Episode 01: How did we get here?
A stranger in a salon chair. A visa loophole that didn't work. A 2am Whatsapp group that wouldn't stop growing.
In the very first episode of The International Mums Podcast, co-hosts Laura and Emma go back to where it all started, literally. Emma explains how a total stranger sat down in her chair at MAC, told her about her own move to Iran, and by the end of the conversation Emma had walked upstairs and booked a one-way flight to Thailand. Laura shares how she landed in Portugal chasing a visa technicality that fell through and just... stayed.
They trace the accidental, chaotic paths that brought them both to Portugal, the WhatsApp group they built from a pandemic-era Facebook post that's now a 2,000+ member community of international mums, and why they finally decided to turn their endless coffee-and-Aperol conversations into a podcast. Along the way: why moving abroad means building your own family from scratch, why Instagram only ever shows the highlight reel, and why "there's no stupid question" is basically their whole philosophy.
This is the origin story and an open invitation. Got a question about moving abroad, or something you want them to cover? DM @internationalmumspodcast on Instagram or drop it anonymously at internationalmumspodcast.com.
