Individuals can reduce the pain of heartbreak by challenging the narrative they tell themselves and reframing the experience from multiple perspectives.

“Look at the relationship and the breakup and everything that went down from various perspectives because nothing means anything other than the meaning that you give it.”

Cognitive restructuring involves evaluating thoughts for accuracy by weighing evidence and generating more balanced, realistic perspectives.

“one is to think about the evidence for the evidence against and to come up with a balanced thought.”