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You spend 40 years counting down to retirement, but what happens when you actually get there and realize your identity was tied entirely to your job?

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#Retirement #PersonalGrowth #LifeTransitions #WritingCommunity

I keep saying I’m “starting over at 34.”

But changing direction doesn’t mean going back to zero. Everything that came before still counts.

Maybe “starting over” is the wrong way to think about it.

My first Substack 💜

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#StartingOver #LifeTransitions

Decision-making. Goal-setting. Life transitions. Our new webinar tackles it all with practical tools to help you move forward with more ease!

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#Adulting #MentalHealth #LifeTransitions

I talked with writer Sigrid Nunez about writing as a between-state, being death-haunted, and why she should have become an animal trainer.

This is the latest in my @tricyclemag.bsky.social interview series about bardo and the art of living.

#travelinginbardo #authorinterview #lifetransitions

That feeling like something massive is about to break through? It's not anxiety — it's your Jupiter return arriving after 12 years of quiet building.

Full article: linboo.app/whispers/jup...

#JupiterReturn #JupiterTransit #EvolutionaryAstrology #NatalJupiter #LifeTransitions #JupiterInHouses

Grief isn't just about losing a loved one. Many people experience grief after major life changes that involve loss, uncertainty, or the end of something meaningful.⬇
Read more about grief and loss here: vjmcounselling.co.uk/f/grief-beyo... 💜
#griefcounsellor #griefawareness #LifeTransitions

I recently joined the ranks of the 7 million Americans who are unemployed in the U.S. right now.

This isn’t the first time in my life I’ve experienced a transition like this.

Do you have any stories of transition like this? 🙏

#CharlotteUprising #Unemployment #LifeTransitions #MajorLifeUpdate

When a child grows older, a parent's role changes too. Nora Spinnor uses that transition to explore why adjusting an old identity can be difficult.

#LifeTransitions #Identity

What do you wish someone had told you before moving out?

Not just rent and bills — the quieter realities: loneliness, routines, unexpected costs, family boundaries, and learning to make a space feel like your own.

What did experience teach you?

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#Adulting #LifeTransitions