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Susie Csorsz Brown
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Looking and moving forward
Everything happens for a reason. Do you believe that? I hear that, and think about some of the awful, big, emotionally-heavy events I...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 27, 20242 min read
Be quiet & listen
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~ Rumi Life is loud. There is rarely a moment in the day when most of us stop...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 10, 20243 min read
Plan B
For Women everywhere. Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunties ... all If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's going to call me...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Podcast: Talking with M/Med
Medical care at post is a big consideration. What support will you have to help keep your family well? What happens if one of you falls...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Mar 4, 20241 min read
The Big Purple Blob: Recent Episodes
146- Behavior Specialist, Sharoya Ham: Here to Support Mobile Families Sharoya Ham is a trained expert with experience in raising...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 28, 20242 min read
Tap tap tap
Stressed? Anxious? Take 5 minutes for this super effective mind-body exercise that contributes to regulating nerves and anxiety. This...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 21, 20242 min read
Managing the right thing
We are all busy. It feels like demands for our time are endless; each one another reminder that we just don't have enough to spare....
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Getting back up
Some days are hard. I definitely totally get it. A hard day can sometimes be a great teacher if we stop and consider. We all have days...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 7, 20243 min read
How are you?
Hey! How are you? Really, how ARE you? Let's take a minute to check in and genuinely see how we are, to reflect. What do you see when you...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Latest on The Big Purple Blob
Check out the latest podcast episodes on The Big Purple Blob 142: Academic Support Options for TCKs--Feature: Katie Fowle TCKs face...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Podcast: 4 Women talking about Fitness and Health
Adding a podcast element to the Blog! This episode is with 4 women, all of whom are in the Foreign Service (as Direct Hire, as PSC, as...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 24, 20243 min read
How are things?
When asked, your go-to response might be "Good", "fine", "okay, thanks" and then you turn it: "And how are you?" This is our automatic...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Big Purple Blob: Top 10 episodes from 2023
Please see the attached pdf below for the links.
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Personal Inventory
Instead of thinking about what you need to change, what you need to do to "fix" yourself (read: make New Year's Resolutions), take a few...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Latest from The Big Purple Blob
The latest and greatest from The Big Purple Blob. 137: EFM New Career Path: The Time Is Now! Are you an EFM looking for meaningful and...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Small victories (24)
"Stacking up small victories creates a snowball effect that encourages you to undertake more and more ambitious changes." I did not write...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 14, 20232 min read
What's been happening on The Big Purple Blob
Episodes shared in the Big Purple Blob's newsletter in addition to the Blobber spotlight, focused on helping kids be more grateful. 132-...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Expectations and Happiness (23)
Who doesn't love a good Saturday Night Live reference? Here's the thing about finding happiness: you don't actually have to go anywhere...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Responsibility & Blame (22)
We are responsible for experiences that aren’t our fault all the time. This is part of life. Fault is past tense. Responsibility is...
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Susie Csorsz Brown
Nov 29, 20232 min read
I am sorry. Really. (21)
Hardest words in the English language, right there. I don't really know why that is, but ... let's face it: it is HARD to admit to doing...
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