Books
THE PRACTICE OF PROCESSING
It is impossible to live an intentional life without processing our emotional experiences, yet, so many of us did not grow up learning this skill.
The Practice of Processing: Exploring Our Emotions to Chart an Intentional Course gently invites us to delve into our experiences from an emotional perspective and gives us a helpful grid for doing this work that has historically been so abstract. If you are looking to grow in emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and internal processing, this book will guide you in that journey!
Worldschoolers
Worldschooling is a unique childhood education experience that more and more families are choosing for their children.
Worldschoolers: Innovative Parents Turning Countries into Classrooms is an anthology from parents which narrates the reasons why each chose to embark on this non-traditional journey.
Elizabeth authored Chapter 11: How to Raise Children in the Jungle (and Everywhere Else).
What People are Saying
“You’re creating a space of deep empathy and understanding for people in very difficult spaces, and the OVERLAYING that with the journey of Jesus. And letting them sit in that moment…. There are so many layers to the advocacy work you are doing here. An advocacy that places people in the presence of Jesus without them needing to get out of their darkness first.”
– Tanya Crossman, author of Misunderstood
“What an ending! Chill bump. Excellent writing, Elizabeth! This is a much needed conversation and your words are like a balm to the weary soul who thinks they have to constantly suffer and rough it to be of any value to the work… Being an advocate for our families is not always well-received, but it’s worth the pushback received. Virtual fist bump for this beautiful piece.”
– Alicia Boyce, editor of Taking Route
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About
Elizabeth Vahey Smith is a full-time traveler, taking her family on a worldschooling journey around the globe. Traveling for work, and always for pleasure, her family has visited 15 countries and counting. Her oldest was born on an extended roadtrip and they moved internationally before his first birthday. The first five years of their global adventure was in Papua New Guinea where Elizabeth served as Translation Coordinator over a cross-cultural team of Translation Specialists and their projects.
In her cross-cultural experiences and unconventional lifestyle, Elizabeth has become confident that there’s always a way. She believes that healthy TCKs and the expatriate life are not in contradiction. She believes that leaders can run productive teams and be emotionally safe spaces. She believes that we can heal from trauma and we can create trauma-informed spaces that support and promote that healing. She believes that hard things can be said in a way where people listen. She believes that we’re all a part of the solution.
