Trauma and Transition

Transitions
Finding Comfort In The Middle
Change occurs constantly. Things move so fast today, people cannot keep up. With every change, there is a process that occurs. The process is called transition and there are three stages: an ending, middle and a new beginning. These stages can happen separately or simultaneously. Depending upon the nature of the change, the stages can take minutes or years to get through. And when multiple changes occur concurrently, you can be in different stages associated with different changes.
Transitions
Finding Comfort In The Middle
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The Way of Transition: Embracing Life's Most Difficult Moments
By
William Bridges
Life is a series of transitions - some huge, some small; some chosen by us, and others forced upon us. We experience transitions in all areas of our lives including career, family, beliefs, relationships, physical and emotional states, etc. The process of going through a life transition is stressful at best and may even be traumatic. The challenges of the process can be opportunities to learn and grow. The following tips can help you move through the transitions of your life with strength, confidence and success.
1. Realize that change is constant.
You have successfully completed many transitions in your life thus far. Remember what strategies worked for you and adapt them to your current situation. Make a list of past successes and how you achieved them. Consider which of these strategies can help you in your current situation.
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How to Harness the Power of Change
Fall comes quick where I live. One day bright and balmy, the next blustery and cold. The change of seasons is an urgent reminder that nothing stays the same ... that change is relentless.
If what is written in the newspapers and on television is the real truth, you would think that the road to success is a smooth one. You get your idea, set your goal, and next thing you know you've reached it -- not having to change anything else in your life, not even breaking a sweat. Maybe even with a funky soundtrack. Yeah -- right.
Sayeth the ancient wisdom: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." In my coaching I come across so many people who want different results in their business, financial situation, relationships and health - and yet who are so resistant to change the actions they take, the beliefs that they hold, or the words they say to themselves.
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10 Steps to Surviving Change Elegantly
If I say the word "CHANGE" how do you feel? Most people remain fearful, anxious and uncomfortable with change, despite it being a driving issue in our society. It appears that no matter how much experience we have it doesn't get any easier.
Gaining a level of understanding that allows you to be productive, creative and flexible with your own life as well as helping others handle change is key to succeeding in today's ever-changing world.
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How to Manage a Transition Successfully
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Tough Transitions: Navigating Your Way Through Difficult Times
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Elizabeth Harper Neeld
I work with clients in transition. Some of the transitions are chosen, such as retirement. Others are involuntary transitions such as losing a job or being forced to change careers because of a disability.
We all have a different "set point" for our ability to handle changes. It has to do with our natural temperaments, and also the way change and ambiguity were handled when we were children. Why "ambiguity?" Because more than anything else, transitions involve the unknown. We can't know for sure what lies ahead, and there is always ambivalence. Every transition involves saying "good bye" to something, being unsure, and then saying "hello" to something else.
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Initiating Change
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The Journey Called You: A Roadmap to Self-discovery and Acceptance
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Julie FuimanoInitiating change is difficult. It's not easy to do something different and chart a new course. Not only is it difficult because of the fear you might experience as well as the energy required to envision, plan, and take new actions; you will also hear the naysayers in your life telling you the fears they have for you and how they feel about what you should be doing with your life. Other people prefer the status quo as much as you. No, change requires a personal commitment to yourself and to creating something better.
Although initiating change on your own behalf is challenging, it is the easier and softer way. If you ignore the signs or postpone change you know you need to take, the universe will force you into change. When change is needed, the universe gives you a little tap on the shoulder. It's that sense you get that something needs attention. You avoid or deny it. You procrastinate; hoping things will spontaneously get better or be different. Then, the tap becomes a nudge, and then it smacks you so hard you can no longer avoid taking action. The "smack" might come in the form of an illness or death of someone close or perhaps a layoff. The universe will get its way.
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