Tag: transitions
Parenting – A Person and A Place
My two young sons and I were a tight trio, especially after a long and difficult split with their father, and we were ready for an adventure. We left California, drove across the country, and moved into a ramshackle farmhouse deep in the woods of Vermont, three miles up an old logging road, with very [...]
Cause – Adolescents in Transition: The Magic Question
In my years of experience being an adolescent and then working with them, I have found transitions to be the most important moment when adolescents need to practice the survival skill of independence and the moment when they are most in need of guidance. This poses a bit of a dilemma, as the desire for [...]
Parenting – Transition Days
I’ve been up since 4 am. It’s 6. The boys are here. It’s a new year. Time to wake them for school. Wait. Rewind. The mother of my children and I are not a “couple.” It’s been almost 2 years since we parted and I moved out to find a place for myself. Our boys [...]
Psychology – Lessons from a Hermit Crab
I have found the biggest challenge in therapy is helping a client embrace change. Doing so in a hospital setting is even more difficult as it is a setting of perpetual transition–arriving at the hospital, adjusting to the new climate, facing the demons that brought you there, learning new behaviors, leaving and having to face [...]
Compass – The Empowered Transition Equation
Even the most positive transitions involve loss. Yes, every transition involves losing something. Often times the gains in the transition by far out-weigh the losses; however, even in these instances, one must recognize and process the loss caused by the transition. This is not such a big deal when considering a small transition, such as [...]
