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Whether it is chosen or thrust upon you, change brings both opportunities and turmoil. Since first published 25 years ago, Transitions has helped hundreds of thousands of readers cope with these issues by providing an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap of the transition process. With the understanding born of…


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1 author picked Transitions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is one of my all-time favorites; I’ve read it multiple times at different points in my life. It has been especially helpful in learning that when one door closes in relationships, another one opens (as with my divorce). 

The idea of a “neutral zone” between endings and new beginnings helped me take my time and ask myself, “What is waiting to happen in my life now?” Finally, this book helped me launch out anew with a sense of hope and renewal, as when I got remarried.

Other transitions it has helped me through are the loss of relationships when…

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