If You Want a Village, Be a Villager

Everyone says they want the village. But fewer people want to be a villager. In this episode, we start with a catch-up on life with the kids and how wildly different childhood looks today compared to when we were growing up. From constant schedules to digital everything, the landscape of parenting and community has shifted more than we often realize. We also talk about the rising trend of adult children going no-contact with family and what that might signal about changing expectations around boundaries, support systems, and responsibility within families. From there, we dig into the real question: if you say you want a village around you, what does it actually require from you? Community isn’t something you just receive. It’s something you actively participate in. Because wanting the village means showing up like a villager.