Guy Winch: How to fix a broken heart
გაი უინჩი: როგორ გავიმთელოთ გატეხილი გული
Guy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches. Full bio
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will have our heart broken.
when she was in middle school.
she didn't find a husband.
of harsh chemotherapy
to jump back into the dating world,
her search for a husband
on first dates in New York City,
a wide range of emotions.
she met Rich and fell in love.
she hoped it would be.
at their favorite romantic restaurant.
contain her excitement.
to Kathy that night.
for Kathy -- and he did --
and she now faced yet another recovery.
thinking about Rich.
and determined woman
emotional resources
of cancer treatments?
to recover from heartbreak?
of life challenges
when our heart gets broken?
of every age and background
down the wrong path.
what your mind is telling you.
of heartbroken people
of why the relationship ended
for our ability to move on.
and honest explanation
such dramatic emotional pain,
must be equally dramatic.
and measured of us
and conspiracy theories
something must have happened
with figuring out what that was.
of that weekend in her mind,
that were not there.
into initiating this wild goose chase.
for so many months?
than we realize.
down one rabbit hole after another,
to make us feel worse.
in our brain that get activated
from substances like cocaine or opioids.
the heroin of actually being with Rich,
the methadone of her memories with him.
she was trying to solve a mystery,
so difficult to heal.
you cannot ignore that.
as compelling as the urge is,
every text you send,
stalking your ex on social media,
is your strongest weapon.
that's going to feel satisfying.
the pain you feel.
don't wait for one,
or make up one yourself
to resist the addiction.
will feed on your hope
when your heart is broken.
to do the absolute opposite
we have when our heart is broken
and made love under the stars.
feel more painful.
through one greatest hit after another,
passive-aggressive Spotify playlist.
pop into your mind.
you have to balance them out
not just their smile,
you got lost coming down the mountain,
and didn't speak for two days.
is to compile an exhaustive list
the person was wrong for you,
of nostalgia in a session,
they were perfect.
and neither was the relationship.
you have to remind yourself of that,
senior executive in a software company.
to start dating again.
to their adult children after one month,
they don't mess around.
meets "The Fast and the Furious."
than he had been in years.
their first anniversary,
to be closer to her children,
a long-distance relationship.
and utterly devastated.
for many, many months,
is that feeling alone and in pain
our intellectual functioning,
involving logic and reasoning.
of Miguel's grief
he asked me in our session.
getting over a one-year relationship?"
of traditional loss and grief:
clinically measurable depression.
psychological injury.
with other couples.
to church every Sunday,
into the congregation.
of Sharon's church.
had left this huge void in his life,
why heartbreak could be so devastating,
in your life and fill them,
and what your life is about.
even the empty spaces on the wall
that can set you back,
on how they were wrong for you,
that still give them a starring role
by your mind and you take steps to heal,
your suffering.
who benefit from that.
of compromised productivity
to be important for their recovery.
to move on than you think it should.
within your own mind,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Guy Winch - Psychologist, authorGuy Winch asks us to take our emotional health as seriously as we take our physical health -- and explores how to heal from common heartaches.
Why you should listen
Guy Winch is a licensed psychologist who works with individuals, couples and families. As an advocate for psychological health, he has spent the last two decades adapting the findings of scientific studies into tools his patients, readers and audience members can use to enhance and maintain their mental health. As an identical twin with a keen eye for any signs of favoritism, he believes we need to practice emotional hygiene with the same diligence with which we practice personal and dental hygiene.
His recent book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts, has been translated in 24 languages. He writes the popular "Squeaky Wheel Blog" on PsychologyToday.com, and he is the author of The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships and Enhance Self-Esteem. His new book, How to Fix a Broken Heart, was published by TED Books/Simon & Schuster in 2017. He has also dabbled in stand-up comedy.
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