Relationship Expert Audrey Hope Quoted For Article On LIVESTRONG.com

EKC PR client, celebrity renowned relationship expert and therapist Audrey Hope, was recently interviewed and quoted by writer Natasha Burton for an article on LIVESTRONG.com about the healthiest ways a person can deal with a breakup. Check it out below…

The 7 Healthiest Ways to Deal With a Breakup
by NATASHA BURTON

There’s really no delicate way to put it: Breakups suck. It feels like you’ve lost a part of yourself. And you’ve certainly lost that person with whom you looked forward to going out to dinner or spending the weekend binge-watching Netflix. Nothing fun about that. But when it comes to moving on, a 2017 study from the Journal of Neuroscience says you can trick yourself into getting over an ex quicker and let your heart catch up later. This fake-it-till-you-make-it approach can soften that post-breakup period and help you come to terms without (too much) wallowing. Here are seven expert-approved actions you can take.

1 GET IT ALL OUT
Give yourself the space to mourn the end of the relationship. Really sit with your feelings and let yourself cry, be angry, get crazy (safely) — anything that comes up. “Give yourself permission to scream and rage,” says relationship expert Audrey Hope. “Find a place to do this releasing of grief: your bathroom, your closet, your backyard. You will release the storage bin of conflicting feelings, and eventually you will empty it all and feel whole again.” She explains that people suffer heartache because they try to rationalize away their feelings or bottle them up. Instead, express everything you need to express, then take a bath and go to bed early.

4 GET PHYSICAL
Do some intense exercise or hit a punching bag, advises relationship expert Audrey Hope. “Physical external movement is a great release for the internal feelings that are locked in,” she says. “Hit something and get moving.” This will make you feel strong and powerful, which is typically the opposite of how you feel immediately after a breakup. As a bonus, your body will benefit from the exercise — so you’ll look and feel amazing too.

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