Finding and Pursuing Purpose and Meaning in Your Life by Michael E. Berrett, Randy K. Hardman, & P. Scott Richards

To cope, heal, embrace harmony, and find peace in your life, it is essential to gain a sense of purpose and mission. What kind of person do you want to be? What do you believe God or your spiritual source wants you to accomplish while you are in this life? What goals do you desire with all your heart to achieve?

All these questions have to do with desire, hope, and a sense of mission in life. Feeling a sense of meaning and purpose in life is essential for our happiness and growth.

This growth path is designed to help you feel a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. This sense can increase through awareness, self-assessment, self-reflection, and self-help exercises and activities. The information provided here, including stories and examples, can also increase your insight and understanding. As you understand the meaning you have for your life, and the purpose of your life, you will increase in your understanding of yourself including your own sense of spirituality.

This spiritual growth pathway has been adapted from the following source:

Berrett, M. E., Hardman, R. K., & Richards, P. S. (2001). Spiritual renewal: A journal of faith and healing. Center for Change, Orem, Utah.

Michael E. Berrett is a licensed psychologist with 40 years of experience in providing clinical treatment in various settings, and in various leadership positions in healthcare. He is a Senior Advisor to the founders and executives of Bridges Psychotherapy Solutions. He is an author, consultant, speaker, and nationally known clinical trainer. He is founder of Berrett and Company, LLC, and is co-founder and past CEO of Center for Change, in Orem, Utah.

Randy K. Hardman, Ph.D., is a Senior Advisor for Bridges Psychotherapy Solutions, LLC. He has worked as a licensed psychologist in a variety of clinical settings for the past 36 years, including being a co-founder and director of Center for Change, a nationally recognized specialty eating disorder treatment center in Orem Utah. Dr. Hardman has also practiced as a psychologist and psychotherapist in several university counseling centers and in his own full time private therapy practice.

P. Scott Richards, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and the founder and President of Bridges Psychotherapy Solutions, LLC. He is a retired from Brigham Young University, where he was a professor of counseling psychology for 29 years. He is the author of over 60 research articles and book chapters and the author and editor of six books about spirituality and psychotherapy, including the American Psychological Association’s best-selling “A Spiritual Strategy for Counseling and Psychotherapy.â€