No contact after a breakup
No contact is easy to explain and hard to keep. These posts are for the moment you want to text your ex, the night they text you, and the questions in between: whether to stay friends, whether to reply, and what to do once they have moved on.
Why Staying Friends With Your Ex Is a Bad Idea
Staying friends with your ex sounds mature, but it keeps you stuck. Why it rarely works, what to say instead, and how to handle it if you share kids or work.
What to Do When Your Ex Texts You
Their name lights up your phone. A three-step playbook for that moment: the golden pause, an honest look at what you want, and a decision made for you.
Don't Text Your Ex: Here's What to Do Instead
Missing your ex is normal, but texting them sets you back. Know your triggers, ride out the wave, and write the letter you'll never send instead.
Your Ex Moved On. Now What?
Finding out your ex is with someone new can send you back to day one. Why it hurts so much, and a three-step plan to get through it without losing progress.
Why No Contact Will Never Work… Until You Do This
If no contact feels like holding your breath until they come back, it won't bring peace. Treat it as a construction site for your life, built on three pillars.
3 Powerful Ways to Stop Thinking About Your Ex (That Aren't Just Distraction)
Distraction only delays the thoughts. Three strategies that go deeper: Interrupt and Pivot, a daily thought appointment, and reinvesting the energy.
Your Ex Doesn't Matter Anymore
After a breakup it is easy to keep living by your ex's opinion. Why it is time to stop, and to put your own life first.
How to Stop Yourself From Texting Your Ex
Why one message costs more than it looks, and the one exercise that actually helps when you are about to send it.
How to Think Less About Your Ex
Trying to control your thoughts rarely works. Why changing what reminds you of your ex works better, and how to do it without regrets.
Should You Run After Your Ex?
The messages, the calls, checking their social media. Three reasons chasing your ex hurts you, whether you want them back or want to move on.
Should You Speak With Your Ex After the Breakup?
The short answer is no. Why contact keeps the wound open, and how to keep it to a minimum when you share children, a workplace or a street.
Stop Looking for Answers About Why Your Ex Left
Everyone wants closure. Three reasons digging for why it ended keeps you stuck, and how to find a reason you can live with instead.
Three Things Not to Do After a Breakup
Staying friends with your ex, running after them, and jumping into a new relationship too soon. What each one costs you, and what to do instead.
How Not to Go Back When You Have a Bad Day
A good week, then one song and you are crying like it is day one. Why a bad day after a breakup does not mean you are back at the start.