E392: Making Space for the Next You: Tiny Practices for Big Transitions

About this episode

Jennifer explores the challenging transition from a self-authoring to a self-transforming mind and offers practices for navigating this journey.

Tune in as Jennifer dives deeper into the transformational shift from the self-authoring mind to the self-transforming mind—and why this passage is so challenging, even when we feel ready for it. Building on last week's archetypes, she explores the emotional and practical realities of releasing an identity that once saved us, navigating the disorienting "hallway" between who we were and who we're becoming, and metabolizing the grief, ambiguity, and loss of clarity that accompany real adult development. Jennifer offers grounded practices for creating inner spaciousness, building aligned community, translating emerging wisdom into a world that still rewards productivity, and experimenting with new expressions of work and identity.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Brown

Topics covered

• self-authoring mind
• self-transforming mind
• identity transition
• adult development
• emotional realities
• community building
• work and identity

Keywords

• transformation
• identity
• grief
• ambiguity
• adult development
• community
• work
• practices

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