A practical, philosophical guide to understanding and overcoming heartbreak.
Everyone experiences heartbreak at some point in their life. Advice can be heard to receive with a broken heart, and it tends to focus on letting time do the healing. This consoling and encouraging guide from The School of Life presents a refreshing perspective on heartbreak, arguing that a more nuanced understanding of our pain can help us along the path to healing.
Through history, psychology, and a little philosophy, Heartbreak teaches us how our responses to abandonment are formed, what the best way to think about an ex might be, and how to envision future relationships when we are in the midst of despair. We come away feeling less alone, consoled that our suffering will have an end, and intrigued by the endless subtleties of relationships.
- A PRACTICAL GUIDE: to understanding and overcoming heartbreak.
- PART OF THE SCHOOL OF LIFE’S ‘LOVE’ SERIES: focusing on the joys and sorrows of relationships.
- A PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH: to life’s innumerable heartbreaks.
Table of Content
- Introduction
- Why Did They Leave Us?
- ‘Unfair Dismissal’ in Love
- The Psychology of Our Exes
- Why Did We Pick Them?
- Attachment Theory—and Break-Ups
- How Not to Be Tortured by a Love Rival
- How to Break Up
- How We Can Be Heartbroken Even Though They Haven’t Left
- The Wider Context of Our Sorrow
- Why We Require Poor Memories to Survive
- Our Lover Was Not Unique
- The Consolations of Friendship
- The Benefits of a Broken Heart
About the author
The School of Life is a global organization helping people lead more fulfilled lives. Through our range of books, gifts and stationery we aim to prompt more thoughtful natures and help everyone to find fulfillment.
The School of Life is a resource for exploring self-knowledge, relationships, work, socializing, finding calm, and enjoying culture through content, community, and conversation. You can find us online, in stores and in welcoming spaces around the world offering classes, events, and one-to-one therapy sessions.
The School of Life is a rapidly growing global brand, with over 7 million You Tube subscribers, 389, 000 Facebook followers, 174, 000 Instagram followers and 166, 000 Twitter followers.
The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Their books share a coherent, curated message that speaks with one voice: calm, reassuring, and sane.
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