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Navigating the In-Between Seasons
By Elena Marlowe · 7 min read
There is a particular ache to the in-between: the job has ended but the next one hasn’t appeared; the kids have launched but the quiet house hasn’t become home yet. Our culture treats the gap as a problem to solve quickly. I’d like to suggest it’s a season to inhabit wisely.
Stop auditioning for your next life
In-between seasons trigger performance mode — prove the gap is productive, have an answer at every dinner party. Try this instead: a 30-day moratorium on explaining yourself. “I’m figuring out what’s next” is a complete sentence, and it buys your nervous system the quiet it needs to actually hear what you want.
Three anchors for unmoored weeks
- One rhythm: a daily walk, same route, same hour. When everything is uncertain, one certainty steadies everything.
- One witness: a friend, a circle, a coach — someone who knows the unedited version and isn’t rushing your ending.
- One small making: cook, garden, draft, mend. In-between time needs proof that you can still shape things.
The gap ends. It always does — usually with a door you couldn’t see from inside it. Until then, you don’t have to white-knuckle the wait. Life Transitions sessions are built for exactly this stretch of road.