Riding the Roller Coaster of Unexpected Change — Part I

The Transitions Curve Model is commonly used to illustrate the different phases –and emotions- we experience as we move through the transition process that is triggered by change.

Change is an event.  Transition is the process of adapting to what is different because of the change.


Transition is triggered by an ending.  Something we once had we no longer do. A way of living, thinking, and/or feeling has changed – and changed us in the process.


This may or may not be a change for the better. If we didn’t choose to make the change, we aren’t likely to believe it is a good change. But, even when we choose to change, there is still no guarantee that the choice we’ve made will bring us what we expected. Either way, we still experience a time of transition until we accept what has ended and embrace what is new.

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