"When we cross geographical borders, we also come across internal, silent, and sometimes unknown borders. Living outside one’s country of origin is, in itself, a transformative experience. Cultural differences are not only manifested in everyday gestures or the language spoken, but in the way affection is expressed, how one deals with conflict, with time, with silence, with the body, with desire. Often, what seemed like a simple change of country turns out to be a more profound change.
If there are children, the complexity increases: how to align different worldviews and ways of educating?
How to pass on cultural heritage and still offer this new generation a sense of belonging?
How to balance roots and wings, tradition and cultural openness?
In this context, therapeutic listening offers a space where these differences can be welcomed and understood without judgment. A place where it is possible to work through the conflicts that emerge when cultures meet during the migratory experience, find words for what seemed unspeakable, and recognize in the other – whether in a romantic relationship with a partner from another culture or in work relationships with people from other countries – not only a foreigner, but also a companion on the journey". Raíssa Tebet
