Wednesdays, from 12:15pm EST - 1:45pm EST, for 12 weeks.
Program begins Jan 18, 2023. Final meeting is April 5, 2023
Liminal Space
For therapists who want to move on
Liminal Space is a crossroads—the threshold between two distinct lives, paths, or identities.
it is fertile, neutral ground.
we can choose to fill it with distraction and anxiety, or we can turn toward it and open to the void of uncertainty.
the liminal space is not one you can force, push, or reason your way out of.
it does not respond well to pressure.
it is a space of discomfort and shifting truths—in its own way, on its own terms.
and the harder you push, the harder it pushes back.
for some, the truth of a “calling” or “dream career” is shifting seismically, and the tectonic movements are creating chaos and confusion.
for others, the truth of an identity or belief system is being called into question, which leaves a hollowness that feels untouchable by distraction, planning, or efforts at explaining the change away.
the liminal space is a grey neutral that holds no expectation, while the busy mind searches and scrapes for meaning or reason.
I don’t know what the liminal space holds for you.
I can’t force the change any more than you can.
Nor can I provide you with the answers to the questions that your liminal space begs.
I don’t know what your career change will look like, nor do I have any idea of what the future holds for you
What I do know, however, is that you’re drawn to exploring this space because of what being a therapist has meant to you. Because you don’t want to just rush headfirst into another space without giving this chapter of your life a proper ending. Because you hold grief and excitement in both hands and wish to give equal breath to these experiences, without having to rush your way through.
In the end, your next job title doesn’t matter all too much. At least not yet. What matters for you right now is knowing that it wasn’t all for nothing. What matters is know that what you’ve lost and gained in this particular season of your life goes far beyond job title, salary, or career path.
It goes straight to the heart, and your heart feels equal parts bursting and hollow. You have no idea what to do next. But you know you need space to give the possibilities breath.
You are home.
Liminal Space 12-Week Group Experience
This space gives you:
Deep dive & writing/creative circle meetings with your cohort once per week on Wednesdays, from 12:15pm EST - 1:45pm EST, for 12 weeks. Program begins Jan 18, 2023. Final meeting is April 5, 2023.
Please note, this group will meet on several religious holidays, including Ash Wednesday, Holi, beginning of Ramadan, and Passover. Please take care in considering whether you will need to miss a meeting due to these holidays, as there are no partial refunds for this program. Because of the personal and reflective nature of these groups, they will not be recorded to watch later.
A private Facebook group dedicated to sharing process, celebrating or lamenting the “middle ground” of change, and receiving support from your peers.
Internal clarity around the needed next-steps in your change process, whether that is starting a job search, going back to school, starting (or ending) a business, shifting your offerings, making a career 180, or increasing your capacity to live in the neutral zone without immediate answers
Practical and applicable mindset practices you can incorporate into your liminal space and change process
Support through your change process, including support through fear, confusion, “stuckness,” action-taking points, major pivot points, celebrations, challenges, and successes
Gentle accountability and encouragement for your daily creative anchor rituals and routines
A list of hand-picked resources and supportive content meant to deepen your experience of the liminal space
The opportunity to form lifelong connections with cohort members
liminal magic: weekly topics
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week 1: meeting + creative anchors
Meeting each other, explaining the format, and establishing our creative anchor
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week 2: understanding liminal space
deep dive into the topic of liminal space. includes time for open discussion with your peers.
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week 3: celebrating grief
writing circle week. we will reflect on the grief of leaving this career behind, and celebrate what the grief has to teach us about loving and leaving.
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week 4: noticing space
deep dive into the topic of open space—within and without. includes time for discussion and reflection with your peers.
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week 5: there is no waiting
writing circle week. instead of looking at liminal space as “waiting,” we turn toward seeing it as it’s own season, an important part of change.
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week 6: pleasure in unknowns
deep dive into the topic of radically loving and finding pleasure in places of suspense and unknown.
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week 7: celebrating frustration
writing circle week. in this, we give space and time to dig up the frustration that the liminal space inspires, and we learn to love it deeply.
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week 8: celebrating empty space
deep dive into the topic of not just noticing, but celebrating the neutral ground on liminality. includes time for discussion and reflection with your peers.
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week 9: self as butterfly goo
writing circle week. in this, we spend our creative energy on reflections of unseen processes of transformation. we think about how this relates to our journey into and out of therapy work.
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week 10: rituals for change
deep dive workshop into the topic of establishing rituals to honor change, both as it is happening and after it has occurred.
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week 11: centering on creative anchors
writing circle week. in this, we reflect on our use of daily creative anchoring rituals over the past 10 weeks, and we reflect on how they can keep us steady as we prepare to move from one working world to another.
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week 12: emergence
whether we’ve learnt where we’re going next or not, we’ve emerged from this process and experienced change. we’ll celebrate with each other, share successes and hopes for the future, and release back into the liminal space.
Your Facilitator: Megan Kelly, MA
If you are in graduate school or pre-licensed, please contact me to receive a 10% discount