EPISODE NOTES In this episode, Lara will be talking with Melody Warnick, author of the book “This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are”(Viking, 2016), an eminently practical guide to improving, investing in, and coming to love the place where you live. Melody and Lara will be discussing the extra challenges that come from having to move for medical school and residency and how we can learn to feel more rooted in our homes, even if we know we’ll only be there for a short time.
ABOUT MELODY Melody Warnick is the author of “This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are,” published last year by Viking/Penguin and recently released in paperback. Described by Richard Florida as “an important book for so many people who are choosing their place to live,” “This Is Where You Belong” explores the science behind the groundbreaking concept of place attachment and leads longtime residents and newcomers alike to commit to a more passionate relationship with their community.
In her 15 years as a freelance journalist, Warnick has written for The Guardian, Atlantic CityLab, Quartz, Reader’s Digest, O: The Oprah Magazine, Redbook, Better Homes and Gardens, and many other publications; she and her book have also been featured in the likes of Time, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Realtor.com, Forbes.com, and Inc. She’s currently a columnist for Livability.com. A chronic mover, Warnick managed to fall madly in love with her adopted town of Blacksburg, Virginia, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. You can find out more about her mission to spread place love and subscribe to her newsletter at her website, melodywarnick.com.
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