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When you get dumped unexpectedly, it can feel like a punch to the gut. With all of these emotions and negative feelings brewing, moving on might seem like a faraway goal. Thankfully, there are concrete steps you can take right now to improve your mental health and start the healing process. Read through this article to lift yourself up after a breakup and start on the road forward again.
This article is based on an interview with our clinical psychologist, Lena Dicken. Check out the full interview here.
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- ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/grieving-after-a-break-up-6-strategies-to-help-you-heal/
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/dealing-with-a-breakup-or-divorce.htm
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-grieve/201206/bad-breakup-how-get-beyond-closure
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/dealing-with-a-breakup-or-divorce.htm
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-grieve/201206/bad-breakup-how-get-beyond-closure
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.mcgill.ca/counselling/files/counselling/surviving_a_break-up_-_20_strategies_0.pdf
- ↑ https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/self-medicating.htm
- ↑ Lena Dicken, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://headspace.org.au/explore-topics/for-young-people/relationship-breakup/
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