“You just have to start by taking a step to make it happen.”

Nancy’s divorce was a horrible experience in which she lost custody of their child. It was hard to pick up the pieces of her life. She believes you just have to make up your mind and start by taking a step to make something happen. For her, when she takes the first step, it becomes easier.

“Thinking about it just makes it worse it’s much easier to just start doing it.”

Nancy is also downsizing and relocating and feels very overwhelmed. She stated that relocation is one of the top five stressors in life. This was just another change on top of other recent changes in her life. Nancy manages her rental property. The first year she had a great tenant. The latest tenant was causing significant problems. She found it very challenging to keep her current place and to manage the tenant in her rental property. Nancy said, “Thinking about it just makes it worse it’s much easier to just start doing it. She’s moving into the rental property to resolve that problem.

Nancy M. was interviewed for the ASPECTS OF CHANGE book and consented to share her experience. Many things have changed since the interview.