When a Home No Longer Fits Who You Are
Why homes can start to feel uncomfortable during personal transitions — and what that feeling is trying to tell you.
Ceci Alamon
12/16/20252 min read


There is a particular kind of discomfort that doesn’t come from a bad layout or a lack of light.
Everything seems “fine” — yet something feels off.
Not wrong.
Just outdated.
Inner and outer spaces are not separate
Our inner world and our physical environment are part of the same system.
They respond to each other constantly, like an ecosystem.
Just as certain plants can only grow under specific conditions of light, humidity or temperature, personal growth also needs the right spatial conditions to unfold.
Changing something in your environment can create space for an inner process to emerge.
And when a deep inner transformation happens, it naturally seeks expression in the outer world.
That’s why, after significant personal shifts, people often feel the urge to change their appearance, routines or surroundings. It’s not only about expression — it’s about coherence.
Being in spaces that reflect who you used to be can quietly pull you back into old habits, thoughts and emotional patterns. The space becomes a reminder of a version of yourself that no longer exists.
When a home falls behind your process
Every home invites us into a certain chapter of life.
It supports specific rhythms, relationships and ways of being.
When that chapter is fully lived, the same space can start to feel restrictive — not because it’s “bad”, but because its role is complete.
This often shows up during periods of transition:
when your work no longer represents you
when relationships shift
when priorities change
when your inner identity evolves faster than your external life
The friction you feel is not a problem to fix — it’s information.
Before changing everything, notice this
Before moving houses or redecorating impulsively, it’s worth observing:
Which areas of your home feel heavy, stagnant or avoided?
Which spaces no longer support how you live today?
What habits or versions of yourself does this space keep reinforcing?
What is asking to be released — and what wants to emerge?
Sometimes the answer is a few precise adjustments.
Sometimes it’s a deeper spatial reconfiguration.
And sometimes it’s a call to change location altogether.
Living in alignment with who you are now
As we grow, we need environments that reflect our present identity and invite the next stage of development — not spaces that keep us anchored to the past.
This can take many forms:
small changes in layout or use of space
conscious decorative shifts
redefining how certain rooms function
relocating to a different home, neighbourhood, city or even country
Through astrocartography — the astrology of place — we can also explore which locations offer fertile ground for the processes we want to initiate, both globally and locally.
A collective moment of shedding skins
In this year of the Snake, many people are experiencing profound cycles of release and renewal. Old identities are being shed, often quietly, sometimes abruptly.
It’s natural to want our spaces to reflect that transformation — not only to feel aligned internally, but to live inside an environment that supports and reinforces who we are becoming.
Your home doesn’t need to be perfect.
It needs to be honest.
And sometimes, listening to what your space is telling you is the most direct path to clarity.
This is where a space reading can bring clarity.