Medical training often means more than long hours and exams—it means uprooting your life, rebuilding community, and learning how to create a sense of home wherever the journey takes you. In this episode, Zoe Taylor sits down with physician spouse and Realtor Amanda Nolen to discuss the realities of relocating through medical school, COVID disruptions, clinical rotations, residency, and everything in between. From moving to Grenada for medical school to finding their way back to Michigan, Amanda shares the challenges, resilience, and lessons that shaped her family's journey.
What does moving through medical training really look like?
For Amanda Nolen, it meant selling a home she loved, relocating to Grenada for medical school, navigating an emergency COVID evacuation, rebuilding life in Michigan, moving again for clinical rotations, and ultimately returning home for residency.
In this episode, Amanda joins Zoe Taylor to share the realities of life as a physician spouse, the emotional toll of constantly starting over, and the importance of finding community during every stage of training.
They discuss buying homes during medical training, building support systems from scratch, raising children through multiple relocations, and why Midland, Michigan has become the perfect place for their family to finally put down roots.
If you're a physician family preparing for medical school, residency, fellowship, or your next relocation, this conversation offers encouragement, perspective, and practical insight from someone who's lived it.
Amanda Nolen is a Realtor with Keller Williams Preferred serving Midland and Mid-Michigan. A former teacher and physician spouse, Amanda understands firsthand the unique challenges medical families face throughout training and relocation.
Her family's journey has included moves across Michigan, relocating to Grenada for St. George's University School of Medicine, navigating the COVID pandemic, completing clinical years in Detroit, and returning home for residency.
Today, Amanda helps families find more than just a house—she helps them build community, confidence, and a sense of home during life's biggest transitions.
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