9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup No. 4: External Bargaining

9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup No. 4: External Bargaining

For nine days, I am exploring the 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup. Earlier in the week, I wrote about the first three stages, Shock, Denial and being Desperate for Answers. Today we are exploring the fourth stage of grieving a breakup, External Bargaining. 4. External...
The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup No. 3: Desperate for Answers

The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup No. 3: Desperate for Answers

For nine days, I am exploring the 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup. Earlier in the week, I wrote about the first two stages, Shock and Denial. Today we are exploring the third stage of grieving a breakup, being desperate for answers. Here we go. 3. Desperate For Answers...
The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup: No. 2 – Denial

The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup: No. 2 – Denial

Yesterday I wrote the first in a series of posts describing the stages of grief that many people experience after an epic breakup. Today I will describe the experience of denial. And in the coming days, we’ll look at seven more stages that I believe are helpful in...
The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup, #1: Shock

The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup, #1: Shock

The 9 Stages of Grieving a Breakup, #1: Shock About six months ago, I wrote about The 7 Stages of Grieving a Breakup. Many of you responded, offering comments here and also on my Facebook page. As I’ve been writing about breakup a lot lately, I have expanded my...
Single? How To Feel Okay On New Year’s Eve

Single? How To Feel Okay On New Year’s Eve

You survived Christmas as a single person, but now it’s time to face New Year’s Eve. Along with Valentines Day, it’s one of the hardest days of the year to be single: it can feel as if everyone has someone to kiss at midnight except you. It doesn’t help that friends...