When Growth Hurts…

by | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog

“It’s been a summer of growing pains”, I explained to my friend. As a child I had suffered a lot with what doctors referred to as growing pains. Essentially, at times of rapid growth it felt as though my bones had lengthened before my muscles…...

If Growth was a Money Box: investing in ourselves

by | Sep 13, 2018 | Blog

I talk to people all the time who are overwhelmed. They are overwhelmed by all the things that are changing in their life, in their thinking, in their relationships. I tend toward this too; carrying a strong sense of what needs to change, what is changing… but...

Windows of Tolerance

by | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog

We’ve all heard of the “comfort zone”. This is the space in which we operate most, erm, comfortably. Here we feel no distress or anxiety and we function well. The notion of the “window of tolerance” extends on this concept and applies...

Third Culture Kids and the Growth Mindset

by | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog

Growth Mindset is a bit of a buzzword at the moment… but the buzz originates in an idea put forward by Dr. Dweck 30 years ago. For a good summary of that work click here, but for now let’s focus on the links we can make between growth mindset and Third...

Third Culture Kids & Safe Places: a Safe Self

by | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog

This post is the third in a short series about Third Culture Kids and Territory. In this series we explore the ways in which Third Culture Kids can create safe places for themselves. A safe place is one where we are known. A safe place is one where we have investment...

Third Culture Kids & Safe Places: Community

by | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog

So this is the second of four posts in which I explore the ways in which Third Culture Kids can engage in territory (or the building of safe places) as a means to more groundedness and belonging. A safe place is one where we are known. A safe place is one where we...

Third Culture Kids & Safe Places – Building Home

by | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog

Last week I wrote about Territory and Third Culture Kids. I wrote about how, while TCKs tend to avoid territorialism, I wonder if there isn’t something to be gained by learning how to do territory – how to build safe spaces. I suggested there are three...