Shop Talk

Oct 22 2024 45 ep. 38 mins 8

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Brandi and James explore the "shop talk" of those engaging in cross cultural living and work. Having lived and worked cross culturally they will draw from their own experiences and interview others along the way.

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Season 4 Episode 11: Sabbatical with Jeff Simons

Join Brandi and James as they interview Jeff Simons on Sabbaticals. Jeff is a missiologist at core. He works out this passion as a trained leadership coach, and a cross-cultural companion to global leaders in major transition to, within, and from the field. His unique wiring plays out as a Resourcing Developer—of people, tools for […]

Season 4 Episode 10: Chronic Depression with Dr. Lee Long. A Cognitive Behavior Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) Approach.

Join Brandi and James as they interview Dr. Lee Long, discussing chronic depression and the treatment modality of CBASP. This relatively new and foundational approach to treating chronic depression helps clients navigate fear avoidance and perceptual disconnection. This is primarily accomplished through two goals of CBASP of felt didactic safety and perceived functionality. This ap

Season 4 Episode 9: Book Club! Emotionally Healthy Spirituality for Cross-Cultural Workers

Join Brandi and James as they share thoughts from Pete Scazzaro’s book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. They discuss the book’s principles and practices and how they apply to cross-cultural workers. Family Retreat Activities: Here are some activities for families to do together, including a family genogram. Here is a resource for anyone who would like to […]

Season 4: Episode 8. Velvet Ashes with Danielle Wheeler

Editor’s note (The sound quality improves after about 15 minutes) Join Brandi and James as they interview Danielle Wheeler, the founder of Velvet Ashes. They talk about the unique experiences of women serving cross-culturally and the loneliness and isolation that can be a hallmark of the experience. Danielle Wheeler is a spiritual director and the […]

Season 4 Episode 7: Working with Cross-Cultural Teams with Stephanie Schwarz

Join Brandi and James as they talk to Stephanie Schwarz. She is a Registered Psychologist working with individuals, families, couples, and children. She enjoys building relationships in communities, connecting with schools, providing supervision, and supporting people negotiating international transitions. Today the conversation is about the challenges with cross-cultural teams. Th

Season 4 Episode 6: Attachment Styles and Our relationship to God with Dr. Ted Wueste

Apr 24 2024 44 mins

Join Brandi and James as they interview Dr. Ted Wueste on Attachment Theory and how it impacts our relationship with God. You can find more about Ted at https://desertdirection.com. “attachment theory, in developmental psychology, the theory that humans are born with a need to form a close emotional bond with a caregiver and that such […]

Season 4 Episode 5: Addictions with Verne Salter

Mar 25 2024 45 mins

Brandi and James welcome Verne Salter to discuss addiction and its impact on cross-cultural workers. One of the bigger factors is that whatever is dealt with in our home context gets intensified when moving cross-culturally. This also may be complicated by the loss of healthy anchors. The result is issues that might only be minor […]

Season 4 Episode 4: Missional Resilience with Goeff Whiteman; Listening to Member Care.

Mar 25 2024 40 mins

Brandi and James welcome back Geoff Whiteman, ThM, LMFT, to discuss missional resilience and what he has learned from his most recent study listening to member care professionals. You can learn more and get in touch with Geoff at www.resilientglobalworker.org “At the end of our grit, missional resilience really flourishes, and we come to the […]

Season 4 Episode 3: TCK Educational Needs with Bethany Walker

Feb 19 2024 44 mins

Bethany Walker is currently the curriculum director of an online Christian school called Norhtline Academy, which has been serving global workers for over 25 years. She has extensive experience teaching, developing curriculum, and living cross-culturally. You can read more about her here. Families are going to have unique needs, and those pieces of resourcing are […]

Season 4 Episode 2: Talkin’ ’bout my g g g… Sandwich Generation with Hannele Secchi

Feb 01 2024 41 mins

Hannele Secchia serves with SIL in Ethiopia, where she grew up and has lived and worked for the last 15 years. In Ethiopia, she has served SIL, Bingham Academy, and the broader cross-cultural community in a variety of care-oriented ways. Currently, she is the President of Families in Global Transition. The Sandwich Generation “This is […]