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When Re-Entry is Hard
No one can prepare you for re-entry, not even your closest friends and family who have walked alongside of you through this season. Neither can a c ...
Re-Entry Challenges
Survey results In August 2013, I used Survey Monkey to find out more what challenges repatriates face on returning “home.” In this article I am sum ...
Returning Well: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Re-entry. “Re” – meaning “again.” Meaning that you’ve done this before. This is not the first time. Sure, this time will have its differences. But, ...
Lisa Espineli Chinn: Beyond "Welcome Back!" - 10 Things You Need to Know about Reentry
Reentry is the often-forgotten part of cross-cultural transition in a short- or long-term mission experience. Join this interactive workshop and he ...
Lisa Espineli Chinn - Being Uprooted
Lisa Espineli Chinn came to America as an international student. After graduating years ago, she stayed and continued to work with other internatio ...
4 Things You Should Know About Reverse Culture Shock
You can’t prepare for the culture shock that hits you when visiting your passport country. You go, excited to reconnect with friends and supports, ...
Trauma-Informed Elementary Teachers Explain Trauma in the Classroom
Two Trauma-Informed Elementary Teachers Explain What Exactly a Trauma-Informed Classroom is and why it's important for kids in foster care
I had a black dog, his name was depression
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these indi ...
Total Forgiveness REV
he act of Total Forgiveness may be the hardest thing we are ever called to do...Total forgiveness is as spectacular as any miracle. We are talking ...
Receiving Well: Eleven Tips for Helping Expats Come Home
Ok this is awkward. There’s a solid chance that the demographic which might best benefit from this post (and the brilliance in the comments that fo ...
Adverse Outcomes to Early Middle Age Linked With Childhood Residential Mobility
Introduction Links between childhood residential mobility and multiple adverse outcomes through to maturity, and effect modification of these assoc ...
Living with Trauma Memories
Dr. Diane Langberg presents an overview of phases one and two of trauma recovery to Rwandan counselors and NGO workers