Healthy Expat Parent

Susie and Angi talk about evacuation, trying to find footing, figuring out the new normal, and dealing with stress.  Sadly, evacuations are part of a consideration of Foreign Service life; right now many posts and 1,000s of families are impacted by the situation in the Middle East.  Let's find some space together, support our friends, and give ourselves some grace as we deal with this. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2304981/episodes/18883637-finding-footing-during-ev

Join me for a conversation with Dr Fae Frederick, about mental health and our FS kids.  We talk about tips for families, for every day and also for times of transition, roles and responsibilities for parents, preventative care and getting the support you and your family need, especially while overseas.  As always, a great resource, Dr Fae has great supplemental links to share. Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2304981/episodes/18661948-talking-to-dr-fae-about-mental-hea

This is going to be a little bit science heavy but hopefully by the end of this, you'll have a better understanding of your teenager's motivations, why they act like they have zero caution or sense (read: risk takers), and why they are actually not that different than we (sane) adults are.  Question to consider: What motivates you?  I am assuming you are a mature, forward thinking, capable adult and you consider motivation to come from different intrinsic and extrinsic source