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What does it take to feel at home in a foreign land in your 20s? And what does it mean to come home again in your 30s—only to discover you’re a little foreign there, too?

For me, anxiety shows up as a pit in the stomach. A tingling at the back of the head. And, if it’s strong enough, silence — the sudden inability to speak.

What inspired me most was how Liz traced her story back to one formative constant: education. 

Buddhism, Stoicism, even the Serenity Prayer all nod to the same idea: our peace begins when we embrace where our control ends.

I want to dive into two key themes that really stood out to me: embracing a novice mindset and building resilience.