Life Transitions throw a whole bunch of change at you. “Overwhelmed” is the word we hear most often, whether it’s a “small” or “big” transition. During these times, you may scramble just to survive each day. Self-care is critical during …
Years ago, I was bored and feeling blue. I went to Hobby Lobby and came home with $80 of stuff. I was in college at the time, so it was mostly apartment things such as a floor lamp. I couldn’t …
July is a time we often think about our freedom, celebrating the people who founded our country with the goals of freeing themselves from a monarchy and religious persecution. This July, our lives look quite a bit different than they …
Sometimes, you just can’t catch a break. My friend, whom I’ll call Katherine here, is one of those people. She never used to be. She is level-headed, motivated, and fairly organized. But life keeps happening to her. First, she got …
During times of life transition, one might expect change. You might even expect to feel stress, as we talk about often here. But few people may stop and think about how those changes and stress may impact our communication. We’ve …
At the start of the Coronavirus outbreak here in the U.S., I, like many others, didn’t think much of it. Then, there was a weekend in mid-March when suddenly, it became real. The following Monday, I started working from home. …
Even if your life is not in transition for other reasons, COVID-19 has certainly brought change to all of us, even now, as we make attempts to return to “normal” life. This time of stress has brought more awareness to …
Everyone’s talking about the “new normal.” Though a global pandemic is new to us, anytime we go through a life transition, we have to deal with a new normal. Regardless of the transition itself, they tend to be similar in …
Life for many people has undergone a big transition the last several weeks, as Coronavirus has changed the way we work, school, and socialize. While plenty joke about how, for introverts, staying at home isn’t a big deal, studies are …
If it’s unexpected, what do you mean “prepare” for it? But the truth is, some of our life transitions are things we can guess — at least a little bit. If you’re thinking like Janice about the next decade and …