Healthy Expat Parent

Yesterday, I was standing in front of the laundry detergent options and it was all I could do to not just desert my cart and walk out of the store. How am I supposed to know how much laundry soap I need?! Honestly, that needs to be all capitals. Anyone who has been evacuated -- read ordered out of their home for an indeterminate time -- can understand. The rest of you, I know you care, and wish you could help, and I (and all of the rest of us) really appreciate it. I wis

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