You might expect a character like Charlie to dismiss the idea of counselling out of hand, yet he embraces the process of "introspecting".
But there is a third way, one that resists ageism but not age, part of an age-acceptance movement that embraces the process of growing older, discovering in the process that life can become more exciting and enriching as we age.
The 'Munich Perspective' with its guiding principles, ambitions and key projects embraces the process-based character of urban planning (Thierstein and Reiss-Schmidt, [2008]).
We have embraced the process of thoroughly investigating our fish – in terms of seasonality and whether it's correct and ethical to use them.
"We will determinedly embrace the process launched by our leader (Ocalan)," he declared in a statement carried by the pro-PKK Firat news agency.
"They'll embrace the process, but they'll work behind the scenes," said Michael Basham, a deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury in the first Bush administration, who oversaw the 1992 legislation that regulated Fannie Mae.
As a measure of its success, he also cites the fact that politicians north of the border - even the Tories, who were so firmly opposed to devolution - have embraced the process, and have become more honest, responsible and mature.
But the national party agreed to the Michigan proposal, and now, with the rules set, the candidates have embraced the process, devising innovative ways to track their supporters and prompt them to vote online.
A couple of days ago, the foster father of one of the young men charged appeared on the "Today" show and said, "At the end of the day, we have the best judicial system in the world; you gotta embrace the process and let it work".
This week, there was probably a ninety per cent chance that he would pick a song having to do with death or destruction — it's heavy metal week, after all — but still, there was something eerie about him performing a lyric about embracing the process of shuffling off this mortal coil.
During this time, traffic engineers have been encouraged to embrace the process of calibration, in which steps are taken to reconcile simulated and field-observed performance.
