How To Adjust When Your Village Moves Away

Author: Monique Simmons
Published: Thu 21 Jul 2022
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How to Adjust When Your Village Moves Away

It is difficult when our friends, family members, and loved ones move away. We can't help but feel a sense of loss when we lose contact with them. It can be particularly challenging when they move far away, and we have no means of being physically in contact with them. However, there are ways to make the adjustment easier on us. These include scheduling appointments, making new friends, participating in therapy, or planning in advance for future visits.

Join this conversation with Liz Tillman Nichols as we talk about what a village is, who our village is, what happens when our village moves away, and how to readjust when we move away from our village. Liz is the founder of Dope as a Mother, a teacher, mother, wife, and serial entrepreneur who has built a platform dedicated to uplifting moms and encouraging them to be exactly who they want to be.

Tune in!

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:36] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest

[02:45] What is a ‘village’ in this context

[03:30] What comprises your village

[04:48] Liz's Village that moves away and the impact it has had

[08:03] How Liz re-adjusted without her family village

[09:58] How to cultivate honesty from within

[11:34] How and why some areas of our lives have changed without her village

[13:22] Allowing herself to go through the emotional feelings of separation from the village

[16:11] How the relationship has grown cold since the village moved

[20:46] How it feels seeing them enjoy life in places she can't be

[21:18] How often does Liz visit them

[22:42] Why it is important to plan for meetings with a village that has moved away

[24:56] Feel the moment when your village is moving away- do not assume

[26:11] Practical ways to adjust and cultivate healthy relationships

[27:39] Q&A from our Facebook group

[31:38] Episode wrap up

[33:01] How you can reach out and connect with Liz

Notable Quotes

Be flexible enough to know that changes are inevitable. They will come anyway.
Cultivate honesty from within before you can be honest with other people.
To cultivate honesty, you need a lot of self-awareness and introspection.
Physical meetings with people and socializing will never equal a virtual meeting.
Not every person you are dealing with is part of your village.