James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, knew they wanted a different life for their family.
In September 2020, the couple decided to move from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, during a period marked by the pandemic and major personal changes. Van Der Beek later reflected on the transition in an Instagram post, sharing images of their empty home in Beverly Hills.
“Sometimes a fuller life begins with an empty house,” he wrote, expressing gratitude for the friends and memories they made in Los Angeles as they headed toward “the next big adventure.”…