The Season Finale

Answering Your Questions About My Upcoming Move

Hello Reader,

Whether you’re a new reader or part of The Sanctuary, thank you for being here and reading Intuitive Living. Today’s piece is a more personal share, and I have a feeling most of you listening or reading have been along for this journey with me. 

I’m calling this the season finale—a metaphor, yes, but also a real, tangible shift in my life. As I record this, it’s the Spring Equinox, a time of renewal and change. It’s fitting because this first season of my writing on Substack—rooted in focus and refocusing—is coming to a close. And with the start of spring, I’m stepping into a new season with a theme of movement and renewal—quite literally for me. 

I’m moving. And not just moving between homes, we’re moving across the country. In like 10 days(!!), we’re packing up everything and heading into a time of transition. We’ll be nomads, kind of, at least for a season. What’s wild is how many people I know who are also moving right now. There’s something in the air—maybe you feel it, too? 

We’ve also just entered Aries Season; balancing the beauty and gentleness that is Spring—a hopeful, blossoming, transitional time—with the fiery entrance of the Ram invites us to dust off the cobwebs and move stagnant or stifling energy, unapologetically. 

If you’re going through a similar shift, I’d love to hear about it in the comments section. 

To answer some of the questions I’ve been getting about this move, I’m sharing a little Q&A below. 

How did you know it was time to move?

The short answer? I kept asking the question. 

Kameron and I would sit and ask each other, Do you think we should move? And while, at first, I dismissed it, the thought never really left. In my work, I often tell clients that if you’re asking a question like, Should I leave this job? Should I move on from this relationship?—that, in itself, says a lot. 

For us, something wasn’t quite working anymore, even though we love (and will always appreciate) our home. We felt a shift coming, and instead of ignoring it, we finally leaned in.

It was a moment of contraction in order to expand. I talk a lot about contraction and expansion with others—how sometimes, in order to create growth, we first need to pull back, to sit in something slightly uncomfortable, or to choose the path that isn’t just the easiest or most obvious. This move is exactly that. Leaving behind something I love deeply, shoving everything in storage (for now) and stepping into uncertainty, but knowing that it’s creating space for something bigger.

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So, TELL US already, where are you going?

For the next six months, we’re embracing intentional limbo. And there are a lot of moving pieces, and a few phases, so let me guide you through.  

We’re starting on the East Coast—spending April and May in a quiet, furnished cottage in Connecticut near my mom and her side of the family. 

Because I’ll take any opportunity to make a moodboard, here’s my vision for Spring / phase 1 of the move. You could say I’m having a “Nancy Meyers Spring” but the coastal grandma aesthetic fits so much closer to home. I remember spending my summers up in this area every single year. My mom would ship me up from Philly on the Amtrak for weeks of summer camp and beach walks to stay with my maternal grandmother, who would collect jars of sea glass and we would sample different cups of clam chowder and rank them. 

In one way, I’m coming back to something that feels very familiar—and yet, going back to the East Coast as an adult, a married woman with my husband, will feel quite different. New. 

Then, in June, we head to Europe for three months. 

Which we can totally pause to think “OMG HOW FUN!?! EURO SUMMER??” Because, I know. It really is going to be an incredible experience, and an incredible summer. 

But I’ve never been an avid traveler. I’ve been fortunate to travel to some places but I wouldn’t say I’m an adventurous, spontaneous traveler by nature. Another example of how this ungroundedness does truly go against my natural grain, and yet I’m still pushing past the friction and discomfort anyway. 

I grew up on the East Coast but haven’t lived there since 2018. It has admittedly flown by, but I look at the length of time and realize I’m missing home and family. That’s why we’re starting there. 

But we’ve also been daydreaming about a summer traveling abroad. Since I’m leading a retreat in Portugal in June, it made sense to extend our time there and finally go for it. We’re treating it like a belated honeymoon, visiting (and working from) places we’ve dreamed of, and reconnecting with the joy of exploration. 

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(in) Summer: THE RESET Retreat has one spot available by the way. It’s a triple occupancy room that was originally sold out, but became available this week. Head here if Portugal has been calling you!

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This 3 month stint abroad is possible because we’ve been planning for it—we’ve saved, adjusted our expenses, and, importantly, we won’t have rent to pay in California during this time. It’s an experiment in seeing what life feels like untethered before deciding where to root down again when we return in the early fall.

Los Angeles has truly felt like my chosen home in this chapter of life, until now. I’m lucky to have a partner equally ready to embrace exploration, sit in the unknown. Even though admittedly it’s felt strange weird, because I’m fairly skilled at intuiting decisions and feeling clear guidance for the future. 

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Are you having a goodbye ritual for your home? Are you throwing a going away party? How will you take care of the space as you go?

Yes, but in a quiet, personal way.