There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over - and to let go. It means leaving what's over without denying its value.

Personal life
Goodman was born in Newton Massachusetts. Her step-son Gregory Levey died by self-immolation in 1991 protesting the First Gulf War. Ellen Goodman (born April 11 1941) is an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist.