Happy Valentine’s Day – to YOU!!!

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...

Third Culture Kids and Intimacy

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....

Love is… accepting the Glorious Mess

This has been a tough week for all sorts of reasons. But, because of the school holidays, it’s coincided with more time to think and to feel. I have had the opportunity to step back from the normal routine of life and take stock. It’s scary stepping back...

Love is… scary.

I didn’t expect to write that title. It just came out as I began to type. The last decade of my life has been dedicated to the pursuit of deep, meaningful and (wait for it…) lasting relationships. I grew up as a Third Culture Kid, like many of you readers,...