My wife and I want to move — we’ve outgrown our physical house and the location is no longer working for us. While we both want to make a move, I am more motivated to get things rolling and more open to a bigger move than her. I also have better job flexibility (thanks pandemic!). (Con’t)

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You’re really focusing on the move itself, but maybe your starting point should be, where do we want to see ourselves in 5, 10, 20 years? Are kids on the horizon in the next couple of years or maybe later or maybe not at all? Do you want to stay in your next home for a long time before you move again, just because it’s so much easier to stay somewhere and get comfortable? If so, do you want to be close(r) to family? Or are you truly just trying to get the best out of life and have an adventure for a few years before then moving again to”settle down”?

Having that kind of conversation and discussion on joint goals may help you narrow down where you want to move next.

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We have tried to start by thinking broadly and identifying the things we want in the new place we call home, but we quickly get stuck. In some ways it feels like too many options and in other ways it feels like we just haven’t honed in on the thing that will “pull” us to our new home. We get overwhelmed thinking about all the changes — jobs, childcare, housing market, etc. It’s not contentious between us but I am feeling like we need a third party to help navigate this.

Is a life coach the right type of help to seek? I Ideally want to find someone who can help us create a vision together and has practical experience guiding couples through physical moves like this. What qualifications should I look for in a life coach?

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