Things you would never bring up in therapy, you could bring up here.

It's going to be so hard seeing my ex with someone else.

You don't get over it, you get through it.

Seeing your ex with someone else is a visceral kind of pain, right?

It hits below logic.

Right in the gut, I get it.

Even if you know that the relationship is not going to, you know, have a round two.

Something still kind of shatters because it's not just about them being with

someone new, it's about your story rewriting itself without your permission, right? It's the

loss of control, right? So here's some tips on how to start moving through it. Number one,

let it hit.

It's truth.

Don't try to outsmart the pain.

Like actually feel it.

Name it.

Don't numb it.

Don't bypass it.

Don't disguise it.

Right.

Accept it.

Feel through it.

Number two, separate what hurts from what's true. It might feel like I'm irreplaceable or I'm replaceable or I wasn't enough or might activate a lot of false

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