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How many lifequakes have you experienced?

After listening to Bruce Feiler on a podcast, and watching a segment with him on the Today show, I have to answer, “Quite a few.”

A lifequake is exactly what it sounds like: a crisis situation that shakes and rattles your life, causing a disruption.

Many times, the lifequake leads to a transition point in one’s life.

Feiler experienced three crises in his 40s. He was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer, experienced financial trouble during the recession and dealt with his father’s Parkinson’s disease and subsequent suicide attempts.

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