Positive Transitions Begin with
The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Appreciative Life Review
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What is Life Review?
Life Review for Emerging and Young Adults
Life review is a healthy and normal developmental process that occurs throughout the lifespan, especially during times of transition and change. The purpose of the life review is to facilitate self-reflection by examining how your life experiences have shaped you. Life review also helps individuals make sense and meaning of their lives.
Emerging and young adults who participate in a life review have shown significant improvements in:
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Mood
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Resilience
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Self-Esteem
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Self-Acceptance
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A Sense of Competence
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Problem-Solving
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Meaning-in-Life
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Mental Health
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Well-Being
These psychosocial skills are essential for flourishing and successfully navigating transitions as well as healthy adjustment and coping with life challenges at any age.
The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Difference
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The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Appreciative Life Review
L.E.G.A.C.Y. is the first life review program to incorporate Appreciative Inquiry into its process. Appreciative Inquiry is an evidence-based approach that focuses on identifying strengths and imagining possibilities to facilitate personal growth and change. The L.E.G.A.C.Y. program gives individuals the tools and resources they need to reflect upon and learn from their past experiences and present life while imagining and creating their future life.
What Makes L.E.G.A.C.Y. Different?
The L.E.G.A.C.Y. program is one-of-a-kind because it is a values-centered, strengths-based, and meaning-focused approach to life review.
Key features of L.E.G.A.C.Y. also include:
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Guided self-reflection fused with visioning
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A strengths-based action plan and goals
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Active learning to support lasting change
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A focus on being, doing, becoming & belonging
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Creating an appreciative L.E.G.A.C.Y. Lifeline & Narrative
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What Does L.E.G.A.C.Y. Mean?
L.E.G.A.C.Y. is an acronym for Life, Experiences, Gifts, Aspirations, Contributions, Younger Generations. These are the six core content areas of the L.E.G.A.C.Y. Appreciative Life Review. Each core content area has four fundamental elements that provide participants with the inspiration, motivation, tools, and resources they need to:
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develop to their fullest potential
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live a meaningful life
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cultivate an appreciative mindset
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share their personal gifts
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The L.E.G.A.C.Y. Appreciative Life Review program is available for individuals and small or large groups. The L.E.G.A.C.Y
program is adaptable and scalable for delivery in education, community, clinical, non-profit, and corporate contexts.
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