Excited to chat today with Dr Kristen Cook, a pediatrician, talking about kids, adjustment and transitions, and how to parent the child you have.  We move a lot in this lifestyle, and it can start to wear on your kiddos.  Let's suppor...

It's been a while, but we finally have another 4 Women Talking conversation.  We start off talking about clothing and expectations for women, talk about beauty ideals and unrealistic viewpoints and land on supporting other women and embrac...

Let's explore more for FS kids and college: this time we are exploring international options.  Is your student a good fit to flourish in university overseas?  Hannah and I discuss options in Canada, UK, and Netherlands, and include co...

Here we are with episode 3 from our series talking about Foreign Service kids and College.  This time, Hannah and I talk about money.  How to figure costs, what is need, what is merit and other kinds of aid, and how can we make going ...

Recording #2 - FS kids and UniversityA chat with Hannah Engel-Rebitzer, an independent Educational Consultant with Peak College Consulting, about what it is students should be looking for in university, and how parents can support this p...

First in a series of podcasts about Foreign Service Kids and Applying to College.  We'll talk about what colleges are looking for, what kids should be looking for, finances, different types of schools, and more.  We welcome com...

Join Susie Brown and Sex Education Expert Scotney Young talk sex ed: global sex education standard disparities, age appropriate sex/gender education, helping parents with difficult (and awkward!) discussions with their tweens/teens, empowering ...

Finding professional fulfillment overseas can be challenging, but not impossible.  What can you do to make this lifestyle work for you, professionally?  Join Susie Csorsz Brown and Scotney Young as they talk about different ways to fi...

There comes a point where our foreign service journey ends, and we find ourselves leaving this space, this label, this persona for ... who knows what to expect?  Finding yourself facing this as your next move?  Listen to Sharoya share...

Right now, government employees are hit hard by the government shutdown.  Angi and I talk about what this feels like, wishing for a solution and offering community to anyone feeling especially hard hit.  We can hope that this will end...

Sharoya, Angi and I talk about different aspects of kids leaving the house, having fewer family members around, and what happens when they come back home?  Some great suggestions for keeping the peace, making the most out of the new additi...

Why drive when you can tuk or metro easily?  Or use the family driver?  FS kids often arrive to university not having a driver's license.  What to do?  

Shipping our kiddos off to university feels like a bit of a leap of faith, but it is what is supposed to happen, and it will all be fine.  There are some stark differences between foreign service kids and those who graduated from stateside...

Fitness, nutrition and health are all concepts we sometimes understand, sometimes embrace and sometimes are confounded by. Join me for a conversation with 3 foreign service women who are "fit" and also looking for answers.Long talk with ...

If you are a Foreign Service family, and you're about to send your kiddo off to university, you might have some questions about how that travel can happen, and if there are allowances that support that. As a matter of fact, there are! The allow...

Having the opportunity to take an R&R is phenomenal.  Some destinations can be more rewarding and enjoyable than others, though.  Here are 4 Women Talking (Morgan Loosli, Hillery Midkiff, Lisa Tilstra, and myself) sharing our top ...

Friends, no one likes packing out from their home.  It's stressful, emotionally draining, and just tiresome.  Some suggestions to make it maybe a little less awful, some funny (I think) pack-out stories, and hopefully some advice that...

What can we do for employment, to connect to our (new) community, to keep doing things that are meaningful?  And yes, absolutely, parenting and contributions to home life are 100% meaningful but sometimes we want things outside the house, ...

Here we are, in our 8th tour, and we still make dumb rookie mistakes.  Don't be like us, learn from our experience.  A house break-in is not just aggravating because you lose stuff, but more, it wreaks havoc on your peace of mind and ...

Join me for a conversation with my fellow Big Purple Blobbers, Angi, Lisa and Sharoya, talking about our start up stories, joining the FS and our a-ha moments.  What's your start-up story?  

Join Sharoya and I for a conversation with Megan Norton, a TCK herself, sharing an opportunity she has created for connecting with and sharing your story and your FS experience.“

Relationships are already complicated, and especially so when we add on elements that are unique to FS like multiple international movies, isolation of nuclear family and Embassy bubble life.  How can we keep the relationship with our part...

Human being as social creatures: we do best when we have a sense of connectedness and contribute to oneness, to unity. We love to contribute time and effort to a common good; a common purpose we can share with our village. Join me f...

I'm excited to share a podcast with you, talking about nutrition, eating well, and different food choices that might be more healthful. I spend some time talking about super food, about not-so-super foods, and giving tips to help make eating he...

Talking with Lisa Tilstra, about EFMing and choosing your own adventure, figuring out how to make the transient lifestyle work.  We talk a little bit about how it can be frustrating and hard, and how it can negatively impact relationships....