Life’s Transitions pt 2 🍂
Last week, we discussed how challenging life's transition moments can be—and rightly so. Letting go of what once was can be incredibly painful.
But thankfully, that's only half the story.
There’s good news, too.
Over the years, whenever I faced another moment of letting go, I would always call my sister, who is older and wiser than me. She’d listen and empathise, but then she’d always say, “It’s all good, Hannah.”
There’s good stuff around the corner. A moment of change is also a moment of opportunity, but if we’re not careful, we could miss it.
The truth is, we can’t pick up new things if we’re still holding on to the old.
Metaphorically speaking, if you’re still reading the previous chapter, you can’t move on to something new.
You have to turn the page.
Many of you reading this may have just gone through a big life moment, or you’re heading into one. This week’s podcast dives deeper into why these moments can also be a good thing. We’ll explore:
What my first midwife taught me about transition
Why growth always involves some kind of letting go
Why being in transition is like standing on a bridge
What we can proactively do when we are in times of transition
Over the years, I’ve learnt to recognise that transitions are the stuff of life. For us, this year we’re facing the serious illness of a close family member and all that this will entail, along with letting go of son number two as his gap year takes him literally to the other side of the world—and probably a lot of other letting go that I don’t even know about yet.
There’s always either a transition on the way or one you’ve just gone through.
The newness of exciting things—new jobs, new homes, new friends, new relationships, new life stages, new decades. And the harder things—the loss of work, the loss of friendships, the end of relationships, the loss of health, the end of a season. It’s so important to recognise that whether it’s a positive or more difficult moment in life, many transitions can be painful and can leave us feeling disorientated and destabilised. We have to find who we are in the next season, recognising what we leave behind and what we’re taking with us.
In this episode (the first of two parts on the theme of transition moments), we look at:
Why transitions impact us (and how to measure the impact)
The types of transitions we all face
The pain of letting go
What I’ve learnt about myself in times of transition
What happens when we hit a crossroads (and what we can do)
You’ll also hear about how to measure the impact a transition moment is having on you and why it’s important not to underestimate its effect. Next week, we’ll talk more about the opportunities that can come from times of change.
As I mentioned last week, The Purpose Pursuit is designed to support people through times of transition. We’ve revamped the entire program to fit into busy lives and re-filmed the course to best support women facing life’s crossroads and ready to embrace something new. The Purpose Pursuit doors are now OPEN!
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Before I sign off, here are some final thoughts to carry with you today:
1 quote: “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” — Alan Watts
1 stat: 70% of people grow through significant life experiences, according to the Harvard Business Review.
1 question: What can you do to ensure you’re in that 70%?
PS. I'm hosting a free TPP Taster Session on the 19th September! Come and join!
Love,
Hannah x