Brandi and James talk with Anna Danforth about her own TCK experience and what it has been like to parent her two TCKs. Check out TCK training, which offers over 80 workshops driven by research and designed to equip TCKs and their families. This conversation covers a range of TCK experiences, including raising young TCKs, transitioning, ruptures, repairs, and launching.

“You will never regret prioritizing you kids, especially if you have chosen a life of major transitions and globe-trotting” – Anna Danforth.

Anna Danforth is an author, TCK advocate, and traveling speaker/trainer with TCK Training. Growing up in Cameroon as a third culture kid, she developed a deep passion for helping global families thrive in cross-cultural environments. Anna holds a degree in Secondary French Education and an MAEd in Instruction and Curriculum. Married to her high school sweetheart from DR Congo, Anna and her husband raised their two children in Lesotho and South Africa, where they continue to work in education and job skills training. With extensive experience as a TCK, global worker, instructor of expat families, and teacher at the Africa Orientation Course, Anna brings unique insight to her writing and training. She is the author of Raising a Family Overseas, a practical guide for global families, and Sam’s Roommate Disaster, a children’s book that gives voice to the unique experiences of third culture kids. Anna’s work equips families and educators to navigate the challenges and opportunities of living abroad with resilience and connection.

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