Intercultural Understanding Blog

Effective communication across cultures to advance in an interconnected world

How our first CORE community gathering helped spread positivity

Embarking on a new service inevitably stirs up mixed emotions. From excitement and hope through to worries of failure. So I was overjoyed with how well our first CORE community gathering went on Octob...

CORE Community

Oct 25, 2023

Almendra Staffa-Healey

EVE Abroad & the Spanish value of nurturing relationships

In our intercultural training workshops, we often focus on the Spanish value of relationships. How families and friendships are an integral part of Spanish life and its work culture. And it’s somethin...

Spanish Values

Jun 13, 2023

Almendra Staffa-Healey

Coaching - A loving challenge to change

Since setting up Intercultural Understanding back in 2015, my aim has been to help others create connections through diversity and inclusion trainings and intercultural workshops. And while I’ll conti...

Coaching

May 24, 2023

Almendra Staffa-Healey

Five easy ways to embark on a habit of kindness

“Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time” Ron Hall It’s common to feel that the world is getting more divided, that communities are breaking down and that feelings ...

Kindness Mental Health

Feb 17, 2023

Almendra Staffa-Healey

How the Immunity To Change program can bring out the best in you

A new year inevitably calls for a new outlook on life. And this year I’d really like to dig deep into Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey ‘s Immunity To Change book and program. I read the book during a wonde...

Immunity To Change

Jan 12, 2023

Almendra Staffa-Healey

Announcing an exciting new coaching project

It’s been an interesting and productive year for Intercultural Understanding. We’ve continued our work with IDI Guided Developmental Coaching for the Georgetown University students in Madrid and Salam...

Coaching

Dec 19, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

SOAR: Creating a Culture of Welcome – Beyond Inclusion

Watching a new initiative take flight is always exciting and on November 12th, Deepika Bhoolabai presented her new venture “SOAR, School of Awakening and Re-Creating ”, at SIETAR Barcelona’s in-person...

SOAR

Dec 15, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

How our Spanish Cultural Workshops are helping to bridge cultural divides

I’ve been working with people in transition between countries for over 20 years. So it was a huge honor to use my experience to co-host a couple of Spanish Cultural Workshops with a group of displaced...

Spanish Cultural Workshops

Nov 9, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

The 23 Inner Development Goals and how Intercultural Understanding supports them

Sometimes the pressures of modern living can make us feel that we, as individuals, are helpless. That we are incapable of effecting change around us. Which is why the concept behind Inner Development ...

Development Goals

Oct 10, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

The importance of belonging and showing up as yourself

Who do you think you are? Is your identity tied up with your nationality? Your sexuality? Do you find yourself shifting in terms of your sense of belonging over time? The concept of belonging and iden...

Belonging

Sep 21, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

System Two Thinking For Mental Health Month

“The easiest way to increase happiness is to control your use of time. Can you find more time to do the things you enjoy doing?” ― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 ...

Mental Health

May 10, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

IU & APUNE partnership – the perfect match to support study abroad students, staff and faculty in cross-cultural situations

I am delighted to announce that Intercultural Understanding is now a proud sponsor of The Association of American Programs in Spain (APUNE) ! I personally have a long connection with the association, ...

Higher Education Internships

Apr 27, 2022

Almendra Staffa-Healey

Founder of Intercultural Understanding. Intercultural Trainer, DEIB Facilitator and Belonging Work Champion & International and Experiential Learning Educator.

Suzanne McCullagh

Writer, communicator and a member of SIETAR Europa and SIETAR España.

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