Articles

Living Between Worlds – A Post on TCKs

For as long as I can remember I have lived between worlds. My first memories of life are from a rooftop in the southern area of Pakistan. The high, ...

The Long-Term Impact of Boarding School

The long-term impact of boarding school can manifest itself as 'boarding school syndrome' - a condition counsellors need to be aware of and work wi ...

Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!

Similarities between neutrinos (subatomic particles) and TCKs. Am I just plain crazy to see this metaphor?

By: Elizabeth Trotter

Growing Up Global: What a TCK's Life is Like

A collection of stories compiled and edited by Cindy Loong.

Note: unsure if still in print

By Cindy Loong

Anchoring Yourself as an MK: A Review of Jeanne Harrison’s "Hiding in the Hallway"

MKs (missionary kids, third culture kids, TCKs) face challenges that few realize. Harrison's book offers honesty, empathy, and grace for the challe ...

Good Grief: Helping TCKs Navigate Their Unresolved Grief

I grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I only moved there when I was ten but had lived a few places before then.  So when we got there and stayed ...

7 Thoughts for Graduating TCKs

Dear Graduating Senior, This spring I hugged you. I cried with you. I said goodbye to you. And then I looked into the faces of your parents as they ...

Funny Things Third Culture Kids Say

Kids say the darndest things. Parents make the darndest lists out of them. Writers published the darndest lists of the darndest things those kids s ...

Hidden in My Heart: A Tck's Journey Through Cultural Transition

When Taylor Murray arrived in Japan, she felt like she was on an adventure-an adventure that God had called her family to take. The unique food, th ...

Breaking the Silence about Childhood Trauma | Dani Bostick | TEDxGreenville

Most discussions of PTSD focus on veterans to the extent that many people who suffer from PTSD are often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, especially am ...

Living with Trauma Memories

Dr. Diane Langberg presents an overview of phases one and two of trauma recovery to Rwandan counselors and NGO workers

By: Dr. Diane Lang ...

Drowning in Empathy: The Cost of Vicarious Trauma | Amy Cunningham | TEDxSanAntonio

Caregivers and emergency responders are empathetic individuals who risk suffering from Compassion Fatigue, a form of PTSD that is treatable using t ...