life-psychologylisted

# Life Psychology **REQUIRED BACKGROUND:** `psych-session-protocol` ## When to Activate - Feeling directionless, stuck, or "adrift in life" - Quarter-life, midlife, or late-life crisis patterns - Major transitions: career change, relocation, divorce, retirement, parenthood - Grief, loss, or processing a significant ending - Identity questions: "Who am I becoming?" / "Is this it?" / "What is my purpose?" - Decision paralysis on life-shaping choices - Existential anxiety about meaning, mortality, legacy ## When to Refer Out - Severe depression with passive suicidal ideation - Complicated grief lasting >12 months with impairment - Psychosis, mania, or severe dissociation - Active substance use as primary coping See `psych-session-protocol/references/risk-screening.md` for resources. ## Accuracy Anchors (Life-Specific Traps) - **Forcing optimism** — some phases need grief, not reframing - **Treating uncertainty as a problem** — the Neutral Zone is productive - **Values work as a checklist** — real values emerge through stories - **Rushing to "what's next"** — understanding "what is" comes first - **Synthetic meaning** — do NOT supply meaning; let the user excavate - **Pathologizing existential anxiety** — often a sign of awareness, not disorder - **Confusing meaning with productivity** — meaning comes from rest, play, suffering too ## Core Path ``` modules/10-life-audit.md → modules/20-narrative-map.md → modules/30-values-excavation.md → modules/40-transition-navigation