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Breakup? Learn from this
Would you believe it if I told you that your breakup is an amazing time for learning and growth? Or that you have just been given an opportunity for amazing things to come into your life? It’s true! A breakup is a fresh start. A chance to learn about: -your past -what...
Breakups and mediation: Part 2
Breakups can cause a lot of people to reevaluate their lives. This is a good thing, as they are great opportunities for growth, new beginnings, and embracing the “true self.” Many who find themselves in this space find a new or refreshed interest in meditation. I have...
Meditation and breakups part 1
I am a big fan of meditation to help with a wide range of inner struggles, including healing from a breakup. In my work with clients I have found that knowing they are at the beginning of a new way of approaching life, many want to incorporate meditation. And of...
Codependence: My Journey
Hi, I’m Janice, and I’m codependent. And this is a little bit about my story. I have learned a lot about my codependent tendencies that have helped me to have a happier life and would love to share this with you or support you if you are looking for a new way to “do...
Recovering from a breakup? Show up for yourself.
Recovering from a breakup and feeling down in the dumps? Dwelling in regret? These are the times when we show up for ourselves and show what we are made of. I know from so much personal experience that it is so easy to get caught up in resentment or beating yourself...
A morning routine for your breakup
A morning routine during your breakup sends signals to your system that the future is positive. Three steps to developing your own.
Introducing the Ex-Philes podcast
I've got more big news! I am now one of the co-hosts of the Ex-Philes podcast with the lovely Clair Lofthouse of heartbreakglowup.com. Eeeek! We are a month and a half into things and having such a blast. Clair and I have been working diligently to come up with a...
Where I’ve Been and HOW I’m Back
Hello, readers! Janice here, break-up coach, feminist, and writer. I have been away from this blog for several months (intentionally) and am now coming back to what I am assuming will be regular posts on the ups and downs and ins and outs of break-ups. But first, I...
Goddess Energy to Work with After Your Break-up
I have always been drawn to the concept of the “Divine Feminine” or "Goddess energy." Something about both has just always made sense to me. Has been intriguing. As an adult, I surrounded myself with other women who had the same interest and loved the juicy feeling...
Is a break-up like an addiction? Science says yes.
A no-contact period is one of my top suggestions for anyone going through a break-up. I have several reasons for this, some discussed on my blog post “Why Going No-contact With Your Ex is Essential for Your Break-up Success.” One reason is simple. When you are used to...
Daffodil Lament: My Favorite Break-up Song
Music has always played a bit role in my healing journey. When I got divorced I compiled a list of perhaps 10 different powerful, inspiring, and female-led songs on my iPod. I listened to that playlist every single morning for a while without fail. I was living in New...
The Break-up Deck: The Power of Affirmations
One of the most effective tools that I discovered when I went through my divorce was affirmations. Although I considered what was happening to be a very “worst-case scenario” for my life, in the back of my mind, there was always a glimmer of hope. I felt like...
Break-up journal prompts to help you gain closure
Racing thoughts? Regrets? Unanswered questions? Things left unsaid? Sounds like a break-up to me. This is why I’ve developed some break-up journal prompts to help you process and move on. It is easy to feel as though you are going crazy in the early days after a...
Being the one to break-up: why it hurts like hell
There is an increasing amount of information and advice for those who have been “broken up with.” I find it interesting to see the way that even the best books and advice are written to those in the break-up who have been left or (though I hate this word) “dumped.”...
Caring for your body after a break-up
Break-ups can be super pesky life events with ramifications that go well beyond the fact that a partner is absent and some your life has just changed course. Recovering from a break-up or healing a broken heart can have an impact on your health. caring for your body...
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