Languages – those we’ve loved, and lost.

by | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog

To speak is to be. At least in my world. I’m a verbal processor and I swear I sometimes don’t know what I’m thinking until I speak it. In social terms, we often don’t feel we exist until we are heard and understood by the world around us. Babies know this first. Of...

Happy Valentine’s Day – to YOU!!!

by | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog

Okay so I’ve broken significant writing rules in this title about Valentine’s Day – too many capitals, and too many exclamation marks… And yet I’ve determined to keep it. Why? As anyone who’s ever worked with me knows, you...

A new year… a new TCK?

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog

So a new year beckons, and as the saying goes: a new year, a new you. Trouble is, there are often so many ‘me’s for us Third Culture Kids already! Which one do I feel the need to ‘improve’ or ‘reinvent’? A new year, a new TCK? It...

A thank you… from me to you.

by | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog

It’s not uncommon for a therapist to be on the receiving end of gratitude expressed by their clients. I think this time of year can invite a reflective mood and, perhaps especially in the context of this year, we are many of us noticing just how far we’ve...

Deja vu… and glitches in the Matrix.

by | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog

I used to watch the Matrix films a fair bit and I’m going to borrow one of their concepts for this post. The films follow a hero through a dystopian reality check, where, among other things, he learns to pay attention to the moments of déjà vu, the...