Journaling: Where do I start?
"Journaling helps!" says the therapist. "How do I journal?" asks the client. I'm glad you asked. There are many ways to productively...
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Laura
Apr 4, 20223 min
Hidden Emotional Pain: The Rotten Painted Easter Egg
Whether or not you celebrate Easter, you may be familiar with the tradition of decorating eggs. Maybe kids these days get the brightly...
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Laura
Mar 9, 20224 min
Children in Ongoing Trauma
When I watch children playing - bending down to pick up a pebble treasure, humming to themselves as they fit blocks together, even...
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Laura
Feb 18, 20223 min
Grief and Gratitude
Those of us who have traveled and lived internationally realize, perhaps more than others, just how incredibly much beauty and brokenness...
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Laura
Dec 2, 20213 min
Where Is This Anxiety Coming From?
Anxiety can appear out of nowhere. At least, it seems like nowhere. You're sitting eating your breakfast protein bar just like you do...
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Laura
Oct 10, 20213 min
Walking Through Trauma: Feel What You Feel
Traumatic events and grief can be so horrible that the last thing we want to do is feel the pain. If given the option, many of us would...
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Laura
Jul 7, 20212 min
The Desk
I sold my desk today. No big deal. It was just a desk. Had some scratches and scuff marks. I bought a different one and didn't have space...
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Laura
Jul 2, 20212 min
Are You a Hidden Immigrant?
In their book Third Culture Kids, Polluck, Van Reken, and Polluck discuss what they call "hidden immigrants." Hidden immigrants don't...
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Laura
Jun 24, 20213 min
Another Word on Resilience
In my last post, I talked about how I used to think I was fated to be un-resilient. I said that I thought there was "nothing I could do...
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Laura
Jun 6, 20212 min
A Word on Resilience
When my life came crashing down like an axed tree, I was convinced I wasn't resilient. I thought you either "were" or you "weren't". It...
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Laura
Jun 3, 20212 min
"Where will all come home?"
When I was small, I memorized this poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. It still echoes in my mind: "Dark brown is the river. Golden is the...
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Laura
May 19, 20212 min
Banyan Tree
Laura describes the idea of home and rootedness that is not connected to a house or a single location. Are you rooted internationally?
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