Chapter 4 - Conversation (Missionary Culture)

<p>Thank you for clicking on this episode of the <strong>Pondering Purple</strong> podcast, a source of information, insight, and inspiration for those who <strong>love</strong> MKs and those who <strong>are</strong> MKs.</p><p>···</p><p>In this conversation, you'll meet Sophie—multi-cultural TCK and speaker of truth. This chapter explores the missionary culture, particularly the "Tyranny of Shoulds," and asks several questions.</p><p> • Where do the Shoulds come from? </p><p>• How do they impact MKs and TCKs? </p><p>• What can parents do to mitigate the influence of Shoulds on their children? </p><p>And so much more...</p><p>To view episodes in this series as videos, follow this link to its Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PIECESOFPURPLECHANNEL</p><p>...</p><p>The Amazon page for Piece of Purple is <a href="https://amzn.to/4mUTZTm" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. </p><p>For bulk order pricing of ten copies or more, please <a href="mailto: shellphoenix@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONTACT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> me.</p><p>To access discussion questions for each chapter, click <a href="michelephoenix.com/pieces-to- ponder" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>...</p><p><strong>More of my MK-related resources can be found at the following links:</strong></p><p>1. My most-read articles listed on my<a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eb7p97/metadata/www.michelephoenix.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://michelephoenix.com/top-reads/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. </p><p>2. My grand new book--everything I've ever taught about MKs in one place--<a href="https://amzn.to/45yfC6b" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pieces of Purple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>!</p><p>3. My <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD6AAdX7peUGD1XkYwRCrmB_2NuZLBcUh" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> of video "nuggets" on Youtube.</p><p>4. My novel about a missionary family, <a href="https://amzn.to/3curmZJ" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Of Stillness and Storm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>···</p><p><strong>Four ways to make sure you don't miss an episode:</strong></p><p>1. Click subscribe after you find <strong>Pondering Purple</strong> on the podcast platform of your choice.</p><p>2. Friend and follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shellphoenix" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>--I'll announce new episodes as they release. (Make sure you hit "Follow first" under the "Follow" tab.)</p><p>3. Join <a href="http://bit.ly/themkhub" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The MK Hub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, a group on Facebook solely devoted to sharing new materials as I produce them.</p><p>4. Receive email notifications by writing “subscribe to podcast” in the subject line of a message you send to <a href="mailto:shellphoenix@gmail.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shellphoenix@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>. (I promise--that's all you'll receive. No newsy epistles or cat pictures!)</p><p>···</p><p>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 <strong>Pondering Purple</strong> can be less of a monologue and more of a conversation.</p><p>···</p><p><strong>The title of the podcast </strong>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.</p><p>···</p><p><strong>Helpful definitions:</strong></p><p>· <strong>MK or Missionaries' Kid</strong><em> - the child of missionaries.</em></p><p>· <strong>TCK or Third Culture Kid</strong><em> - someone who has spent a maj