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Amy and Bernie talk with Beth Forshee about how life on the field can inform, shape, and shift our belief systems. Together, they explore how to normalize these changes rather than fear them, and why it matters for personal and spiritual growth. The episode offers practical encouragement for what to do when your experiences begin to inform or reshape what you believe.

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The Global Trellis Holistic Online Conference

Let’s Talk About It (The Global Trellis Survey Results)

Beth Forshee’s Website

Beth’s Resources at Global Trellis

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In this incredibly important and vulnerable episode, friend of the podcast, Anna Danforth, joins Amy and Bernie to talk about ways grief gets marginalized. They also talk about how to better embrace one another in the things we grieve. You do not want to miss this episode. 

That’s Margot in the image! It was the night before she left after 19 wonderful years with Amy.

Anna’s Website

Anna’s Book (Her new book will be here in Spring 2026!)

Grief Resources on Global Trellis

Books about Grief by Lauren Wells

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In a particularly powerful episode, Jenilee Goodwin joins Amy and Bernie for a conversation about the unique stresses cross cultural work puts on marriages. Jenilee shares from her own experience the potential for heartache and healing, along with ways to find needed help. 

Four Types of Intimacy in Marriage (Global Trellis Workshop)

Jenilee Rachel Coaching

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Did you know that understanding what you’re naturally good at can actually bring more joy and energy to your work than focusing on your weaknesses? In this episode, Amy and Bernie swap stories about how leaning into their strengths has shaped their calling—and how it can do the same for you and your team. Bernie has great ideas for how you can work with your strengths and still get done what you need to accomplish in your (real!) daily life.

Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment

Get team or individual strengths coaching with Bernie

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Are you serving under toxic leadership? In today’s episode, Amy and Bernie discuss how to use the CONTROL framework for assessing leadership, along with tips on what to do if you discover yourself to be serving under leadership that is toxic. The Toxic Leadership Assessment is included with the Holistic Online Conference. 

Global Trellis Holistic Online Conference

Unmasking Toxic Leadership Podcast Episode

Bernie Anderson/Growability Consulting

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Sometimes we think “capacity building” is just code for “get more stuff done.” At Global Trellis, we say that is not the point at all! Jenilee joins Amy and Bernie to talk about the Capacity Series Discussion and Activity Guide. The guide is good for person and team use with a four week option and a 12 week option. If you’ve been looking for a way to take your team meetings up a level—with meaningful conversations and activities designed specifically for cross-cultural workers—you found it!

Capacity Series + Discussion and Activity Guide

Capacity Series (Index to all articles)

Jenilee Rachel Coaching

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In this episode, Amy and Bernie welcome back Anna Danforth, exploring the latest research on fostering resilience in Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Anna shares practical strategies, and hope-filled insights for parents, caregivers, and team members, revealing how eight positive childhood experiences can transform TCK resilience. Whether you’re raising kids overseas or supporting global families, this episode offers encouragement and actionable steps to help children thrive.

What are ACEs and PCEs (from TCK Training)

Anna’s Article in the Capacity Building Series

Anna’s Website

Anna’s Book (Her new book will be here in Spring 2026!)

How to Communicate Change to Supporters (Podcast episode with Anna)

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In this episode, hosts Amy Young and Bernie Anderson welcome special guest Lizabet Nix from Thrive Today to explore the "feel, share, quiet" practice—a simple, science-backed approach to handling emotions and building relational skills. Lizabet shares practical insights and real-life stories, offering listeners accessible tools to tend their souls and foster meaningful connections, especially for those living and working cross-culturally.

Thrive Today – Free resources and online groups for building relational skills: https://thrivetoday.org 

Free resource for listeners related to the "feel, share, quiet" practice: https://thrivetoday.org/emotions-resources/

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In this episode we are joined by Anna Danforth to discuss the challenges of navigating and communicating change with supporters as cross-cultural workers. Anna shares personal experiences and practical advice on handling ambiguity, maintaining threads of continuity, and extending grace to ourselves and others during times of transition. This episode offers encouragement and actionable insights for those facing ministry pivots and changes in the field.

Anna’s Article on A Life Overseas

Anna Danforth’s website

The Messy Middle (Amy Young’s Website)

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This episode explores the challenges international cross-cultural workers face when caring for aging parents from across the world. Four participants from the Global Trellis Aging Parents Cohort share their personal experiences, highlighting the emotional complexity, practical difficulties, and unique support found in a community of like-minded workers dealing with an inevitable life issue.

Sign up for the next cohort now! Sign up is open in August before the doors close. Only 30 spots available.

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Article on Global Trellis: When Roles Reverse” by Katie Brown

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