Articles about Life Transitions
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
When Your Adult Child Moves Back Home
Everyone said yes warmly and nobody agreed the rules. What to settle in the first weeks, how to talk about how long, and why mixed feelings about it are normal rather…
The Month You Move
Everything has to be sorted, packed, canceled and re-registered, and all of it lands at once. How to get through the month of a move without losing your temper or your…
Thinking About Coming Off Your Medication
You feel better and you want to stop. What makes stopping go well, what makes it go badly, and the questions worth asking the person who prescribed it before you change…
Cooking for One Again
The recipes are for four, the portions are wrong, and the point of making dinner has gone. How to feed yourself properly when the household has shrunk.
The Second Year After a Death
The casseroles stopped, the cards stopped, and everyone assumes you are through it. Why the second year is often harder than the first, and what helps in it.
When Your Body Changes What You Can Do
An injury, an illness or just getting older, and suddenly the stairs are a decision. How to grieve what your body used to do while getting on with the life you have.
The Week After You Lose Your Job
However it happened, the first week is its own problem. What to do in the first few days, what to leave alone, and why this hits harder than the money explains.
Living on Less Than You Used To
Hours cut, a job lost, a separation, retirement. Adjusting downward is a practical problem and an identity one, and the second part is what makes it hard.
Moving Somewhere You Know No One
A new city, an empty calendar, and nobody to call. What the first six months usually feel like, and what actually builds a life somewhere new.
Starting a New Job When You Feel Behind
The first weeks in a new role are supposed to feel awkward, and almost everyone reads that awkwardness as proof they are not good enough.
When the Last Child Leaves Home
The room is tidy and stays tidy. You did everything right and it still feels like a loss. What the quiet is really about, and how to build the next part without rushing…
Retirement Is a Bigger Change Than It Looks
You counted down to it for years. Then it arrived, and instead of relief you feel lost, restless, or flat.
Starting Over After a Big Life Change
A move, a breakup, or a layoff can leave you feeling unmoored long after the change itself is over. Why the in-between is so disorienting, and how to rebuild.