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The Grief Tower: A Practical Guide to Processing Grief with Third Culture Kids Kindle Edition

by Lauren Wells (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 125 ratings
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Children who grow up outside of their parent’s passport country, Third Culture Kids (TCKs), experience a significant number of losses, grief-inducing experiences, and traumas during their developmental years. These events stack up like blocks on a tower throughout the life of the TCK, creating what Lauren Wells has coined the Grief Tower. If it continues to stack without these experiences being processed, a TCK's Grief Tower is likely to crash in their early adulthood. But is this avoidable? Can parents and caregivers provide care that prevents the tower from stacking too high in the first place? The answer is yes, and this practical resource is full of tools for helping the TCKs we love to process their grief.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08TRWY12R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (January 21, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 658 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 102 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08TRLB3Y2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 125 ratings

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Lauren Wells

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Lauren Wells is the founder and CEO of TCK Training and Unstacking Company. She is a sought after international keynote speaker known for her gentle approach to challenging topics. She is the author of Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids, The Grief Tower, Unstacking Your Grief Tower, and What Made That Feel So Hard?: The Unstacking Method. Lauren spent her teenage years as a Missionary Kid Tanzania, East Africa and now lives in Georgia with her husband and two children.

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D. Avery
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for TCK Families
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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This insightful guide is invaluable to helping TCKs process emotions in healthy ways. Highly recommend as required reading for all TCK families.
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Elizabeth Vahey Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars I found a new family tradition
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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I'm writing this review from the sky. My two TCKs have just seen a new country out the window and I have just finished this book in one sitting.
It was a quick read that impressed upon me again the importance of intentionality with my kids and the other TCKs I serve, while it simultaneously empowered me to rise to that responsibility.

I read Lauren's first book which assured me that there would be practical actionable points and there were. But this book is even more so. It's nearly "open and go" with what do to, what to say, and tips to get TCKs engaged.
I know I'll be referring to this book again and again.
And we will definitely be adding debriefing our grief tower as an annual tradition for our family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful and accurate.
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022
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I am a TCK and I would agree with the author on most everything. I wish I had had some of these tools and insights as I was growing up. Great book especially for parents with TCKs who are looking for ways to engage their griefs in a helpful way.
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bryanna17
4.0 out of 5 stars Great helpful resource
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023
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A quick resource to help others in this TCK culture and helping parents, caregivers, and teachers in this community. Thank you for your education and insights.
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Cousens
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, very practical book
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021
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As a mother of 5 TCK’s I found this book very helpful and practical. It makes sense and I’m hoping it’s easy to implement into our family as we try to make it a regular practice. I often tell people that no-one prepared me for the amount of goodbyes and the “grief” we would all experience living overseas. I’m grateful for this book and Lauren’s wisdom she is sharing with us as we help our kids process grief.
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CarrieMama13
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for parents of TCKs
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2022
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Great insightful book to help your TCKs navigate their unique life. It helps parents process changes and grief that comes with transitional life in another country (or countries).
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Gail
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2021
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This book is a very quick read and still so deep! Many useful and practical al ways to dig into the process of debriefing with TCKs as a parent and a caregiver. Highly recommended for anyone working with TCKs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Walking TCKs through Grief
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2021
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This book was helpful to me as a mom of TCKs to help them walk through the grief and loss that they feel. Identifying emotions is not something I am good at, so I’m hoping this will help us, as a family, identify and resolve emotions that have been hidden.
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NS
5.0 out of 5 stars Best in the field
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2021
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An easy to read, to the point explaining a topic many would skirt around. It is a little book absolutely packed with tools. I wish I had this a few years ago when I started working with TCKs. Thanks Lauren for sharing your journey and your tool box with us.
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