Romance Can Survive Job Loss—Keep Hope Alive

Posted by Nancy K Schlossberg Ed.D. on August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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Romance Can Survive Job Loss—Keep Hope Alive

Posted by Transitions Through Life on August 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

After the shock of being laid off from an advertising company, Allen’s life fell apart. He had always been sought after; therefore, he had every expectation that history would repeat itself. Instead, he has been without a job for nine months. During this period, his depression enveloped him. His wife asked for a separation. The love he felt for his two pre-teen children kept him going.

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Feel Like a Failure? Maybe It’s Just That You’re “Off-Time”

Posted by Nancy K Schlossberg Ed.D. on July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

College graduates are moving home, the place they would least like to be. The reason: It’s the economy, stupid! Dylan Suher, a recent college graduate defines his moving home as a failure. “The feeling that the natural order of life–that you become an adult and then you leave home–has been disrupted.”

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