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Closure Redux

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. | Sep 1, 2019 | acceptance, accepting, breakup, closure, featured, Getting Past Your Breakup

For most of you who have read the book, you know that I talk about closure and “end of the grief process” in different ways. Because they are not the same. To describe the end of the grief process, I use the words “acceptance” or...

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Is It Grief or Obsession? 7 Ways to Deal with Difficult Thoughts After a Breakup

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. | Aug 18, 2019 | breakup, cognitive-behavioral, crazy making, featured, Getting Past Your Breakup, grief, jealousy, journaling, memories, mind control, obsession, relationships, replaced

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. Author: Getting Past Your Breakup: How To Turn A Devastating Loss Into The Best Thing That Ever Happened To You (Hachette Book Group 2009)Getting Back Out There: Secrets to Successful Dating and Finding Real Love After the Big Breakup...

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You Are So Not Who I Thought You Were

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. | Jun 29, 2019 | breakup, confusion, featured, Getting Back Out There, Getting Past Your Breakup, identity, interests, journaling, observation

Requested Repost:After my first few post-divorce breakups, I started to tell people that “anyone is capable of anything at any time.” It’s not to be a pessimist. It’s not to turn you into a suspicious crazy person. It’s just to make you...

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On Children and Breakups

by Susan J. Elliott, J.D., M.Ed. | May 18, 2019 | boundaries, breakup, child support, children, children and breakups, featured, reconciliation, visitation

Backstory to this post: This post was written 3 years before Getting Past Your Breakup was published. It was one of the first on the “new” blog that started 11/29/06 following the old blog that ran from 2005 to the end of 2006. This post was written...