Life transitions can be tough. Sometimes they are expected, planned for, and we are prepared. Those types of transitions tend to go much smoother, However, sometimes transitions are thrown at us from out of nowhere. These out of left field transitions throw us for a loop. They make our lives feel like they are spinning out of control for a time, we might feel like we’re lost, retreat into ourselves, isolate from others, slip into old (sometimes bad or addictive) ways, or try to manage the pain and suffering in other ways. In this section, I will discuss life transitions that I have experienced, how I handled them (poorly or not) and how I have, or how I’m trying to, move on.