So how can we simultaneously celebrate a major life transition while allowing space to grieve and

also honor and support those at the center of it all beyond just you and including you?

This question sparked an extraordinary conversation about motherhood, loss, love, and the power

of place to shape who we become. When New York Times bestselling author,

Tembi Locke realized her only daughter was heading off to college, she crafted what she calls

a college moon, a sacred journey through Sicily that would become so much more than a final

summer trip. And it became this beautiful exploration of how we navigate major life transitions while building new

family bonds in the wake of loss. And I wanted to know all the details. Temi's 2019 memoir from

scratch, it became an instant bestseller. It was adapted into a hit Netflix series and her new

memoir, Someday Now, a memoir of Family,, reclaiming possibility, and one Sicilian summer,

it takes us on this intimate journey through the streets and traditions of Sicily, as she navigates

sending her daughter to college, while also nurturing delicate bonds of a newly blended family.

And what emerged from our conversation was this profound understanding of how places shape us,

how we carry them with us, how the ancient story and wisdom of Sicily, where there isn't

even a future tense in language, can teach us about being present during life's biggest transitions.

We explore a whole bunch of practical wisdom about blending families, processing grief while

celebrating joy,

and finding ways to stay grounded, even when everything around us feels like it's shifting.

So excited to share this conversation with you.

I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is Good Life Project.

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