When the old story no longer fits...

Major life transitions can wreak serious havoc on our sense of who we are.  

Suddenly (or not-so-suddenly) things aren't what they used to be.

This often sets off a crisis of identity, or belonging, or purpose – or all three. 

Unfortunately, major life transitions don’t come with a playbook and we often bumble our way through. But humans have some practices we've used for millennia to metabolize and integrate these “lifequakes.”
 
Rather than being paralyzed in grief or uncertainty, we can use these archetypal tools to draw on these events as sources of deeper wisdom -- to help steer us towards greater clarity, meaning, and purpose. 

Combining evidence-based practices from modern psychology with archetypal ritual structures, the Center for Ritual Design works with individuals going through all sorts of lifequakes, whether joyous or more complex. These include: 

• Illness 

• Divorce

• Marriage 

• Job transition