6. Heartbreak to Healing: Moving On and Thriving After Love Lost

1. Allow Grief Process/ Accept and Validate the Pain of Heartbreak
   • Acknowledge the full range of emotions following a breakup, from sadness and anger to relief and confusion.
   • Allow emotional (energies) to move through. Ride each wave.
   • Validating these feelings is a healthy step in letting go, rather than suppressing or dismissing them.
   • Grief Process: 
     1. Denial, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
2. Radical Acceptance of what is
   • Understanding that denial is part of the grief process, know that acceptance is the goal.
   • Too many women take action before they reach acceptance. (texting him, begging, trying to get him back, stalking him, his socials and his new girlfriends, etc) 
     1. He won’t come back until and unless you’ve healed, grown or he has a change of heart. You can’t force it.
3. Reflect on Lessons Learned from the Past Relationship
   • There’s value in reflecting on what the relationship taught you—both about yourself and what they need in future relationships.
   • Offer journaling prompts or questions to help listeners identify lessons and insights that can guide their growth. 
   • ** (journal prompts)
4. Practice Forgiveness for Yourself and Your Ex-Partner
   • Explain that forgiveness doesn’t mean condoning any hurt but is a way to release lingering resentment and free up emotional energy.
   • Ways to practice forgiveness, 
     1. writing a letter (whether sent or unsent) 
     2. Raging (swamping)
     3. Radical self compassion (through meditation)/ tapping into your body and accepting what is
     4. Perspective (put yourself in his shoes).
     5. Consider the gift (“I’m so happy and grateful this happened because…)
5. Rebuilding Yourself
   • Self-Love and Self-Care
   • Emphasize the importance of nurturing oneself and rebuilding confidence after a breakup.
     1. What have you overlooked about yourself that now you can get back? Hobbies, passions, unique sense of humor, stifled personality traits, etc. Get back to your true self. 
     2. In what ways was your confidence rocked in this whole thing? That stimulus is gone, so remember who you are.
   • Provide ideas for self-care activities and routines that promote healing, self-worth, and reconnection with personal passions.
6. Setting New Intentions for Future Relationships
   • Shift your focus from past hurt to envisioning what you desire in future relationships.
   • Exercises, like creating a list of desired traits in a partner or visualizing the ideal partnership, to start manifesting a brighter future in love. FEEL.