Relationship
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 […]
Military Brat Brynne Adams Grows Up Moving Around the U.S.A. – Part 2 of 3
As discussed in part one of Brynne Adams’ story, making new friends was the hardest part of moving. Having both parents in the military and moving around multiple times meant saying goodbye to a lot of people for her. Building […]
Yoko Ono: The turbulent life of a famous artist
Music is a place where people share their life experiences and the emotions they feel at a certain time and place. Music is one of the many fields that a Third Culture Kid (TCK) can use to express their life story and journey. […]
HISTORY PRE-WRITTEN: TRANSGENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF TRAUMA, SYSTEMIC RACISM AND UNRESOLVED GRIEF.
At the tender age of seven, and before I even learned the language to name it, I had experienced the painful reality of racism.
Part II of VI: What Blackness Looks Like- HOW DO YOU NAVIGATE LIFE WHEN WHITE IS THE STATUS QUO AND ANYTHING ELSE IS “OTHER?”
Britain’s racism hasn’t disappeared; it’s just gone underground. When white is the status quo and anything‘other’ is exactly that, where do you go? For me, it’s Morocco.
Part I of VI: Cross-Cultural Pandemic Perspectives — TCK Thoughts from Shanghai
Many within our cross-cultural, intersectional community rely on skills to keep ourselves grounded among chaos. Yet, who would have expected a global pandemic would spur the masses to remember the wisdom of keeping body and soul together during difficult times? […]
Handling the Holidays: Tips for the LGBTQ+ Community
For some in the LGBTQ+ community, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year. Instead, they can ignite familial pressures and uncertainties.
How This Global Family Found Unexpected Love
There’s an old adage that says, “Love comes when you least expect it.” Cara and Brandon Kelley, and now their son Sidney, are living proof that there’s truth to that proverb. Growing up a world apart, they had no clue that a chance encounter on social media would end in the creation of a happy family. For anyone who hears the story, it seems like destiny.

















