Strategies to Deal With Every Phase of Major Life Changes

How to Deal With Major Life Changes

What goes on in the cocoon of change isn't always pretty, but the results can be beautiful. Martha Beck talks you through the four phases of human metamorphosis. Get ready to fly!

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Life coach Martha Beck explains the four phases of human metamorphosis: dissolving, imagining, reforming and flying.

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