Finding Normal

Finding normal is what we do when change happens in our life. It is perfectly natural to feel "off your game" when things change – whether the change is good or bad.

Losing friends, moving, falling in love, starting a new activity, getting a job, changing schools, experiencing divorce all can disrupt your life. Small or large, the change takes a while for us to adjust to, and find a new "normal." That new normal may be what you expect or see in others, but it may be a new normal for you – which is different from others. Below you can read stories written by teens who experienced "finding a new normal."

• Belonging, by Madeline Macartney


• A Positive Image: Self Esteem, by Amrita Dixit


• Finding Where I Belong, by Tina Ma.