The life of a Third Culture Kid therapist
Rachel is, amongst many other things, a Third Culture Kid therapist specialising in Life Story Interview and Accompaniment, an approach she developed from her Sociological doctorial research into TCK identity, belonging and relationship to place. This podcast is a place she comes to contribute her ponderings on personal growth, working with pain, and the transformative change that comes from a better understanding of our own stories. For more information about Rachel’s therapeutic work, please visit: www.explorelifestory.com or drop her a line at [email protected]
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 161
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
100 - Audiobook playtime and a big thank you
Today Rachel started recording the audiobook for her book, "Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them" (print copies currently available at https://amzn.eu/d/hd88atF), and shares her experience, …
00:16:07 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
99 - A Year in Review
129 clients in, and nearly 8000 downloads in the last year of this podcast, and it's time to reflect before the year turns to 2024! In this episode I invite you to review your year too - with gratitu…
00:17:32 |
Fri 29 Dec 2023
98 - You are a gift
At a season where so many of us are wrapped up (see what I did there?!) in finding the perfect gifts, I want to take a moment to explore how the idea of being a gift to the world may have touched our…
00:15:09 |
Fri 22 Dec 2023
97 - A Hallmark Christmas
The familiar (and repetitive) scripts of Christmas Hallmark movies remind me of how we can find safety in the predictable stories we hold this season. However, it's worth exploring if these familiar …
00:23:34 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
96 - Other People's Stories of Us
How comfortable are we when other people's stories of us don't align with how we want to be perceived? In my experience, it's a common human experience to feel the need to have some control over the …
00:13:58 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
95 - Third Culture Kids and Leadership
In this episode, I'm exploring the expectations that form around leadership for Third Culture Kids... what are your experiences?
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00:18:19 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
94 - Let's break a social rule... on purpose!
Ok, this is a fun one... What do we feel about breaking social rules? For me there is a shiver of dread around this, a reaction that remembers the cost of cultural faux pas. But what about if we are …
00:12:39 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
93 - Are they the right one for me?
This is such a common question I hear from Third Culture Kids trying to work out their relationship stories... and in this episode I want to explore what could be going on here for us. Why do we need…
00:16:22 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
92 My weird is showing on my walls...
Now that I have an established space, I'm feeling a whole new set of feelings around inviting people into that space - my weird is showing on the walls! In this episode I explore more about the vulne…
00:19:08 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
91 - Power and Change
Change has been the constant for so many Third Culture Kids, for so long. If there is one thing we can count on, it's change. Yet what is our relationship with change - and how much power do we feel …
00:19:12 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
90 - I Belong Where I Want To
This title, "I Belong Where I Want To" feels so subversive... I'm so acutely aware of the pain I and so many other TCKs have felt around belonging that this phrase feels almost ridiculous. And yet I'…
00:21:10 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
89 Dancing through our Story
Rachel explored discovering a new way to connect to her body, moving from self-consciousness into joy, and reflects on the ways our bodies hold different chapters of our stories.
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00:18:07 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
88 Do I Need or Do I Want?
Rachel explores how many TCKs have learnt to minimize needs, to such an extent that the things we need to thrive start to feel like luxuries we shouldn't want. She offers another way in to discoverin…
00:16:13 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
87 My Pet Peeve
In this episode, Rachel goes head to head with here pet peeve - her own habit of living by old rules she don't want anymore... So many Third Culture Kids picked up rules throughout their lives, are t…
00:19:22 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
86 Blocks to Journaling
Journaling comes up a lot as a tool to help us process our stories. In this episode Rachel explores why journaling can be useful to us, what blocks we may face and some options to open up journaling …
00:26:19 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
85 Social Capital - TCK impact audit!
Rachel came across the idea of social capital in her sociology studies, but sees it come up a lot for Third Culture Kids. If social capital is the idea of the social networks that make us feel connec…
00:17:22 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
84 A loft of magical things
Rachel's getting her loft boarded... and it's bringing up some Third Culture Kid stuff.
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00:14:45 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
83 My Favourite Things...
"What's your favourite...?" This is not a fun question for me. For what occasion? In which country? In what language? Defining our preferences can be tough as TCKs, and this episode explores why and …
00:17:38 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
82 Indicators Transition is Going Well (or Not)
Here again, Kristi Steele of www.kc360.co is asking questions many of us do about how TCKs may experience transition but this one is especially for those caregivers who want to be active participants…
00:36:12 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
81 Talking TCKs on BBC Radio Lincolnshire
On May 19th I spoke to Melvyn Prior on BBC Radio Lincolnshire about TCKs and my book "Incredible Lives and the Courage to Live Them: Thoughts of a Third Culture Kid therapist".
If you are an adult TCK…
00:10:42 |
Mon 22 May 2023
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