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Raising a Family Overseas: Building Connection With Your Family and Host Culture During Transition
Navigate the challenges of raising a family in a foreign culture with practical insights, expert advice, and real-life stories. Raising a Family Overseas equips global families with the tools to thrive and build meaningful connections while living abroad.
"Intensely relatable and deeply encouraging"
"Intensely relatable and also deeply encouraging and helpful, and I’m going be recommending it to parents moving and living abroad from here on out. I wish I had had this book to accompany me through the early years of living overseas.
Karli Von Herbullis
Podcast host and spiritual director at Third Culture Thriving
"I’m so thankful for this book"
"I’m so thankful for this book and for all of the amazing people who contributed their experiences to this book! As a mom of 6 heading into our first international move I was completely overwhelmed until I found this book, which helped me feel ready and supported as we prepared for our time overseas."
Bailey King
Book Review
"An insightful book full of wisdom"
"An insightful book full of wisdom for those moving abroad with children. I love the stories sprinkled throughout the book, which make you feel connected to others and bring a wide range of perspectives. I was particularly glad to see a chapter on Ethical Photography - an essential part of the conversation and often overlooked."
Matthew K
Book Review
part 3
Once You're There
Navigating culture shock, creating family rhythms, and staying rooted while settling into a new home.
Chapters
It Won’t Always Be This Scary!
Of Course the Grass Is Greener
Maintaining Humor
Discovering Our Big Blue Planet
Education
Get Involved
Creating Stability
Sandpaper and Criticism
Maintaining Roots
Ethical Photography
Disillusionment
Remembering the Why
Final Thoughts
BOOK CHAPTERS
A Guide for Every Stage of Your Journey
Life overseas is unpredictable, which is why Raising a Family Overseas was made to go with you, offering practical tools and encouragement at every stage of the journey.
BOOK DETAILS
Key Topics from the book
Practical tools for navigating cultural transitions
Moving to a new country isn’t just about logistics — it’s about hearts, homes, and relationships. This book offers simple, actionable tools to help families settle in emotionally and relationally, manage culture shock, and create rhythms of life that feel familiar even in unfamiliar places.
Ideas for building meaningful connections in host cultures
One of the biggest challenges of life overseas is forming genuine connections with people around you. Inside, you’ll find creative, family-friendly ways to engage your local community, celebrate cultural differences, and foster relationships that make any country feel like home.
Ways to support your kid's emotional health while overseas
Raising Third Culture Kids comes with unique joys and struggles. This book offers encouragement and practical strategies to help parents care for their children’s emotional wellbeing, build healthy identities, and navigate seasons of transition with resilience and grace.
Personal stories from life in the field
Throughout the pages, you’ll find honest, relatable stories from Anna’s years of raising a family overseas. These moments of joy, humor, and challenge will remind you that you’re not alone — and that every family’s journey is uniquely meaningful.
A Conversation Companion
Whether in a book club, team setting, or over coffee with a friend, the themes in this book open the door to honest, life-giving conversations about the realities of overseas life.
100+ stories from expatriate families living in 40 countries
Drawing from over 100 conversations with expat families across 40 countries, this book captures the universal challenges and unexpected joys of life abroad. It’s a gathering of voices, offering connection, encouragement, and wisdom no matter where you’re planted.
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Real Stories & Practical Guidance
From practical parenting support to story-led encouragement for Third Culture Kids, Anna’s books help globally mobile families navigate life across cultures with greater confidence, connection, and care.
New release
Nourished helps parents and globally mobile communities support Third Culture Kids through transition, belonging, grief, resilience, and identity, offering research-based guidance for building the relationships and support systems children need to thrive.
Available in:
Paperback • Kindle • Kindle (Reflowable Layout) • Audiobook
Study guide
A biblical companion to Nourished, this study guide helps globally mobile families explore Positive Childhood Experiences through Scripture, offering reflection questions and practical tools for nurturing Third Culture Kids with faith, resilience, and connection.
Available in:
Kindle • Audiobook
Parenting Guide
Raising a Family Overseas combines practical strategies, research, and real stories from globally mobile families to help you navigate life abroad with confidence. Whether you're preparing for your first move or have lived overseas for years, you'll discover practical tools to strengthen family connections, support your children's emotional wellbeing, and foster a lasting sense of belonging.
Available in:
Paperback • Kindle
MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL
Sam’s Roommate Disaster is a middle grade novel for Third Culture Kids that follows Sam through a year of boarding school life in Congo, where adventure, friendship, and conflict collide. As Sam navigates grief, misunderstanding, and a difficult new roommate, the story explores healthy risk-taking, second chances, empathy, and the kind of belonging that can grow in the most unexpected places.
Available in:
Paperback • Kindle
Where to Buy?
Raising a Family Overseas is available exclusively on Amazon. Click the link below to purchase your copy today
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