Some of us find ourselves right in the middle of a transition at this time. Perhaps it’s the shift after the Jewish holidays have ended as we enter the beginning of the fall and winter stretch, or perhaps it’s a shift in a season, a perspective, or a role. Transitions are a constant rhythm in life, yet so many of us struggle to navigate them. If you have a sensitive nature, which so often goes hand in hand with creativity and a lively imagination, transitions can feel especially jarring. But...

Grieving is really hard. To grieve something, to truly mourn it, means acknowledging that something has happened that we cannot undo. It means facing what we miss, what we regret, what we wish had been different, and sitting with the reality that time cannot be turned back. A loss cannot be made up for, it leaves a void by its very definition. Not all losses are traumas, some are ordinary painful moments in life of missing something, regretting something, not having or getting something that...

When transitions happen, some of us can feel unanchored or destabilized. Change can feel like a leap into the unknown, and with it can come a loss of orientation, identity, or familiarity. In the process of things changing, we may be leaving something we know behind, before whatever we’re replacing it with feels solid or familiar. There’s a gap or void that has to be managed. Even positive change can feel disorganizing. A bridge helps us feel supported while things change, by anchoring us to...