HeyJaredFinding Home
Insights to finding home & creating home from a home researcher who has lived in many places. Using psychology, myth, popular culture, religion, the hero's journey, and more.
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I Wanted to be Alone (opens the original)
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If you’re lucky – really lucky – you have one person who will always back you up. The one who may not understand what you want to do or why you want to do it, but they’ll still say, “Ok, sure. How can I help?”That person is a treasure.That person for me is Tom.In 2020, I was living in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Tom was living in Hailey, Idaho. Tom had helped move me to Oklahoma from Idaho two years prior. That move (to Muskogee, of all places) was a spontaneous decision based on a belief that I must ha
The Thing I Couldn’t Say (opens the original)
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People rarely believe me when I say it. Socially, it’s unacceptable. You might think it, but to say it out loud… that can be rude. People take offense. Years ago, some of the disbelief was rooted in the opinion that I’m an extrovert. Yes, I like people. No, I’m not a misanthrope. Yes, I’m typically good in a crowd: I talk to strangers, I ask questions, I’m good at public speaking. I genuinely enjoy all of that. But it comes at a cost.For several decades the discussion was around extrovert vs. in
Italy, a Hero Journey, and a Pandemic (opens the original)
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I started this Substack in February 2021. On March 3, I wrote the following post. Short, personal, and hopefully a little provocative. Since my new book When Italy Stayed Home doesn’t reveal any of this, I thought maybe now is a good time to look back…One year ago today, I left Tulsa, Oklahoma for a six-week trip to Italy. Seventeen weeks later, I returned.I spent over six months planning this trip and when I embarked, there were still gaps in my itinerary. That
Finally (opens the original)
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When Italy Stayed Home: Reflections from a Country in QuarantineWhen Italy Stayed Home, four years in the making, is finally published. To order, visit my new website, www.janpeppler.com. Right now, and through September, a special hardcover signed edition is available for $39.99 plus a flat $6 shipping fee (in the U.S.). After October 1, the hardcover edition will sell for the retail price of $46.99 and with a higher shipping cost.</
The Biggest Mistake I’ve Made So Far (opens the original)
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Everyone has a story about a bad neighbor. Rudeness, entitlement, an incessantly barking dog … I have a friend in Atlanta who moved into a new house, what she thought was a dream house, only to discover that all her neighbors were…let’s just say inhospitable, and three months later she sold it and moved back into the city. Against this measurement, my story isn’t that bad. I’m not selling my house. But admittedly, I’ve been anxious about returning.Yes, I am incredibly fortunate -and grateful - t
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