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Sam joins us on the podcast today to share about her book and her own TCK experience being a 3rd generation TCK. Sam is a third-generation global nomad/ or TCK who has raised four fourth-generation global nomads/or TCKs. Her four children live all over the world in Barcelona, Portland, OR, San Diego, and Sydney, and Sam and her husband now live in Madrid, Spain. This is the 16th country she has lived in. Will it be her last? For four generations, her family has moved around the globe. Traveling and wandering are in her DNA. Will it continue with her children’s children? Who knows! Sam believes that an individual's identity springs more from who you are rather than where you are from. She prefers to ask someone where they grew up rather than where they are from. She describes home as an amalgamation of places, things, and people she loves. Now, she is concentrating on writing her memoir -Wandering Identity; Beneath a Borrowed Sky – and hopes to have it published sometime in 2025. She has given talks about her global nomadic life experience to international schools and expat parents. She supports fellow global families by sharing snippets of her life story in her blog, www.wanderingidentity.com, Book: Beneath a Borrowed Sky: One Woman’s Search for the True Meaning of Home----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Dr. Michelle joins us as she talks about her work and what life was like navigating growing up in multiple cultures and how she helps others to show up as yourself in cross-cultural spaces. Dr. Michelle Reyes is a professor of cultural engagement at Wheaton College, the award-winning author of Becoming All Things: How Small Changes Lead to Lasting Connections Across Cultures, and the founder of Success Culture Coaching. You can follow her on Instagram at @michelleamireyes and learn more about her work at michelleamireyes.com. Success Culture Mastermind: the discount code tck50 for 50% the regular price. ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Fellow TCK and a dad to TCKs, Chris Moyer joins us as he shares how he navigated through the losses of moving between France and the US during his up bringing. Chris is a TCK (France, Germany, USA), a TCP (Third Culture Parent) and an expat family caregiver. He loves to use his personal experience of growing up abroad, along with his counseling training to help families in transition. He loves sports- he is a passionate fan, where even the way he roots for teams shows traces of his TCK life. He calls himself a Phrench (combination of Philadelphia and France) fan. His greatest current joy is coaching all three of his kids' basketball teams. ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Anna, a fellow TCK and reoccurring podcast guest, joins us on this podcasting her new book! She shares her process and what it means to nourish TCKs and how important a village plays a role. Anna's book is on pre - order sale until April 29, 2026! Get your copy of Nourished here! Instagram: ⁠@raising_a_family_overseas⁠ Book: ⁠Sam's Roommate Disaster⁠ ⁠Raising a Family Overseas ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Book coach and fellow TCK, Esther joins us on this podcast as she talks about how she helps others write their memoirs. Esther Harder is a book coach whose mission is to get more TCK stories out into the world. Coming from a family of multigenerational missionaries and serving as a development worker herself in East Africa, Esther knows firsthand how the TCK struggle to claim belonging, make connections, and create a home puts TCKs in a unique position to write about their discoveries and superpowers, such as empathy, resilience, and tolerance for discomfort: Skills we need more of in our communities. Work with Esther: Idea Clarity Session: Shortlist Your Scenes and Focus Your Message. Register here: https://www.estherharder.com/special-offerWebinar collaboration with Ari Ali on April 12: Own Your Narrative: Writing Your MK/TCK Story with Intention. Purchase tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/OwnYourNarrativeTicketsSubscribe to Esther's Substack, Write Like an Outsider: https://estherharder.substack.com/aboutEsther's website: https://www.estherharder.com/  ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Shirley shares her TCK upbringing with us, especially how she would fly to boarding school at a young age. She talks about what motivated her to do what she does now and the struggles she sometimes still face living in the Netherlands as a half Dutch half Filipino TCK. Shirley was born in Surinam. When she was 2 years old, she and her family moved to the Netherlands for a year, before moving to Mozambique, at age 9 went to boarding school in South Africa. After completing high school, She moved to her passport country the Netherlands. She is a mompreneur, happily married, with 2 children, and work as a cross culture coach. Drawing is her moment of zen, frogs must stay away from as far as possible and Nasi goreng is her signature dish. ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Hannah shares her story about what it felt like being the outsider as a TCK and the lessons she learned that led to the life she lives today. Hannah Loney grew up in Brazil as a TCK. She now resides in Pakistan with her family and is raising TCKs of her own. Instagram: @thatexpatfamily ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Military kid Natasha joins us as she shares her up bringing between cultures and how she ended up becoming multicultural storyteller, producer, and comedian who focuses on identity conversations through her performances and workshops. Join us as we laugh through our similarities as TCKs and how we navigate life today. Instagram: @natashasamrenycomedy ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!I Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠⁠ Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Natasha Samreny is a multicultural storyteller, producer, and comedian who focuses on identity conversations through her performances and workshops. She’s performed and taught around the world: Edinburgh and Camden’s fringe festivals, Boston Comedy Arts Festival, Detroit Women of Comedy Festival, and the Latina Comedy Festival, The Laugh Factory, and New York City Sketch Fest.Natasha is a graduate of The Second City writing program. She earned her M.A. in Middle Eastern History through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Natasha’s currently working on her first book, and co-producing a bilingual storytelling show with Rhode Island Latino Arts called Tejiendo Historias: Weaving Stories.

When TCKs grow up in a world that is constantly changing without having anyone explain what is going on in the process can leave a child believing a lot of different things about themselves. Today guest, fellow TCK and singer-songwriter, Nanseera Wolff shares her stories of growing up TCK and how she deals with the different games her mind plays when navigating the world around her. Nanseera is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter with an old soul and a distinctive style. The London born performer grew up in Uganda and Ethiopia, moving to the United States for high school and university. Taking inspiration from artists like Tracy Chapman, Lianne LaHavas, and Sheryl Crow, Nanseera weaves together poetic stories of losing home, love, and sense of self, then somehow finding them again. Instagram: @nanseeramusic Website: www.nanseeramusic.com ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memories⁠Like what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠(Spotify)⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

It's that time of the year where fellow TCK Irene comes back to recap the year for us. It has been such an incredible year full of stories and healing! Join us as we share our reflections for the year. ----------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out!Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@maries.tck.memoriesLike what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me⁠(Patreon)!⁠ ⁠⁠(Spotify) ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Fellow TCK, Sophia, joins us on this podcast sharing how her up bringing as a multi-cultural as shaped her up bringing. She also shares her journey of understanding what "home" is for her. Sophia B. is a French-Moroccan-American TCK who grew up between the US and France and lived in 7 countries in the past decade. Moving around taught her how to find home in people rather than places - a lesson that inspired her to help build and shape the TCK community in Los Angeles over the past five years. She works as a creative manager and producer, and whether she's hosting dinners in LA or organizing poetry retreats around the world, Sophia believes a big hack in life is to master the art of making anywhere feel like home.Instagram: @sophiabelala ------------If you would like to be a guest on the podcast as well, feel free to reach out and send us a message on Instagram!If you have any questions of just want to reach out follow me on the following: Insta: @mariesuazoauthor FB: mariesuazoauthor Email: [email protected] what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me!⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Fellow TCK Jhorna, mother, wife, and embodiment coach, shares her journey being a transracial adoptee and how her experience led her to help other TCKs. Jhorna is a Mother, a Wife and an intuitive Mindset and Embodiment Coach. As a TCK and a transracial adoptee, growing up in Eastern Africa and the Indian subcontinent, Jhorna grappled with her own identity, sense of belonging, and where her “I” fit into the many collective groups she has had the privilege to be a part of. Upon moving to the United States, her passport country, she felt ill-equipped to face the challenges of cultural adjustment and the realities of racism both in her community and in her work life. After the birth of her children, she fell into a severe depression and through this painful journey, connected to her intuitive wisdom in order to heal the complex trauma that comes from continually feeling like an outsider. Today, she bridges a 20-year professional background in identity development with the art of spiritual connection. Through self compassion and channeled embodied practices, she helps women leaders and other change makers heal their wounds of trauma and marginalization, create inner belonging and connection, and in doing so step confidently into the clarity of their own vision in order to “be the change they want to see in the world” (Gandhi). Jhorna deeply believes that TCKs are one of the groups in the world today with the unique intel to build the necessary bridges within humanity at this time. She is passionate about co-creating with others who want to access their inner gifts to transmute all forms of oppression and suffering and build a world of sustainable creative expression and joyful connection. Feel free to reach out either via facebook or through her website https://www.inner-res.com/ ------------If you would like to be a guest on the podcast as well, feel free to reach out and send us a message on Instagram!If you have any questions of just want to reach out follow me on the following: Insta: @mariesuazoauthor FB: mariesuazoauthor Email: [email protected] what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me!⁠ ------------------------------------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Tanya joins us again to discuss new updates in job hunting as a TCK. Tanya, a fellow TCK and an International Career coach, who shares her story of navigating through finding her career and giving us practical tips in the process of searching for jobs. Job Seeking as an ATCK part 1 Tanya Podvrsan, international career coach and recruiter, empowers individuals, leaders, and teams within French startups for more than two decades. Currently, she trains and coaches in French, English and Slovene individuals, managers, and executives in their job search/recruitment navigation globally. Tanya is also active in the local Kodiko Association for refugee job search, promoting training and coaching in an untapped talent. She's an American-Slovene and lives in Strasbourg France.Instagram: ⁠@tanyapodvrsan⁠------------------------If you would like to be a guest on the podcast as well, feel free to reach out and send us a message on Instagram!If you have any questions of just want to reach out follow me on the following: Insta: @mariesuazoauthor FB: mariesuazoauthor Email: [email protected] what you hear? Consider sponsoring this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support me!⁠------------------------------------------Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Fellow TCK, John, shares his research on Filipino TCKs coming back to their home country and what his personal experience has been like being a Filipino Cambodian TCK. John is a Fil-ATCK who lived in Cambodia due to his parents' missionary work starting at the age of 5. He stayed there and was homeschooled for the majority of his life until he was 21. Because of his experiences, he is now pursuing a Graduate degree in Counseling, driven by his passion to be an ear to people who need to be heard. He loves coffee and enjoys reading manhwa. He's just a chill guy. --------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out! Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mariesuazoauthor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mariesuazoauthor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like what you hear? Consider supporting this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/MarieSuazo⁠ ------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers

Fellow TCK, Carmen, gives us an update on her transition to Colombia from earlier this year. She shares some of the things she has gotten used to and some of the new challenges she is facing in this transition. Born in Germany, grew up and educated in Beijing and the UK, Carmen was exposed to a variety of cultures as a result of her multicultural upbringing to a German father and a Cantonese mother. At just 15 months old, Carmen and her family relocated to Beijing due to her father’s work assignment, a move that was initially intended to last two years. The biggest plot twist led them to stay in Beijing for 18 years instead where she attended and graduated from an international high school. Carmen returned back to Germany for work with the intent to reconnect with her roots. However, what she hadn't anticipated was the reverse culture shock and the challenge of "fitting in" to a culture she thought she knew. Through her own experiences, Carmen seeks to share her insights on the value of relationships and the meaning of identity. She hopes to educate others about the rewarding as well as the challenging aspects of living as a multicultural third culture kid. It gave her the opportunity to develop resilience and open-mindedness while also acknowledging the struggles of identity, home, unstable environment and dealing with endless goodbyes. Instagram: @⁠carmelita627_ --------------- If you would like to be a guest on the podcast or just want to connect, feel free to reach out! Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mariesuazoauthor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mariesuazoauthor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Like what you hear? Consider supporting this podcast monthly to help me continue on making this content :) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/MarieSuazo ------------ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers