Understanding and coping with life transitions is an important aspect of recovering and living in recovery. Life transitions themselves can be triggering.

Life transitions are many and can include:
  1. divorce
  2. marriage
  3. retirement
  4. empty nesting
  5. change in personal power at work and/or with family and friends
  6. career change
  7. geographical changes
  8. educational developments
  9. illness, disabbility or loss
  10. illness or death of loved one
  11. change in financial status - lower or higher

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Category: Life Transitions

a job layoff has many emotional challenges for the layoff messenger
Experiencing a situation where you are the layoff messenger and must inform a few or hundreds of people that they are losing their jobs can be incredibly challenging and emotionally charged. It's natural to have a mix of conflicting emotions, including survivor guilt, anxiety, compassion, and even relief.

Exploring the emotional weight of announcing a massive job layoff when you are not the decision maker:

Survivor Guilt:

Survivor guilt often arises when you witness others experiencing adversity while you remain in a relatively secure position. In this layoff

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