My husband and I built careers in tech and law. In our 40s, we sold our house, traveled for a year, and left both industries.

My husband and I sold our house and spent a year traveling.

Jason Prokowiew

• After my husband was laid off from his tech job, we decided to sell our house and travel for a year.
• During our time abroad, we fell in love with a slower pace of life.
• When we returned to the US, we bought a smaller home and left our high-stress industries behind.

By the time we reached our 40s, my husband, Dave, and I had built a life we thought we'd always dreamed of.

We lived...