Across Oceans
By Julia Walker
Across OceansApr 29, 2022
#8- A Conversation with a Third Culture Kid Therapist (ft. Dr. Rachel Cason)
I’d like to introduce you to a very unique guest- Dr. Rachel Cason! Not only is she a TCK and fellow podcaster, but she is also a therapist specialising in helping adult TCKs unpack their TCK upbringing through using the method of life story interviews. This is a method she researched and used during her PhD thesis on TCKs- and now uses in her therapy practice. Listen to hear about her journey from being a missionary kid to TCK therapist!
For more information check out her website and podcast linked below:
https://www.explorelifestory.com/
https://shows.acast.com/explore-your-story
Pre-order her book here:
https://www.explorelifestory.com/bookpreorder/
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#12- An Honest Conversation About Being TCKs (ft. Matt Dahlia)
Welcome back to Across Oceans! Joining the podcast today is another special guest: Matt Dahlia. You may know him from the Youtube channel Yes Theory- but he is also an author, fellow podcaster and a TCK.
We talk about what it's like to grow up moving between passport countries, finding home, and how Matt has woven these themes of TCK identity into his upcoming book.
If you want to pre-order his book check it out here: http://www.seekdiscomfort.com/book
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#13- Making Your Passport Country Home
Enrico joins the podcast today to discuss how language played a role in his international upbringing and his feelings on settling back in his passport country, Switzerland, after growing up abroad. We also discuss how he brought themes of homesickness into the album he recently created.
Check out his album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2WMv86oZKBk31mk3aIpNzf?si=T1o4wuXYR-yn4QFVFmpnng&fbclid=IwAR1ejKKVLPv9Sl1OgcnWrWQVfoU45tjmifWJk3HiTwwwK0yyE4ZdNC6VHbQ&nd=1
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#11- Finding Home (ft. Christopher O'Shaughnessy)
Another Christopher comes on the podcast today! We discussed him growing up as a US international military kid, his work as a global speaker and navigating how to find home as Adult TCKs.
Christopher O’Shaughnessy is a passionate and versatile speaker, comedian, and author who uses a unique blend of story-telling, humor, and provocative insight to engage in the transient world of the international community and TCKs. Learn more about Chris' work at:
https://www.chris-o.com/chriso/index.html
Chris' podcast:
https://blog.chris-o.com/category/podcast/
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#10- Growing Up Between Borders
At one point today’s guest spoke five different languages! Growing up on the boarder of Togo and Ghana, Emmanuel had to learn several languages to navigate this cross cultural and cross border up brining. After planning to do this episode for some time, we finally sat down to discuss this, as well as being foreigners in Switzerland.
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#9- Ebb and Flow
The tables have turned on today’s episode as Rachel has come back on the podcast to interview me on my journey as a TCK. Join us as we discuss the fluctuations of cultural influences throughout growing up and now in adulthood.
The book mentioned in the episode: “Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds” by David C. Polluck, Ruth E. Van Reken and Michael V. Polluck
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#7- Life of an International Teacher's Kid
Today our guest is Chloe, a fellow child of international educators, and classmate of mine from high school in Singapore. After spending her entire childhood growing up in Singapore, she returned to the United States to get her teaching degree and start her career. Tune in to see if she has plans to also teach internationally!
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#6- Being a Global Citizen
Today I talk with Tess about our similarities and differences of living in Switzerland as adult Third Culture Kids. We also talk about growing up and moving schools, being a global citizen and more- with a few tips sprinkled along the way!
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#5- From Military Kid to International Teacher
International school teacher and fellow podcaster, Greg, is today’s guest on Across Oceans. He talks about his experience growing up as a military kid, his high school exchange in Germany and his career as an international school teacher. Make sure to check out his podcast and newly released book- both linked down below!
International Teacher Podcast:
Book:
Finding the Right Fit : Your Professional Guide for International Educator Recruiting Fairs and Amazing Stories of a Teacher Living Overseas
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#4- Fostering Friendships Overseas
From Shanghai to Singapore, Jennifer grew up in various places in Asia before moving to the United States for university. Now, reunited after five years of not seeing each other in person, we sit down to discuss passports, moving to your “home” country for the first time, and long distance friendships.
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#3- Prepare for Landing
Join us today as we talk with Christopher, a half French half British individual, who grew up primarily in Southeast Asia. We talk about what it was like re-entering our passport countries for university, not understanding pop culture references, learning to live in snowy climates, and more!
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#2- Coffee, Tea, or Milo?
In this episode we talk with Natalie, a British-Italian who moved to Singapore in the fifth grade. 14 years later she is still living and working there. We will hear about how she identifies as a Third Culture Kid, what it’s like to stay when everyone around you move away, and what makes a home. So grab your favourite beverage and join us for a good conversation and lots of laughs.
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#1- Across Oceans: What is a Third Culture Kid?
Across Oceans is a podcast where we discuss all things related to Third Culture Kids, growing up overseas, returning to passport countries, unique travel stories and more. We’ll discuss the benefits, the challenges and everything in between with growing up as a global nomad. In this episode we will be diving into what it means to be a Third Culture Kid and how Julia, the host of this show, fits into this definition. Finally, we’ll share some travel stories about going overseas and introduce our first guest to the show.
Definition of TCK from: “Third Culture Kids: Growing up Among Worlds” by David C. Polluck, Ruth E. Van Reken and Michael V. Polluck
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