By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Rare, but it does exist. I know a woman who has never had her heart broken. Something inside her insists upon her leaving the man she is with before any emotional damage can occur. I marvel at this. She doesn’t struggle with conflicting feelings. They simply evaporate. She’s not cold and shallow, as one might imagine. She’s open and loving. How does this happen? Most of us have had to experience a broken heart to restore us to [...]
You want to reconnect NOW. You fear if too much time lapses your ex will move on to someone new. Like a lost child you wait in place… hoping they’ll return. […]
By Susan Winter for The Huffington Post Breakup can have two distinctly different meanings. They can be exactly what they are, and they can also be the opposite of what they seem to be. A breakup can mean, “I’m done here. It’s really over.” Or, it can be a plea for proof of your love. This type of breakup comes as a threat, which is saying, “I love you. You’re hurting me. I want to stay with you but I feel scared, insecure and unappreciated. [...]
Lovers and friends come in and out of our lives. This is a natural occurrence. Yet, upon this revelation we often feel baldly. "Why did this happen? How could they let me down? I thought we shared a love, a connection, and that we were closer." Emotions of loss, betrayal, invalidation and sadness are common to the parting of ways. It takes thinking through this occurrence to get to a state of peace, power and purpose. If we're honest with ourselves, we find we're rarely [...]
When a relationship ends, it isn’t the person we mourn. It’s the death of the dream we miss. […]
