114 - The Secret of Happiness
I've just read Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" and now I know the secret of happiness... and it's reminiscent of what I see Third Culture Kids doing every day in the tension they work to hold - between...
17 Mai 202414min
113 - Where My Behaviours Make Sense
Am I bad at communicating my needs, or did I just learn how to communicate in an indirect, obligation-based culture? Am I over-bearing, or did I just learn that high-volume enthusiasm is how one commu...
10 Mai 202423min
112 Third Culture Kids and Self Esteem
As with so many mainstream concepts, I find that Third Culture Kids often have a complicated and nuanced experience of "self-esteem", so it's definitely worth talking about! Some of us absolutely stru...
26 Apr 202414min
111 - Social Mistakes and Emotional Flashbacks
So many Third Culture Kids tell me how they can feel suddenly triggered or 'tugged' back into a previous chapter by the "smallest thing". This can be an amazing moment of nostalgic joy but often it's ...
19 Apr 202420min
110 - Rest, Productivity and Growing Pains
I've been wrestling with rest this week, and contemplating how my TCK story complicates my relationship with rest. Also explored, how hard and awful it can feel to change our narratives! Even when tha...
5 Apr 202425min
109 - Health and the TCK
Whether via health trauma or everyday cultural stories around body and wellness, health is a huge chapter in the Third Culture Kid story. Growing up with the classic, "Where There is no Doctor" book a...
29 Mar 202414min
108 - The Renewal of Spring
When staying in place, seasonal change becomes a helpful access point to change and novelty for Third Culture Kids. Join me in this episode as I contemplate how we can review and renew our multifacete...
22 Mar 202416min
107 - Room for all of Me
There are so many elements to our selves as Third Culture Kids it can feel stifling to feel stuck in one iteration of self for long. Moving to places that invite a different self forward is one soluti...
15 Mar 202420min
