Third Culture Therapy is a podcast that explores the unique ways social identity and cultural heritage impact mental and emotional well-being.
Produced and hosted by Layla Maghribi, the series explores how multiple – sometimes conflicting – identities affect how we feel about ourselves and the world around us.
During in-depth interviews with people from diverse backgrounds, Layla delves into the vastly different journeys taken in the pursuit of inner wellness and explores what aspects of their culture have had a positive, and negative, impact on their mental health.
Listen to audio recordings of all episodes below, or visit the podcast channel directly on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
A podcast exploring how social identity and cultural heritage impact mental and emotional health. Through conversations with people from different backgrounds and professions, Third Culture Therapy’s host Layla Maghribi delves into the layers of social, cultural, religious and political factors that add complexity to caring for our inner well-being. Listen to interviews with third culture artists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, healers, therapists and more.
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In this episode, Third Culture Therapy’s Layla speaks with Nyree Abrahamian, a writer, producer, and educator whose work centres storytelling as a tool for identity, belonging, and collective healing. As a Canadian-born Armenian living in Armenia, Nyree reflects on the paradoxes of diaspora, repatriation, and feeling both deeply connected and perpetually in-between. The conversation explores the impact of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the stories behind Nyree’s acclaimed podcast Country of Dust, and how Armenian cultural practices hold space for grief, resilience, and communal care.
💬 Topics Covered:
✔️ Diaspora, repatriation, and navigating belonging
✔️ Armenian identity and cultural inheritance
✔️ Storytelling as a tool for collective healing
✔️ The impact of the Nagorno-Karabakh war
✔️ Creating the Country of Dust podcast
✔️ Processing grief, trauma, and resilience in Armenia
✔️ Community-building and Armenia’s first Storytelling FestivalTimeline
00:00 Introduction to Third Culture Therapy
00:09 Meet Nari Abramian: A Journey of Identity and Storytelling
01:03 Diaspora Dynamics and the Concept of ‘Repatriation’
04:48 The Impact of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
05:10 Creating the Country of Dust Podcast
08:05 From Education to Storytelling
10:51 Armenia’s Post-Independence Development
14:06 Armenia as a Haven for Diasporic Communities
16:16 Processing Trauma and Grief in Armenia
19:20 The Role of Storytelling in Healing
23:27 Behind the Scenes of Country of Dust
39:31 The Power of Community and Storytelling Festivals
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