204 - When Differences Scare Us

A pondering on how much I enjoyed my week off - and how complicated it felt to enjoy it out loud! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is born from seeing how many of us have a dual sense of being both incredibly interesting, and not entirely sure of who we are and what we are about. For many TCKs, the most interesting things about us happened to us, pre-memory - have been named and claimed as important parts of who we are, and define us. So much of this lands around where we were born, lived, and what nationalities or citizenships or languages we've acquired. But I'm seeing how little of this can feel about us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This title feels like an odd one - after all, aren't TCKs supposed to be good at difference? As with so much, yes, and... Yes, we can be amazing at working with diverse experiences and viewpoints. Also, finding ourselves at odds with the people closest to us can feel deeply unsettling... In this episode I explore my experiences with this apparent paradox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode topic was requested recently, and I'm so glad it was! I've been circling around talking about Third Culture Kids and Neurodivergence for a long time now, and it took a push to do it. It can be a challenging and vulnerable topic, but it's so important to explore both how often it seems to come up alongside TCK stories as well as how identifying neurodivergence can be complicated by that very same TCK story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I recorded this while holding a lot of sadness - sadness for the pain in hear in so many TCK stories. In this episode I wonder about how much the stories of these sadnesses have to tell us about who we are - and my own experience of the hope this can bring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, I wanted to reflect on how complicated it can be to work with safety. It's what so much wellness work is focused on - generating a bodily experience of safety, regulating our nervous system and reaching for calm and trust. But what do we do when we simply don't feel safe - and have good reason for that? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

200th episode! Eeeep! So good to look back and celebrate getting here! This episode is a revisit of a short workbook I developed a while ago - My Optimal Functioning Manual - because I am feeling the urge towards a check in around noticing what is going on when I feel most functional! It can be complicated for TCKs to explore their own personal preferences after a life of 'rolling with it' and high adaptation demands. Explore this with me today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I'm pondering how Joy works for Third Culture Kids - why it can be hard to access, why our experience of it can feel complicated and how we can expand our story of Joy. Thanks for joining! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New season here in the UK, but I'm pondering the wonders of the last - specifically summer visits that had me enjoying anew the magic of having a loft - this time to share... Settledness as a TCK still feels new; but the idea that I could offer settledness? Brand new! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A sense of inadequacy pervades for so many TCKs, and this week I'm reflecting (having had my own bruises triggered) on what pieces of our story make us sensitive to this - and how a sense of "good enough" matters... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.