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Where to Start

Finding your entry point

Different situations call for different starting approaches. Here is how to orient yourself before you begin.

The course has a recommended sequence, and for most people that sequence is the right one to follow. But your current situation affects where the material will land most usefully. This page helps you think about your entry point.

Identify Where You Are Right Now

Read through these four descriptions and find the one that most closely matches your current state.

In the acute phase

The transition has just happened or is actively happening. You are in the thick of it. Decision-making feels hard. Concentration is unreliable. Sleep may be disrupted.

Start with: Module 1 (Mapping the Disruption) and the Daily Stability Checklist resource. Do not try to rush through. Work with what is available to you right now.

Stabilizing but stuck

The initial shock has passed but you feel stuck. You are functioning, but without much forward momentum. The situation feels suspended rather than resolved.

Start with: The Transition Mapping Guide, then begin at Module 1. You may move through the early modules more quickly than someone in the acute phase.

Rebuilding but uncertain

Things are moving again, but you are not sure of the direction. Decision fatigue is still present. You know you need to make choices but lack clarity about what you actually want.

Start with: The Values Clarification Exercise, then enter the course at Module 3 or 4 depending on how stable your foundation feels.

Preparing for a transition

You are not in crisis. You are anticipating a significant change and want to build capacity before it arrives. This is a particularly useful time to engage with the material.

Start with: Module 1 to establish baseline awareness, then move through the full sequence at a measured pace. Module 5 will be especially relevant.
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Before You Begin

A few practical things to know before starting the course.

The exercises work best when you have a dedicated time and space for them. Not necessarily long. But uninterrupted. Even thirty minutes of genuine engagement produces more than two hours of distracted reading.

You will need somewhere to write. A notebook works. A document on your computer works. The format is less important than the consistency of using it.

Some exercises will surface things that are uncomfortable. That is expected and appropriate. If at any point you feel you need professional support, please seek it. This course is not a substitute for clinical care.

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Free Resources to Begin With

These are available without purchasing the course. Use them as an initial orientation.

Transition Mapping Guide

Identify and separate the specific pressures in your current transition before attempting to address them.

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Daily Stability Checklist

A short daily reference for the five areas most commonly disrupted during major life transitions.

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Values Clarification Exercise

A two-part written exercise for decision-making during uncertainty. Particularly useful in the rebuilding phase.

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