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What's up on the Big Purple Blob?
183- How Did You Start Out in The Foreign Service? Origin Stories Blobbers Lisa Tilstra, Angi Solley, Sharoya Ham, and Susie Csorsz...
Susie Csorsz Brown
May 5, 20251 min read


Be your best #358
Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now." - Zig Ziglar Or what you have right now. ~scb Posts from...
Susie Csorsz Brown
May 1, 20251 min read


Hear us roar
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...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 30, 20258 min read


Be your best #357
Always be the last to let go during a hug. Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook 2 podcasts posted this week: first is about our...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 24, 20252 min read


The mighty have fallen ... but getting back up
It turns out, you can embrace every preventative measure out there – from eating healthfully, getting lots of vitamin C and zinc, and...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 23, 20253 min read


Podcast: Creative options for EFM Employment
What can we do for employment, to connect to our (new) community, to keep doing things that are meaningful? And yes, absolutely,...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 19, 20251 min read


Podcast: RSO briefing fodder
Adding stories for our Security team to include in their incoming briefing is definitely NOT a goal, but seems like even in our 8th tour...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 19, 20251 min read


Be your best #356
Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it. Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook Happy early Monday! My...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 17, 20251 min read


Avocados
I love avocados. I think I could enjoy them every day, and not get bored. Not just because they are tasty – because ohmygoodness, are...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 16, 20252 min read


Be your best #355
Parenting wisdom: They are not GIVING you a hard; they are HAVING a hard time. Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook My goodness do...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 10, 20251 min read


Battles
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...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 9, 20255 min read


Be your best #354
“Whatever seed you are, bloom.” ~ Atticus Posts from HealthyExpatParent.com/Facebook New podcast: Our FS start-up stories, from the...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 3, 20252 min read


Resolution: Be mindful
The 10 Rules of Being Human ~ Chérie Carter-Scott You will receive a body. You may love it or hate it, but it will be yours for the...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 2, 20252 min read


What's up on the Big Purple Blob?
Check out the latest podcast: 181- Therapy for ExPats in 2025: What are the Options? Let's find out what the options are for meeting with...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 31, 20251 min read


Podcast: Start up stories
Joining the Foreign Service -- whatever your branch of service might be -- is at the same time super exciting and also kind of scary and...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Be your best #353
You don't need to worry about progressing slowly. You need to worry about climbing the wrong mountain. Posts from...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Resolution: Be curious
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...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 26, 20251 min read


Be Your Best #352
A wellness newsletter Picking the direction you’re heading in for every decision is far, far more important than how much force you...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 20, 20251 min read


Joy of Missing Out
Let's talk a little about JOMO: sometimes the best things in life are the ones that you let sail by, and you take the moment instead to...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 19, 20251 min read


Be your best #351
"I've made it a principle not to be over-influenced by minor disappointments." ~ Marianne Moore offering a strategy for a simple life ...
Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 13, 20251 min read
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