Still with me?
Still here? Glad you are. This is our first 2-parter!
A bunch of folks have said they’d like shorter episodes. Others want even more. So here’s both.
In any case, this is one where the sequel is as good as the original. Part 2 continues the conversation with Quin - this time about what happens after the move.
We get into how leaving the U.S. changed her sense of self, what it’s like to rebuild your creative life from scratch, and what we miss (and don’t) about the world we left behind.
Give it a listen. Let me know if it changes the way you think about “home.”
K
Finding home together
Quin’s been the voice behind Finding Home Elsewhere since day one—cutting through my tangents, adding clarity, giving the whole thing shape.
But hearing her tell the story of something we both lived through gives it a new lens for me as well. A reminder that home isn’t something you stumble across. It’s something you build - day by day, with the people who know how to carry you through the hard parts.
Some highlights
“Finding Home is finding you…”
The Space to Begin Again
If Part 1 was about the emotional weight of leaving, Part 2 is about what comes next—the quiet, unfinished work of rebuilding. In this half of our conversation, Quin opens up about the transition from burnout to creative renewal, from routine to intentional living, and how Portugal, then France, gave her space to start finding herself again.
“It takes energy to create space for yourself.”
Quin talks about how stepping away from old systems—jobs, roles, expectations—gave her a chance to hear herself think again. To choose how her day begins. To write. To recover.
“Without love, there’s no home.”
She reminds me (and maybe herself) that love is the real structure everything else is built on. That making a move together means navigating uncertainty with compassion—not just for each other, but for the parts of ourselves we hadn’t met yet.
“Where do you want to do the boring things?”
We return to this question again, because it’s kind of one Quin’s whole point. It’s not just about where you go, it’s how you live once you get there.
Some of the things referred to in this talk
I said I would attach some video game emulators, too
…just in case you need another way to waste some time.
All of the instructions are on the bottom.
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