Reinvention: Organizing a Happier Life

Onto each of our parades some rain will fall . . . a deluge or even a hurricane. This series spotlights four women who rode out the storm and seized the chance to start something positive and meaningful

Leslie Josel, shown at home in Larchmont, New York, grew up seeking order, because for years her mother was seriously ill. With lifefeeling out of control, she says, “lists and systems spoke to me.”

Photograph: Catherine Ledner