13 Things I’ve Learned From My Breakup

A breakup can be a wonderful thing. It can correct a wrong path that we have taken in life, or it can undo emotional damage we may have suffered in early adulthood. It raises our awareness to it. The only prerequisite is that you take a conscious healing approach. Without it, you will only repeat …

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The Dangers Of Healing Too Long

The Dangers Of Healing Too Long

Does this sound familiar? It’s been three years now since we broke up and I’m still not over him. It often feels so fresh, as if it had happened yesterday. I can’t go on like this anymore, can’t take this hopelessness, I just want this nightmare to end …” Why is it that some people …

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The One Biggest Danger In Your Recovery

The One Biggest Danger In Your Recovery

How do you cope with all these weird emotions that come up after the breakup? As soon as the first shock has sunk in and you slowly start to face the fact that they’re gone, it begins: Obsessive self-dialogue that attacks your self-worth. Depending on the circumstances of your breakup, I’m pretty sure that you …

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Why Hope Is Bad For You When You Are Heartbroken

Why Hope Is Bad For You When You Are Heartbroken

Hope is a weird thing. It can uplift you, enable you to do miraculous things in your life … or it can cripple you, keep you in a bad place for longer than you should be. It cuts both ways. After a breakup we are like a sponge, soaking in everything that makes us forget …

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Why Being Romantic Sucks

Why Being Romantic Sucks

Are you a romantic soul like me? Did you grow up with Disney movies, poems, cheesy song lyrics, tales about “true and forever”-love, chick-flicks, etc.? Then you are an easy target for the ”Happily Ever After”-Syndrome … which unfortunately will make your breakup harder than it already is. Is it all a lie? This “love …

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How Anger Can Be A Good Thing After A Breakup

How Anger Can Be A Good Thing After A Breakup

People think that anger is a bad thing after a breakup. I say it depends. There’s a reason your anger is there … and it’s not what you think. I know that there’s lots to be angry about. Maybe you’ve been cheated on, lied to, or maybe you’re just mad at them for leaving you. …

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What It Really Means To Move On From Your Ex

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I know that you too want to move on from your Ex. But what does is really mean to “move on”? (Besides the fact that you stop caring for them …) Here’s an interesting “side-effect” of going through a breakup recovery the “right” way. Karen, a former client who has become a good friend, wrote …

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