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Nested Transitions
Transitions within transition take extra time and attention.

Juliana + Justin
Feb 122 min read


Finding Connection and Support During Divorce: How Our Shift Happens Divorce/Separation Support Group Can Help
Our Shift Happens Divorce and Separation Support Group can help you navigate this transition by offering tools and a caring community.

Juliana + Justin
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Post-Debate Mental Health First Aid: Tips from a Therapist
I had a full day of client sessions. Many people were experiencing significant levels of anxiety, dread, anger, and buckets of grief...
Juliana Keen
Jun 29, 20243 min read


It's Over. It's Not over.
What happens if we don’t face the fear, loss, grief, and massive amount of transition that arose from the pandemic?
Juliana Keen
Mar 19, 20244 min read


The Faces of Grief
Two weeks ago, a beloved friend, mentor and colleague, the Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, died from cancer, just over two and half years after...

Justin Schroeder
Feb 29, 20242 min read


Needing More Room?
“In moments of profound transition, as we cross the threshold into something new, we sense that the old shoes don't fit and that the old...

Justin Schroeder
Feb 22, 20243 min read


Listening to Your Life
It's true that many transitions take longer than expected. And the fact that "resolution" isn't easily achieved after a major life...

Justin Schroeder
Jan 28, 20242 min read


Soul Time Vs. Clock Time
What is "soul time"? In his book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, Frances Weller describes how...

Justin Schroeder
Nov 19, 20232 min read


The Nature of Transformation
Over the past few months, as a little side project, I’ve been working on several very short children’s picture book stories. As part of...

Justin Schroeder
May 23, 20232 min read


Navigating Through Change and Transition? You Don't Have to Do it Alone!
In his book, Transitions, William Bridges suggests that change and transition are two different experiences. Change is what happens to us...

Justin Schroeder
May 11, 20233 min read


Holding Space for Yourself
When we talk about “Holding Space,” it’s often in the context of holding a compassionate, caring, attentive, non-judgmental space for...

Justin Schroeder
Apr 27, 20233 min read


What Does "Holding Space" Mean?
Recently a friend shared with me that she didn’t understand what “Holding Space” meant, and that perhaps there were others who were...
Juliana Keen
Apr 18, 20232 min read


"Sprinter," or "The Messy Middle"
According to the calendar, spring officially started over a week ago. If you live in Minnesota and have been outside, you’ll notice that...

Justin Schroeder
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Spiritual Direction: A Place for Deep Listening, Discernment, and Connection with the Sacred
The past three years have brought about an avalanche of change, upheaval, adjustment, disorientation, and re-prioritization to many of...

Justin Schroeder
Mar 13, 20232 min read


What's Happening? Where Am I?
This morning, my phone alarm went off at its regular time, 5:00 a.m. As I was making coffee, I did a double take when I saw the microwave...

Justin Schroeder
Mar 12, 20232 min read


New Beginning!
“It feels like spring,” Juliana said to me recently, as a gentle snow floated down from the grey sky. “I completely agree,” I said,...

Justin Schroeder
Jan 26, 20232 min read


Fresh Eyes on Food
I’m the oldest of five children, and growing up, my parents made fresh bread, homemade granola, cookies, and yoghurt, and most meals from...

Justin Schroeder
Oct 13, 20223 min read


“Fresh Eyes” or “Look Again”
Back in 2009, in my first year of ministry at First Universalist, I invited the staff to see everything (the building, programming,...

Justin Schroeder
Oct 7, 20224 min read


A Grateful, Broken Heart
Every morning, before my family and the sun are up, I journal for as long as I can. Writing is a way I make sense of my life, of the...
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Oct 4, 20223 min read


On the (Inner) Road Again
We’ve been back in Minneapolis since June, and it’s been a full Minnesota summer. We’ve earned our “summer badge,” squeezing every sun...

Justin Schroeder
Sep 30, 20225 min read
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