Third Culture Kids and Intimacy

by | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog

This question is a biggie for us Third Culture Kids, not only in that it spans two decades in Erikson’s Eight Stages of Man timeline, but also in terms of the impact our relationships have on our sense of Self as successful in achieving intimacy or isolation....

“Finding myself, finding my people”

by | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog

So this is post number five in the series, beginning with this one – an overview of Erikson’s ‘eight stages of man’ concept applied to the Third Culture Kid experience. And this is the big one – the one about Identity. For many of you...

Third Culture Kids and (In)competence

by | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog

How often do you feel like a fish out of water; feeling as though you lack the necessary ‘something’ to succeed in your current environment? In short, how often do you find yourself feeling incompetent, or that you are being perceived as incompetent? Are...

Third Culture Kids & Purpose

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Blog

Something I hear a lot in sessions with Third Culture Kids is the idea of Purpose – “What is my purpose?” “I need to be doing something meaningful” “I get so frustrated with others when they seem to settle for the mediocre”...