Key points

A feeling of meaninglessness can accompany loss.

Questions regarding control, purpose, and self-worth are common.

It is possible to work your way toward new meaning.

We typically don’t stop to ask about the nature of meaning in our lives until there is a dissolution of meaning. Most of us build a life we desire, hoping that adversity won’t lead to the loss of what we've created. It’s often some loss that reminds us of where our meaning lived. A crisis of meaning has the power to point out what really mattered.

I’ve worked with numerous clients discovering meaning in the midst of a crisis of meaning. Here are some examples:

Pete attended a men’s weekend retreat, which his wife Kate encouraged. He believed the weekend would strengthen his marriage . Upon arriving home, he

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