Change is Inevitable

Change is scary, but it is an inevitable part of life. This list of books covers topics relating to some of life's biggest changes, how to naviagte them, and how to move forward.

Updated September 5, 2024
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Moms moving on : real life advice for conquering divorce, co-parenting through conflict, and becoming your best self
Dempsey-Multack, Michelle
Paper Book
Trust your gut, take care of yourself, and find new life on the other side with this "straightforward" (Ilene S. Cohen, PhD, award-winning author of When It's Never About You), empowering guide to divorce for moms. We hear it all the time on the news. The divorce rates are...
Grief is a journey : finding your path through loss
Doka, Kenneth J.
Paper Book
There is no "one-size-fits-all" way to cope with loss. Grief Is a Journey is the first book to overturn the prevailing, often judgmental, ideas about grief, and replace them with a hopeful, inclusive, personalized, and research-backed approach.
Life is in the transitions : mastering change at any age
Feiler, Bruce
Paper Book
Several years ago Bruce Feiler began to notice a pattern: the old stories about the major plot points of our lives - a straight line from childhood to education to rising within a single career, having a family, and growing old with a life partner - were no longer holding true. People felt they were...
The search : finding meaningful work in a post-career world
Feiler, Bruce
Paper Book
When Bruce Feiler completed his last book, which introduced readers to his idea of the 'nonlinear life,' he realized that the greatest source of change in the world is work. Unprecedented numbers of Americans are quitting their jobs, rethinking their routines, breaking away from stifling...
Home buying 101 : from mortgages and the MLS to making the offer and moving in, your essential guide to buying your first home
Gorey, Jon
Paper Book
Learn all the ins and outs of buying a home and give yourself an advantage in the real estate game with this essential house-buying guidebook. Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you...
The new menopause : navigating your path through hormonal change with purpose, power, and facts
Haver, Mary Claire (Medical doctor)
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond, as well as the tools to help her take charge of her health at this pivotal life stage-by the bestselling author of The Galveston...
Grief is love : living with loss
Lee, Marisa Renee
Paper Book
In Grief is Love, author Marisa Renee Lee reveals that healing does not mean moving on after losing a loved one-healing means learning to acknowledge and create space for your grief. It is about learning to love the one you lost with the same depth, passion, joy, and...
Wintering : the power of rest and retreat in difficult times
May, Katherine
Paper Book
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "Katherine May opens up exactly what I and so many need to hear but haven't known how to name." --Krista Tippett, On Being "Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself. . . . This is truly a...
Keep the memories, lose the stuff : declutter, downsize, and move forward with your life
Paxton, Matt
Paper Book
Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they're attached to a lifetime of memories - and letting them go can be scary. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize....
I just graduated... now what? : honest answers from those who have been there
Schwarzenegger, Katherine
Paper Book
The guide all college graduates need as they embark on life in the real world Graduation is a time of tough questions whose answers we don't-and sometimes can't-know the day we receive our diploma. Determined to power through the uncertainty of post-graduation, bestselling author...
The art of happy moving : how to declutter, pack, and start over while maintaining your sanity and finding happiness
Wenzke, Ali
Paper Book
A comprehensive, upbeat guide to help you survive the moving process from start to finish, filled with fresh strategies and checklists for timing and supplies, choosing which items to toss and which to keep, determining the best place to live, saying farewell and looking forward to hello. ...

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