Click here to register and get the MP3 recording if you can’t attend.

Learn valuable tips and strategies to deal with unresolved grief issues, trauma and other emotional impacts connected to expatriate lifestyle.

Bring your questions!

When? Saturday, August 9, 2008.
What time? 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

Topic: Shedding light on unresolved grief, trauma and loss as an ATCK/ACCK. (Third Culture Kids/Adults / Cross Cultural Kids/Adults)

About Tom Query

Highly skilled licensed professional counselor/psychotherapist. Expertise includes extremely difficult populations. Rescue Mental Health Professional with Red Cross in New York Oct/Nov 2001. Worked with survivors and families of the mass murder.

“I am an experienced counselor/ therapist with a first hand knowledge of a wide variety of issues, problems and situations. I am excellent in communication, warm, relational, non-judgmental and direct. I work to hear the issues you are seeking help with. I do not use “psychobabble.” I focus on the “here and now” issues you bring and we will explore what has brought you to this place, what you can do and/or what you can be. When we first meet we will make sure I am the best type of therapist for your concern.

I focus on a person’s/couple’s strengths, not their weaknesses. I do not hesitate to be direct; however, I am welcoming and sensitive to diversity – particularly in faith and spiritual beliefs; race; sexuality; life history choices and family of origin experiences. I wish to create a safe place for you.

I bring a diverse set of skills and experience. I remember what it was like to first seek a counselor. You have to be very brave. I am very proud to work with the people I do. They are all seeking to be stronger and wiser in their living.”

As you read the feedback and testimonials from TCK Academy, you will begin to see the benefits of attending these interviews. More importantly, you will know that being there with us is time well spent!

For example, Lori , a teacher in Tokyo praises, saying “worth waking up for at 5 AM!” The best part about attending these TCK Academy Teleseminars and classes, is that you not only actually get to hear our guests talk about their passions regarding this field and the work that they do to support this global community, you get to ask them your questions, discuss concerns and share stories – “Thank you so very much for making the surreal, real!”

…. And, if you have been on the calls or listened to the MP3 recordings, then you know that we have attempted to ask thought provoking questions, so that everyone can learn from these experts, and be able to take action with the answers that all the experts have provided. We believe that the questions that have been asked by our listeners clearly show the value and quality of these interviews.

In this series, we have covered (will cover) topics, such as:

1. How do I learn to recognize and develop fully the gifts I received from this TCK experience?

2. How can I make and maintain friendships with non-TCKs and TCKs?

3. How do I sort out who I am and where I belong when I can’t get past the feeling of belonging “everywhere and nowhere?”

4. How do I deal with the grief I still feel from long ago losses of country and friends?

5. How do I stop restlessness, and the cycles of separation and loss I continue to create for myself because I can’t seem to stay in one place more than 2-3 years?

6. How can I not forget and lose my past while moving towards the future?

7. How do I deal with the loneliness I sometimes feel, even when others are around?

For parents and families:

* Preserve your family’s mental health before, during and following relocation.

* Identify with our child’s emotions during a move.

* Survive the challenges of parenting while abroad.

* Maintain one’s co-parenting relationship in an overseas assignment.

* Navigate parenting abroad in an on-demand world.

…and so much more.

You will hear (and be able to ask questions) from experts, such as:

Ruth Van Reken – 7 Things Every TCK Should Know.
(The first teleclass for TCKs!)

Highly sought TCK consultant, and author of Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds and Letters Never Sent.

Robin Pascoe – Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World.
The Expat Expert and author of Homeward Bound and the Moveable Marriage.

Donna Musil – How Can Third Culture Kids Belong? Brats: Our Journey Home
Army Brat/ATCK, writer, director and producer of Brats: Our Journey Home.

Margie Ulsh – Helpful Tips for Living A Masterful TCK Life: An Engaging Conversation.
ATCK and editor of Among Worlds Magazine

And coming soon…

Tom Query is the Executive Director of the Foothills Counseling Center in northern Georgia, and a highly skilled licensed professional counselor/psychotherapist. His expertise includes and grief and loss issues, relationships, and individuation. Tom served as one of the Rescue Mental Health Professionals with the Red Cross in New York Oct/Nov 2001, working with survivors and families of this tragic event.

Nancy Ruth – ATCK and Senior Global Coordinator and Facilitator of Cultural Awareness International

Kellie Pullin and Terry Kinnard – the Emergent Coach™ and the creators of the Path to Choice Teleseminar

Barbara F. Schaetti, Ph.D. is Principal Consultant of Transition Dynamics, a faculty member of the Intercultural Communication Institute and is a founding partner of Personal Leadership Seminars (PLSeminars).

… and others ( more details soon).

The TCK Academy is excited about the opportunity to provide this programming. We have a lot in the planning stages and look forward to future offerings. If you have not already done so, please consider this as your personal invitation to join us for this ongoing summer series. If you have participated in one or more of this series already, we would love to have you join us again!!

Keep an eye on this blog for further official announcement and registration page.

TCK Academy

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If you would like to leave us a feedback for TCK Academy’s Helpful Tips for Living A Masterful TCK Life: An Engaging Conversation With Margie Ulsh Editor of Among Worlds Magazine, please answer the following questions in the comments:

1. How, specifically, did this teleconference help you?

2. What would you say to a friend who was thinking of sigining up for a teleconference – but wasn’t sure?

3. If you feel it is warranted, feel free to leave us an audio testimonial by clicking in the comment box below:

Leave an audio testimonial

Please call the toll-free recording line and leave your message at: 1-800-609-9006. Extension number 3775. International callers may use 678-255-2174.

Thank you. We will email you when the MP3 recording is ready!

Have you lived outside your Passport culture and then struggled
trying to fit in with people that you have nothing in common with
when you returned “home”?

Are you a parent, family member, counselor, international school
teacher or administrator, relocation specialist or anyone
interested in learning more about meeting the needs of the
expatriate family and feel like you want to learn more
about Third Culture Kids?

Join TCK Academy for an engaging conversation “Helpful Tips for Living A Masterful TCK Life: An Engaging Conversation With Margie Ulsh Editor of Among Worlds Magazine”.

In Margie Ulsh’s 60-mins interview, you will learn about:

* Discover how Margie Ulsh handles restlessness and “itchy feet”.

* Learn techniques to pass on your TCK legacy and instill a global
perspective in your non-TCK children.

* How to come to terms with grief and loss in the TCK experience.

* Lessons Learned About this Global Life as an ATCK (Adult Third
Culture Kid) and the editor of Among Worlds Magazine.

When? Saturday 19th July, 2008

Time? 6:00 PM Eastern. Click here for the time zone converter.
Where? From the comfort of your home or office.
Is it free? Yes, if you decide to listen online. There will be long
distance charges if you call outside the U.S. (you can ask questions online or
on the phone.)
What if you can’t attend? Sign up anyway to get the MP3 recording, it’s the same page.

For those of you who missed TCK Academy’s interview last week with
Donna Musil, you are just a click away from tuning into her is
insights and knowledge regarding growing up amongst worlds.

What attendees have said:

- “I have tears just falling from my eyes. I hear tears from others
too. It is powerful to hear so many others validate my experiences.”

- “These past few weeks of the TCK Academy have been more help in
tying so many threads of my life together than years of on & off
therapy with a number of therapists.”

- “It makes me feel like a bird happily flapping around in a bird
bath. I felt so ‘at home’ with you all yesterday.”

- “What a breath of fresh air to have at last some practical
observations and advice on TCK issues.”

- “I would STRONGLY recommend the teleclass to anyone thinking of
joining in.”

You can get all the details about this teleconference at this
web page:

http://tckacademy.com/class/004?blg

IMPORTANT: Please check out that page right away.
This is a time limited AND space limited event to 200 people.

Kind Regards,

Brice Royer
TCK Academy

P.S: We are trying to spread the word so please forward this email
to anyone who might be interested in the event.

Here is the link again to the event:

http://tckacademy.com/class/004?blg

To get the full story click here:
http://tckacademy.com/class/003/

Brats: Our Journey Home Teleconference

Have you lived outside your Passport culture and then struggled trying to fit in with people that you have nothing in common with when you returned “home”?

In this 60-mins interview, you will learn about:

1. How to be comfortable with who you are – that completely opposing ideas are valid and exist all at the same time.

2. How to fully employ your strengths and have compassion for your weaknesses.

3. How to look at “belonging” in a whole new light.

….and so much more.

Donna was raised an Army brat and has lived and worked in Germany, Korea, Ireland, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Paris. As a child, she moved 12 times in 16 years. Her father was a JAG officer and military judge. When she was 16, her father died, and two weeks later, her family moved to Columbus, Georgia, where she finished high school.

For the next 20 years, Donna moved 19 times, graduated college, and worked in a variety of jobs, but always felt “different” from her fellow Americans. In 1997, she learned that she was not alone. While surfing the Internet, Donna discovered a Web site for her Taegu, Korea high school. A few weeks later, she attended an impromptu reunion in Washington, DC. It was revelatory. For the first time, Donna felt like she “belonged” somewhere, and thus began her journey “home.”

“It’s really about reconnecting and finding a home…. Finding a home not in a place but with a group of people.” Donna Musil

In this interview, Donna will discuss the making of her seven-year passion, Brats: Our Journey home. finding that place of belonging, being comfortable with who you are in the mix of paradoxes, the positive and the challenging legacies that “third culture kids” experience around the globe, and how BRATs/TCKs can develop an ability to “fully employ your strengths and have compassion for your weaknesses.”

What attendees have said about TCK Academy’s teleconferences:

- “I have tears just falling from my eyes. I hear tears from others
too. It is powerful to hear so many others validate my experiences.”

- “It makes me feel like a bird happily flapping around in a bird
bath. I felt so ‘at home’ with you all yesterday.”

- “I would STRONGLY recommend the teleclass to anyone thinking of
joining in.”

Join us for our teleconference with Donna Musil – Army Brat/ATCK, writer, director and producer of Brats: Our Journey Home.

To get the full story click here:
http://tckacademy.com/class/003/

If you would like to leave us a feedback for Robin Pascoe’s Teleconference: “Raising Global Nomads: Parenting Abroad in an On-Demand World” please answer the following questions in the comments:

1. How, specifically, did Robin Pascoe’s teleconference help you?

2. What would you say to a friend who was thinking of sigining up for a teleconference – but wasn’t sure?

3. If you feel it is warranted, feel free to leave us an audio testimonial by clicking in the comment box below:

Leave an audio testimonial

Please call the toll-free recording line and leave your message at: 1-800-609-9006. Extension number 3775. International callers may use 678-255-2174.

Thank you.

1. How, specifically, did Ruth Van Reken’s Teleclass HELP the way you understand the TCK experience previously?

3. If you feel it is warranted, feel free to leave us a testimonial in the comment box below:

Thank you.

TCK ACADEMY TELECLASS with RUTH VAN REKEN &
PAULETTE BETHEL.

Well, it’s finally here.

The first Live Teleclass for TCKs!

Sorry for the delay but we have been busy finalizing the details of
our first teleclass, and we do hope you’ve enjoyed Ruth Van Reken’s 5-part
series on TCK and Relationships.

We’re happy to report that we finally have a date, so be sure to
call-in to our first TCK teleclass with Ruth Van Reken and Paulette Bethel.

———-
Your Important Teleclass Dial-In Details
DATE: Monday, June 16th, 2008
Time: 1:00 PM (Pacific) / 4:00 PM (Eastern) / 9:00PM (London,
England) / 5:00 AM (Tokyo, Japan)

Phone-Number to Dial: 419-400-0203 (U.S phone number.
International fees apply.)
Use Conference ID: 990070#
Online Streaming/Webcast: (We will email you the link tomorrow.)
Passcode: 66321#
Duration: 90 mins (approximately)

Time zone converter:

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=KvPua&m=1aZHH5kLCRo2j1&b=miGYbJIHrr3w9STChlBF8A

SPECIAL NOTE: This teleclass training will start promptly according
to www.Time.gov so please dial-in 5 to 7 minutes early so you won’t
miss any content. You’ll be glad you did.

Focus: 7 Things Every TCK Should Know

Listen-in while Ruth Van Reken gives you an overview of
the 7 Things every TCK should know before answering your questions,
LIVE!

When preparing your question, please keep it under 30 seconds or 75
words for crisp, concise clarity. You will be able to post your
questions on the website or call on the phone.

Print this announcement out NOW and post it by your phone!

See you on the call!

The TCK Academy Team

About the TCK Class

We are very excited to announce our newest offerings for the entire TCK community, kindly sponsored by members of TCKID Private. Since TCKID.com debuted in November 2007, members have been asking us, “What are some things that you can recommend to help us better understand the TCK experience?

Well, we have been listening to your concerns, and quietly in the background, we have been creating a dynamic program that we hope will excite and encourage provocative dialogue on.

We’ve gathered an impressive list of prominent leaders in the TCK and Cross-Cultural Transition community for a series of intimate and powerful conversations and teleclasses to help you better understand and make practical applications of the gifts of your lived experiences. Adult Third Culture Kids and Cross Culture Kids, Parents, Educators, Counselors or anyone else living and working within our diverse community are welcomed to join us.

We are officially announcing them with a special offer of a free 5-part series from our very own, Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author of Third Culture Kids: the Experience of Growing up Among Worlds and Letters Never sent.

Speakers

Ruth Van Reken

Consultant, adult TCK, co-founder of Families in Global Transition, co-author Third Culture Kids: The Experience of Growing Up Among Worlds and Letters Never sent. (more)

Paulette Bethel

PhD (ABD), MA, LMFT is the founder of Brighter Pathway International, PLLC, a consultancy and a global executive coaching agency… (more)

To register and have access to our upcoming teleclasses, visit this website:
http://tckacademy.com/class