Intercultural coach · Paris
You packed your whole life into boxes.
You didn't expect to lose yourself in the process.
Nobody warns you about this part. You learn the language, the metro map, the way people greet each other here. What no one prepares you for is the quieter shift — the one where you stop recognising yourself in the mirror of your old life.
Who this is for
Does any of this sound familiar?
You moved for the job.
You're holding the mobility project together — and the quiet weight of doing it alone, professionally and otherwise.
Explore coaching →You moved for family.
You gave up a job, a role, a sense of place to follow someone else. Your transformation matters just as much.
Explore coaching →For companies & institutions
51% of expatriation failures start with the partner, not the manager. I work with HR and mobility teams to protect that investment — for both
The questions we work with
Situations I accompany people through
Nobody comes to coaching with a label — they come with a knot they can't untie alone. These are the ones I hear most often.
You moved for the job.
- —You arrived recently, and the person you were at home doesn't quite fit here yet.
- —You're managing in a new cultural context and the rules feel invisible.
- —You're planning to go home — and you're not sure who'll be coming back.
You moved for family.
- —You followed your partner abroad — and you're still looking for your footing.
- —You've lost the professional identity that used to anchor you.
- —You're doing everything right and still feel like you're disappearing.
About
Hi, I'm Daria — intercultural coach, MBA, and twice an expat.
I know what it's like to rebuild yourself in a country that wasn't expecting you. I work with expats and their partners to name what's shifting — and find a way through it that's actually theirs.
— Daria Melnik, Paris
More about me →Ready to find your way through?
A free 30-minute discovery call. No pressure, no pitch — just a conversation to see if we're a fit.