How to Survive Personal Crisis

Everyone will experience a crisis in their lives. It is inevitable.

Change is the only constant you can be sure of; no matter how good or bad things are, they inevitably change again.

When significant life changes come, you will be faced with reinventing your life and yourself. Make it an opportunity to create a better you.

When I refer to a personal life crisis, I mean a major life-changing event that threatens your very identity. This can be losing a job, losing a loved one, a failed marriage, losing your health, filing for bankruptcy, losing your house, or even giving up a cherished belief—anything that you have built your life around.

This blog is specifically designed to provide free, simple life coaching to get you through the trauma and drama of these events. The feelings that you experience during this time may seem overwhelming; you may feel hopeless and depressed.

Take heart; there is a new future awaiting you.

Awakening Consciousness to New Possibilities

Here are the first steps to take when faced with a major life change:

Feel your feelings. This is important because they only surface in other ways if you deny them. They can make you ill. They can sabotage your dreams as you move forward with your life.
Give yourself permission to mourn your loss. Let out your raw emotion. Talk it out. Yell it out. Cry it out.
Make the conscious choice to feel better. How you respond to life’s adversity is your choice. Everyone has their cross to bear.
You have heard it many times—it’s all about how you experience your life circumstances determining your reality.
Accept and be open to help. Many people, support groups, and agencies would love the opportunity to help you. You may feel ashamed about your situation, but know that many people, including me, have been in your shoes and want to lend a helping hand. Let them feel rewarded; it will be your gift to them.
Know that things will get better. When you are cut low, the only way is up. Have faith and turn your life over to a higher power.
Pray. Many times, something better is just beyond the horizon.
Believe it, head toward it, and the next opportunity, relationship, or life purpose will be there to meet you.
Take at least one positive step every day. You already know many things that you could or think you should do, but some days, it is hard to put one foot in front of the other. I understand, for I have been there more times than I care to count. Unfortunately, knowing what steps to take isn’t doing it. Action is the only cure. Take small steps if you need to.

Note: There are many small steps, tips, ideas, and how-to-do-it lists in this blog.

Subscribe to the blog, apply the suggestions, and then let me know how you are doing.

Workshops are available.

Important Notice: Please see a medical professional and a trained mental health professional as your first resources to help you recreate your new life.