The jungle drums say we all have an emotional life. Smoke signals from the mountain top say every moment in a person’s life has a feeling, a rhythm, a flow, or a tone. Emotions may have been the first language which we communicated with ourselves and others. At any age courage is needed to maneuver the challenges from infancy to adulthood. Managing yourself in the world is a lifelong practice. Seasons of life change: retirement, health concerns, family transitions, social isolation, or a loss...

Soon, my daughter and daughter-in-law will give birth to their first babies. I didn’t tell or de-brief them on what to expect. I thought it would be better if they discovered first-hand. For me, becoming a parent was a major life transition, emotionally intense, physically demanding and deeply meaningful. I thought I was prepared. Everything was new: feeding, sleeping, health decisions, joy, love, fear, frustration and sleep deprivation. Personal freedom was gone. Irregular sleep was...

When I retired, I was confused about my future. I never thought about retiring. I enjoyed my high-profile work, meeting people, traveling to different countries, fun conferences, and advanced training with interesting people. Then one day, the lights were turned off, the curtain came down, the applause and congratulations ended. Here I was, alone with a retirement pen and pencil set in my hand, peering at my past. Life as I knew it, ceased to exist. The horror of it all! What now? I’m...