Third Culture Adults and Identity Crisis: When You Don’t “Belong” Anywhere
There’s a question you’ve probably been asked your whole life. At school, at family dinners, at job interviews, at parties where someone is trying to place you. Where are you from? And you’ve learned to answer it. You have the
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When collective chaos translates to chaos in our minds.
It’s hard to deny we are living through particularly difficult times. Turning on the news feels like bracing for an assault on our humanity and the humanity of others. The past few years have felt like a barrage of incrementally
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How to Talk to Immigrant Parents About Therapy
You’ve been thinking about it for months. Maybe longer. You finally made the appointment – or at least opened the tab, typed in the search, gotten close. And then your mom calls. She asks how you are. You say fine.
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Depression in Second-Generation Immigrants: Why You Feel Guilty for Struggling
Second generation immigrant depression doesn’t always announce itself with tears or a crisis. Sometimes it’s just a phone call you can’t bring yourself to answer. Your mom calls while you’re still in bed at noon on a Saturday and you
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Can’t Find a BIPOC Therapist Near You? Seven Tips to Access The Care You Deserve.
Finding the right therapist can feel like searching for a needle in a hystack. For many people in Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, and other racialized communities, that safety is deeply tied to feeling understood. And not
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BIPOC Employee’s Mental Health and DEI Rollbacks
We have been seeing this spreading across workplaces, governments, and public spaces. The ERG that went quiet. The “inclusion” language scrubbed from the company website. The job posting that no longer mentions equity. The town hall where leadership assured everyone
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Couples Therapy: Finding Support When Love Feels Difficult
Did you watch Blue Therapy? Because we did! And it reminded us of the importance of culturally competent therapists and counsellors when navigating couples counselling. Romantic relationships can be deeply meaningful sources of connection, growth, and care. And at times,
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Rest as Resistance: Caring for Yourself When the Fight Feels Endless
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde, A Burst of Light You already know the world needs changing. You feel it — in your body, in your
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