Happiness
Navigating the Winter Blues: An Adult TCK’s Guide to Embracing Mental Well Being through the Winter Season and Beyond!
The winter months bring a blend of gifts and challenges, shaping the intricate tapestry of our emotional landscapes in ways that warrant attention and understanding.
‘Dr. Jenn’ On Helping Parents Show Their Mixed-Race Kids How To Figure Out Their Own Identities
For Dr. Jennifer Noble, a clinical psychologist and parenting coach, the best way for kids to figure out their individual identities, particularly if they’re mixed-race, is through informed parents. HER BACKGROUND “Dr. Jenn,” as she’s known online, is a licensed […]
What is True Love?
We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, and affection. Love is not something we […]
Could The Growth In Popularity Of The Holi Festival Of Spring Lose Its Significance?
The Holi Festival of Spring is a traditional celebration growing in mainstream popularity, but will this result in a loss of culturally religious significance? To discuss this concern, Tushta Krnsa das, the director of the Denver Krishna Temple in Colorado, […]
How The Outdoors Can Soothe the Turbulence of a Chaotic Cross-Cultural Lifestyle
Life can be stressful for a person who consistently straddles multiple cultures and environments, regardless of how or why, because it is always changing. Third Culture Kids (TCKs) or Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs) may struggle to find stability within the chaos […]
Disenfranchised Grief: When Others Don’t Understand Your Loss and How To Cope With It
This article looks at disenfranchised grief, what it is, how it manifests in the culture and how to cope with it. In 2018, I unexpectedly learned information that shattered the foundation of my life. In the aftermath, I moved through […]
Understanding Contextual Happiness Comes Down to the Individual
Interpersonal connection, spiritual fulfillment and the feeling of being at home: Happiness comes in many forms and is translated differently across cultures. Understanding contextual happiness, however, comes down to you as an individual and your own unique life experiences. FORMS […]
Rossiter: Alleviating Pain Naturally
The Rossiter System is a series of stretch-release techniques that target pain and movement restriction through the body’s connective tissue. Richard Rossiter, a former helicopter pilot and Vietnam veteran, founded the practice in 1990. After getting shot down in combat, […]