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Life in Motion - German Edition Out Now!

26/10/2023

Unterwegs im Zwischenland

Wie interkulturelle Übergangsphasen uns stark machen

Amy Casteel und Ruth E. Van Reken

Das Leben ist voller Veränderungen und viele dieser Umbruchphasen (Transitionen) im Leben geschehen, ohne dass wir uns überhaupt von zuhause wegbewegen. Beispielsweise durchleben wir den Prozess des Erwachsenwerdens von unserer Kindheit, über die Pubertät bis hin zum Erwachsenenalter. Eine große Lebensveränderung findet auch statt, wenn sich unser Status von „Single” auf „Verheiratet” ändert oder wenn wir in einem Moment kerngesund und im nächsten plötzlich schwer krank sind. Viele gravierende Lebensveränderungen bringt aber doch ein Ortwechsel mit sich. Dieses Buch zeigt, dass sich die Menschheit seit Beginn der Welt, als Adam und Eva ihr Zuhause im Garten Eden verlassen mussten, immer wieder mit geographischer Veränderung auseinandersetzen musste.

Erstaunlicherweise, haben die Menschen damals sehr ähnlich auf diese Veränderungen und Umbruchphasen reagiert wie wir heute. Durch ihre Geschichten, bekommen wir einen Einblick in ihren Umgang mit den einzelnen Phasen solcher Übergangserfahrungen und lernen, wie solche Prozesse uns stärken und uns Hoffnung geben können.

Unterwegs im Zwischenland

Mit dem Kauf des E-Books Unterwegs im Zwischenland steht dir eine kostenlose PDF zum Download zur Verfügung, die du für die Bearbeitung der Fragen nutzen kannst.

The ChrisLin Method - Out Now!

23/9/2023

5 Steps for Working Creatively with Imagery & Metaphor

A step-by-step guide to facilitating lasting transformation, presented in a practical, clear and approachable way, The ChrisLin Method deserves a prominent place in any practitioner’s toolkit.

Christina Bachini & Lindsey Wheeler

Since the beginning of time, people of the world have expressed themselves through art, music, dance, drama and storytelling. In their groundbreaking book, Christina Bachini and Lindsey Wheeler offer practitioners – counsellors, coaches, art therapists and anyone engaged in delivering therapy or facilitating personal development – a practical guide to integrating creativity into their practice.

The ChrisLin Method

Built on 50+ years of collective experience, The ChrisLin Method uses creativity to help clients look at the underlying, unconscious drivers that affect their unhelpful emotions. It is through creatively exploring these unhelpful emotions that clients can untangle their inner world.
With easy to follow Steps, Core Questions, Frameworks and Case Studies, this comprehensive method will enable you to:

Understand how creativity works
Know when to offer creativity to your clients
Be confident in using The ChrisLin Method as an intervention
Learn how to work with your client’s creation.

Out Now on Summertime Publishing - The Raft That Soared

12/8/2023

Dr Rebecca Bower and Steven Ayling

Dedicated to kids and families on the move, everywhere

Join Sahana and David as they navigate the waters of change and transition. Delve into their world of hopes, fears and dreams as their journey of self-discovery takes them to unfamiliar places. As you experience their world, we hope that you too can look ahead to your future moves with a sense of hope, calm and wonder as you embrace new and exciting adventures.

New authors Rebecca Bower and Steven Ayling bring to life the groundbreaking work of Ruth Van Reken and the late David Pollock with bold simplicity, insight and charm.

The Raft That Soared

A welcome addition to the world of global mobility. Needs to be a standard tool for educators and parents alike to use with the children in their care.”

Ruth Van Reken, co-founder of Families in Global Transition and co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), parent of TCKs and TCK educator I can say unequivocally how excited I am to see The RAFT That Soared be shared with the world.”

Michael Pollock, third culture coach and co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

Delves into the range of real and sometimes very raw emotions… a thought-provoking story and excellent resource for supporting young people through the various stages of their transitions.”

Michele Borba, Ed.D, author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine

Life in Motion - French Edition Out Now!

5/8/2023

La vie en movement
Grandir quand les repères changent

Amy Casteel et Ruth E. Van Reken

La vie est ponctuée de transitions. Elles se produisent parfois au même endroit : nous passons de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, du célibat au mariage, d’une bonne santé à une maladie chronique. Certaines transitions surviennent lorsque nous partons vivre ailleurs.

Ce livre présente comment l’humanité a dû faire face à ces grands changements géographiques, depuis le départ forcé d’Adam et Ève du jardin d’Éden. Le croirez-vous ? Celles et ceux qui ont vécu de telles transitions ont beau avoir vécu dans l’Antiquité, leurs réactions ressemblent étonnamment aux nôtres. Ces récits nous aident à mieux comprendre les phases de la transition. Ils éclairent nos réactions à chaque étape et nous donnent des pistes sérieuses pour les traverser toutes avec force et espoir.

Les lecteurs qui achètent une édition numérique de La vie en mouvement peuvent télécharger gratuitement une version PDF pour réaliser les exercices proposés dans le livre.

Book Marketing for Authors

23/6/2023

Do you have a book to promote but don't know where to start? The Expat Bookshop has curated advice and ideas, hints and tips about book promotion and marketing from the best in the business. Click the image to find out more.

Stayed tuned to the Expat Bookshop for more marketing articles as they are added.

Toni Summers Hargis

9/6/2023

Check out the new website from Toni Summers Hargis, author of How to Stand Up to Sexism.

The Singing Warrior - Back on Sale

13/5/2023

Springtime Books is delighted to confirm that, due to popular demand, Niamh Ni Bhroin's inspirational memoir, The Singing Warrior, Finding Happiness After a Life Filled with Pain and Abuse, is back on sale.

Niamh was born in Dublin and was convent-educated. Her physical abuse by the nuns and sexual abuse by a friend of the family (as a young child), had consequences right up through to her adult life. Her absent seagoing father and over-controlling mother also made her seem vulnerable all her life. However, when she travelled to London, then Greece, her life started to change, or so she thought. Unfortunately, the same patterns kept on cropping up. She married a controlling husband and spent many years in a life that was ruled by others. Her stay in the Netherlands was difficult and trying.

Her breakthrough came when she went to Africa for her 50th birthday and met a Masai warrior. She knew that her life had to radically change when he confronted her with the truths of her journey and it did. Within 3 months, she left a life, lifestyle and marriage and started a new life with her young daughter and two Ikea bags and a dog called Mozart. She went on a shamanic healing weekend in Scotland and came back the woman that she knew she truly was.

The Singing Warrior

The Newcomer's Dictionary - Latest Review

8/12/2022

There is so much more to this book than you'd imagine. The word 'dictionary' is accurate but doesn't do it justice. As you work through the A-Z of terms relating to global mobility you're reminded how complex are their meanings.

Helen Ellis, author of Being a Distance Grandparent

The Newcomer's Dictionary

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Season's Greetings

6/12/2022

Out Now - Der Prolog

29/11/2022

The German edition of Alexander V. Mirtchev's highly influential study of the geopolitical, security, economic, and environmental future of a major game-changing phenomenon — the alternative energy megatrend — is now out on Springtime Books.

Der Prolog

Book Promotion on Instagram

23/10/2022

You'd like to promote your book on Instagram but don't know how. BookBub Partners have put together some examples to inspire you. Click on the image to find out more.

New Foreign Language Books from Springtime Books

12/10/2022

El Prólogo

Retour Vers un Avenir pour L'Humanité

RIP, Ma'am

19/9/2022

Queen Elizabeth II

Out Now on Kindle - Travels Through Asia by Marco Rubinelli

13/9/2022

Travels Through Asia

Travels Through Asia: where the stars disappear is the discovery of the traditions and history of different cultures in Sikkim, Ladakh and Orissa – now Odisha, China, the Caucasus, Nepal and Myanmar, recounted through the filter of illness. Hermann Hesse once wrote: “Where borders vanish, we find Nirvana. The beloved stars of nostalgia still shine brightly for me.” Similarly, this book describes the feelings and emotions experienced during the voyage of life. The desire to cross the boundaries of space and time may stem from a deep-rooted restlessness, but one may find contentment in the knowledge that it is possible to find happiness by just looking at the stars.

Springtime Books at Barnes and Noble

18/8/2022

Not a fan of Amazon? Not everyone is. Springtime's paperback titles are also available at Barnes and Noble. And many are available digitally on Nook too. Click the image to find out more.

Barnes and Noble

Out Now on Summertime: Invisible Outsider

13/8/2022

From battling bullies to building bridges, my life as a Third Culture Kid

Invisible Outsider

Great Reviews for Badass Abroad

6/8/2022

An engaging journey of personal transformation through courage, authenticity, and self-love.

Katia Vlachos, author of A Great Move

I’d recommend to every expat accompanying spouse moving abroad today. Strong, sassy, witty, honest, sarcastic, sweary, and full of wisdom.

Mariam Navaid Ottimofiore, author of This Messy Mobile Life

Badass Abroad

Part memoir, part self-help book, Badass Abroad is… full of surprising twists, relatable stories, and smart advice.

Olga Mecking, author of Niksen

I was getting side-eyes from passengers because it made me laugh out loud… a behind the scenes view of real-life transformation.

Sundae Bean, Transformation Facilitator

The Newcomer's Dictionary by Joyce Agee - Out Now!

18/7/2022

Illustrated by Ellen Agee

The Newcomer’s Dictionary is an A to Z of words that explore aspects of relocating. Whether you have moved or are considering a move, this dictionary will help to identify and describe the experience of being a newcomer.

Filtered through Joyce Agee’s memories and illustrated by her sister, Ellen Agee, this book identifies the often hidden and complex feelings that can be experienced by newcomers – whether first-time, seasoned or expatriate – as they relocate to a new suburb, city or country.

Now an Australian citizen, in writing this book Joyce has brought together the experiences of a nomadic expat with those of a newcomer child. She reflects on how her life has been impacted by the family’s frequent moves while she was growing up. Books, television programs and films were to become an emotional lifeline for the two sisters, giving them a sense of stability and continuity when everything else around them was constantly changing.

The Newcomer’s Dictionary also explores how language, which evolves over time and across cultures, influences our perception of newcomers. It describes the newcomer identity, experiences and emotions – above all the feelings of being an outsider and the need to belong.

The Newcomer's Dictionary

Badass Abroad: How to Get Your Expat Shift Together - Out Now!

6/7/2022

By Claire Hauxwell

Meet Dandelion, our author’s alter ego – a flailing spouse and dedicated mom of two who’s a decade into her expat life and doesn’t know who the hell she is anymore. Dandelion’s schtick is getting old. Dandelion’s feeling uncomfortable in her own skin. Dandelion’s longing for the days when there was more to life than wandering the aisles of another damn grocery store in expatland. Dandelion’s life is a #shitastrophy.

But all is not lost. Our heroine is resilient, and with a little help from her friends and an incessantly upbeat coach, she’s determined to get off that highway to Shitsville. Dandelion is spirited, daring, genuine, and brave. Yep, you guessed it – Dandelion is a #badass.

In an honest, insightful, and shamelessly funny account of what the daily grind of an Accompanying Supportive Spouse can look like, Claire Hauxwell reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly bits of expat life. You know, the things no one tells you about, such as how adulting is totally overrated. Along the way, she shares a whole load of inspirational stuff too. Like how to get that self-care routine going. Let’s face it, you can’t make everyone happy. You are not tequila.

Badass Abroad

I was getting side-eyes from passengers because it made me laugh out loud… a behind the scenes view of real-life transformation.”

Sundae Bean, transformation facilitator and podcaster

GO! Out Now on Summertime Publishing

21/6/2022

GO! My Personal Guide and Diary Before, During and After Moving Abroad

Maria Kofod Techow
Emilie Frijs Due
Bente Skovby Burke

For children and adults alike, moving abroad – even for only a few years – is a major life event. Secure and healthy relationships are important for children to thrive throughout the process. They need to feel a sense of coherence so that they can understand and manage the challenges they face. This book guides children ages 6-13 through their move abroad. By writing, drawing, collecting memories and sharing them with others, they can create their own special story about their lives before, during and after their international move. The book supports children in sharing thoughts, feelings and ideas with their family and with old and new friends, so friendships can be maintained and enhanced. The book is a starting point for conversations between children and their parents, for children’s groups, in schools and across cultures and borders.

The owner of this book will have a lifelong treasure.

Marion Knell, writer and speaker, cross-cultural consultant

GO!

Beautifully done! The authors of “GO!” have taken the essence of the TCK experience and put it into ‘bite-size’ pieces to give TCKs words and understanding for what is going on while they are growing up globally.

Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author, Third Culture Kids

This is an excellent resource for families making intercultural moves. This book is a must for parents to help their children navigate The process.

Anne Copeland, Executive Director, The Interchange Institute