All Episodes

200: State Department Evacuation- March 2026

199: Talking about SEX in a Healthy Way w/Expert Scotney Young

198: Mentally Strong FS Kids w/Dr. Fae Frederick

197- Job Search, The EFM Way

196- Sharoya Hamm, Changing Roles after Diplo-living

195: Should I dip into my SAVINGS accounts as a Diplo-Employee?

194- SOBRIETY in the Foreign Service Life

193- Moving Stateside in 2025

192- Foreign Service Without Pay?- Financial Hardship 2025

191: Downsizing: What to do (and what NOT to do), Foreign Service Life

190: Travel and still Stress Less??

189: Service Work, Purposeful work in Diplo life

188- Diplo-Divorce: What to Know

187- Lisa Tilstra, Diplo-Expert

186: RIFs are Looming: Forward Momentum with Uncertainty

185- EFM Non-Traditional Employment, Outside the Box Options

184-Home Robbery: EFM Ture Stories

183- How Did You Start Out in The Foreign Service? Origin Stories

182.5- BONUS Third Culture Kid: An In-Depth Understanding with Megan Norton

182- A 'How To' on IEPs (Personalized Educational Plans for your kid in school)

181- Therapy for ExPats in 2025: What are the Options?

180- Government to Private work Transition: Expert Ben Fowle did it

179- Idea to Publish: Steps to Become an EFM Author

175: Ask the Med Experts, update 2025; What to know about Med while living overseas NOW

178- Expat Parenting: Are You Getting it Wrong???🤷‍♀️

177- Career Options, EFM/Trailing Spouse work decisions

176- Tax Expert for International Work, EFMs and more

174- Considering Political Ideologies, Living Overseas...DIPLOMATIC STYLE

173- Budgeting for Diplomats: Home Leave is coming...you should probably save for that!

172- Mammograms- There's MORE to know!

171: The "Anxious Generation" Parenting Third Culture Kids Today

170- Talking about School Shootings & Fear as an Expat

169: Bidding in 2024---Foreign Service Life!

168: Let's Talk About Mammograms

167 - Heading to College, TCK version: Featuring 19 year old Lucca ⭐️ Mistakes we made and Things we have learned

166- Diplo Dogs & Cats- Pet families who move a lot...

164: Staying Connected with my Adult TCK, Engagement

163- My TCK Needs to Talk to a Professional- How do I start that?

162- TCK College kids, Home for the Summer

161= RESPECT in the Parent/Teen Relationship

160: Expert Insights from Dr. Teneshia Taylor: Kids of color in International Schools

159: How to BID- Selecting Your Next Post Wisely

158- Sixteen Yr. Old TCK shares advantages/disadvantages of Growing Up Third Culture

157- Guidance in MINDFULNESS with Susie

156: When HARD times hit, Maintaining Baseline Living

155: School Refusal Author & Experts, Here to help YOU

154: Co-Parenting: Differing Locations and Differing Perspecitves

153: College Application, TCK TEEN perspective, Overseas applying to US

152- Drugs in US Schools: Talk to Your Kids

151- Medical --What to Know in 2024, Expert Interview

150--What to Expect When Your Kids Go To College

149- EFM Dad Perspective: Making the Most of Opportunity & Change

148- REAL talk on EFM women's health & fitness

147: Trailing Spouse Employment: Expert Advice from Rona Jobe

146- Behavior Specialist, Sharoya Ham: Here to Support Mobile Families

145: Resilient Partners/Family: Eligible Family Member Strength

143- FS Kids of Color-Racism in Grade 5 (listen to episode 142 for the FULL story) **Quick Episode Bonus**

142: Facing Racism at an International School: One family shares their IMPORTANT story

142: Academic Support Options for TCKs--Feature: Katie Fowle

141: Strong Partnership or Marriage for Nomads w/Jennie Linton

140- How We OVERCAME School Refusal:

139: Positive Masculinity & SAHD Parenting

138: Do EFMs get stuck in Passenger Seat Living?

137: EFM New Career Path: Now!

136: Death of a Parent: What I Wish I Knew 2023

135: Staying Sane for the Holidays: Overseas Family Edition

134- Gratitude: Thoughts on Being Grateful Today w/Susie C-B

133- Mental Health Tools: "The Debrief"

132- Mental Health Book Club- What Happened To You?

131: What I learned growing up TCK: Billie & Jeremiah tell us the worst and the best

130: Ready to LEAVE the FS Life

129: EFMen: The Male Trailing Spouse Perspective

128: EFMen: Luke & Tim discuss Diplo living

127 - Expert Insights: The State of TCKs in 2023

126- Support Growing TCK Confidence

125- Tandem Couples and Long-Term separation

124- 2023 School Strategies for SEPTEMBER: Starting off the first month

123- READING & Literacy Support for your young TCK: Katie Fowle, Expert Advice

122- Divorce Overseas: Lawyer Perspective & What YOU Need to Know

121- Identity and Interests for Third Culture Kids: Where Do I Fit In?

120= Confident & Unafraid TCKs: Expert Interview w/Jamie Edelbrock

119- Youth Sports: Overcoming Challenge

118- Family Fights: Home Leave Visits and Conflict

117- Better Parenting with The Big Purple Blob

116- Focus on MEN: Accompanying MALE Spouse Perspective

115- Parenting LGBTQIA Overseas

114- LGBTQAI in the State Department

113- DIVORCE in the FS, Questions about housing overseas, kids and all

112- The Alphabet Soup Primer: Acronyms for EFMs who need GSOs

111: Menopause-An Expert Talks with Michelle Hervy

110- I Do Not Want to be a PARENT

109- Good Goodbyes (Helping our families with the HARD work of saying goodbye)

108- Living Overseas When an Family Member Dies in the US

107- Keep your TCK on Track to be School READY over Summer

106- Moving...again....WITH LESS PANIC & STRESS

105: The Great Divide between Working Spouses and Non-working Partners

104- Self Compassion

103- Worried About Child Mental Health when it's SCARY

102- Work Better with Domestic Help

101- I'm Afraid to Tell Med That I have a Mental or Physical Health Concern