Tanya Crossman - Third Culture Kids

In this episode Trisha interviews Tanya Crossman. Tanya is the Director of Research and International Education at TCK Training, and also offers intercultural consulting and coaching services. She has lived in four countries, and has nearly two decades of experience working with Third Culture Kids and international families.They discuss TCKs -Third Culture Kids -and their experience of living in other cultures and how their perspectives of that culture are often different to their parents. Tanya’s research into TCKs and their identity formation and the shifts they make as the develop their own awareness are illustrated with her own experiences. Tanya is the author of Misunderstood: The Impact of Growing Up Overseas in the 21st Century and the upcoming Thongs or Flip-Flops? Australian kids overseas and what comes next. You can connect with Tanya on Linked In and Instagram