Look For the Marks of Healing
Real talk here: overseas work and trauma often go hand-in-hand. It’s not always big “T” trauma, like a major life event, but it can be. More often than not, however, in the life of almost every global worker, it’s those little “t” traumas that stack up until life feels overwhelming and unbearable. I know firsthand […]
When the Blooper Turns into Something Bigger
Trigger Warning: this post discusses violence and includes a story featuring a gun. “Hit the floor.” I learned that particular phrase in pre-field training. We had just gone through the first of two simulated hostage situations. As it concluded and we began debriefing the experience, one of our trainers instructed us to “hit the floor […]
Journeying Through Trauma
A few months ago, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder primarily as a result of my childhood as a TCK in Outer Mongolia. Early 90’s Mongolia was not an easy place to live. Violence was normal, alcoholism everywhere, food was scarce and as a child you learn to adapt to your environment, developing […]