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  • CourseOpen now

    The first ninety days

    What actually has to be handled, in what order, and what can wait. Nothing in it about feelings, which is exactly why it works.

    Free3 modules, 33 minutesGrief

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Trauma and the work week

    Getting through work when your head is somewhere else.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • ProgramForming now

    The Anchor Program

    Short term stabilization and planning for what comes next.

    FreeOnline, one to oneTrauma

  • LibraryPractical guide

    After an accident or a violent incident

    The first weeks after something sudden and frightening.

    1 minute readTrauma

  • ToolFree sheet

    The first ninety days

    What has to be handled after a death, a separation, or a release, in the order it has to be handled.

    Thirty minutes to read, then a few minutes a dayStarting over

  • CourseBeing written

    I don't know where to start

    For the moment when everything feels urgent and nothing feels clear. Sort what is happening into what needs doing now, this month, and later.

    Free4 modulesTrauma

  • CourseBeing written

    Starting over without a map

    A structured way through rebuilding a life after loss, release, divorce, illness or relocation. One area at a time.

    $295 modulesStarting over

  • LibraryChecklist

    The first week after a death

    What usually needs doing, and what can wait.

    1 minute readGrief

  • ProgramForming now

    Return to Shore

    Rebuilding after trauma, crisis, loss or major disruption.

    From $149, sliding scaleOnline, hybrid where partners allowStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Grief at work

    Going back, what to say, and what you do not owe anyone.

    1 minute readGrief

  • ToolFree sheet

    The Monday sheet

    One page for the week restarting. What to do before ten o'clock.

    Five minutes on Sunday nightStarting over

  • ProgramOpen

    Life Reconstruction

    Structured planning across major life areas.

    Free tools, sessions priced on the pageSelf paced with optional sessionsStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Dating again after abuse

    How to move forward, and signs to watch for.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • ToolFree sheet

    Practical stability planning sheet

    What you are holding, which direction you are facing, and the one signal worth sending.

    Twenty minutesStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Relationships after prison or service

    Reconnecting with a partner and family after long time apart.

    1 minute readRelationships

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Staying safe after leaving

    The risks that come after the relationship ends.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • LibraryField note

    Recovering after abuse

    Rebuilding yourself once you are safe.

    1 minute readDomestic violence

  • ToolFree sheet

    Goals and next steps plan

    Turns what you want to be easier into steps that survive the week you wrote them.

    Thirty minutesStarting over

  • LibraryExplainer

    Burnout

    When you are running on empty and cannot recover.

    1 minute readMental health

  • LibraryField note

    Recovery is not a straight line

    Good days, bad days, and why setbacks are normal.

    1 minute readMental health

  • ToolFree sheet

    The ask sheet

    For asking an institution for something and having it hold. A name, a reference, a date.

    Five minutes per callStarting over

  • LibraryChecklist

    The first thirty days of starting over

    A gentle plan for when everything has changed.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting over after prison

    Practical and emotional steps after release.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Moving to a new city alone

    Finding your feet when you know nobody.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Learning to live alone

    After a breakup, bereavement or leaving home.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting over with money

    Getting back on your feet financially.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Finding work after a gap

    Explaining time away and getting back in.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    When everyone else has moved on

    Feeling left behind after a hard time.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    New routines that stick

    Small habits to build structure.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Starting over after addiction

    Recovery and building a new life.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Making friends as an adult

    It is harder than it was at school. Here is how.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Retirement as a fresh start

    Making the most of the next chapter.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Rebuilding after a breakdown

    When your mental health collapsed and you are putting things back.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting over in a new country

    Settling in when everything is different.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Getting your confidence back

    After something knocked you down.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Single parenting suddenly

    When you become the main parent overnight.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Clearing out after a loss

    Belongings, homes, and when to do it.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Saying goodbye to a home

    Leaving a place that held a life.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Starting over after a disaster

    Fire, flood, storm or conflict.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Finding purpose again

    When life feels meaningless after loss or change.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Letting go of who you were

    Grieving an old version of yourself.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    Small steps count

    Why progress does not need to be dramatic.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    When rent is more than you can pay

    Options before it becomes a crisis.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Housing after prison

    Finding somewhere to live after release.

    1 minute readHousing

  • LibraryField note

    What to do about the house

    The physical place, and the decisions people will push you to make early that do not have to be made early.

    2 minute readGrief

  • LibraryField note

    The paperwork nobody warns you about

    Accounts, policies, subscriptions, the DMV. What order to do it in and what can wait.

    2 minute readGrief

  • LibraryField note

    Going back to work

    The first week, what to tell people, and what you are not obliged to say.

    2 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryField note

    The second year

    Nobody warns you that it can be harder, and why that is not going backwards.

    2 minute readStarting over

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