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Third Culture Thriving
by Karli Von Herbulis
Creating a home culture in another country can be a LOT- so let's do it together! Join me each week as we have short, practical, encouraging conversations about living and thriving abroad.
Episodes
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116. Playing the "God Card"
One of the things I have noticed, both within this specific work and in the broader global worker context, is the tendency to play what I'm going to generally call the "God Card." The God Card is when, in a conversation, someone says "God told me to do this" and then there is no opportunity for...
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115. FREE Resources! A Review
A quick-ish overview of the treasure trove of free resources available for download at thirdculturethriving.com <3
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114. When Grief Travels With You
Today, I want to tackle a topic that can be a bit heavy: grief, and particularly displaced grief, grief that we have to take with us. We're going to do so gently, but I want to remind you: this is a podcast, and you can pause it, turn it off, come back to it, or even skip it if the timing isn't...
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113. When Staff Lets You Down
Today, we are talking about one of the most emotional, difficult, violating things that can happen when we live and work abroad, and unfortunately it's very common. Nearly everyone I know had a story about a difficult situation with their national workers, whether domestic or ministry staff. The...
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112. A Tree Glorifies God by Being a Tree
If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, well…you know that there hasn't been much to listen to in the last year. I've been quiet, and while the main reason for that has been purely logistical, I can't totally blame my silence on my schedule. In truth, another large part of this has...
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111. Obedience is the Mission
A few months ago, we had the privilege of hosting a dear friend here in our home in Kigali. He also happens to be an extremely talented videographer and media specialists and had come to visit in order to make a mini-documentary about our family to help us fundraise. Cool, right? A lot of our…
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110. What's Saving My Life Right Now
My (and everyone's) favorite: what's saving my life! Unfiltered and unedited thoughts about the practices, items, and thoughts that are tipping the scales towards thriving for me right now.
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109. WE BACK Y'ALL! But where have I been?
Hi friends. It feels so incredibly good to be back on here with you, after a quite long unplanned hiatus from the podcast. I feel like I owe you some explanations, so, here we go.
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108. WSML Travel Edition!
I am fresh off of a month of messy travel, and today I want to do a special travel edition of everyone's favorite episode: what's saving my life. Because travel is a big part of our lives as global workers, whether we travel often or we travel infrequently but very long trips, and having some...
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107. Overwhelmed? 3 Quick, Mindful Grounding Techniques
Today's episode is an intensely practical one: we are going to explore three different techniques you can use to ground yourself when you are feeling overwhelmed or panicky or even just OFF. Of course, this isn't just something that global workers struggle with, these things apply to everyone…
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106. Let's Build Your Global Worker Reading List
Today, I want to take some time to chat a bit about some of the books that have been released in the last few years, specifically targeting global workers. I have read all of these books and they have each blessed me in different ways, and I hope they will bless you, too. Grit to Stay, Grace to…
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104. A Fourth Quarter Reflection
This week, I want to do something a little different than I've done before, and guide you through a time of reflection and processing, in hopes that the next few months can be joyful, intentional, and leave you feeling exactly as you'd like to as the year ends. We'll go through a series of...
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103. When Dreams Are For a Season
Hey friends, welcome back to Third Culture Thriving. I'm your host, Karli Von Herbulis. I'm a wife and mom living in Kigali Rwanda, where I serve in my local congregation, run this podcast and online ministry, study spiritual direction, and recently was selected to serve as a Regional Director…
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102. Reflections on Sabbaths and Sabbaticals
I didn't plan to do a sabbatical over the summer, the way that some people plan years in advance when they'll take an intentional season away from certain professional or ministerial duties. No, my idea to take a sabbatical was born out of the depths of trauma and burnout, and it felt like the…
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101. Lessons from my Summer Off (+3 Small, Peaceful Rhythms to Try)
Yes, I'm saying "summer off" instead of a "sabbatical" for a reason. Because when it came down to it, my sabbatical didn't go as planned in a number of ways. Today, I'm sharing some reflections and updates from the summer, as well as some of the small rhythms I've developed that I'm increasingly...
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100. The State of My Soul (+ a Summer Sabbatical Manifesto)
Life feels like a lot right now, both in some overwhelming ways and some great ones, so I feel like it's best to give you kind of a "state of the soul" today. Both for your information, and my own need for processing. And then, to give you a bit of a manifesto as I enter a summer sabbatical of...
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99. What's Saving My Life (Spring 2023 Edition)
We love WSML episodes! Here's my top 10 as we head into the end of the podcast season.
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97. What Do You Desire FOR Me?
This morning, as I was again ruminating on this, coffee in hand, I heard a gentle whisper: "Why don't you instead ask: what do I desire FOR you?" My breath caught as I let the question linger quietly in my spirit. Am I asking the wrong question? What could the Lord desire FOR me, instead of FROM me?
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96. Transitioning Countries? A Gift For You
Today, I want to take the time to walk you through resource that we've provided for free on our website for over a year now, but we haven't really devoted a lot of energy to here on the podcast. I hav e heard from a number of you that are making the difficult decision to transition from your host...
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95. The Powerful Practice of Retreat
In this life overseas, we all journey through these seasons where life feels like too much, but being able to step away and bring it to God feels like just another impossible thing to add to our never-ending to do list. We might even have tools at our disposal, but often we just need something...
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94. Valuing Family Over Ministry
Today's episode topic is deeply personal to me, because it's been a constant battle in my home really since I got married. Today, we're talking about practically valuing and protecting your family and prioritizing it over your mission. Let's get into it.
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93. Navigating Money Requests
Today, we're talking about something that you're all told me is heavy on your hearts and something you don't always know how to handle: money requests from staff or local friends.
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92. Random Things to Make Life Overseas Easier
Most of us can make a list of "great things to have in our country" pretty fast by now. Seasoning mixes, seasonal teas and treats, Ziploc bags, essential oils, Western candy and snack foods, makeup and sunscreen and bug spray, passport holders, decaf coffee. We fill our suitcases and our…
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91. MORE Questions for Sending Agencies and Partner Organizations
Last week, we chatted about different questions you could ask a prospective or current sending agency. On Instagram, you all shared so many more, so I wanted to give you a part 2 episode. In addition, later this week we'll have a beautiful download on our website of all these questions, organized...
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88. Join Us for a Lent of Prayer and Learning
I've adapted the original 30 Days of Prayer and Learning into a Lenten guide, including journaling prompts, sabbath practices, and opportunities to write your own prayers for your host country. Each day, we'll pray together for a facet of your host country or a relevant topic: for example, for…
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87. Writing Newsletters That Don't Suck
Here's the number one thing I want you to keep in mind as you go through this: more than anything else, your supporters need to feel connected to YOU. Yes, they need to understand your ministry and believe in your "why". But in the end, they need to know your heart, your personality, and be...
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86. Planning Your Week Well (+ 2023 TCT Overview)
Today, we're chatting about how to plan our weeks well. Between non-negotiables like school or meetings, self care time, and goals we are working towards, it can be hard to know what to prioritize. Let's figure it out! We're also talking about what to expect from TCT in 2023. Plan to join us for...
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An Invitation to an Intuitive Advent
This year, I've been challenged by several wise, older people in my life to move away from a faith that relies on routine and checked boxes, and more towards a faith that is more intuitive and spirit led. Sounds easy, right? But in reality, I relied heavily on very strict rhythms in almost every...
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Cultural + Theological Blind Spots
As we get to know how the church operates in another culture, it's to be expected that we find new ways that the Gospel manifests itself, often that are very different from how we have seen the gospel presented in our own cultures. Some things that are only tangentially important to our culture's...
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Your Minimum Successful Day
The last time I put out a call for episode topics, I got a number of responses about having realistic expectations for ourselves, how to grieve the loss of our capacity and ability to whip through a to-do list, and reframing success. Friends, today I'd like to introduce you to a little something…
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Creating a home culture in another country can be a LOT- so let's do it together! Join me each week as we have short, practical, encouraging conversations about living and thriving abroad.
HOSTED BY
Karli Von Herbulis
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