PONDERING PURPLE

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: A Primer for Parents on MKs and Mental Illness

The other resources and articles I mention are:

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: TCKs - The Cluster Busters.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs. This episode comes with a trigger warning. There is nothing graphic about it, but it does discuss abuse.

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This episode is based on this article by the same name/

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IF YOU NEED URGENT HELP - 

UNITED STATES:

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1 (800) 656-4673

CANADA:

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (For young Canadians between 5 & 25)

AUSTRALIA:

See THIS LINK for hotlines in Australia.

FRANCE:

Violence against minors (children): 119

OTHER COUNTRIES: Do a search for "abuse hotline" or "sexual assault phone numbers" in the local language to find your best contact.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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(NOTE: If the formatting of these notes looks messy, it's that the app you're using doesn't recognize the original layout... Sorry about that! 😀)

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This episode is based on an article by the same name, which was posted this week on A Life Overseas. You can view the article there.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

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Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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(NOTE: If the formatting of these notes looks messy, it's that the app you're using doesn't recognize the original layout... Sorry about that! 😀)

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: MKs & THE RISK OF NEED.

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

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Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1. Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

···

Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Top Ten Most Valuable Mindsets for MKs and TCKs

The first installment of the series on transition is here: Transition Part I - Preparing to End Well

The second installment of the series on transition is here: Transition Part II - Entering Well

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

···

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1, Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

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Please use the "share" links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Transition Part II - Entering Well

The first installment of the series on transition is here: Transition Part I - Preparing to End Well

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

···

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1, Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

···

Please use the "share" links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: Transition Part 1: Preparing to End Well

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

···

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1, Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

···

Please use the "share" links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

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The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This episode is based on an article by the same name: MKs & MARRIAGE - Our Unique Challenges

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

···

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1, Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

···

Please use the "share" links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.

Thank you, friends, for clicking on this episode of the Pondering Purple podcast, a source of information, insight and inspiration for those who love MKs and those who are MKs.

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This is a "bonus" episode, a response to the COVID-19 virus that has upended our lives. Previous podcasts related to COVID are:

The Emotional Impact of College Closures

Nine Tips for Living Well in a Season of Grief

This episode is based on an article by the same name: Four Tiny-Small Questions for the Quarantine-Weary

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More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:

1. My most-read articles listed on my website.

2. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.

3. My novel about a missionary family, Of Stillness and Storm.

···

Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:

1, Click subscribe after you find Pondering Purple on the podcast platform of your choice.

2. Friend and follow me on Facebook--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)

3. Join The MK Hub, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.

4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to [email protected]. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)

···

Please use the media links included with the podcast to share this resource in your missionary, MK and TCK circles. I'd love it if you also left a comment on whatever platform you use, so Pondering Purple can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.

···

The title of the podcast is a nod to the complex, beautiful, sometimes confounding, always life-shaping and ideally life-enhancing effects of growing up in the color swirl of cultures and worlds.

···

Helpful definitions:

· MK or Missionaries' Kid - the child of missionaries.

· TCK or Third Culture Kid - someone who has spent a majority of his/her formative years in a culture other than his/her passport culture. This includes missionaries' kids, military kids, business kids, diplomats' kids, etc.

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Music: Bethany J. Dueck.