperfections will make us easier to love and accept. But the parts we push away don’t disappear, they wait for us in the shadows, ready to be claimed as allies, or to return as our worst enemies
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#Lifecoaching #Expatlife
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Lifecoaching #Expatlife
Befriending Your Shadow
Carrying roots and stories into the light
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September 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We often think that hiding what we consider imperfections will make us easier to love and accept. But the parts we push away don’t disappear, they wait for us in the shadows, ready to be claimed as allies, or to return as our worst enemies
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Lifecoaching #Expatlife
open.substack.com/pub/emanuela...
#Lifecoaching #Expatlife
In Inclusion Room I write about the realities of crossing borders in life and work: the subtle biases we face, the small stories that shape how we feel at home (or not), and the ways diversity of gender, culture, and perspective shapes both our workplaces and our daily lives.
#writers #Storytellers
#writers #Storytellers
September 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In Inclusion Room I write about the realities of crossing borders in life and work: the subtle biases we face, the small stories that shape how we feel at home (or not), and the ways diversity of gender, culture, and perspective shapes both our workplaces and our daily lives.
#writers #Storytellers
#writers #Storytellers
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If you are a Code Like A Girl writer on Medium or Substack, send us a note here, and we will add you to our writers starter pack.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you are a Code Like A Girl writer on Medium or Substack, send us a note here, and we will add you to our writers starter pack.
go.bsky.app/RLTDNyJ
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