The bad news: This will hurt. The good news: It won’t forever.

Remember that nothing is truly permanent:

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Try singing a song that makes you feel empowered – at the top of your lungs:

"Sing Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' to yourself loudly around the house. It is silly but it helps. It helps because it is silly?"

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"It's silly, but after I was brutally dumped, my friend texted me a Max Ehrmann quote, 'And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should' — and I wrote it on a Post-it note and kept it in my pocket for a really long time. I knew my heart was healing when I forgot about the note long enough to accidentally put it through the wash with my jeans."

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