Why I Left Richmond: Trading Safe for a Bigger Adventure
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I moved. After six years in Richmond, the city where I quietly rebuilt my entire life, I packed up and set off toward something bigger. It was sudden, it was a long time coming, and it was both at once. This week I am telling you everything, what those six years gave me, why I was ready for more adventure, and the chapter I am stepping into now. Let's get into it.
Why did I leave Richmond?
Richmond was the place I came back to when I needed somewhere safe. I bought my condo there as an investment in myself, a home to nest in while I figured out who I was and what I actually wanted. For years it was exactly right. It held some of the most transformational, important seasons of my life. And then, within the past year, something shifted. I had changed, and the city had changed too. The emotional charge of the old places had faded. I had outgrown the life I built there, and I was ready to grow again.
Why did I really shut down the in-person events?
Not because they were not working, and not because I was stepping back from House of Undine. The opposite. Ending the in-person events was preparation for this move, and for pouring everything into what House of Undine is becoming. Richmond will always hold a special place in my heart. Closing that chapter there was part of opening this one.
Why trade a safe, beautiful life for the unknown?
There is a version of safe that heals you, and a version that is really just comfortable. I had the second one, and I was ready for more. The peace I found over those years was never about the condo or the city, it was something I built inside myself, and it comes with me wherever I go. Once I knew that, the adventure felt less like a risk and more like the next right thing. I talk in this episode about how scary it still felt, and the self-trust it took to go for it anyway.
What is the next chapter?
Right now I am home with my family through the holidays, which I am genuinely so happy about. After that, the plan is a year of living in different cities, bringing House of Undine with me and holding in-person events in each one. The destinations get announced as I go, but Coconut Grove and Miami are the dream I am chasing. I am leaving plenty of room for life to surprise me. I am even starting horseback riding lessons, because I love being a beginner again.
There is so much more in this one, the whole story of how I got here and all the adventure ahead. Press play up top.
Quick questions
Why did House of Undine end its in-person events?
To prepare for a move and a new chapter, with the focus going fully into the virtual House of Undine and its next season of events.
Is House of Undine still running?
Yes, very much so. The move is about growing House of Undine, not slowing it down, with live virtual practices every week and in-person events planned city to city.
What does it mean to outgrow a place?
It is the moment a life that once fit you starts to feel small. The surroundings have not failed you, you have simply grown, and it becomes time to move forward.
Where is House of Undine headed next?
A year of traveling and living in different cities, bringing House of Undine along, with Coconut Grove and Miami as the long-term aim.
Come practice with us
Each week we hold live virtual sound baths, breathwork, and yin. Headphones in, the world dimmed, fully transported. Reserve your spot.
Where peace meets power. Let's dive in. xx, HOU
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