How Do you Build Community After You Move? Author Melody Warnick Shares Tips for Finding Where You Belong

Melody Warnick is no stranger to feeling like an outsider. The author of If I Could Live Anywhere and This is Where You Belong, Melody found herself moving around the country to follow her husband's career while she freelanced for magazines like The New York Times, Washington Post,  and Woman's Day.When she moved a final time to a town she didn't love, Melody knew the problem was hers to solve. (Connect with Melody and her work at http://melodywarnick.com/)You will learn:

  Investing in the community you choose to live in by volunteering or joining a newcomer's group can spark feelings of place attachment.

Sometimes, due to friends moving or a change of circumstances, we'll need to revisit skills learned and rebuild our community.

It is possible to find a sense of belonging and place attachment where ever we are.

BIO: Melody Warnick is an author and freelance writer and   now a professor at Virginia Tech.
 
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Melody Warnick is no stranger to feeling like an outsider. The author of If I Could Live Anywhere and This is Where You Belong, Melody found herself moving around the country to follow her husband's career while she freelanced for magazines like The New York Times, Washington Post,  and Woman's Day.
When she moved a final time to a town she didn't love, Melody knew the problem was hers to solve.
 (Connect with Melody and her work at http://melodywarnick.com/)

You will learn:

  Investing in the community you choose to live in by volunteering or joining a newcomer's group can spark feelings of place attachment.
Sometimes, due to friends moving or a change of circumstances, we'll need to revisit skills learned and rebuild our community.
It is possible to find a sense of belonging and place attachment where ever we are.

BIO: Melody Warnick is an author and freelance writer and   now a professor at Virginia Tech.

 

Lizbeth’s links

Support the podcast and Lizbeth's writing for $2 or $5 a month on Patreon HERE

OR

Buy Lizbeth a Coffee

Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime, now streaming on Roku, Vudu, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.

Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold!

Interested in seeing if you and Lizbeth would partner well for 1:1 coaching? Sign up for one free session to see.

Need a motivational speaker? Sign up HERE to talk with Lizbeth about your needs.

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