How Identity Changes Through Life Transitions: What Therapy Helps Us Understand
Identity often evolves in the small, unguarded spaces of our lives—an ongoing process that we may not even notice. In times of life transition, it can feel as though our identity has suddenly changed. In fact, the transition itself doesn’t create that change, but it forces our attention onto it, surfacing a shift that’s been […]
The Psychology of Becoming: How Identity Evolves Across the Lifespan
There often comes a moment in adult life when you realize you are becoming someone you didn’t expect. The realization may feel sudden, but the process of “becoming” has been happening quietly over time, in small changes that go largely unnoticed, but might feel like : an unexpected sense of ease in a place that […]
How Narrative Therapy Helps Us Rewrite the Stories That No Longer Fit
Identity shift often shows up as a small internal mismatch. A person hears themselves say something familiar, like “I’m not a creative person” or “I’m bad at conflict,” and notice it no longer sounds right. They may not know why, or what might sound more accurate, but they can tell the old description no longer […]
Honoring Ambiguous Loss During Identity Change
A person can move through a major life transition with no obvious rupture—no funeral, no goodbye, no single moment that confirms something has ended—and still experience the weight of grief. The relationship may still exist, but in a different form. A hoped-for future may quietly become less possible. A role that once provided a sense […]