PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) will hold a workshop titled "What Now? Taking Small Steps After BIG Change" on three consecutive Fridays: May 29, June 5 and June 12, from 9:30-11:00 a.m. 

 

The workshop is ideal for people who have recently retired or relocated and are feeling overwhelmed. 

 

The charge to attend the workshop series, which will be held at BCC, is $35 for OLLI members and $45 for non-members. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6632258. 

 

According to a press release: 

 

Are you on the other side of a big change and feeling adrift? A major life transition can be stressful and scary, but it's also an opportunity to build a new life with intention and thoughtfulness. 

 

In this three-part workshop, life coach Janet Forest leads exercises in self-reflection, group conversation, and goal setting, so that participants can start taking small action steps. Each session will provide accountability and support as participants practice self-honesty and open their hearts and minds to new possibilities. At the end of the three weeks, each person will have a customized toolkit to create new habits and routines as they settle into their new life.  

 

Janet Forest is a Certified Professional Life Coach and an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner. She specializes in working with seasoned professionals who want to leverage their experience to find a career with meaning and impact and recent retirees who need support and accountability to settle into their next chapter. Forest is also the director of the Dalton Free Public Library.