In part 1 and part 2 of this 3 part series we have discussed how culture shock is the accumulated disorientation from culturally stressful events and explored the difference between culture shock and culture stress.
This week, we use some of the questions from Stephen Jone’s Cross Cultural Transition Handbook to help the Jone’s process the culture shock they are experiencing after moving to Berlin in July. This process of reflection - both self-reflection and taking time to dialogue with others is an important part of healthy cross-cultural adjustment.
If you are currently in a situation where you are experiencing some of the symptoms of a cross-cultural transition and do not have someone to process with, please reach out to us through email or by joining our discord server.
Resources from this episode:
Stephen’s book Transitions Across Cultures: Bookshop.org or Amazon (As Amazon Associates, we receive a small proceed of books purchased using this link.)
Videos and other resources for transitions. Be sure to watch the video on Culture Shock, which contains the chart we referred to in this episode: traxcultures.com
Follow Stephen and Jennie on Instagram: @thejonesesinberlin
Visit liminal edges on Instagram: @liminal_edges
Blog posts from Stephen at iamintercultural.com
Contact I Am Intercultural about customizing the Cross-Cultural Transitions Handbook for your cross-cultural ministry organization.
Join the conversation on Discord
Email us at podcast@envisionberlin.com
William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes. 2nd. Ed. 2004 (As Amazon Associates, we receive a small proceed of books purchased using this link.)
About the host and guests:
Bio from Stephen
Bio from Jennie
Bio from Mike
Credits:
Regular Theme music by Mike Picconatto
Unterwegs is recorded and produced in a partnership with Envision Berlin
Cover art: Rachel Norton
