Ties That Bind – What makes us ‘belong’?
A large part of Identity is tied up with ‘belonging’. I often hear people talk about feeling comfortable where they ‘fit in’, they mention places where they ‘belong’ or ‘feel at home’. So how do you know where you belong?
- Borderline Personality Disorder, Bridging Cultures, Expat Life, Interracial marriage, Islam, Mental Health
Identity – More Than The Sum Of My Parts
You might think identity is something that comes from within, but copying and assumption have a huge influence in how we see ourselves.
Review of ‘An Inconvenient Posting – an expat wife’s memoir of lost identity’
Describing an encounter with depression during her family’s expatriation to Houston, USA, Laura J Stephens' memoir will strike a chord with displaced souls everywhere.
In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy
Ever since my imagination was captured by a children’s western running on Irish TV in the early eighties, I wanted to be a cowboy...
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