Between the Lines

In this episode, Alicia and I go between the lines of thoughts we’ve journaled throughout the years as Third Culture Kids—any individual who spends a significant part of their formative years in a culture other than their parents’ homeland. We speak of what it can look like to exist between competing cultural systems, and how these natural tensions can lead to unstable identities but also privileg...

Episode Four is a little different… the first in video format!!! (and perhaps not the last). In this episode my friend Tiggy and I speak openly about our faith: how Jesus met us at our lowest and transformed the darkness into joy. Trusting Him transformed our lives, and we couldn't stay quiet about the love that He has for us all. We hope you enjoy this very special episode. This is a public episo...

Listen to my friend Lina and I, both of us volunteers at a homeless shelter in London, draw from this experience to discuss what is currently a national crisis in the UK. We delve into the causes and traumas of rough sleeping, the misconceptions of the public, and the support that each one of us can offer to make a difference. Thanks for reading Ilaria Writes! Subscribe for free to receive new pos...

In Episode Two, you can listen to my friend Julia and I talk between the lines of my piece On Eating Disorders – The Ogres of Our Mind . As young adults who wrestled with restrictive disorders but recovered, we draw from our experience to discuss the dangers of obsessively pursuing thinness, and the importance of choosing recovery. Because with recovery, comes life. Please know that you are not al...

In Episode One, I speak with my grandmother about the themes that underpin my article “We’re Living in the Age of Performative Authenticity”. In today’s hypercritical world, we’ve much to learn from her character. Declaration: AI was used to dub my grandmother’s voice from Italian to English Thanks for reading Ilaria's Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is...