5 Habits to Implement During a Life Transition

Major life transitions can bring sweeping changes. Maybe you’re moving, getting married, preparing to become a parent, or even separating from a long-time partner. Transitions like this might motivate you to start changing other habits in your life, too. For instance, a move might inspire you to be more social or join a volunteer organization to meet locals. Or maybe you’ve had a breakup and you’re ready to get in shape? You’re in the right spot! Maybe you’re not going through a major transition but you want to transform, do something that really scares you.

Read on for a few other new habits you could pick up while going through a life transition.

1. Go Back to School

Perhaps your job has become far too stressful lately - or maybe you no longer feel fulfilled by your work, and you don’t have opportunities for upward advancement with your current employer. If you’re already going through a transition in life, it might be time to consider switching jobs in the future.

You don’t have to make the jump right now, but you can start preparing by enrolling in an online degree program. For example, if you’re dreaming about starting your very own business one day, you can start researching online business degree options. Through an online business program, you’ll learn all about business management, marketing, and leadership.

2. Eat Intuitively

Shifting your relationship with food can drastically improve your quality of life. But if you’ve always struggled to feel good about what you eat and let go of guilt around food, where should you begin? Practicing intuitive eating can help. Kara Lydon Nutrition states that intuitive eating is all about nourishing yourself based on your internal hunger cues rather than thinking of certain foods as “good” or “bad.” You can also aim to make some basic healthy choices, like making your plate more colorful with extra fruits and vegetables and cooking at home instead of eating at restaurants. Have you ever tried a “speed bump” in the middle of your meal? You divide your meal in half, and take a break when you have eaten the first half, to reassess your hunger level and pause eating for a bit. It’s a great tool to keep you more mindful throughout your whole meal.

3. Find Exercise You Enjoy

If you’ve always viewed exercise as an exhausting chore, it might be tough to commit to a real fitness routine. Identifying which kinds of workouts you really enjoy is crucial! For example, maybe you’re not a huge fan of jogging, but you love swimming. Dive in! Or maybe yoga just isn’t for you, but you’re curious about rock climbing. Grab a rope and a belay buddy! Got a pooch? Take it for a walk or run. Love music? Join a salsa class. Like going fast? How about buy some skates or roller blades?! Anything that gets your body moving will be beneficial for your health, so feel free to think outside the box!

4. Assess Your Relationships

As you go through life, it is healthy to evaluate your relationships from time to time. You may come to the realization that certain people have not been treating you with the kindness and respect you deserve. Letting go of toxic relationships will help you make room and time in your life for friends who truly care about you. It’s still not always easy to sever these ties to friends when you have a long history together. To gracefully deal with this dilemma, Thrive Global recommends seeking out opportunities to meet new people and forgiving the person in question so that you don’t hold onto a grudge. It is OK to put boundaries in place, to have plans with new friends, or to say no to time together. Life is meant to be lived in the company of those who lift you UP, not drag you down.

5. Find Time for Self-Care

If your lifestyle is quite busy, it’s not always easy to make room in your schedule for self-care. Even if you want to wind down on the weekends, you might find yourself running around to take care of errands, or take the kids to sporting events instead of relaxing. In order to open up more opportunities for self-care in your life, Shape recommends setting a “wind-down” alarm towards the end of the day. After the alarm goes off, it’s your designated self-care time until you need to go to bed. This is a time that you can use exclusively for yourself. Start blocking off time in your calendar each week, and make this a habit that sticks!

Changing your life takes time. But when you’re navigating a life transition, adopting other beneficial habits can help you make the most of it. Soon, you’ll realize that your life has truly transformed for the better!

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Written by Eleanor Wyatt

Eleanor Wyatt is a workplace wellness expert and writer. She created Remote Work Wellness to provide advice to the growing remote workforce. She thinks it’s essential that people who work remotely be proactive about their health, and that’s what her site is all about. The resources she provides on her site are carefully curated from reputable sources and personal experiences to help people who work remotely care for their bodies and minds. Remoteworkwellness.net