Life Transitions

Navigating life’s biggest changes—from loss and divorce to parenting, aging, and starting over. Find guidance, support, and personal stories to help you move forward with strength and resilience.

Life Transitions Personal Essay Stories of Inspiration

I Said I Will

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The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Jerry Wollaston The story actually begins in the late 1950’s. Two kids finding each other in the fifth grade ...

Life Transitions Stories of Inspiration

Loss, Grief and the Work-of-Grief: A Different Perspective

BY
The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By A. Barbara Coyne, Ph.D, MSN Loss: Ever-Present in Living “The hour that gives us life begins to take it away”…Seneca, ...

Divorce

So Cute, So Hard on a Marriage

BY
The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

Came across this great article on the Wall Street Journal website and wanted to share! So Cute, So Hard on ...

Divorce Stories of Inspiration

Publisher’s Notes: Making a Plan and Establishing a Routine

BY
The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

It’s been nearly a year since I started my “new normal.” Looking back on this time in my life, it’s ...

Life Transitions

Hanging Out In The Widdahood

BY
The Pittsburgh Better Times Team

By Catherine Tidd This may sound a little strange…but I’ve had two lives. My first life was pretty typical:  House ...