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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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains several mentions of extreme violence and self-harm, particularly involving children.
While difficult to talk about and listen to, we felt it right to include these moments to illustrate the severity of the situation and the vital importance of Alexandra’s work.
In spite of these difficult conversations, we hope that the episode will leave you feeling more hopeful and provide you with a better idea as to how we should help the most vulnerable.
What are the long term effects of war on the children who suffer because of it? And what can we do to help those most in need?
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alexandra Chen, a Hong Kong-born child psychologist and trauma specialist with over a decade of experience working with war-affected children and families across the Middle East and Africa.
Alexandra shares her deep insights into the often-overlooked, long-term impacts of conflict on children’s mental health, cognitive development, and education—drawing on her work with UN agencies, governments, and nonprofits in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond.
We delve into how Alexandra copes with the emotional weight of witnessing such profound trauma, the strategies she employs to maintain her own wellbeing, and how her diverse identities—from her Hong Kong roots to her experiences in the UK—shape her approach to helping and healing.
Join us for a conversation that explores resilience, trauma, and the enduring power of hope in the face of unimaginable adversity.
If you are directly impacted by the war in Gaza and require mental health support, follow this link to sign up for support from Healing for Gaza.
And if you want to provide support as a clinician or interpreter, or just want to donate to Healing for Gaza, all the information about how to do that can be found here.
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