Anyone facing an unplanned work or life transition, or deciding to plan one, will benefit from reading Living Through Transitions. Dr. Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin, an applied psychologist, faced an unexpected health crisis that led to her having to rebuild her work and life over a period of three years. This book originated from the discovery that many other baby-boomers like her had stories of their own transitions. Her advice on facing an unplanned transition will help you understand how the process can become healing or beneficial. She also offers a framework for planned transitions, an approach she has used and developed over the years in her professional practice. Her wealth of insight and experience is enriched by inclusion of transition stories she collected during in-depth interviews. Ultimately, Salsberg Ezrin believes a work or life transition is an end in itself, not just a means to an end. In this book, she shows that the key to moving through and beyond a crossroads in your life is to treat the transition as a time to build a new foundation for whatever comes next. --- from the publisher About the Author: Dr. Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin is a retired organizational psychologist and executive coach with over 25 years' experience in the public and private sectors. She is also a community leader and an award-winning professional, teacher, author and media commentator. Her professional skills were recognized in an appointment as an examiner of the College of Psychologists of Ontario and Councillor of the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario. She also received an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1990 from the School of Continuing Studies University of Toronto. Dr. Salsberg Ezrin is a member of the board of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and has served as a trustee of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and as a director of the Ontario Psychological Foundation, The Trillium Foundation, and Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, United World Colleges. She has been Chairman of the Theatre Management Committee, Leah Posluns Theatre, Koffler Centre of the Arts. She has also been a director of the Canadian National Exhibition Association, the Toronto Board of Trade's Community Support Services Committee and the Board of Toronto's Jewish Family and Child Services. In response to Dr. Salsberg Ezrin's leadership in bringing mental-health issues to the forefront in Toronto, she was awarded the Ontario Psychological Association's Public Education Award for 2001. Dr. Salsberg Ezrin has been quoted in Canada's leading business and national media. Her articles on a wide range of topics have appeared in the Financial Post, the Toronto Star, and Canadian Business. |