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