Belonging, Identity and Global Citizenship

In the latest episode of The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast, I explore belonging and identity through my lived experience of growing up cross-cultural — born and raised in Norway to Palestinian parents.

What does it mean to be asked where you are “really” from?
How does identity develop when it is layered rather than singular?
And why does belonging matter for global citizenship?

In this episode, I reflect on: 

• Growing up between cultures

• The tension between “either-or” and “both-and” identity

• Why belonging is relational, not something we own

• How identity continues evolving into adulthood

• And how expanding our sense of self makes us less threatened by difference

Global citizenship doesn’t begin with others — or with policy, travel, or global headlines.

It begins internally.
With how spacious we allow our identity to be.

If this resonates with you, you can listen to the full episode here:
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And if you are cross-cultural yourself, I’ve created a free PDF guide with five practical strategies to help you integrate your cultural identities into a more holistic sense of self.

You can download it here:
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