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Pt 2 - TCKs & NEURODIVERSITY: Treasures Among Us
Jun 10, 2026
39m 50s
Pt 1 - TCKs & NEURODIVERSITY: A Conversation with Jenilee Goodwin
May 26, 2026
52m 13s
Chapter 5 - Conversation
Mar 25, 2026
55m 00s
Chapter 5 - Audiobook
Feb 25, 2026
15m 25s
Chapter 4 - Conversation
Jan 26, 2026
35m 45s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Pt 2 - TCKs & NEURODIVERSITY: Treasures Among Us✨ | TCKsneurodiversity+3 | — | Child Serve | — | TCKsneurodiversity+5 | — | 39m 50s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Pt 1 - TCKs & NEURODIVERSITY: A Conversation with Jenilee Goodwin✨ | TCKsneurodiversity+3 | Jenilee Goodwin | Pieces of PurpleA Life Overseas | — | TCKsneurodiversity+3 | — | 52m 13s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() Chapter 5 - Conversation✨ | MK resourcesTCK experience+4 | Elisabeth | TCK TeamYoutube+2 | — | MKsTCK+5 | — | 55m 00s | |
| 2/25/26 | ![]() Chapter 5 - Audiobook✨ | MKsaudiobook+3 | — | FacebookYoutube+3 | — | MKsTCKs+3 | — | 15m 25s | |
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Chapter 4 - Conversation✨ | missionary cultureTCK+3 | Sophie | Pondering PurplePieces of Purple+1 | — | missionaryTCK+3 | — | 35m 45s | |
| 1/13/26 | ![]() Chapter 4 - Audiobook✨ | missionary cultureMKs+3 | — | The MK HubFacebook+4 | — | MKsTCKs+3 | — | 19m 35s | |
| 12/3/25 | ![]() Chapter 3 - Conversation✨ | MKsmissionary work+3 | Josh CrooksAlissa Crooks | Pondering PurpleYoutube+3 | — | MKsmissionary+3 | — | 44m 45s | |
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Chapter 3 - Audiobook✨ | MKsTCKs+3 | — | YoutubeAmazon+2 | — | MKsTCKs+3 | — | 18m 59s | |
| 10/27/25 | ![]() Chapter 2 - Conversation✨ | MKsadoptive culture+3 | Jon Mark Davis | Pieces of PurpleOf Stillness and Storm | — | MKsadoptive culture+3 | — | 40m 40s | |
| 10/13/25 | ![]() Chapter 2 - Audiobook✨ | audiobookMKs+3 | — | YoutubeAmazon+3 | — | audiobookMKs+3 | — | 11m 00s | |
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| 9/29/25 | ![]() Chapter 1 - Conversation✨ | MKsconversation+3 | Fiona Custer | Pieces of Purple | — | MKsPieces of Purple+5 | — | 39m 00s | |
| 9/15/25 | ![]() Chapter 1 - Audiobook | 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 is the audio version of Chapter One of Pieces of Purple. To view episodes in this series as videos, including the conversations with TCKs that drop two weeks after each chapter, follow this link to the Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/pieces_channel. ...The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is HERE. For bulk order pricing of ten copies or more, please CONTACT me.To access discussion questions for each chapter, click HERE....More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:1. My most-read articles listed on my website. 2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--Pieces of Purple!3. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.4. 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)···Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/25 | ![]() Transition Wisdom from a Sage Called Pooh | 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 is based on an article by the same name, which is available HERE....The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is HERE. For bulk order pricing of ten copies or me, please CONTACT me....More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:1. My most-read articles listed on my website. 2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--Pieces of Purple!3. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.4. 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)···Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | ![]() STORYTIME! Ripped from the MK Headlines | A ripped-from-the-headlines real-life story about three MKs...and thirteen police officers.•••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 is based on an excerpt from Pieces of Purple, my brand new book available from any Amazon platform.•••More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:1. My most-read articles listed on my website. 2. My new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--Pieces of Purple!3. My playlist of video "nuggets" on Youtube.4. 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)•••Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/3/25 | ![]() BOOK RELEASE DAY! | 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 is based on an article by the same name: Book Release Day...Other resources mentioned in this episode are:The book's home page on my website, with more information and endorsementsThe Amazon US purchase page (Remember to check Amazon in your region to decrease cost.)...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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)···Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 2/4/25 | ![]() The Incredible Power of Positive Childhood Experiences | 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 is based on an article by the same name: The Incredible Power of Positive Childhood Experiences ... Other resources mentioned in this episode are: My previous article on TCKs, ACEs, and trauma TCK Training's research on TCKs and ACEs Misunderstood by Tanya Crossman ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!) ··· Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 11/19/24 | ![]() GPS - Transition Stress in Children: What Does Normal Look Like? | 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 is the first installment in our Guest Post Series (GPS). The original article, written by Lauren Wells of TCK Training, first appeared in A Life Overseas, and is shared with permission. You can also read it on my own website. ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!) ··· Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/14/24 | ![]() GPS - Eight Ways to Help Your TCK Grieve | 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 is the first installment in our Guest Post Series (GPS). The original article, written by RachelAllord.com, first appeared in A Life Overseas, and is shared with permission. You can also read it on my own website. ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!) ··· Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/24 | ![]() GPS - To My Adult TCK Self - I See You | 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 is the first installment in our Guest Post Series (GPS). The original article, written by Rachel Hicks, first appeared in A Life Overseas, and is shared with permission. You can also read it on my own website. ... The Michele Phoenix mentioned in this episode is: Exploring Home and Six Forms of Belonging. ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!) ··· Please 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/24 | ![]() BOARDING SCHOOL - PART 1: Making the Decision | 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 is based on an article by the same name: Boarding Schools: Making the Decision. The MK Safety Net organization, which I highly recommend, can be found here. ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (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. ··· Music: Jeremy Wiens at Grungy Dirty Socks Studios | — | ||||||
| 11/28/23 | ![]() MKs, Christ, and Core Identity | 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 is based on an article by the same name: MKs, Christ, and Core Identity. ... The video of Stephen LeBlanc's compilation of who we are in Christ is here. The shorter, printable version I used is here. ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (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. ··· Music: Bethany J. Dueck. | — | ||||||
| 11/16/22 | ![]() MKs, Missionaries and Disordered Work Ethics | 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 is based on an article by the same name: MKs, Missionaries and Disordered Work Ethics Resources: Sabbath by Wayne Muller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest by Ruth Haley Barton ... 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (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. ··· Music: Bethany J. Dueck. | — | ||||||
| 11/1/22 | ![]() Understanding Trauma in the Lives of MKs | 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 is based on an article by the same name: Understanding Trauma in the Lives of MKs Resources: The rest of the resources mentioned in the podcast might be most easily accessed by clicking on the links embedded in the article above. If you prefer to see them individually, they are here: Aundi Kolber definition of trauma How trauma impacts the brain About the CDC/Kaiser study on Adverse Childhood Experiences Negative future outcomes of high ACEs scores TCK Training's findings on ACEs among TCKs TCK Training's findings specific to MKs The "shoulds" that keep MKs from reporting Six Permissions MKs Need Suffering and the Heart of God (Diane Langberg) Try Softer (Aundi Kolber) Artistic rendering of Aundi Kolber interview (Morgan Harper Nichols) The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk) 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (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. ··· Music: Bethany J. Dueck. | — | ||||||
| 11/11/20 | ![]() MKs & The Risk of Need | 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. ··· (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! 😀) ··· This episode is based on an article by the same name: MKs & THE RISK OF NEED. ··· 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 shellphoenix@gmail.com. (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. ··· Music: Bethany J. Dueck. | — | ||||||
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