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Heather Proctor: New Beginnings in Lisbon

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This episode of the Blaxit Global podcast features a 1:1 conversation with one of the co-founders of Black in Portugal, Heather Proctor.

Heather is a disabled United States Navy veteran and single mom, raising her teenage daughter in Lisbon, Portugal. Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Heather has lived all over the world including Japan and Mexico.

Heather shares her amazing journey of new beginnings in Lisbon as a film student, living with chronic health conditions, surviving domestic violence, and creating community so that other Black expats can thrive in Portugal.

Mentioned in this Episode:
National Domestic Violence Hotline – https://www.thehotline.org/
Learn European Portuguese: Portuguese with Carla
Black in Portugal: Building Community Abroad
Black in Portugal Facebook Group
Black in Portugal Instagram Page
Connect with Heather:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathers_amazing_journey

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Chrishan Wright is a former corporate marketing executive turned global entrepreneur, storyteller, and Chief Freedom Advocate exploring what it means for Black women to build lives rooted in peace, purpose, wellbeing, and global possibility.

Through Blaxit Global, she shares honest reflections and practical insights on life abroad, reinvention, wellness, entrepreneurship, aging, and intentional life design beyond the borders of the United States.

After building a successful corporate career in the U.S., Chrishan made the decision to redesign her life internationally in pursuit of greater alignment, flexibility, wellbeing, and freedom. Following years of global travel and exploration, she relocated to Portugal, where she continues building a life by design — not by default.

Today, Chrishan has become a trusted voice in the global living space, inspiring Black women around the world to question inherited definitions of success and imagine more expansive possibilities for how they live, work, age, and move through the world.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Essence, EBONY, Condé Nast Traveler, HuffPost, and other leading media outlets covering global mobility, lifestyle transformation, and Black expatriation.

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