Navigate with Tim Austin

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, join Tim and his guest Janna Thomason as they discuss the role that personal needs and values play in season of change.  They talk about how an understanding of one's needs and values can get us unstuck and prepared to make major life and career decisions, with purpose and clarity.

About Tim's Guest:
Janna Thomason BSN RN-BC, is a REALIFE Process® Charter Facilitator and
Certified Enneagram Coach.

Janna has been a Registered Nurse for over 22 years with a background in Critical Care, Post-Anesthesia, Informatics, and Nursing Professional Development.  In her own words Janna says, “We, as nurses give to our patients and to our families and then wake up one day and feel lost.” Janna is committed and passionate to help the mid-life nurse develop clarity By understanding who they are and how they can live their best life and do their best work in their relationships and with their patients.

Connect with Janna:
[email protected]
www.enneagramnurse.com
Tik Tok: @enneagramnurse
www.facebook.com/enneagramnurse
www.linkedin.com/in/janna-thomason
Instagram: @enneagramnurse

Resources mentioned in this episode:
The Needs and Values Assessment

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Transition has a way of placing demands on us to be more open and welcoming to change. 
In order to embrace change, letting go must be part of navigating transition seasons.  Join Tim Austin and Dr. Ally Butrous as they discuss the struggle which we must enter into in order to create space for new thoughts and approaches to change.
You'll be reminded that relinquishing our plans in exchange for God’s greater plans and purposes can feel risky and uncomfortable, but it truly is the path to our best life, the one He designs for us.

Dr. Ally loves to teach people how they can thrive in their life, thoughts, emotions and relationships. She earned a masters degree in psychology from Pepperdine University and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Biola University. Dr. Ally has over ten years of experience in the field of mental health, including providing services in mental health treatment centers for children and teens, university and church counseling centers, and a hospital psychiatric department. In 2018, Ally and her husband, Jeremy, started a business called Radiant Thoughts, which offers consulting, life coaching, publishing and ghostwriting services.

Dr. Ally has ghostwritten several christian books, and she and Jeremy co-wrote “The Ways of Prosperity,” which was published by Thomas Nelson in 2020. This book topped Amazon rankings for new releases in Christian Counseling that year. Their second book, "Learning How to Love" was just released July 14th, 2021.  Dr. Ally co-hosts two podcasts and an online teaching platform with Jeremy. She also hosts "Tuesday Talks," a podcast focused on sharing tips for emotional and relational thriving. In their free time, Jeremy and Ally love traveling the world, and have been to over 50 countries so far.

Other resources mentioned on this episode:
1. Ally's Website Radiant Thoughts
2. Jeremy and Ally's YouTube Travel Channel
3. Tim's Austin's Tools for Transition Webinar
4. Email Dr. Ally Butrous: [email protected]
5. Email Tim Austin: [email protected]
6. Schedule a 1 on 1 coaching discovery call: 

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Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

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Welcome to this 40th episode of Navigate! This milestone episode marks the completion of three conversations -one with each of Tim's adult Third Culture Kids. By the way, if you’re unfamiliar with the term Third Culture Kid, or TCK for short, have a listen to episode 39, where podcast guest  Chad Phillips does a great job of unpacking that for us.

This episode conversation brings in Luke Austin. Luke has spent the majority  of his life outside of the United States, which happens to be his passport country. During his childhood and teen years, Luke roamed the globe with his parents, residing mostly in Central Asia and Turkey. Luke and his family returned to the U.S. in 2016, the summer he graduated from high school.

Luke currently lives with his wife Maria in Chicago, where he works as a digital marketing team leader with an Orange County based company. The Austin family recently had the opportunity to return to Turkey for a brief visit, and this conversation takes place from there. 

As a heads up, there is an added touch of realism to this conversation. The context is outside on the terrace of the Austin's guest apartment, where Tim and Luke had some gusty winds to deal with. Nonetheless we think you’re going to enjoy getting to know Tim's son Luke Austin…

Here's some additional resources on the topic of TCK's:

Podcast Episodes:
Core Values with Adrianne Verheyen
Third Culture Kids with Emma Austin
Third Culture Kids and Transition with Chad Phillips

TCK Re-Entry/Transition:
https://interactionintl.org/programs/transition-seminar/
https://www.barnabas.org/member-care/events/mk-transitional-seminar

Books:
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock (3rd ed), Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2017.

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Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

Third Culture Kids or TCK’s for short…Who are they and what defines them? How did the term originate? And why is it important for us to understand the unique opportunities and challenges they face? You'll hear about all of this and more with Tim's good friend and guest on the show, Chad Phillips. 

Chad Phillips is a TCK from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and The Netherlands. He spent his first 18 years overseas. He also served TCKs internationally in Singapore and Belgium. Chad has been directing International Society of Missionary Kids (ISMK) since 2004, and continues to coach TCKs (and their families) on a global scale. He has an M.A. in Christian Ministries from AGTS, with an emphasis in life coaching and eight years of professional life-coaching experience.  After graduating high school from The American School of The Hague, Chad went to North Central University in Minneapolis, and did his internship in Singapore. It was during his college years that Chad met his beautiful bride, Dargan. Chad and Dargan are parents to two young adult TCK’s, Katherine and Graham. 

TCK’s are an amazing group of human beings. Tim and his wife Eve are parents to three TCK’s, so they are definitely near and dear to his heart and the motivation for producing this series of episodes about TCK's.  
What's your relationship to TCK's, or what could it be? What might be your call to action in response to this conversation? Raising awareness in your church community? Befriending a TCK? Reaching out to the parents of a TCK? Supporting those like Chad and Dargan Phillips who are on the front lines working with TCK’s?  Praying for TCK’s and their families as they adjust and acculturate to new situations and environments?

Here's some additional resources on the topic of TCK's:

Podcast Episodes:
Core Values with Adrianne Verheyen
Third Culture Kids with Emma Austin

TCK Re-Entry/Transition:
https://interactionintl.org/programs/transition-seminar/
https://www.barnabas.org/member-care/events/mk-transitional-seminar

Books:
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds, by David C. Pollock, Ruth E. Van Reken, and Michael V. Pollock (3rd ed), Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2017.

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

Tim's guest for this episode is Emma Austin, a young adult TCK who has spent most of her life living in Central Asia and Turkey. She is also Tim's daughter.
Navigating transition from high school to the next thing can be challenging for any young adult, but TCK's bring a unique set of challenges and strengths to the process. Join Tim and Emma as they talk about what it's like to journey with God and surrender to Him through big choices.

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Notes:

The term third culture kid (TCK) may be new to some.  TCK's are people who were raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years. They typically are exposed to a greater volume and variety of cultural influences than those who grow up in one particular cultural setting. The term applies to both adults and children, as the term "kid" refers to the individual's formative or developmental years.

TCKs move between cultures before they have had the opportunity to fully develop their personal and cultural identity. The first culture of such individuals refers to the culture of the country from which the parents originated, the second culture refers to the culture in which the family currently resides, and the third culture refers to the amalgamation of these two cultures. (Source: Wikipedia)

Tim and his wife Eve have raised three TCK's, who are now young adults with some stories to tell.

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

In this episode of Navigate with Tim Austin, Mark Ross is welcomed back to be the host of the show while Tim shares some of his personal journey, providing the backdrop for this podcast and the other work he does.
By nature, Tim prefers to shine the spotlight on others and lift others up. Consequently, he was not so sure about being on the other side of the conversation with someone else asking the questions. However, Mark sold Tim on the idea and this episode is the result. Hope you enjoy getting to know Tim Austin a bit more!

About our Guest Host Mark Ross:

When not coaching, Ross brings together his love of art and architecture by creating visual music to inspire the world through expressionistic landscape paintings. He resides in Missouri City, TX, is married to Jeannie and is the proud father of two grown daughters. A native Houstonian, Ross is active in his local church. He is an avid walker, follows professional surfing, and loves pretty much anything process-oriented.

[email protected]
[email protected]
www.nextthinggroup.com
www.linkedin.com/in/markross2
https://en-gb.facebook.com/yournextthing/ Instagram: @next_thing_art

Resources, Support and Training:
Tools for Transition: A Workshop, https://www.encompasslifecoaching.com/workshops
*Use discount code NAVIGATE to get half off!

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

Tim and his guest Lori Ferrell continue a conversation around the theme of rest.  How do we become willing, open and active recipients to the rest we need?

Lori Ferrell
Lori Ferrell is a wife, mother of two boys, and a spiritual director.  Her passion is to invite others into rhythms of rest and to know themselves as fully known and fully loved.
Website: soulsala.org

We are not defined by our ministry, our work, our roles—but delighting in God, in God’s creation, and in this place remembering who we are at the core. In light of this we can see that rest is meant to restore us to our sense of who we are as God’s beloved—as image bearers of God.

Rest is a gift God wants us to experience—not something that God is commanding us to do as a box to check off the list. And so, if you've found yourself longing for rest as you heard the invitation in Matthew 11:28—“Come to me all who are weary…” then why not give yourself the gift of rest?

Some Rest/Sabbath Practices: 

• Sabbath
• Solitude
• Silence
• Retreat
• Being in nature
• Celebration
• Savoring practices—practices that cause us to slow down and really notice/see/experience
• Candle lighting 
• Breath prayers
• Practicing gratitude—in community, or in a journal 

Quotes:

“Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28

“Resting with you, I become myself again.” —Peter Traben Haas, author of Centering Prayers

“Refreshing rest is that which renews us in the image of God, and in which we experience and delight in something of how God intended life in his creation to be.” - Sue Currie, director of Selah LTI training program

Depletion is inevitable, so restoration becomes essential. - Daniel Hahn

Books Tim Loves:

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero
The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan

Books Lori Loves:

Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton
An Unhurried Life by Alan Fadling
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J. Dawn

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

In this Navigate conversation, Tim and his guest Lori Ferrell dive into the theme of rest. How do we become willing, open and active recipients to the rest we need?

Lori Ferrell
Lori Ferrell is a wife, mother of two boys, and a spiritual director.  Her passion is to invite others into rhythms of rest and to know themselves as fully known and fully loved.
Website: soulsala.org

We are not defined by our ministry, our work, our roles—but delighting in God, in God’s creation, and in this place remembering who we are at the core. In light of this we can see that rest is meant to restore us to our sense of who we are as God’s beloved—as image bearers of God.

Rest is a gift God wants us to experience—not something that God is commanding us to do as a box to check off the list. And so, if you've found yourself longing for rest as you heard the invitation in Matthew 11:28—“Come to me all who are weary…” then why not give yourself the gift of rest?

Some Rest/Sabbath Practices: 

• Sabbath
• Solitude
• Silence
• Retreat
• Being in nature
• Celebration
• Savoring practices—practices that cause us to slow down and really notice/see/experience
• Candle lighting 
• Breath prayers
• Practicing gratitude—in community, or in a journal 

Quotes:

“Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28

“Resting with you, I become myself again.” —Peter Traben Haas, author of Centering Prayers

“Refreshing rest is that which renews us in the image of God, and in which we experience and delight in something of how God intended life in his creation to be.” - Sue Currie, director of Selah LTI training program

Depletion is inevitable, so restoration becomes essential. - Daniel Hahn

Books Tim Loves:

The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero
The Rest of God by Mark Buchanan

Books Lori Loves:

Invitation to Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton
An Unhurried Life by Alan Fadling
Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J. Dawn

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

Join Tim Austin and his wife Eve Austin as they continue a conversation with Jeff and Sara Simons about their own personal approaches to navigating transition seasons.
With over 35 years of cross-cultural experience collectively, the Austins and the Simons are just the ones to be talking about the do's and dont's of walking through challenging transitions.
Jeff and Sara are both professional coaches and cross-cultural companions to global leaders in major transition. Sara is also a coach and founder of The Way Between, where she and Jeff create resources and workshops using life planning tools, art and movement. They are a family on mission with their two kids, now residing in Denver, CO, after 12 years of overseas work in three countries. 

Sara recently published a book called “The Art of Transition”. Tim personally attended her book launch party, and was quite impressed with what he saw. This episode highlights this amazing resource for those in transition seasons.

Resources and Freebies:

Jeff and Sara Simons, thewaybetween.org
Map your Network Free Download: https://www.thewaybetween.org/products-1
Get the book: NEW!!! The Art of Transition: A Creative Process for Navigating Change Workbook — The Way Between


Eve Austin Counseling, eveaustin.com

Book a coaching discovery call with Tim here: Schedule Custom Life Coach Call — Encompass Life Coaching

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.

Join Tim Austin and his wife Eve Austin as they sit down with Jeff and Sara Simons to have a conversation about utilizing art and movement as a strategy for navigating transition seasons.
With over 35 years of cross-cultural experience collectively, the Austins and the Simons are just the ones to be talking about the do's and dont's of walking through challenging transitions.
Jeff and Sara are both professional coaches and cross-cultural companions to global leaders in major transition. Sara is also a coach and founder of The Way Between, where she and Jeff create resources and workshops using life planning tools, art and movement. They are a family on mission with their two kids, now residing in Denver, CO, after 12 years of overseas work in three countries. 

Sara recently published a book called “The Art of Transition”. Tim personally attended her book launch party, and was quite impressed with what he saw. This episode highlights this amazing resource for those in transition seasons.

Resources:

Jeff and Sara Simons, thewaybetween.org

Eve Austin Counseling, eveaustin.com

Book a coaching discovery call with Tim here: Schedule Custom Life Coach Call — Encompass Life Coaching

Support the show

Thanks for listening!
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to help you navigate your own season of transition. Explore coaching, workshops, free resources, and practical tools at www.encompasslifecoaching.com.

Ready to talk? Schedule a complimentary discovery call with Tim.