Moving Home Anxiety: Trusting Your Gut

For a lot of Irish people living abroad, there’s often a moment where the idea of moving home starts creeping back in. Maybe it’s missing family, wanting a different pace of life, or simply feeling pulled back towards home after years away.  But coming home isn’t always as simple as people imagine. From people asking why would you come back here?’ to conversations around small-town mentality, judgement, and Ireland’s habit of talking itself down it can be tough.  Lauren McSharry has been speaking openly about that experience. From the emotional side of returning home to Ireland from Australia, the negativity people can sometimes face when they do, but also the reality that moving home can turn out to be far more positive than expected.