Relocation, Home and the Work of Rebuilding Wellbeing

Relocation is woven into the fabric of medical life. For physician families, moving often marks professional progress, yet it can quietly disrupt health, routines, relationships, and a sense of belonging.

In this episode, I speak with Kim Costa, founder of Lifestyle Foundations and creator of the Wheel House Framework, about how home and environment serve as foundational elements of wellbeing during times of transition. Drawing from both lived experience and professional insight, Kim shares how repeated relocation can undermine stability and why home functions as more than just a physical space.

For medical families, home often becomes the one place where routines, identity, and connection can be reestablished when everything else feels uncertain. Kim explains how intentional choices around environment, daily rhythms, and community help families feel grounded and supported, even in the midst of frequent change.

This conversation continues our broader exploration of loneliness and community in medical families by highlighting how home acts as a stabilizing force during relocation. When families are supported in creating environments that foster health and belonging, transitions become more livable and sustainable.

Listen to this episode as a compounding resource to episodes 13-15 to explore how home, wellbeing, and belonging intersect for medical families navigating relocation. Listen HERE.

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