Category Archives: Family Challenges

Writing about fear: An afternoon excursion in Nişantaşı (Part 2)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by lizcameron

Note to readers: This is the second in a series of posts about my writing on fear as part of the worldwide, place-passionate group of writers called #38Write. I chose to write about fear in the context of my Turkish-American … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Challenges, Gendered moments, On Islam and Muslims, Turkish-American Matters | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Yavaş yavaş: On the work of managing childhood trauma

Posted on December 17, 2012 by lizcameron

Lately, as you well know, dear readers, I am recovering from an injured (and re-injured) rotator cuff in my left shoulder (my writing side) – but what has started to happen during this period of slowed-down medical leave, has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Family Challenges, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

On escaping the “emotion work” of everyday life in Istanbul

Posted on December 10, 2012 by lizcameron

On Sunday, I wrote that living in a Turkish-American marriage, you notice some cultural differences right away – and others slowly by slowly. In thinking about cultural differences in this roadtrip called our marriage, work is a key piece when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Family Challenges, Turkish-American Matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments