In Flux

An interview with replacement child Judy Mandel. Here she answers questions about confronting the issues, asking the questions, and getting the answers relevant to many replacement children. Read More

When a child dies, the family dynamics are changed forever; individual family members are changed forever. Children's grief at the death of a sibling must be acknowledged as much as the grief of the adults around them. This article addresses the signs and symptoms of a child's grief and offers some strategies to work through the grief. Read More

Women's heel heights have soared in the last several years. An IBM study correlates several economic crises in the last century with an increase in the height of women's heels. Read More

A child is often born after a sibling dies and, in most cases, that child is welcomed, loved, and respected for the individual he/she is. This is clearly not the case with the "replacement child" who is conceived to literally replace a deceased child. Read More

I’ve been travelling abroad these last few weeks and, as usual, when I’m far from home, and out of my comfort zone, something out of the ordinary always seems to happen. It’s as if the boundaries imposed by the familiar, habitual life are loosened, making room for the spontaneous and the extraordinary to occur. Read More

Journeys are one of the most powerful and literal tools for making passages or transitions because they manifest our internal drives and desires in the outside world. The journey is a deliberate effort to move beyond ourselves Read More

Understanding comes into being from the now, the present, which is always timeless.

Krishnamurti

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Not all deaths are alike. Death at the end of a long, full life is sad; we miss those we loved, those intimate others who shared a life with us and influenced us by their presence. Although the passing of parents is difficult, often bittersweet, it nonetheless is the natural, organic way that life progresses. Read More

 You may be wondering what rituals have to do with change and transition since many of us think of ritual as something primarily connected to religion. While this is true, ritual goes well beyond the prayers and ceremonies usually associated with religion. Read More

Why do some people thrive through change and transition while others experience great difficulty? Are there individual characteristics or traits that explain how people weather the storm of change? Is there a personality profile that describes better coping skills and contributes to a better outcome? All good questions, but the fact is there just aren't simple answers. Read More

Life happens, and what happens is something called change. Some changes are the result of biology and the passage of time, within the natural cycle or order of things. Others are self-generated, under our own control and willful effort, or dependent upon encounters with significant others-family, friends, colleagues, and intimates. Read More