Learning to love unpredictability

<p>A listener asks whether to move back to somewhere familiar or take a leap somewhere new. Shaun uses the question to explore something bigger: how do you make peace with a life you can&#39;t predict?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode: finding community after a move, the &quot;third space&quot; concept, why it took two years to find his people in Montreal, what Flagstaff taught him, and why every choice — city, relationship, kids, career — requires you to grieve the road not taken.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1963638.The_Untethered_Soul" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>The Untethered Soul</em> </a>— Michael Singer</li><li><a href="https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Meditations for Mortals</em> </a>— Oliver Burkemam</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Work with Me</strong></p><p>I have room for <strong>3 new coaching clients</strong>. If this episode resonated — this is exactly the work we can do together.</p><p><a href="https://www.shaungalanos.com/coaching" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">shaungalanos.com/coaching</a> or <a href="https://shaungalanos.substack.com/p/love-and-relationship-mentorship" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://shaungalanos.substack.com/p/love-and-relationship-mentorship</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Leave a Listener Question</strong></p><p>📞 415-494-9559 📧 <a href="mailto:podcast@thelovedrive.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast@thelovedrive.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me</strong></p><p><a href="https://shaungalanos.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Read the blog</a></p><p><a href="https://shaungalanos.com/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Love Drive Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram: @thelovedrive</a></p><p><a href="https://shaungalanos.com/about/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">More about Shaun</a></p><p><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/thelovedrive" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Buy me a coffee</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow &amp; Subscribe</strong></p><p>If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs it. Word of mouth is everything for an independent podcast.</p>