Monday Morning Emails

Monday Morning Emails: six months, twelve countries, a thousand thoughts – two mothers share the journey of living a global life

A continent apart, Jo and Terry Anne made the commitment to email each other every Monday morning for six months. Part memoir, part diary, part self-help, the result is a vulnerable and insightful recollection – the then and now – of expatriate life between two friends. Over the past twenty-five years, the authors have created homes for their families in 12 countries from Japan to Kazakhstan, Malaysia to the Netherlands, the US to India and Oman. Combined, they have raised five sons, supported their husbands’ careers, and cultivated their own passions in writing, publishing, mentoring and more.

Uplifting yet painfully honest, Monday Morning Emails delves into myriad of tough subjects including identity, parenting, Third Culture Kids, faith, rootlessness, traumatic childhood experiences, anxiety and depression. Jo and Terry Anne emerge from this candidly emotional exchange drawing joy and growth from facing life’s challenges before an ever-changing backdrop. And together they affirm that mothers are mothers, wherever home may be. With input and advice from experts, this book will enlighten, guide, and offer solace.

 

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Long time expat writer Jo Parfitt gives us her best work yet in this incredibly honest and often gut-wrenching account of expat life with children twenty- five years on. And co-author Terry Anne Wilson, who is a new contributor to the expat literature about the globally mobile family, is equally up to the task of sharing her experiences so that others might take heed.

Robin Pascoe, Canada, Author and Speaker

Honest and often gut-wrenching

Love, love, love to Jo Parfitt and Terry Anne Wilson for being brave and authentic in their new book, Monday Morning Emails. From being part of the Sandwich generation, to repatriation, to identity loss, to supporting their emerging adult sons, they have tackled some of the most beautiful and most difficult subjects international moms encounter as their kids get older. I am honored to have contributed expertise to the book with such brilliant humans like Ruth Van Reken. Congratulations and thank you for putting this out there!

Ellen Mahoney, USA, CEO at SeaChange Mentoring

Brave and authentic

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