Last thing you think of doing when in a transition and feeling out of control is to meditate. Yet, a voice nags at you saying, “It could help.” I am asked during workshops and private sessions, “How do I meditate when I am so restless?” My answer may surprise you. …Close your eyes and simply
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A mother shared with me during a telephone session, “I know my daughter loves me, but I don’t think she likes me. She doesn’t want to spend much time with me when she comes back home.” After chatting and sorting, she realized her perception and expectations of mother daughter were cloudy. Holidays for sure bring
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You are living in complex, challenging times. Your role may be shifting, whether in relationships or work or health. You are feeling stressed and tearful at times. What can you do when you are uncertain? A mother called to chat with me about the greatest job she had, building a home and family.She is
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How do you keep your perspective during the holidays? A woman asked me that question on a telephone consultation. She recently divorced. Tears will still fall and disappointments of how she thought her life would be. 1. Cry when you need to cry. Who wouldn’t, especially during the expectations and images of holiday. 2. Self-care.
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Family, friends, colleagues, parents, and children all have ideas of how the holidays should unfold. Expectations are normal and often unspoken. Can you be a listener and a leader if needed? See if these tips for the holiday season of get-to-gethers, whether with one person or a group, might keep you from tears. 1. Focus
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Did you pack your toothbrush? That is the one repeated question I ask, since I don’t want to share. Travel and transitions are about feeling out of control. Who likes that feeling? Back to sharing….One of the top questions people bring up during our telephone consultation is that they don’t want to talk about certain
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I love Thanksgiving. I love the excitement of the people I love walking through the front door. Yes, I tolerate the ones that punch my buttons. I know I shouldn’t say that, after all, it is THANKSGIVING, and yet we all deal with those challenges, don’t we? What I am not dealing with this week
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1. When I am going through a transition, self-talk steps in. “Natalie, how are you doing? No really, Natalie, how are you doing? What do you need today? Can someone help you or do you think you can give that need to yourself?” I just feel better when I check in with myself during the
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Who doesn’t fall in tears and laughter about their life? Transitions bring reflections. Nothing lasts forever and that includes friendships. Differences pop up with partners, friends, parents, children, siblings, colleagues. When people share their loss of friends and their want to lose them, they feel embarrassed. Embarrassed like a divorce. They feel they failed because
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1. You never call. Shift that to, I would love to get an email, text, or call from you even it is short. I know you are busy. 2. You always wait to the last minute. Judgment distances us from those we love. They know they procrastinate. Shift to; you know your style of getting
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Whether you are on your way to emptying your nest or already sitting in it, the role you lived as parent shifts. Who are you beyond mother? Who are you beyond father? When you sit with others who are on a similar journey, you feel a bonding, a clan, a place to be right where
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No matter if you are single, married, retiring, dealing with loss, health challenges, or seeking new inspiration or work, transitions ask you to go within. My life started early with changes and I think that seeded my passion for teaching and supporting those traveling the unknown. Tip for today:Ask yourself daily, “What am I feeling?
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org