What happens when society’s hierarchies vanish and we are forced into the uncomfortable but potentially magical "in-between"? Anthropologist Victor Turner called this state Communitas - a temporary, unstructured phase born within liminal spaces where individuals drop their societal masks and connect as absolute equals. In my new video, we explore the potent intersection of academic… Continue reading The Power of Communitas: How Liminal Spaces and Shared Stories Connect a Fragmented World
Modern-Day Displacement: When You Become a Foreigner in Your Own Hometown
What happens when you don't leave your home, but your home leaves you? Watch my new video (click on picture below) In my previous video, we explored how major life transitions completely shatter and rebuild our identities. We looked at the foundational work of academic Russell W. Belk, who proved that our physical houses and… Continue reading Modern-Day Displacement: When You Become a Foreigner in Your Own Hometown
Identity Destruction and Reconstruction: The Art of Starting Over
Not all life changes shake us to the core, but when a transition forces us to redefine who we are, everything changes. I talk about this in my next video (click on picture below) In this episode, we explore why some life changes barely scratch the surface, while others trigger radical, psychological identity shifts. Using… Continue reading Identity Destruction and Reconstruction: The Art of Starting Over
The Destination of “In-Between”: Modern Liminality
What if the life you are working so hard to build.....never actually arrives? Most of us treat uncertainty like a temporary bridge we have to cross. But what happens when that bridge becomes the place you live? We'll explore that in my new video (click on picture below) We are living in an era of… Continue reading The Destination of “In-Between”: Modern Liminality
The Architecture of Identity: Lessons from Yugoslavia to Canada
Who am I now? Who are you when the world you know disappears overnight? Watch my new video (click on the picture below) In this week's video, I’m opening my heart about a topic we all think we understand, but rarely define: Identity. I bridge academic research with my own personal life journey - from… Continue reading The Architecture of Identity: Lessons from Yugoslavia to Canada
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