Self-critique or self-esteem; how do you grow?

I’ve long avoided ‘self-esteem’ as a concept. I’ve never identified with issues of low self-worth and, considering myself a seeker of truth, found it more natural to think in terms of self-critique instead. Self-critique, I argued, allows for...

Searching for Identity, and How to Find It

Why are we searching? An experience shared by a lot of Third Culture Kids is that of having multiple cultural identities. They are often described as chameleons, able to adopt behaviours (and sometimes even beliefs) at will to function in changing social environments....

New Year Goals – free printable!

How are you all doing? Made it through the festive season intact? I’ve not posted in a while precisely because this time of year can get a little crazy! I’m finally sitting down to write to you about New Year Goals… One of the things buzzwords for...

Fear of Missing Out & the Third Culture Kid

Since I opened this page to start writing this post, I’ve checked my Facebook notifications twice. I check my phone for emails and messages as soon as I wake up, even before I have my first cup of tea. The fact that I’m checking them minus my essential...

Chronic Pain & Sensory Overload

“Write about that which you know”. Isn’t that the advice given to our beloved Jo in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women? Well, today I know sensory overload. So this is what I’m writing about. I have chronic pain. It’s due to...