In his academic research, Dr. Greg Madison describes a new kind of migration — one not previously recognised — which he calls existential migration.
Unlike economic, forced, or lifestyle migration, existential migration is a deliberate choice to leave one’s homeland in search of a deeper sense of personal existence.
Common themes include:
• The drive to fulfil one’s full potential
• A love of freedom and independence
• Curiosity about life’s mystery
• Valuing difference and the unfamiliar over comfort and convention
Dr. Madison’s book, The End of Belonging, explores these stories with clarity and empathy, suggesting that we may be entering an age of global homelessness.
Dr. Madison offers sessions, seminars, and workshops to help clients and professionals increase their awareness of the complexity of issues of home, belonging, and leaving home.
The End of Belonging. Untold Stories of Leaving Home and the Psychology of Global Relocation
by Dr Greg Madison
Kindle and paperback version available
“It would be challenging for anyone to read this book without asking some original questions of themselves, and possibly finding some surprising answers, so for those of us interested in existential philosophy or psychotherapy, personally or professionally, it is a good read.”
I, Greg Madison, am the author of these articles and I release the contents under the terms of GNU Free Documentation licence, Version 1.2 and later.
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