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Going through a break up? I can help!

  • Writer: Michelle Janssen
    Michelle Janssen
  • Sep 27
  • 2 min read

You didn’t expect to be googling, “How to get over a breakup.”


And yet, here you are.


Scrolling. Crying. Replaying conversations in your head. Everyone saying, “It will just take time.”


One minute you’re fine. The next, you’re falling apart at Coles. You don’t feel like yourself and you don’t know when, or if, you will again. To make things worse, you’re drowning in friend’s engagement and pregnancy announcement posts.


This is what no one really gets about break ups:

That in between space.


The hours and days after a relationship ends, but before life makes sense again. You’re not who you were, but you’re not sure who you’re supposed to be.


I’m not here to hand you some cheesy “everything happens for a reason” line.


What I am here to do is be your wise, impartial guide through this weird, uncomfortable, blurry middle part.


We’ll talk through the heartbreak. The rage. The "should I text them?" spirals.


We’ll make sense of what the relationship meant, what you’ve learned, and what you actually want next.


And somewhere along the way, you’ll start to feel more like you again.


Right now, it might feel impossible to imagine. But stay with me for a second…

You wake up, and there’s space in your chest again. Not that tight, aching squeeze that’s been living there for weeks.


You’re not checking your phone obsessively anymore. You're not refreshing their socials to see if they posted a Story or silently tracking who liked it, or whether they saw yours. You go through your day and you’re present.


You get through a whole conversation with your friend and you don’t even bring up your ex. Not because you’re pushing it down but because, finally, it’s not taking up all the space in your mind.


You might even find yourself downloading a dating app, not out of panic or revenge, but from genuine curiosity:

What could be next? Who could be right for me now?


You’re eating again. Sleeping again. Laughing and meaning it.

And then, one quiet moment, maybe on your walk home or curled up with a cup of tea, it hits you:

You’re okay.

 

Not pretending. Not numbing. Not “fine.”

Actually okay.

 

Together, we’ll move from:

Shock → Understanding

Numbness → Feeling

Sleepless nights → Calm evenings

Self-doubt → Self-trust

“What now?” → “I’ve got this.”


If you're currently going through a break up, you can book in a session directly with me for individual counselling or if you're not feeling quite ready for that, here's the link to a free break up app I've created: FREEBIES | Brisbane Couples.


If you're not sure what option is right for you - shoot me through an email - info@brisbanecouplescounselling.com. All emails come directly to me.


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