Hi, I’m Megan.
I’m passionate about supporting cross-cultural individuals—especially Third Culture Kids and expats/re-pats—as they navigate life transitions and cultivate a deep sense of belonging, wherever they are in the world and wherever they call “home”.
Founder of Beyond Borders Publishing; CEO of Belonging Beyond Borders, LLC
My Approach
“Glocal” Collaboration
I am an Adult Third Culture Kid (who calls 10 countries and 6 U.S. states “home”), writer, podcast host of A Culture Story, and global speaker who designs and delivers socio-emotional programming tailored to globally mobile families and youth.
As a certified intercultural trainer and TCK consultant, I specialize in supporting families and their TCKs in transition. My expertise is sought out by clients ranging from international schools to diplomatic communities, from mission organizations to seasoned expats and TCKs.
My book, “Belonging Beyond Borders: How Adult Third Culture Kids Can Cultivate a Sense of Belonging,” supports cross cultural individuals to process their global and local (“glocal”) experiences.
I also founded Beyond Borders Publishing, a boutique publishing house that publishes books on the Third Culture Kid/Cross-Cultural Kid experience. I spearheaded the books “Letters Now Sent: A Collection of Letters from the Globally Mobile” and “A Work of Heart: A Collection of Artwork from Multicultural Individuals.”
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What People are Saying:
"Megan utilizes her own upbringing growing up and living in 10 countries combined with her expertise as an intercultural trainer, experience with international education and passion in hearing the story of global citizens to put herself in other's shoes, which makes her the perfect empathetic listening ear and consultant to those going through the mental struggle of this complex life and community."
Calvin Karuniawan Widjaja
"Megan has a deep and nuanced understanding of the cross-cultural and mobile community and puts that understanding to work creatively and with attention to detail. Event planning showcases her administrative skills and highlights her care for people and setting. Her classroom teaching background gives her an edge in content and curriculum development and presenting/teaching situations and she is a potent team-asset working with diverse populations. Megan’s understanding of Third Culture Kids and adult TCKs, International students and others who move ‘between cultures’ is top notch and allows her to leverage that sensitivity in a variety of settings."
Michael Pollock, TCK Specialist and co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds"
"Third Culture Kid - a term that applies to many but is still virtually unknown in our global world. Megan Norton is out to change that. Raised overseas herself she has a vision for working with globally mobile families - supporting children and teens as they navigate their multi-border life, working with parents to help them navigate the nuance of raising cross-cultural kids. A phenomenal communicator - she is the perfect fit for speaking at your next conference, event, or to help with intercultural training and facilitation. Her dedication, determination, and passion is world changing."
Amanda Workman
"Your presentation on helping TCKs transition to university was so helpful! In fact, I would like to submit a proposal to speak about it at the CIS-EARCOS conference in Bangkok in September. I’m a university counsellor at an international school and a TCK myself. Discovering that there are universities out there that distinguish between international student and TCK was a real ‘ah ha’ moment for me. I think this is so important and I hope that by presenting on it at this conference more universities will think to do it."
Families in Global Transition Conference 2019 University Counselor; Bangkok, Thailand
Hello! Sziasztok! Bonjour! Guten Tag!
As the daughter of a former U.S. diplomat, I grew up navigating cultures, languages, and borders—an experience that shaped me into an Adult Third Culture Kid (ATCK) with a truly global lens. I’ve lived in ten countries (USA, South Africa, South Korea, Japan, Israel, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, and Poland), across six U.S. states, and have traveled to more than 40 countries. Along the way, I developed deep cross-cultural sensitivity and an instinctive ability to connect across difference.
I am an intercultural communication specialist and trainer with over a decade of experience working in the Third Culture Kid and transnational education space. As an independent consultant, I collaborate with organizations that support TCKs and globally mobile individuals, helping them make sense of identity, belonging, and communication across cultures.
My research on (A)TCKs has been presented at international conferences including Families in Global Transition, SIETAR-USA, NAFSA, IMI, and CIES. I hold an MA in Intercultural and International Communication from American University and an MS in Strategic and Business Communication from The American College of Greece.
If you’re interested in inviting me to speak at an upcoming event, I’d love to connect. Please reach out at megancnorton@gmail.com—I look forward to hearing from you! Check out my media kit!