Dig Here: Story Archaeology and the Expat Life Well Lived

About this episode

Lisa Liang discusses the art of storytelling for globally mobile individuals and the challenges of turning diverse life experiences into cohesive narratives.

About Lisa Liang Lisa Liang, known formally as Elizabeth, with a Z - is an intercultural storytelling coach, solo performer, and TCK who grew up across Central America, Southeast Asia, and the United States. She has spent decades helping globally mobile people do one of the hardest things there is: turn a life lived between worlds into a story that actually lands. She works with memoir writers, keynote speakers, and anyone who has ever felt that the people back home simply couldn'...

People in this episode

Host: Doreen Cumberford

Guest: Lisa Liang

Topics covered

• storytelling
• expat life
• intercultural communication
• memoir writing
• global mobility

Keywords

• story archaeology
• expat
• intercultural storytelling
• memoir
• TCK

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