Chronic pain and losing identity…

My Chronic Pain has reared its head and roared its presence this week. I capitalize Chronic Pain because it does really seem more of a character in my story of self, than a mere experience. Chronic Pain has needs, expressions and form, and I’ve been ignoring its...

Third Culture Kids – Stone and Water Work

I want to be like clear water. Still. Transparent. I, like many others, use water in my meditation space. I pour it from a clear vase into a decorative shallow glass dish at the beginning of my time in that space, and often I then place coloured stones into the water....

Drawers and a cat; my little big things

I’m feeling strangely emotional writing this post. You see, a few days ago I arranged to have a new chest of drawers delivered as my daughter’s needed replacing. This is basic stuff, right? Normal life. Except for me. And maybe for you? I’ve bought...

Third Culture Kids: Commitment in Relationship

I’ve been reading Lijadi and Schalkwyk’s article, “Narratives of Third Culture Kids: Commitment and Reticence in Social Relationships”. It’s worth a read and presents some interesting insights around mobility addiction and adaptation...

Spinning and Centring… precipice or threshold?

Hello, my name is Rachel and I’m a chameleon. Maybe you are too. Like many other Third Culture Kids, perhaps you developed early skills of observation and adaptation. You watch, you listen, to learn how to belong. You learn to ‘pass’ the multiplicity...