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Melinda talks to Keri Riggs, licensed professional counselor, about how to navigate major life transitions. From time to time, we all go through major life transitions. Whether it’s marriage, divorce, a move, getting a job, losing a job, a medical emergency, or the loss of a loved one, change can be a very difficult thing to deal with. Keri Riggs is a licensed professional counselor who specializes in helping people navigate precisely these kinds of major life transitions. She sat down with Melinda to discuss the key principles of how to make change less scary. All this and more on this episode of the Melinda Eitzen Show.

About the Guest
Keri Riggs is a licensed professional counselor in Richardson, TX. To find out more and to hire Keri, go to keririggs.com.
Key Takeaways About Navigating Life Transitions

● Major life transitions happen to everyone. They are inevitable.
● Major life transitions can be positive or negative, but they are all difficult.
● Transitions generally involve three stages: the ending of the old, the messy middle, and the new beginning.
● All three stages are important and you have to go through them in order.
● Every major life transition is easier when you have support from other people.

Notable Quotes About Navigating Life Transitions
“When life hands us something that we maybe didn’t expect, it can create a lot of anxiety, it can create a sense of not being in control.” – Keri Riggs

“It’s having people notice that they’re telling themselves probably the worst version of the story, forgetting that they have the ability to author their own story.” – Keri Riggs
“How we deal with each of those different kinds of transitions makes a difference in how we get through them.”– Keri Riggs

“In the neutral zone, which we call the ‘Messy Middle,’ (because it is messy), what you have left behind is what’s familiar, and you don’t know yet what the new is going to be; you have to pull back, sit back, and you can’t really rush that.” – Keri Riggs

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Melinda talks to Keri Riggs, licensed professional counselor, about how to navigate major life transitions. Watch now or listen on your favorite podcast platform.