Chapters 6 & 7 - Conversation (Grief and Trauma)

<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 Becca—TCK from Russia, former child counselor, licensed school social worker, and social work instructor. We discuss topics related to Chapters Six and Seven of Pieces of Purple, which explore how grief and trauma impact the TCK experience. We ask questions like:</p><p> • What is it exactly? </p><p>• Why is it so often ignored in ministry circles? </p><p>• What can help?</p><p>And so much more...</p><p><br /></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 missi