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What's new on the Big Purple Blob
95- Love Your Body & Weight Even When It Feels IMPOSSIBLE Have you ever felt that your body is a disappointment? Body image is a...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 25, 20231 min read
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Sorry... not sorry
I live in a part of the world where apologies are offered for everything – discomfort, weather, missed delivery, mispronunciation,...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 8, 20233 min read
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Money money money
Money money money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxmCCsMoD0 Think about what you buy in a week. How much of what you purchased did...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 1, 20236 min read
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That talk: Sex and puberty
Best intro ever for a talk about sex and consent: Tea and Consent Talk to them about puberty and sex: Just do it Here’s the thing: your...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 18, 20235 min read
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The latest from the Big Purple Blob
December's podcast episodes: 89-Repatriation...not really so easy at all Angie and Katie share what it was like for their families to...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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Empathy versus sympathy
Connection versus distance I love Dr Brené Brown, and this is a perfect example of her brilliance. https://cupofjo.com/2013/12/17/the-pow...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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Hardest and Most Meaningful
Hardest and most meaningful There are THOSE words that you say that you can just toss out there almost without even thinking, and they...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 7, 20226 min read
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What's new on the Big Purple Blob
Check out the recent episodes on The Big Purple Blob podcast. 84- Emotional Health: Life Coach and EFM Jennie Linton Jennie Linton is a...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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Grateful and better because of it
Why be grateful? Why put energy into caring about the act of another? Gratitude is good for your mental health. The grateful mindset...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 30, 20226 min read
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The good, the true, the hunky-dory
(aka 10 things I am so very happy that my kids have learned during these years overseas) Life stuff 1. Good toilet paper is a good...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 23, 20226 min read
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Help your kids be more grateful
Luckily, kids are much more aware of connections and life around them, and have an ability to appreciate that we big people forget. ...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 16, 20222 min read
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10 specific ways to be more grateful
I think you’re probably noticing a theme in this month’s posts, right? November is an excellent time to specifically be more grateful;...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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Enough
Words worth repeating until you HEAR them: You ARE enough No one is left wanting. You are the best you can be and that is exactly what...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 26, 20221 min read
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On being brave
Gulp. Deep breath. I know I can do this. And .... go! I am not a cowardly lion. In fact, I pride myself on being able to make quick...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 19, 20223 min read
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Life lessons from the dog ... and the cat
As you well know, there exist Cat people and Dog people. I’m not sure if this is really a statement about personality so much as...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 5, 20224 min read
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What's new on The Big Purple Blob
76- Meet the coach: Find more WELLNESS in your family life with Susie Csorsz-Brown Meet the vivacious Family Wellness Coach Susie...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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The art of doing nothing
Why Did It Why did it take all day to get nothing accomplished Why, I could have started at noon & saved a lot of time We spend a lot of...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 28, 20224 min read
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Belonging versus Fitting in
As Foreign Service families, we move often. We relocate to new cities, have to reestablish our circle of friends and comfort zones. ...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 21, 20222 min read
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Latest episodes on The Big Purple Blob
72- Supporting your child who REALLY does not want to move...again https://bit.ly/3wJPV0p Is your child dreading your next move? Susie...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Sep 11, 20221 min read
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Back to School: Connecting with your kiddos
I'm telling you, SOMETHING did happen at school today, even if your child won't tell you about it. There are tricks to getting a...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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