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Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes

Book · 1980 · William Bridges (40th anniversary edition updated and revised by Susan Bridges, 2019). Publisher of current edition: Balance (Hachette)

Lost between who you were and who you're becoming? That in-between has a name, and it's part of the process. 🌉

Who it's for

When an old role ends, it is common to feel lost, blank or unlike yourself, and to assume something has gone wrong.

Lost→Hopeful

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What it is

A classic self-help book about how people move through major life changes such as divorce, job loss, a move, or a new stage of life. Bridges separates outward change from inner transition and describes three stages: an ending, a confusing in-between 'neutral zone', and a new beginning.

Where to find it

In print (40th anniversary edition), ebook and audiobook; widely held by libraries. Not public domain.

Before you start

Heads up: Discusses loss, divorce and bereavement.

Age: Ages 14+

Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Reason and Passion”

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