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Funny Things Third Culture Kids Say
Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids say. Sorry. Some of these are from my own Third Cul...
Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s "Hiding in the Hallway"
MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challenge.
By: Jenilee Goodwin
Growing Up Global: What a TCK's Life is Like
A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.
Note: unsure if still in print
By Cindy Loong
Living Between Worlds – A Post on TCKs
For as long as I can remember I have lived between worlds. My first memories of life are from a rooftop in the southern area of Pakistan. The high, flat roof surrounded by walls was a perfect place...
Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!
Similarities between neutrinos (subatomic particles) and TCKs. Am I just plain crazy to see this metaphor?
By: Elizabeth Trotter
Drowning in Empathy: The Cost of Vicarious Trauma | Amy Cunningham | TEDxSanAntonio
Caregivers and emergency responders are empathetic individuals who risk suffering from Compassion Fatigue, a form of PTSD that is treatable using the steps described in Amy’s presentation. Amy Cunn...
Living with Trauma Memories
Dr. Diane Langberg presents an overview of phases one and two of trauma recovery to Rwandan counselors and NGO workers
By: Dr. Diane Langberg Length 49:13
Burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder: Dr. Geri Puleo at TEDxSetonHillUniversity
Dr. Geri Puleo, SPHR, is the President/CEO of Change Management Solutions, Inc., a boutique B2B consulting firm helping clients who are planning, implementing, or struggling with change. The creato...
To the Churches Whose Missionaries Have Come “Home”
It was 2001. My family had arrived in Kazakhstan in 1996, the first American family in our town, and been joined by other Americans and Aussies over the next several years. It was a fairly isolated...
Breaking the Silence about Childhood Trauma | Dani Bostick | TEDxGreenville
Most discussions of PTSD focus on veterans to the extent that many people who suffer from PTSD are often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, especially among our children. Since PTSD can masquerade as ADH...
Lori Anne Thompson
Lori Anne is a Survivor/Storyteller specializing in Child Abuse and Clergy Abuse. Her second stream of emergent expertise( Registered Kinesiologist
The Seven Lies of Repatriation
Ahhh “Repatriation” It’s one of those words that you don’t even look up in the dictionary until you start going through it yourself. For those less traveled it may not even…