STORIES | Personal Experiences of Transformation After Private Companioning
A collection of creative adaptation and personal resilience stories by Collapse Companioning™ clients that show their challenges, courage, and transformation.
All stories are written by the clients themselves about their experience, with permission to share here.
Each client completed a 30-day Collapse Companioning™ experience, with weekly check-ins during the following month.
Client: Lena, age 31
Lena motivated herself to meet new people and create the life she longed for.
How to turn isolation, loneliness, and disappointment into joyful community action.
¨I feel like this is the community I always hoped to live in. I spend my weekends doing fun things with people I know instead of staying at home and streaming movies.¨
Read her full story here
Client: Michael, age 48
Michael traded his grief and workaholism into a slow and richly rewarding life in the country.
¨I used to spend my days obsessing about abstract things. Now, I breathe the fresh air, touch the trees, listen to the birds, watch the deer, build useful things with my hands.
I have people I care about, a place I love. I continue to marvel at the simplicity of my life now.
It is so much more than enough.¨
Read his full story here
Client: Irina, age 35
Irina overcame her grief and despair by choosing to heal herself through helping others.
¨As a psychologist, I knew I had skills to offer. But I felt too fragile. I was so afraid that I would not be able to bear their pain and my own, too.
These days, despite the ongoing horror in Ukraine, our life is full and rich here. My son is enjoying school and has many friends. I have a private practice that allows me to pay for an apartment and help my other family members here. This is the most rewarding and meaningful work I have ever done.¨
Read her full story here
Client: Liza, age 56
Liza wrote to me saying: ¨The metacrisis f*cked up my post-menopausal bliss. Can you help? ¨
How to turn climate anxiety and collapse despair into joy, resilience, and unexpected love.
¨I was terrified for my kids, grieving about what we are losing, and outraged by the decision-makers who are still(!) choosing to put our planet dead last.¨
[Now] I am a much kinder and sillier version of myself. That is a huge relief, because I was worried I might opt for sad resignation and feel dead inside forever.¨
Read her full story here
Client: James, age 29
James turned a tough situation into deeper relationships and a far more meaningful role.
How to turn a crushing lay-off into a thrilling new life in your hometown.
¨Honestly, it has been amazing to work with people who have good ideas, lots of energy, and a real love for the more-than-human world.
And the icing on the cake? I reconnected with the proverbial girl next door! We are very happy together, and I feel so grateful to be here in my home town.¨
Read his full story here
Client: Lisa, age 42
Lisa found the courage to make a big move that dramatically improved her family's health, safety, and community.
How to turn anger and fear in the U.S. into a happy and safe new life in France.
¨This move has been an incredible gift for our family. Not worrying about our safety has changed our lives.
The girls spend so much time outdoors, playing in the meadow behind my auntie´s house. Being in nature is something they have not experienced. Auntie has been teaching them so much about the flower and vegetable gardens, and they are always up to something (making preserves or pickling) in the kitchen!¨
Read her full story here
Curious about what 30 days of Private Companioning might do for you?
Let´s consider how you might start your own new story.
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I look forward to hearing from you!
