The life of a Third Culture Kid therapist

In this episode I explore why I avoid gratitude journals and how I lean into joy in the self instead. This can feel so counter-intuitive but I believe it's crucial for those of us who feel guilt or shame about what we "should" feel grateful for. This is especially problematic regarding experiences in our lives that leave us with struggles and challenges. Privileging our experiences of joy can help...

Moving between cultures leads us to collect multiple (and at times, conflicting) experiences of our own gender. For every culture we encounter, there are different "right" and "wrong" ways of doing gender and this can complicate our experiences of identity. But complication becomes enrichment when we can map these out and make sense of where we have learnt our own sense of gender identity. And whe...

I'm talking to you on a grumpy-no good-terrible day. And by taking a moment to understand why I'm feeling so rubbish, I can make more sense of my story. We so often stick with ways of measuring our okayness that worked when we were younger - for me this was achievement and lists. But what happens when what counts as achievement changes as often as the countries in which we live? How do we achieve...

Do you find yourself confused by your reactions to change or to stability/sameness? Let's assume you make sense, and explore together where these responses might have come from in your story, and what we can do to soothe our reactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the course of her therapeutic work, Rachel has heard the call of the human heart for four distinct assurances - you aren't broken, you aren't, alone, all of you is acceptable and yes it can get better. Here she explores why they matter so much to us, and the difference they can make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a four part series, Rachel walks through different elements of home-building: Home as an intimate and representative space Home as friendships Home as place Home as the self Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come together with a group of 6 to 8 other Third Culture Kids over four weeks to explore the many homes of our stories, nesting, and feeling at home both locally and globally... and much more! Let me know you want to join by emailing me at  rachelcason@explorelifestory.com  and I'll get in touch to set up a free 20 minute meeting with you via Zoom to talk through your hopes for the cours...

Over the course of her therapeutic work, Rachel has heard the call of the human heart for four distinct assurances - you aren't broken, you aren't, alone, all of you is acceptable and yes it can get better. Here she explores why they matter so much to us, and the difference they can make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a four part series, Rachel walks through different elements of home-building: Home as an intimate and representative space Home as friendships Home as place Home as the self Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the course of her therapeutic work, Rachel has heard the call of the human heart for four distinct assurances - you aren't broken, you aren't, alone, all of you is acceptable and yes it can get better. Here she explores why they matter so much to us, and the difference they can make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a four part series, Rachel walks through different elements of home-building: Home as an intimate and representative space Home as friendships Home as place Home as the self Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the course of her therapeutic work, Rachel has heard the call of the human heart for four distinct assurances - you aren't broken, you aren't alone, all of you is acceptable and yes it can get better. Here she explores why they matter so much to us, and the difference they can make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over a four part series, Rachel walks through different elements of home-building: Home as an intimate and representative space Home as friendships Home as place Home as the self Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This series concludes by considering how we feel about our next chapters. Have we encountered plot twists? We can benefit from taking the time to consider our own authorship of our own stories, and where we want our next chapters to lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s one thing to know our own story, to know ourselves, and to feel effective in how we communication our stories to other people. When does our behaviour seems to contradict the story we are telling others about ourselves? How do we feel when our narrative is challenged? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode explores the characters we have admired in other people’s stories, and the characters we feel we have played out in our own stories. How do we feel about our characters, how others see and understand us? What roles or goals do we want for our characters in our story as it continues to unfold? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Rachel explores how we tell our stories – to ourselves and to others. What were your favourite stories as a child, and what do they tell you about your needs and view of the world at that time? The different ways our stories get told for us, the family narratives that script out our characters for us, or the way we partition up the chapters of our stories, impact our view of ourse...

In this episode, Rachel explores the way in which we can use Gary Chapman’s ideas around “Love Languages” to effectively offer love to ourselves. How can we extend love to ourselves in a way we can hear it? Sometimes the traditional ideas around self-care (bubble baths and quiet reading) is just not what we are drawn to – so here Rachel explores how we need to explore elements of all five lov...

Rachel is, amongst many other things, a Third Culture Kid therapist specialising in Life Story Analysis 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 bett...