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During this episode, we talk about what it really feels like being a traveler or pioneers of our families and communities: the pain, doubts, how our families and society view us. We're making decisions that are different. It's risky. It's life-changing. It's beautiful. But, it also has it's pains - especially during the holidays. Keep your head up! You're not alone. Keep going. Timestamp Highlights 1:44 - The Exchange | 2:27 - Intros | 3:34 - Guided Meditation with Tori J | 6:23 - How everyone’s feeling about the holidays | 8:19 - Holiday Traditions | 11:10 - Hardly Having  Any Family/Friends Visit & It Hurts | 12:10 - Our Friends Are Scared of the Long Flights | 18:10 - It’s Hard Accepting That You Won’t See Your Family | 21:11 - Calling Expats “Brave and Lucky” | 21:38 - How to Prioritize & Save for Traveling | 24:00 - Privilege of Traveling | 24:40 - Perception of the US vs overseas | 25:15 - Recreating Yourself | 26:10 - The Reality of Traveling vs Social Media | 26:40 - Building Character + Higher Frequencies | 27:35 - Feeling Alone When Making the Move | 30:00 - People Holding You Back | 30:54 - Support & Gap Years In Black Communities | 31:39 - What Society Places On Us vs Becoming the Outlier | 32:00 - There’s No Guideline for How You’re Supposed to Live Your Life| 32:30 - We are the Pioneers 35:00 - Being different can be lonely / Creating New traditions 37:50 - Dealing with Deaths while living overseas 40:00 - Feeling Guilty about being overseas and not going back home. Missing funerals, graduations, etc 44:45 Home is where the heart is / The world can be your home 46: We can start new traditions 47:50 - Feedback after being overseas 4 months now 49:10 Feeling Lonely 50:18 Developing Close Relationships - 51:25 - Making New Friends as Adults 52:30 Being Alone & Learning Yourself 53:10 - what do you like to do and what you don’t 54:10 - Create what you want. Friendships have a responsibility 54:31 If it’s not aligned, it has to go 55:10 Playing small out of fear 57:35 Follow your intuition. Find out what you like. 59:35 - But also allow yourself to mess up and learn from decisions 60:55 There are no bad or good decisions. Don’t beat yourself up 61:10 The Higher Good has a path for you Loss & not having comfort while being overseas 62:49 - 64:40 Go towards the things that make you feel good 66:59 It takes time to settle in and get comfortable again - Being Married - Therapy 68:28 - You Don’t Have To Stay 70:45 We need to call each other more Song: G R L S by Devana Turner @simply_dv