If you’re feeling lonely after a breakup, you are (ironically) not alone. Here are seven steps to helping you ease the feeling of loneliness after a breakup.

Has it been several weeks or months since your breakup and you’re wondering “why can’t I get over my ex?” In this article, I’m going to give you a number of reasons why you may be struggling to get over your ex and some resources/tools to help you through it.

Going no-contact after a breakup can sometimes feel harder than the breakup itself. When you make the choice to cut off contact with your ex, it can feel like breaking your heart all over again. This guide will walk you through the process to going no-contact with your ex.

It’s not uncommon to feel completely exhausted after your breakup. Of course the breakup itself can be draining, but oftentimes this feeling is a result of gradually giving away your power over the course of the relationship. Here are the steps you can take to reclaim your power after a breakup.

You’re here because you’re missing your best friend and wondering: can you be friends with your ex. The answer is going to be different for everybody. Here’s the rundown on how to know if you’re ready to be friends with your ex.

Our thoughts are stubborn. They like to rebel. They like to push back. And the truth is that what you resist will persist. So the harder you try to stop thinking about your ex, the more you will think about your ex. The good news is that there is a strategy you can implement to help you stop thinking about an ex.

Ah, closure! The closing credits, the curtain call of your relationship. In a healthy, easy breakup, closure is simple. You say what you need to say, wrap it up with a bow, and go your separate ways. But let’s be honest, it rarely happens that way.

Unfortunately, love is not all it takes to make a relationship work. Many other factors have to be aligned so the relationship can flourish. So what do you do when it just doesn’t work? When the love is still there, but a relationship is simply not the answer.

It makes sense that, when you come to a bump in the road in your relationship, you would go to Google or a blog to seek out the correct answer. But everything you need to know lies inside your own body. It’s what I call your inner compass.

It can be really hard to see your ex move on first, especially if you’re still heartbroken from the breakup and you’re holding on to hope of getting back together or having a friendship.

One of my favorite assignments to give to my recently heartbroken friends (aka YOU) is: take yourself on a date. Because you are a whole lot of freakin’ fun, sister. So why would you hoard all that magic for other people and deprive yourself of it?

Journaling is therapeutic. I am a huge advocate for documenting your breakup journey. If you’re stuck on what to write about or how to start, here’s a list of prompts to get you started.

If I could write a prescription for your broken heart, I’d write this: journal daily. So how do you start a breakup journal? It’s as easy as picking up a notebook and writing. But I have a few pointers for making the process enjoyable, dare I say even pleasurable.

You have a friend going through a breakup, and you’re searching the internet high and low for a way to help her through this painful time. Here’s how you can be a powerful support system for her.