What does it feel like to be confronted with new pathways in life? For every positive gain that society attributes to the idea of change self-improvement, progress, hope - there follows the very human instinct to feel quite the opposite: fear, self-doubt, loss. A special themed section in Issue Thirty-Five of Kinfolk explores how to balance and navigate these conflicting forces when faced with the prospect of professional or personal upheaval. Tips, essays and interviews with leading cultural figures examine how life can both slide out of view and be wrangled back into focus.