Mastering Life's Changes

The only consistent thing about life is that it changes! Most of us will be faced with getting old, grieving the death of loved ones and retirement, among the many other changes that sometimes we would rather not have to face.

What follows is a series of articles providing information and pratical ways to master these changes in as positive a way as possible.



The Challenge of Change

challengeofchangeWe can always rely on change – good and bad - to happen to us throughout our lives. And while we cannot always control the changes in our lives, we can decide how we are going to react to those changes. But what skills can we learn to help us embrace change, so that we emerge as victors, and not victims?

 

Survive Your Sorrow

griefGrief and bereavement are possibly two of the most difficult and challenging certainties we will ever have to face. Unfortunately, they are also possibly the ones we know the least about. In our western culture, we often feel awkward around death and dying and just don't know what to do, or to say to a person who is bereaved and grieving.