The TCK Training Podcast

In this episode of the TCK Training Podcast, Elizabeth and Jessi discuss the critical distinction between coping and processing emotions. They explore the importance of emotional safety and regulation, the role of co-regulation in supporting children and adults, and the challenges of navigating emotional dysregulation. Join this hope-filled conversation as they highlight the need for self-compassion and community support in the journey of emotional processing, emphasizing that both coping and processing are skills that require practice and understanding!
Links to Related Resources:
Transitions Course
Emotional Processing Activity Guide
Unstacking Sessions
Podcast Episode 9: How to get from the Red Zone to the Green Zone

After last episode’s run through airport hacks, Lauren and Tanya check the next box on our travel topics list: transition stress. They break down the difference between typical stress and crisis-level stress, highlighting the various keys to knowing when extra support might be needed. Tune in for an encouraging chat that normalizes reaching out and where we explore what we can do as parents and caregivers to offer support!

Links to Related Resources:
Transitions Course
Groundwork Certification for TCK Caregivers

In this episode, Elizabeth and Tanya have a chat about a struggle many of us globetrotters face: airport days. They share tips and stories on keeping everyone calm, managing sensory overload, and talking travel plans with kids in a way that actually works. Join us as we explore why familiar routines make all the difference—and how you can create moments of connection and calm during the hustle of airport days!

Links to related resources:
Raising Up a Generation of Healthy TCKs
Raising Thriving Kids Abroad

Trauma doesn’t always look the way we expect. In this episode of the TCK Training Podcast, Lauren and Elizabeth unpack the subtle ways trauma shows up in families. They shift the narrative from one where trauma is this one huge event to one that centers what truly matters: how each person experiences it. With thoughtful insights, they highlight the power of safe spaces where kids can share their feelings and why caregivers play a key role in naming and validating those emotions. Tune in for practical tips and a fresh perspective on supporting kids through emotional challenges and fostering healing!

Unstacking Method Certification
Debriefing for Expat Families
Free workshop:  Developmental Trauma in TCKs
For Adult TCKs:  How to talk to your parents about Childhood Trauma

Today, Elizabeth and Tanya unpack the role of debriefing for TCKs of all ages. They share how debriefing can help kids, teens and adults understand their stories better and challenge narratives that might be doing more harm than good. Tune in to hear our experience with these conversations and how they not only reap emotional benefits, but also enhance our ability to connect the dots. Laughs and insights as always are guaranteed, so we hope you enjoy this episode!

Links to Related Resources:
Adult TCK Services
Unstacking Sessions
Family Debriefs
Debrief Certification

Books:
What made that feel so Hard?
Unstacking your Grief Tower
The Practice of Processing
Misunderstood