How to Heal from Heartbreak (or at Least Feel Less Broken): A Break-up Journal

by Carissa Potter, Vera Kachouh

An interactive guide to help you work through the overlooked grief of a breakup.

Breakups are messy. They're emotional. They're raw. But all of that pain doesn't go away after the initial break. It sticks around--sometimes for a long time, sometimes forever--like grief. Whether you were the dumper or the dumpee, if you were together for four months or four years, going from a "we" to a "me" is not simple.

This journal is the nonjudgmental friend you can share all of your feelings with. With questions that hit all of the stages, from shock and anger all the way to sort-of-acceptance, you will learn more about yourself and what you want in a relationship. And most important, you will learn that the love you gave was never--and will never be--a waste.

Genres: Self Help

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 11, 2022

About the author

Originally from Minneapolis, Carissa Potter lives and works in Oakland, California. Her prints and small-scale objects reflect her hopeless romanticism through their investigations into public and private intimacy. Speaking both humorously and poignantly to the human condition, Carissa's work touches chords we all can relate to - exploring situations we've all experienced at some point in our lives and conveying messages we simply long to hear. Carissa Potter is a founding member of Colpa Press and founder of People I've Loved. Since 2010, she has been an artist in residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where she teaches letter­press. She also serves as a mentor in Southern Exposure's One-on-One Mentorship Program. Carissa received her MFA in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010.

Reviews

[Scarlet]

Very comforting book, with useful and interesting prompts and writings.

Was going to mark this as finished once I’ve finished completing the book, but I’m not sure when that’ll be. I’ve already read it all so I’ll mark it as done.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the simplest and most helpful books I’ve ever read on this topic. It’s especially appropriate to give a friend who was dumped or who broke up with someone. It might also help the first week after a huge disappointment. Or the loss of a pet.

[Francesca Aquino · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did this alongside another workbook and preferred the other one (The Breakup Workbook). This one was a good supplement, but a bit too repetitive for me, and I didn’t like the micro-trendy graphic design.

[David Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has kind of a cartoonish and whimsical feel to it, but there are a few helpful thoughts spread throughout.