Bringing Back Our Villages
The Isolation Crisis & Need for Community
In today’s fast-paced world, feelings of loneliness and isolation are alarmingly common. Covid seemed to put a magnifying glass over the isolation of our virtual connections. Studies revealed that social isolation is at an all-time high, affecting not just older adults but people of all ages. One study even compared isolation to being just as deadly as smoking.
Go down the rabbit hole of social media and you’ll see parents complaining that their parents don’t want to grandparent, how difficult it is to find friends as adults, and how entire families are moving overseas in order to find friends and a supportive community. Some have gone to great lengths to join communes that break up over infighting within three years of starting. It’s like our country is crying out for bringing back our tribes and villages, but we don’t know where to start. So we created Freedom Family with a goal to address it by creating a platform that connects freedom-minded individuals.
Our Inspiring Motivation
The concept of Freedom Family originated from a heartfelt desire to foster community. Our founder’s Bolivian heritage incorporates deep family ties, strong friendships, and a village like way of raising children. Western researchers have been spending years in Bolivia learning how Bolivians work together & communicate and are typically left shocked and surprised at how well people who still live in tribes and villages can get along…with joy. Their joy is actually what surprises them the most when they first arrive. It’s a stark contrast to the struggles we’re facing in the US.
We know we need supportive friends near where we live, but it has become overwhelming for people to find that. So, Freedom Family was born to cultivate a nurturing environment equipped with friendship and collaboration.
Our Village Culture
Freedom Family's approach revolves around first establishing a culture for our community. Our country has become very divided over many ways to parent, backgrounds, and politics that we’ve lost our culture. It now feels like each person or family is their own little silo. While we may use the same words in English to describe the similar thing we all want…we’re actually talking about words with completely different definitions. What an easy path to confusion, right?
If we’re all going to be on the same page for our village culture, we’re going to need some ‘definitions’.
Those definitions will be very hard to summarize in just one sentence. So, we’re bring the experience of the village culture to you via three books. These books are all powerful as you follow the authors on their journey to become better family members in their own extended family and village.
The Power of Shared Values
Our books, love of freedom, and growth minded attitude - all make it easier for us to now find our local friends to create our own very local tribes and villages. No more joining bunches of groups and hoping to start meeting the right people. We’re all in this together to find great local friends, and we all have a strong foundation of what this looks like. This is a fun and powerful way to meet awesome potential friends in person! (And lowers the risk of infighting significantly!)
A Hopeful Vision for the Future
The vision of Freedom Family is one where everyone experiences the benefits of a vibrant community. We aim to restore joy, connection, and collaboration in parenting and village life. By encouraging ancient parenting practices, we can foster environments that promote growth, resilience, and happiness.
We truly believe that once we have our community, then the push for freedom will become a much simpler and happy process. We need to know we have each other’s back while we move forward to a future full of joy & freedom.
What Next?
If finding a local-to-you friendship loving, freedom village has piqued your interest. We highly suggest grabbing the book “Hunt, Gather, Parent” by Michaleen Doucleff for some fun reading. If her book inspires you, please feel free to join Freedom Family!