This is a page of the resources that I found most helpful when I was going through my own heartbreak, or have discovered since. I hope it will be just as helpful to you, too!
None of these are affiliate links.
Books
Boundaries, Dr Henry Cloud & Dr John Townsend
(This book literally changed my life. Everybody should read it!)
Necessary Endings, Dr Henry Cloud
Safe People, Dr Henry Cloud & Dr John Townsend
Coping with Anxiety and Depression, Shirley Trickett
Single: The Jesus Model, Heather Wraight
Love that Lasts, Jefferson & Alyssa Bethke
(With the exception of their chapter on submission – my understanding
of biblical teaching on this point differs from theirs)
Websites
Dr Kristin Neff's self-compassion.org
Dr Henry Cloud's boundaries.me
This is a subscription web portal ($9 per month),
but you get 14 days free trial
Blurt's Mental Health Toolkit
Psychology Today Find a Therapist (UK)
Psychology Today Find a Therapist (US)
Associations of Christians in Counselling (UK)
(Formerly known as Association of Christian Counsellors)
Blog Posts
More Than One Kind of Love
A beautiful post (written by a friend of mine) about how we can make Valentine's Day deeply meaningful without romantic love
Three Little Words
(Recovery, discovery, laughter)
Music
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