Transitions
Making Sense of Life's Changes
by Bridges, William · first published 1980
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For something that we have been experiencing all our lives, most of us handle change very badly. We switch careers and marriages more often than ever before, we move from one city to another, meet different people every day - yet each change brings with it new fears and further confusion. How can we handle these difficult, painful experiences? And what new insights can we learn about ourselves from these transitions? Transitions helps both in identifying, and in coping with, such critical changes in our lives. It takes us step by step through the transition process, offering skills, sug
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