Rabbi Elliot Salo SchoenbergInternational Director of Placement

and Career Services2012

1. Numbness

Self-esteem at base line

Shocked – Overwhelmed – Immobilized

2. Denial

Nothing but positive feelings, high self-esteem

Present/Future

Defensive – euphoria

Minimization of what’s to come

3. Self-doubt

Self-esteem declines

Powerlessness – Hopelessness – Anger

Changes are coming

4. Acceptance

Questioning the ability to let go

Neutral zone, I have to let go; come out of the pit

5. Testing

Energy Returns

Begin to think about the future

Trying out new behaviors

Starting new relationships

6. Search for Meaning

Self-esteem enhanced

Reflect on what we were and how far we’ve come

7. Internalization

We are reborn

Incorporating the new behavior

Making meaning

Rabbi Elliot Salo SchoenbergInternational Director of Placement

and Career Services

2012