How to Get Over Heartbreak

Video Transcript

"We're going to be talking about relationships today and relationships that actually didn't work out the way you might have wanted them to. This is how to get over heartbreak. My name is Joe Cuenco, I'm with family resources. What's the best way to get over heartbreak? Well, heartbreak implies a much longer term relationship and much deeper implications then just the relationship breakup. It means that your heart and your soul were engaged and you've got a deep rooted longing and loss for your soul. But, you really need to deal with two issues, the basic issues, you need to deal with your pride and with the void in your life because you've really been hurt down deep into your soul. You're really going to need to asses who you are as an individual, take stock of the basic qualities that you have, basically the way you behave. Maybe there's some voids in your personal life, what you contribute to a relationship that really are the vacuum, one of the reasons why your relationship didn't work out. So, you really need to work on strengthening those skills, building from there, building an inventory of skills that you could possibly learn at a workshop or with marriage education counseling. It really gets to the point to where you are comfortable as an individual, that you are a full contributer to relationship. But, the other thing that you need to deal with is the void in your life, the love that you used to have. I would reach out to family and friends and those who are supportive of you. Spend time with them, have them engage in different activities with you. Get out of the house, get out there and network. Get away from perhaps the apartment where you guys used to live or the common things that you used to do, do something different. It really is a different view point to get out of those different habits. So, grieve the right amount of time, move on and do the right things. Join clubs, associations, spend time in theater, volunteering in the community, doing something positive you'll feel better about yourself. You want to feel good and confident. Then, once you feel good and confident about yourself then you'll be in a better position to contribute to that next relationship and that's all about how you move on and deal with heartbreak. I'm Joe Cuenco with family resources, relationships for life."