129 - Macro and Micro Identities
"Who am I?" is a question that Third Culture Kids agonise over, and I've observed some patterns here - that we often focus on the 'big identities', the ones that give meaning and purpose on a global s...
20 Syys 202420min
128 - If I make life work here...
"If I make life work here, then I'm committing to being here forever". Versions of this statement is something I hear so often in my work with Third Culture Kids, and so this episode spends some time ...
13 Syys 202420min
127 - Guilt Triggers for TCKs
Guilt - that horrible twisting feeling in our gut that so often shows up, unbidden and unwelcome. As awkward as it is, today I'm digging into what can trigger this in TCK stories especially, and how w...
30 Elo 202425min
126 - Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Value
Are you confused by how you think about your own worth? Maybe one part of you feel like you have things to offer, that you have value to add, but another feels like you can't quite believe the idea yo...
23 Elo 202418min
125 - The Courtroom of Feelings
I'm noticing how many of us TCKs are struggling to set boundaries without feeling the need to build a case of moral justification - our own feelings and needs don't seem to be 'enough' to allow us to ...
16 Elo 202416min
124 - Decluttering Identity
I'm in a season of decluttering... and my TCK self is happily familiar with how soothing it feels to streamline. So many of us get anxious at the accumulation of stuff (however will it all fit in my s...
9 Elo 202420min
123 - Red Flags, Green Flags
"I saw the signs... and I went there anyway!" I hear this so often, and it's such a familiar cry of my own heart too. We are often admonished to 'watch out for the red flags' but I'm wondering how muc...
2 Elo 202419min
122 - Editing the Story
In this episode, I'm pondering associations between changes and endings. In my story recently, I realised my needs had changed and the impact this was having around my book club involvement. I quickly...
26 Heinä 202420min
