What Makes an Awesome Mother
What makes an awesome mother... I really think it’s a mom’s willingness to just keep going. No matter what method has thrust you into a...
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Carissa Gobble
May 2, 20203 min read
I Eavesdropped In on My Kids Doomsday Description....
I eavesdropped on a doomsday conversation my girls had last night through tears when they heard Dad leave through the front door and...
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Carissa Gobble
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Toxins Make The News
From time to time the toxins in our world and everyday products make the news! Here's a few of them. Claires: Just because it’s on the...
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Carissa Gobble
Apr 17, 20202 min read
How a Mom Handles a Double Kid Bleeding Injury
Yesterday there was blood on my cheek that wasn’t mine. Two crying children injured within 10min of each other during a simple walk to...
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Carissa Gobble
Apr 3, 20201 min read
Discovering New Rhythms To The Week
This guy was the sweetest yesterday. He has been working extra hours and nights the past few weeks getting patients set up with...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 28, 20202 min read
Grieve The Little Losses
Make sure you’re taking time to grieve. Grieve loss. All of us have lost something in the middle of this pandemic. Whether it’s our...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 26, 20201 min read
Is today READY for YOU?
Something that has made the biggest difference this week is taking time to get ready for the day. I don’t normally take time on what I...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 25, 20201 min read
Book Interview Fail...
I’m tempted to throw myself a pity party and list of excuses but despite my well performing system and routines we’ve been trying this...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Stuck At Home & Life Moves On....
Nature continues to move on. Life continues to move on. Seasons continue to change. Kids continue to grow. Flowers bloom. Rain comes. Sun...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Thankfulness In a Pandemic
This worldwide pandemic has me full of gratitude. Gratitude for the present moment. For my crazy munchkins who are too young to notice....
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 10, 20202 min read
critical, worried, selfish, exhausted, lazy mother??
I think I’ve fostered an orphan mindset in my child to where every special mom interaction with the other siblings breaks their heart......
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Hope After Fear
The seas connect us all. Not just all of the spread out continents but just the fact they are made up of water, our physical bodies’...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Who Needs Toilet Paper?!
We shared this one bathroom between 8 people for months. Our family conversation on Sunday with my parents... “Everyone is freaking out...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Pre-Grieving: A TCK Coping Mechanism
(Excerpt from I’m from Earth?) "Although I didn’t understand it as I was going through it, I was pre-grieving a future loss of dear...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Reverse Culture Shock
(Excerpt from “I’m from...Earth?”) “I locked the public bathroom stall door behind me in the Seattle International Airport, sat down, and...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 26, 20201 min read
Rocky Terrain of Trauma Triggers
It’s hard. Like trying to navigate rocky terrain. Get off balance and you can have a nasty fall. Processing trauma can be like that. It...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 20, 20201 min read
We Rode Camels Not Horses...
(I’m from...Earth? Book excerpt) “Just think about how many stories you have to tell when you come back from a trip overseas. Third...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 16, 20202 min read
Are You American or Are You Asian?
2 DAYS until “I’m from...Earth?” is available! (So another excerpt to tie us over..) “America seemed like a sort of utopia, this place of...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 13, 20202 min read
We Look Just Like You But Aren't Like You....
Doesn’t everyone hike through rice paddies for fun in high school? Here’s another book excerpt... “What is really hard for Third Culture...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 12, 20201 min read
REAL Poverty : Third Culture Kid Experience
(Excerpt from “I’m from Earth?”) “A lot of us Third Culture Kids have witnessed poverty at a level most of our peers have not. I remember...
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