The life of a Third Culture Kid therapist

By Dr Rachel CasonSociety & Culture Alternative Health Health & Fitness Mental Health

The life of a Third Culture Kid therapist episodes

January 18, 2022 64 Third Culture Kids - risk takers
Are we risk takers as TCKs? What is safety to us, and what feels like adventure? Our anxieties and needs may confuse those around us who already see us as adventurers... but what does your story have to say about it?
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16 min
January 11, 2022 63 Change without Self Blame
Something I notice in my work is how often we can land in a place of frustration just as we feel the strength and goodness of our growth journey... we feel frustrated at ourselves for not making these changes sooner. This frustration can be disheartening, so what can we do about it?
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14 min
January 04, 2022 62 Inner Child work and the TCK
In this episode, Rachel reflects on how our relationship with our inner child is impacted by our cultural experiences of childhood. How can we recognise inner child when they show up, and how can we work WITH them to meet their needs, rather than against them?
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29 min
November 30, 2021 61 Fear of being tired...
What can be so scary about feeling tired? Echoes of past physical limitations can be one reason, as can fear of not being enough...
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15 min
November 23, 2021 60 Uncomfortable feelings of Joy...
Uncomfortable feelings - Joy! What is it about feeling happy that can feel scary or uncomfortable? Turns out a lot of Third Culture Kids have ambivalent feelings about joy, and Rachel unpacks this in today's episode.
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19 min
November 16, 2021 59 High Vigilent Independence
What is it about independence that makes us feel safe? Given that so many of us avoid being 'needy' (or dependent), is there an alternative?
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16 min
November 09, 2021 58 Parenting non-TCKs (and how this intersects with interactions with non-TCK adults!)
A fair amount has been discussed about raising TCKs but what about being a TCK and raising a non-TCK child? Rachel explores the particular challenges this can involve and how responding to these challenges can illuminate ways of being with other non-TCKs too! As ever, knowing your own story is key...
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29 min
October 19, 2021 57 Old Scripts that Constrain Us
What messages about yourself and the world are you carrying? Where did they come from? Rachel explores the "scripts" that are handed to us and how these can be constraining.
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25 min
October 12, 2021 56 Continuity
What's the deal with continuity? In this episode Rachel ponders what it can offer us in times of change, and why Third Culture Kids can feel ambivalent about it!
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22 min
August 03, 2021 55 Anxiety - to be avoided?
Continuing with the series 'Uncomfortable Feelings', Rachel explores how we can reframe our relationship with anxiety. Can we accept anxiety as a predictable indicator of growth, or doing something difficult, without loading shame and fear onto ourselves?
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20 min

About The life of a Third Culture Kid therapist

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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…