Marie talks about her book, 'Tales of a Diplomat's Daughter, and her passion about mental health. Her podcast 'Talks with a TCK Friend' is her first venture into providing a space for TCK's to talk about such issues. Mike believes being a diplomat is not for him (1:30). Marie pushes back a bit revealing more about her upbringing (2:17), and how diplomacy looks different for each country (4:30). Mike asks about the expectations Marie was under being a diplomat's daughter (5:10). Marie divides it up into academic and diplomat family pressures. “If I don’t do ‘this’ Mom and Dad will be disappointed.” (8:00) (9:30) Marie recommends the book ‘The Emotionally Healthy Leader, by Peter Scazzero. Of course Mike talks about his book and his journey emotionally and his difficulty with transitions (11:20). He talks about the expectations he had growing as well as an MK. Marie also adds the religious dimension of the ’tyranny of expactions’ that we both grew up with. We get into the weeds a bit about the ‘Jesus’ we should see in the Bible as Christians (14:00). Mike segue’s into a discussion on (15:00) mental health and how the next generation's focus on it has been helpful for him. He wants Marie to talk about her apirations for the future in the mental healthy sector. Marie talks about what a shock it was to find out what mental health is and her journey in this regard. “Mental health is, in a nutshell, self-awarenes.” (18:00) It resonates with Mike, but in a different manifestation (21:00). Marie shares how her podcast (22:00) is her first venture into providing others with the knowledge that they are not alone in their mental healthy journeys as TCK’s. Listen to her podcast here. Please! I love it. Get excited! Marie’s writing another book! (27:00). A spoiler for my listeners! Marie’s final words are powerful. We are NOT alone and community is so, so important! If you'd like to connect with Marie, find her book, or listen to her amazing podcast, the following links should get you there! ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5s0c69SlQLzJxBTm6jMJQB?si=3751d5c2f2244082⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mariesuazoauthor/⁠ ⁠https://mariesuazoauthor.com/⁠ Mike Sullivan can be found here: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sullyworks/

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