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Book · 2019 · Self-Help

Transitions

Making Sense of Life's Changes

by William Bridges, Susan Bridges · Recommended by 3 people on 3 podcasts

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So William Bridges wrote the book transitions making life making sense of life's big changes.
Dave Evans · Modern Wisdom · Feb 2026 Listen at 17:14

The best things said about it

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The one that i have gifted the most is a book called transitions by william bridges which was first given to me by ben and my good friend friend mark in seattle.
David Rosenthal Acquired · Dec 2023
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He wrote a book called Transitions and the Way of Transition long ago. And change, he defines change as circumstantial and situational.
Chip Conley The Rich Roll Podcast · Jan 2024

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Why people recommend it

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges and Susan Bridges is a psychological self-help book that differentiates external life events from the internal emotional processes people undergo during major life shifts. The book received high praise and widespread acknowledgment from podcast guests discussing personal growth and career pivots. Dave Evans recommended the work on Modern Wisdom, explaining how the author brilliantly distinguishes between situational changes as outside-in realities and personal transitions as internal psychological journeys. David Rosenthal revealed on Acquired that this particular title is the book he has gifted to others most often, having been originally introduced to it by friends. Additionally, Chip Conley referenced William Bridges's foundational framework on The Rich Roll Podcast while discussing midlife transitions, echoing the precise definition that change is merely circumstantial whereas transition requires an internal psychological adaptation. Across these discussions, the book is consistently highlighted as an essential psychological guide for anyone attempting to navigate the complexities of aging, career disruptions, and profound personal transformations with clarity and grace.

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Dave Evans So William Bridges wrote the book transitions making life making sense of life's big changes. 1
Recommended
“So William Bridges wrote the book transitions making life making sense of life's big changes.”
David Rosenthal the one that i have gifted the most is a book called transitions by william bridges which was first given t… 1
Recommended
“the one that i have gifted the most is a book called transitions by william bridges which was first given to me by ben and my good friend friend mark in seattle”
Chip Conley He wrote a book called Transitions and the Way of Transition long ago. And change, he defines change as cir… 1
Discussed
“He wrote a book called Transitions and the Way of Transition long ago. And change, he defines change as circumstantial and situational.”

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