Why the Future Belongs to Those Who Belong Everywhere Growing up across 3 different countries, I learned early on that the world is a kaleidoscope of perspectives. As a Third Culture Kid (TCK), entrepreneur, mother, and coach, my life has been defined by navigating different cultures, systems, and ways of being. When you spend your formative years immersed in multiple cultural environments, you realize something…
As on the inside, so on the outside As some of you may have already noticed, I love metaphors! Unsurprisingly, my favorite coaching tool is the Inner Team model. Following the principle “As inside, so outside,” we can work with our inner parts just as we would with a team in an organizational setting. The Inner Team model was developed by German psychologist Friedemann Schulz…
In this article, I would like to explain the definitions and various categories of Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs). I didn’t learn about this until I was in my 40s, and it was a game-changer for my self-understanding as a TCK and for my personal development. At the end, you will find a series of book recommendations and references to additional blog…
Did you know that you can identify with several Cross-Cultural Kid types at once? Here are 3 famous examples of mixed CCKs!
Exploring 4 different CCK types: Children of Immigrants, Children of Refugees, Children of Marginalized Minorities and Children of Privileged Minorities
Exploring 4 different CCK types: Third Culture Kids, Domestic Third Culture Kids, Educational Cross-Cultural Kids, Children of Borderlanders
Exploring 4 different CCK types: Bicultural Children, Multicultural Children, Children of Mixed Heritage and Internationally Adopted Children
A Cross-Cultural Kid (CCK) is someone who has been significantly influenced by two or more cultural environments during their developmental years.
It’s time for part 2 of my own re-entry experiences. It took me a while to sit down to write this piece, but here it comes. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, it’s best to start there. Re-entry #2 I emigrated to Chile when I was 25. I wanted to finally venture out into the world again and know if I could make it…
FINDING HOME WITHIN is a six-week online group coaching program that I developed specifically for multiculturals, expats and globalnomads. For people who move between several cultures and long for more inner peace instead of feeling torn.
