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...

Third Culture Kids and Burnout

by | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog

I’d been dragging for a few days. Everything was fine – great even, and I’m REALLY good at noticing when things aren’t okay. I’m SO great at noticing when things aren’t okay that I sometimes take a big stick and poke ‘just...

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....

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...