Melody Warnick

Melody Warnick, an author and expert on place attachment, discusses how professionals can choose where to live in today's flexible job market. She explores the concept of 'anywhereist' careers and the factors to consider for a location strategy, such as cost of living and relationship-building opportunities. Melody emphasizes the importance of aligning personal interests with community culture, offers tips for integrating into new environments, and highlights the value of immersing oneself in local life for a fulfilling relocation experience.

How can you learn to love the place you live, even if you don’t feel it's the place of your dreams, or the most ideal location?My guest today spent a year researching the burgeoning science of what's called "place attachment" in order to answer that question. Her name is Melody Warnick and she’s the author of This Is Where You Belong: The Art and Science of Loving the Place You Live. On the show Melody and I discuss what “place attachment” is and what you can do to have more of it for the place you live. This is a great podcast filled with some extremely actionable advice.