identity

Imposter syndrome doesn't mean the same thing for everyone. A clinical psychologist on why "fake it till you make it" lands flat for some people, and what shifts the feeling that no evidence can touch.

RSD is one of the most widely used terms in contemporary mental health. But it is not a diagnosis, and for many people it has become something more concerning than a label. It has become an identity. This piece asks what gets lost when that happens, and what depth psychology offers instead.

Displacement does not end with the generation that moved. It travels, often silently, carried by children who never knew they were holding something that was never originally theirs. A psychologist's perspective on inherited grief, the parentified child, and what genuine integration actually requires.

Identity is not a fixed internal object. It is relational, contextual, and held partly in place by the people and environments around us. When you relocate, that entire architecture is dismantled almost overnight. Which goes some way to explaining why so many people find themselves, at some point after a move, not quite recognising who they are being.