Podcast 17 featuring special guest and friend Gabriel Mangold

If we live long enough, we will go through a significant life transition. Some are rites of passage - such as high school and college graduations & weddings - all of which are disrupted right now. Then there are life transitions that, though common, are unexpected. These can be walking through a parental divorce, going through the breakup of a friendship or romantic relationship, recovery for substance use or mental health disorder, or professional burnout, to name a few. We explore an expanded stages of grief model as we discuss the reality most of us will face in walking through unexpected life transitions.

One important thing to remember. No one actually knows what it's like to feel like you do about loss. The emotions surrounding losing someone we love include the unique entirety of all of our life experiences. One of the most compassionate things we can do for others is to understand that we don't understand what someone else is experiencing. Having said that...the content this week is very much related to experiences that have helped us and we hope it can be helpful to you.

It's difficult to manage and deal with and oftentimes tells us it's not there. It rears its head when least expected and never fully goes away. It often shifts and can look like anger, sadness, depression, irritability, and hopelessness. It is also treatable, manageable, and can be a helpful tool for our growth.

It's difficult to manage and deal with and oftentimes tells us it's not there. It rears its head when least expected and never fully goes away. It often shifts and can look like anger, sadness, depression, irritability, and hopelessness. It is also treatable, manageable, and can be a helpful tool for our growth.

Dr. Darren Woodlief is a licensed clinical psychologist and associate at CPS. He specializes in conducting a broad range of diagnostic evaluations for clinical and educational purposes and for treatment planning, including psychoeducational, ADHD, and mental health assessments, as well as autism and neuropsychological screenings. He earned a Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology and a Certificate in Graduate Study in Applied Statistics from the University of South Carolina. He is also a research analyst at the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Woodlief serves as a reviewer for the journals Evaluation and the Health Professions and Child Development, a psychological statistics textbook reviewer for Cengage Learning, and a member of the Society for Research in Child Development.

In a world of before and afters, we miss the real magic - the mess. The mess is where real authenticity resides, and where real change happens. It is the part where we surrender, claw and cry. The part where there is no pause button, and where we have to dig into the depths of our soul, and find the will to move through the fear, through the escape, through the very things that make staying the same so comfortable.

Our new COVID-19 Special Edition Cole Wellness Podcast

As a recap, we spent the last 9 weeks on our Build Your Best Life Series, which included the following steps: Step 1: Develop a deep and meaningful understanding of where we want to be. Step 2: Develop a deep and meaningful understanding of where we are. Which brings us to Step 3: Build a Roadmap to get there. This can be found in a number of forms, but most people create or sign on to a plan or program to reach their goals.

We define spiritual health as the way we interact with the world around us and within us. It is the total experience of our physical and mental health and the energy we give off to others. It is not limited by our beliefs or faith but can be influenced by it. Although it can be harder to assess than the other areas of life, we hope to provide some helpful questions and tools this week to help with your own personal assessment of spiritual health.