Healthy Expat Parent

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting." ~ Joyce Meyer  "Adopt the pace of nature: her...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM “… people can say whatever they want about us at any time, and we cannot control that. The...

Dear boys, We’ve talked so many times about change.  We’ve experienced big hard changes, our little family unit.  One of the prices we...

I am a fixer, so I always want to fix things for people.  (I am also a people pleaser so when I get to help someone and it pleases them,...

Did you know that in the grand scheme of things, you ARE very important and you are also not at all? Honestly, it is good to have the...

I am so proud to be a part of this project. Available in 2 weeks on Amazon, you too can read this amazing compilation of Letters Now...

I’ll give you one guess: what is the one aspect of modern day reality that causes the most amount of angst and who knows what sorts of...

Tolerance has many meanings, one of which is the allowance of variation of a part. Tolerance as an engineering term refers to when the...

What is boredom? Do we even know that that feels like? We do not have that opportunity any longer, not with these devices in our hands....

"Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, revelling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that...

It happens.  It happens sometimes in stunning locations, volumes and actions, but the truth of it is: all kids misbehave.  Totally normal...

This is my body, not yours. “Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world...

It really shouldn't be this complicated, this parenting gig. Why do little people not just do exactly what we want them to do, without...

Sadly, and maybe fortunately, we can’t know everything. It is a gift to be open to new thoughts, opinions, options. Let’s think about...

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

The links below for recent podcasts.  177- Career Options, EFM/Trailing Spouse work decisions https://tinyurl.com/4b2ye6vh Are you an EFM...

What else can I say about family time? Let go of your expectations of what “should” be and, instead enjoy what is.  Especially as your...

Human being as social creatures: we do best when we have a sense of connectedness and contribute to oneness, to unity. We love to...

Uh oh, another B word we don't like to use. What exactly is a spoiled child?  Do you have one?  Ask yourself honestly, and also know that...

Communicating with your kids -- especially teens -- can be challenging. It isn't that they don't hear well, nor want to communicate with...