Navigating Life's Transitions: A Guide to Mastering Change at Any Age

drbrr: Having survived and in fact thrived through numerous transitions across over 70 years and having taught about the subject in a variety of settings along the way, I found (and find) Feiler’s research and thoughts to be exceptionally thoughtful and helpful. It’s such a significantly different approach than that taken by William Bridges, heretofore the guru of transitions. Just the idea of non-linearity alone is worth the read, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Loved and am using this book. It has ignited so many thoughts!

United States on Oct 16, 2023

ryan: This is not a bad book, but maybe my expectations were off. Feiler has clearly done a lot of interviewing and is a good storyteller. I recently heard him on a podcast and was blown away! But this entire book is stories -- paragraph after paragraph of different life stories. Feiler refers to himself as a "lifestorian," so I understand that this is exactly what he is good at doing. And, if you'd like to read an entire book of that and then distill the wisdom from it yourself, this would be a good fit for you. But I feel like the book title and description are a tad misleading. The subtitle "mastering change at any age" led me to believe that there would be a lot of synthesis, analysis, and advice, but there is not. It's predominantly one story after another organized by chapter/topic. It doesn't fell like a finished work. It feels like the author gave me the raw data and left me to complete the research and draw conclusions myself. Sorry; only three stars.

United States on Sep 18, 2023

Allie: Great read for grievers who lose a loved one to death, breakups, divorces, friendships as well as for new empty nesters or transitioning into retirement, etc.

United States on Aug 13, 2023

Mirele P Furtado: My son’s college assigned this book as a summer read and I read it as well. Perfect for this big transition time in our lives!

United States on Aug 01, 2023

Jill Hinton Wolfe: There was so much I loved about this book; I feel like Feiler wrote it for me (so many of his subjects were military veterans, like myself; it also seemed a disproportionate number were from my hometown). I rarely, if ever, want to read a book a second time but this book just might compel me to do so. Engaging, practical, beautifully written, I am so happy I found this book. ❤️

United States on Jun 28, 2023

Nello: Questo libro è un must! Consiglio a tutti di leggerlo in quanto ci fa capire che eventi apparentemente molto negativi nella vita a volte sono un dono! Vanno quindi affrontati e vissuti per rinascere...

Italy on Nov 25, 2022

Cristina: After reading this book, you will still get caught off guard by yet another transition, but this time you will know that it is not "just you". Welcome to the "life is transition" club.

United Kingdom on Sep 15, 2022

GJB & KGB: I highly recommend this book! It has helped me with my struggle in comparing my life to others and the expectation that life should flow smoothly in one long stream. Great personal stories from other people let me know that I am not alone in having a life that doesn’t fit any norm. This helps me accept my life just the way it is and be kinder to myself.

Canada on Mar 25, 2022

Somya Deshpande: Much as you may believe that the disruption you are facing is unique and insurmountable, it isn't. That chaos has been and will catch up with you at any point, like it does for the rest of humanity - it is inescapable. Yet, despite the uncertainty of it all, you still have the power to shape and tell your own story, just the way you like it.

India on May 15, 2021

Clare from Kent: This is an easy winding path through people’s personal stories. The key messages around our lives are made up of transitions, these often take longer than we expect, but are opportunities to grow, we write our own narratives and doing so helps us make meaning of our chaotic lives. The volume of the personal stories helps you realise just how varied people’s lives are and dismiss the structured linear myth forever.

United Kingdom on Dec 28, 2020