Doreen has recently retired and rewired to Mexico but hasn't stopped. She is releasing her third book soon, and it has been amazing having the host of 'Nomadic Diaries' on the other side of the microphone. Glad to have her on the other side of the microphone. Doreen’s quest for coffee is a priority (3:00), and this spurs a conversation about the difficulty of getting Americans to imagine the rest of the world (4:00). Then suddenly, they discover an overlap in engagement ring stories (6:30). The ridiculous question (8:00) gets an interesting reaction from Doreen. Mike asks Doreen for the “short” rundown and she gladly obliges to provide the two minute version of her amazing journey as an expat. Doreen mentions marrying a TCK, which prompts Mike to ask about his background (13:00), and finds out its it goes back much further. Doreen articulates the shift recently within the TCK community (14:20) to understand the difficulties of being a TCK, and how her daughter is actively overcoming them (17:30). Mike opens up about his ‘kryptonite’ as a TCK and a significant story from his book (18:45) that exemplifies our super weaknesses along with our super power. This provides a segue to Doreen’s upcoming book about repatriation (20:50) and the balancing act it becomes in fitting in and standing out. She talks about her own repatriation experiences (23:00), and corresponding advice. For example how do we deal with estrangement (27:00)? Mike talks about the possibility of repatriating back to the US (29:00), and his associated goals (32:00). Doreen drops more precious tips for those of us considering such a transition regarding bringing kids (35:00) and visioning with them (38:45) of what our future will look like. Doreen ends the podcast by leaving us with some final challenges for those of us in the global ‘heartedness web’ and the impact we can have to bring peace in this world (43:00). Check Doreen's stuff out here: Her books: Arriving Well Life in the Camel Lane Her Podcast: https://www.nomadicdiariespodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doreenexpathub/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doreenmcumberford/ Of course if you are interested in connecting with Mike or supporting his book effort you can find it all here: https://sullyworks.com/

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