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Season 5 Episode 7: Bouncing Foward: a fresh look at Resilience and Stress with John Fawcett
Join Brandi and James as they interview John Fawcett and discuss resilience and stress for cross-cultural workers. John defines resilience… Read More
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Season 5 Episode 5: Raising TCKs with Disabilities with MaDonna Maurer, MA
Join Brandi and James as they talk with MaDonna Mauer about the challenges of raising a TCK with disabilities. There… Read More
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Season 5 Episode 2: Proactive Member with Lisette Gabre
Join Brandi and James as they speak with Lisette Gabre about proactive member care. They discuss the gap between what… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 12: Season Wrap-up And Christmas Special
Join Brandi and James as they review the highlights of the podcasts from last year. With 12 episodes, they had… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 10: Chronic Depression with Dr. Lee Long. A Cognitive Behavior Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) Approach.
Join Brandi and James as they interview Dr. Lee Long, discussing chronic depression and the treatment modality of CBASP. This… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 9: Book Club! Emotionally Healthy Spirituality for Cross-Cultural Workers
Join Brandi and James as they share thoughts from Pete Scazzaro’s book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. They discuss the book’s principles and practices… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 7: Working with Cross-Cultural Teams with Stephanie Schwarz
Join Brandi and James as they talk to Stephanie Schwarz. She is a Registered Psychologist working with individuals, families, couples,… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 5: Addictions with Verne Salter
Brandi and James welcome Verne Salter to discuss addiction and its impact on cross-cultural workers. One of the bigger factors… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 3: TCK Educational Needs with Bethany Walker
Bethany Walker is currently the curriculum director of an online Christian school called Northline Academy, which has served global workers… Read More
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Season 4 Episode 1: The Transition of Retirement with Shonna Ingram
Join Brandi and James as they interview Shonna Ingram about transitions and retirement. It can often be a taboo subject… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 11: Mindfulness with Bethann Miller
Bethann is the co-founder and CEO of Safe Place, a ministry that provides support, training, care, and guidance to folks serving… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 10: Short-Term Teams with Andrea Kroeze
Join Brandi and James as they talk about Short-Term teams with Andrea Kroeze. Andrea serves with Touch The World, offering… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 8: Expectations
Cross-Cultural Worker Expectations Worksheet – by James Covey, MA LPC-S Step 2: Invitations Internal Expectations A) Give grace to myself or… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 6: Compassion Fatigue with Mark Ventrella
Compassion Fatigue “It is impossible to be close to suffering and not be impacted by it” – Mark Ventrella. “Most… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 5: Emotional Intelligence
Brandi and James explore the significance of emotional intelligence, particularly for cross-cultural workers. Daniel Goleman’s insights emphasize understanding emotions to… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 4: The Rise of Teenage Anxiety with Brianna White, LMFT
Join Brandi and James as they talk with Brianna White, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, about anxiety in teenagers,… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 3: Navigating the Neutral Zone with Dr. Stephen Jones
Brandi and James discuss the challenging experience of transitions with Dr. Stephen Jones, who shares insights from his research on… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 2: Women in Cross-Cultural Ministry with Amy Galloway
Join Brandi and James as they welcome Amy Galloway to talk about the roles of women in cross-cultural ministry. The… Read More
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Season 3 Episode 1: Conflict Resolution with Dr. Janeen Davis
Join Brandi and James as they interview Dr. Janeen Davis to figure out why we can’t all just get along!… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 9: Care During Covid; What We Learned From The Pandemic
Join Brandi and James as they discuss James’ recent research and presentation on what the global staff care and counseling… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 8: Trauma with Dr. Phil Monroe
Join Brandi and James as they interview Dr. Phil Monroe with Langberg, Monroe and Associates about trauma. Dr. Philip Monroe leads Langberg,… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 7: Navigating the Risk in Returning with Anna Hampton
oin Brandi and James as they interview Anna Hampton, Author of Facing Danger, to talk about navigating theology of risk… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 6: Transition Coaching with Tim Austin
Join Brandi and James as they interview Tim Austin to talk about the challenges of transition and ways coaching can… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 5: Spiritual Direction with Roslyn Manson
Join Brandi and James as they meet with Roslyn Manson to discuss what is spiritual direction and how it might… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 4: Leadership Coaching with Keith Webb
Listen to the latest episode of Shop Talk: with Brandi and James as they interview Keith Webb to talk about Coaching and… Read More
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Season 2 Episode 3 “The Couch” With Paula Wong
Posted on February 4, 2022 under Cross-Cultural, Mental Health, podcast, Podcast, Shop Talk Join Shop Talk with Brandi and James as they talk with Paula Wong about… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 12: Resilience with Geoff Whiteman
Brandi and James interview Geoff Whiteman about his research on resiliency in cross-cultural workers, which involved 892 participants from 41… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 11: Depression and Cross-Cultural Workers
Shop Talk with Brandi and James In this episode, Brandi and James get a little deeper into what to do… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 7: Grief Part 2 with Dr. Ted Wueste
Shop Talk with Brandi and James Episode 7. Listen in to part 2 of an interview with Spiritual Director Dr.… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 6: Grief (Part 1) – Dr. Ted Wueste
Shop Talk with Brandi and James Episode number 6 (Subscribe on wherever you listen to podcasts) followers of Christ to… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 5: Listening
Brandi and James discuss effective listening techniques, emphasizing the SOLER method: Sitting squarely to face the speaker, adopting an Open… Read More
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Season 1: Episode 4 New Years Resolutions or how to make CHANGE that lasts
In Episode 4 of “Shop Talk,” Brandi and James explore strategies to make resolutions effective, discussing the SMART criteria for… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 3: Enneagram Interview with Jenni Swink
Join Brandi and James with expert Jenni Swink as they look at the basics of what the Enneagram is how… Read More
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Season 1 Episode 2: Burnout
Subscribe to “Shop Talk” a podcast with Brandi and James and listen to their second episode. Available on Apple Podcast and Android and GooglePlay What… Read More

