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THE DASH
Insight, wisdom, lessons learned and everything in between to help you find the information you need for smoother transition between diplomatic assignments.


Emotional Baggage - Time to Unpack
We are fooling ourselves if we believe that the only baggage we carry from post to post is what we store in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of us. Emotional baggage has long been something to be ashamed of, because only a 'disturbed' or 'crazy' person was incapable of handling the challenges of life. The fact is emotional baggage serves a purpose, the hard part is learning how to turn it into tools for life and let go of the baggage itself.

Christine Lusk
6 min read


What's In Your Go-Bag?
We are often faced with challenging circumstances and high amounts of stress at work, yet we don’t prepare for a potentially life changing event surrounding our career. Here are three things you can do to make sure you’re ready.

Christine Lusk
4 min read


Self-Care In Your Daily Routine
Finding these little ways that we can create self-care for ourselves and our family is crucial with the chaos of everyday life.

Christine Lusk
5 min read


Finding Balance in the Foreign Service: A Personal Journey to Self-Care
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not perfect at this self-care thing. There are still days when I fall into old habits.

Christine Lusk
3 min read


The 3 Biggest Mistakes When Making Friends
Most people don’t realize that making friends requires effort. They believe that making friends should (still) come naturally and easily.

Christine Lusk
5 min read


Getting out of Dodge has it's Rewards
It’s time to actually do all those things you planned to do before you got to your current assignment. It’s time to travel!

Christine Lusk
2 min read


Achieve Your Resolutions
Starting off the New Year comes with resolutions. I used to be fairly cynical about them until I started to reframe my thinking around...

Christine Lusk
3 min read
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