Posts in Mental Health
Lady, Stop Telling Me What to Do
Lady, Stop Telling Me What to Do

I found myself drawn to spirituality, bought a few books to learn more and considered it a sort of experiment, thinking: will this actually work?…

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Mental HealthBy Dora Bralo (From Croatia & the United States. Living in New York)third culture adult, third culture kid, japan, yoga, meditation, self-development, self-improvement, self-care, self-help, self-help books, reading, spiritual practice, privilege, self-growth, practices, authentic, sensoji temple, serenity, cultural appropriation, curiosity, beliefComment
The Standard Relationship Model and Me—I'd Rather Be Alone
The Standard Relationship Model and Me—I'd Rather Be Alone

So, in the end, I’m alone. Although I have no intimate relationships with anybody at the moment, I find that I don’t particularly miss that. I’d rather be alone than settle for less than what I feel that I deserve...

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In Love, Mental HealthBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)TCK TOWN, TCK, Tck, relationships, family, love, religion, Jewish, Thai, alone, Asia, Philippines, Catholic, casual, respect, intimate, desperation, content Comments
Sunny Side Down
Sunny Side Down

I find it hard to reach out to my colleagues. In my Australian culture, grief is largely seen as a private affair, punctuated by long and absent silences. Needing a national ‘Are you OK’ day says a lot about us, and how hard it is to have conversations outside socially acceptable boundaries...

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Resilience, Mental HealthBy Farah Beaini (Living in the land of the Kulin nation)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, Australia, grief, tears, death, loss, culture, Lebanese, community, Lebanon, Australian, time, missing, communal, grieving, resilience, love, cultures, cultural Comments
8 Wellness Practices from Melbourne, Sri Lanka & Tokyo
8 Wellness Practices from Melbourne, Sri Lanka & Tokyo

New environments help you gain new perspectives, I'd visit temples with dense foliage to block out the busyness of Tokyo, or huge gardens, where you can only see the tops of neighbouring buildings…

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Mental HealthBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, Tck, third culture kid, cultural, Tokyo, Melbourne, Sri Lanka, Mindfulness, mental health, family, friends, friendship, support, health, healthy Comments
A Cognitive Approach to Mental Health, Across Different Cultures
A Cognitive Approach to Mental Health, Across Different Cultures

It is under the norms and rituals of certain cultures that mental health issues are exacerbated, and morph into something greater than the sum of their parts…

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Mental HealthBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, Pakistan, Australia, taboo, outlook, patriarchy, nepotism, cultural norms, state of mind, vulnerability, insecurity, skepricism, Pakistan Association for Mental Health, PAMH, awarenessComment
Love, Porn and knowing the difference
Love, Porn and knowing the difference

Before I was to be slowly torn down by my relationship with August, I had newly discovered my TCK identity and was sure he was the missing piece of who I was. I was living in an amazing share house with maybe 8 or 9 different nationalities rotating through it at any one time – and amongst these students, professionals and travellers alike – I was happy that I had finally found my people…

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Adulthood, In Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Sex, Self WorthBy Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)TCK TOWN, tck, Tck, TCK, relationship, relationships, partner, abuse, Japan, Japanese, Australia, Australian, Sri Lankan, Korea, Tokyo Comments