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Moving Away: The Emotional Side of Leaving
Honest insights about the joys and struggles of leaving.
In Moving Away, Brooke Baum candidly pours out all of the lessons she’s learned through her various cross-country and cross-the-world moves. She shares why you aren’t alone in your struggles, you aren’t selfish for wanting to leave, and that you have so much to look forward to.
Whether moving out of state or to a completely different country, moving away from home takes bravery and even more emotional preparation than practical planning – especially if dealing with unsupportive loved ones.
When Brooke and her husband decided to move far away from their hometown, they had no idea how much this major decision would change every aspect of their lives – from relationships to personal beliefs and habits. Or that it would be the first of many other life-changing moves.
If you find it challenging to manage the rollercoaster of emotions that come with moving away from family and other loved ones, Brooke offers some tips to better handle it all by openly sharing her own personal experiences and epiphanies.
In this book, Brooke shares insights into:
- Dealing with feelings of fear over moving away.
- How to stop feeling guilty for wanting to leave.
- The personal benefits of seeking your own path.
- Handling naysayers and upset family or friends.
- Maintaining friendships and pursuing new ones.
- Learning to see missing someone as a good thing.
Moving Away is meant for anyone who is considering or planning a big move, has already left, or is trying to understand why someone they care about would want to move away from home.
In Moving Away, Brooke Baum candidly pours out all of the lessons she’s learned through her various cross-country and cross-the-world moves. She shares why you aren’t alone in your struggles, you aren’t selfish for wanting to leave, and that you have so much to look forward to.
Whether moving out of state or to a completely different country, moving away from home takes bravery and even more emotional preparation than practical planning – especially if dealing with unsupportive loved ones.
When Brooke and her husband decided to move far away from their hometown, they had no idea how much this major decision would change every aspect of their lives – from relationships to personal beliefs and habits. Or that it would be the first of many other life-changing moves.
If you find it challenging to manage the rollercoaster of emotions that come with moving away from family and other loved ones, Brooke offers some tips to better handle it all by openly sharing her own personal experiences and epiphanies.
In this book, Brooke shares insights into:
- Dealing with feelings of fear over moving away.
- How to stop feeling guilty for wanting to leave.
- The personal benefits of seeking your own path.
- Handling naysayers and upset family or friends.
- Maintaining friendships and pursuing new ones.
- Learning to see missing someone as a good thing.
Moving Away is meant for anyone who is considering or planning a big move, has already left, or is trying to understand why someone they care about would want to move away from home.
87 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2020
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September 14, 2020
With experience over many years, Brooke and her husband Buddy have ridden the roller-coaster of the emotional challenges of deciding for themselves to move away from their family and childhood friends.
If you are wanting to live the dream of exploring the world without guilt or regret while your family remains ground in their preferred domicile, then this book provides the antidotes and questions you need to ask yourself.
While predominantly American focused in its style and language, the advice provided can suit anyone who wants to live their own life their way - in a city, state or country away from close family. It is a personal book and quite appropriate in this era of finding out what is important for your happiness and how to cope with making a big decision that not everyone may appreciate.
If you are wanting to live the dream of exploring the world without guilt or regret while your family remains ground in their preferred domicile, then this book provides the antidotes and questions you need to ask yourself.
While predominantly American focused in its style and language, the advice provided can suit anyone who wants to live their own life their way - in a city, state or country away from close family. It is a personal book and quite appropriate in this era of finding out what is important for your happiness and how to cope with making a big decision that not everyone may appreciate.
October 3, 2023
This book was more about the decision to move rather than navigating the emotional process of moving. It really isn’t helpful for someone who has moved far from their hometown and is trying to find a new life (unless you decide to be a house sitter or pet sitter like Brooke and her husband). She really hates on her hometown and the US too which was disappointing.
March 4, 2024
Brooke had some good insights about moving away and the emotions that go with it. I like her sense of adventure. However, one message that was repeated was how bad she hated the hometown she grew up in. She mentioned it several times throughout the book. Made me feel bad for her hometown friends and family.
January 20, 2022
Brooke is a true inspiration and totally relatable. I loved reading this travel book from cover to cover and love following her and he hubby in real life on their travel sites.
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