Navigating Life Changes/Transitions

One thing you can count on in life is change.  Whether you want it, like it or it’s completely unexpected; life is full of changes.  And it’s often the transition between what was and what is that can be a difficult one to make sense of and manage.  

Life changes can seriously impact your life including impacting your mental health, causing you to experience depression, anxiety and even cause you to question who you are now because of this. We aren’t always prepared for the emotional reaction that comes with major changes, especially when it’s an unexpected change like the death of a loved one or serious illness or disability of self or loved one, but also when it’s something we want like moving out on our own for the first time, becoming a parent, or entering retirement.

Trying to make sense of how you feel and who you are now can elicit feelings of  loneliness, self doubt and even bring up some shame especially, if you believe that something might be wrong with how you feel.  With every life transition there is an element of grief and loss, as well as an opportunity for you to redefine who you are now because of this change/transition. Learning how to make sense of life now and how to move forward is something you don’t have to do alone.

Having therapeutic support through your life change can help you sort out how you feel, accept what’s happening, create a new narrative, find your “new normal”, reestablish your sense of self, and even identify the positives of your experience.

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