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5 Things I Wish People Understood about Reverse Culture Shock

November 9th, 2020|Accidental Soldier, Israel, memoir writing, mindset, new memoir, travel, Uncategorized, writing|

Six years ago, I self-diagnosed myself with Reverse Culture Shock, or RCS, an emotional displacement syndrome.  I know this because, after 7 years of doing reverse immigration to the States in 2007, I stumbled upon the symptoms of Reverse Culture Shock on an archived U.S. State Department's home page. Suddenly, I felt recognized and validated [...]

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The Courage to Take Accidental Soldier on a Book Tour in Israel!

August 20th, 2016|courage, memoir writing, new memoir, promotion, speaking, success, target audience, the heroine's journey, transformation, transformational author experience, travel, vulnerability, writing as inspiration|

Now that I'm back on US soil, I feel compelled to share a report of the She Writes Press Israel edition tour I did for Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces.  General thoughts and impressions: To be at my home country where I did my voluntary service in [...]

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