S2:E34 Your Next Chapter Doesn't Build Itself - Start Here

Designing Your Next Chapter After Life Falls Apart: A 3-Step Framework Laura Mangum Broome welcomes listeners to the Flourishing After Adversity podcast for women facing grief, illness, loss, or unexpected change, and shares a free guide, “Reframe the Spiral.” Using the metaphor of rebuilding after a building is destroyed, she explains that time alone doesn’t rebuild identity—intentional reinvention does—and contrasts “drifting” through life with “designing” it.  She teaches a three-step framework: (1) choose the three life areas that matter most right now and write why they matter in this season; (2) envision a fulfilling next chapter through four grounding questions about an ordinary morning, what you look forward to, what feels meaningful/enjoyable/worthwhile, and what makes life feel like yours again; (3) for each area, define what you want more of, less of, and what a fulfilling version looks like. She ends with a simple writing exercise, a recap, and invites listeners to her Begin Again**™** workshop and iCope2Hope.com. 00:00 When Life Falls Apart 00:31 Welcome and Free Resource 01:19 Rebuild Like an Architect 02:56 Drifting vs Designing 04:14 Step 1 Pick Your Three Areas 06:20 Step 2 Visualize Next Chapter 07:13 Four Grounding Questions 10:19 Step 3 More Less Fulfilling 13:17 Action Step and Recap 14:47 Closing Encouragement and Invite - **Free Resource:** Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day https://www.icope2hope.com/reframe - **Begin Again™ Workshop —** https://www.icope2hope.com/the-begin-again-workshop - **Move Beyond Adversity Blog —** https://www.icope2hope.com/blog - **Free Newsletter —** Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge:https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletter - **Schedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura:** https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB - **Website —** iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.com