Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xvii
Part I Let Go
Chapter 1 From Grits to Guacamole 3
My story, then and now
Chapter 2 Looking Back 13
Coping with what you left behind
Chapter 3 Cherish or Cling? 23
Remember what was, look forward to what is
Chapter 4 The Stress of Moving 33
Pressures that add to being on overload
Chapter 5 A Ding or a Nick? 45
Recognize how deeply your move affects you
Chapter 6 Have Suitcase, Will Move 57
Understanding the emotional baggage you carry with you
Chapter 7 Remove Your Luggage Tags! 65
Identify your feelings and emotions
Part 2 Start Over
Chapter 8 Create a New Nest 79
Your place, your home
Chapter 9 Bloom Where You Are! 93
Growing through your move
Chapter 10 A Place in Your Heart Called Loneliness 107
Coping with the loneliness you feel
Chapter 11 Nobody Knows My Name 119
Find your lost identity
Chapter 12 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? 131
Strengthen your marriage after a move
Chapter 13 Roots and Wings 143
Help your children adjust and adapt
Chapter 14 Borrow an Egg 155
Making new fiends
Part 3 Move Forward
Chapter 15 Come Full Circle After a Move 169
Find contentment in your circumstances
Chapter 16 Back in the Saddle Again! 183
Face your future with enthusiasm
Chapter 17 A Move in the Right Direction 193
Be equipped to move forward
Chapter 18 The New Reality 203
Big changes in a mobile world
Chapter 19 A Military PCS Means MOVE 213
Reaching out to military families
Chapter 20 Uprooted by Other Life Changes 223
Apply the three principles
Epilogue: From the Beginning 233
Appendix A Additional Tips from Women Who Have Moved 239
Appendix B The Nitty-Gritty of Getting Settled 243
Notes 251