M.J. Ryan

There's a Predictable Emotional Cycle to Change

Change represents the end of your old self. You can look back, but you can't go back

Change Isn't the Enemy, Fear Is

Your Thinking Is Not Always Your Friend

All changes . . . have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another

number of practices for dealing with your difficult feelings while adapting and adjusting to the new reality. As psychiatrist Steven Wolin points out on www.psychologytoday.com

You're More Resilient Than You May Think

I always ask two questions, the first being

possibly be right about this

what in your life or yourself can you be grateful for right now