Refamulating

12 I Reframing The American Dream (Pt 2): Communal Living Makes a Family


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Show Notes:


What happens when you expand beyond the nuclear family home? In this episode, we meet people who've chosen to share their daily lives with others in unconventional ways - from two married couples buying a house together to raise kids, to a man who's spent 14 years living on a hippie commune. Their stories challenge our assumptions about what makes a successful adult and show how living communally might be an antidote to America's epidemic of loneliness.


Additional Resources: 

  • "Everyday Utopia" by Kristen Ghodsee
  • Learn more about Twin Oaks in Virginia
  • Learn more about The Radish in Oakland 

  • Every month, we host ReFamily Dinner, a virtual event that connects our audience with someone who has refamulated. The guest talks about their experience and answers your questions. This month’s dinner is a conversation on communal living with Lily Lamboy and her husband Alex Savtchenko. Lily & Alex own and operate Ryza, a community home in Berkeley which they share with six friends.


    Sign up for this month's event here, and join us Nov. 13 from 8-9:30 p.m. EST. 


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    Host: Julia Winston

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