16: Thoughts on grumpiness and trying to be OK

16: Thoughts on grumpiness and trying to be OK

I'm talking to you on a grumpy-no good-terrible day. And by taking a moment to understand why I'm feeling so rubbish, I can make more sense of my story. We so often stick with ways of measuring our okayness that worked when we were younger - for me this was achievement and lists. But what happens when what counts as achievement changes as often as the countries in which we live? How do we achieve okayness then? And get rid of the grump? Join me as I ponder my own way through...

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162 - Feelings as Clues

162 - Feelings as Clues

In this episode, I observe the difficulty so many TCKs have with acknowledging their feelings - especially feelings of discomfort. Why is this, and what do these feelings have to contribute to our sto...

26 Syys 202521min

161 - Birthdays, Celebrations and Getting it Right...

161 - Birthdays, Celebrations and Getting it Right...

So, I found this episode I recorded way back in July! Excited to finally bring it to you - meandering though how TCKs might navigate birthdays and other celebrations when belonging is so often tied in...

19 Syys 202517min

160 - Sabotage... or Resistance?

160 - Sabotage... or Resistance?

Back after a long summer gap - but reflecting on the processing there and on a theme showing up a lot this week - self-sabotage! This is an exploration of what are the stories we might be in when we w...

12 Syys 202532min

159 - I finished the to-do list... and it feels weird

159 - I finished the to-do list... and it feels weird

Reflections on how things actually going to plan - life doing what we wanted - can actually trigger anxiety in TCKs! Even finishing my to-do list... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

11 Heinä 202523min

158 - TCK Creatives

158 - TCK Creatives

Introducing a new online group for TCK creatives! If you are a TCK who loves working creatively, join us via Facebook (just search 'Third Culture Kid Creatives') and discover how many TCKs are explori...

4 Heinä 202517min

157 - Grief Sticks

157 - Grief Sticks

Inspired by a conversation with another TCK, I've decided to make tangible representations of all those losses that have felt so hard to name - especially the loss of things that we never had - and in...

27 Kesä 202511min

156 - The Focus on Arrival

156 - The Focus on Arrival

What happens with perfectionism collides with a short internal timeline? This episode I'm exploring the way in which our TCK experiences can shorten our sense of timeline, keeping our focus on achievi...

20 Kesä 202517min

155 - Are you allowed to be happy?

155 - Are you allowed to be happy?

So in this episode I'm exploring the ways in which we absorb different cultural ideas about what kind of life is supposed to make us happy - aka, are we allowed to be happy with something outside of t...

13 Kesä 202518min

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