What to Do When You Don’t Get Closure

Dora finds herself standing in the kitchen, phone in hand, unsure where to begin. Messages, responsibilities, small tasks have started to pile up, and suddenly, everything feels like too much. As she sits with that moment, she starts to see the feeling of being overwhelmed a litt ...  Show more

A group project in nursing school leaves Dora feeling stuck, waiting on others, and quietly pulling away. She feels herself pulling back, convinced she works better alone. But as the experience unfolds, she begins to see how quickly frustration can shape the story, and what opens ...  Show more

When a relationship ends, it’s natural to crave closure. We want answers, explanations, or one last conversation that will tie everything up neatly and help us move on. But the reality is, closure rarely comes from someone else — it’s something we have to create for ourselves.In ...  Show more

368. The Closure Myth: How Do We Really Move On? Abby, Glennon and Amanda delve into your voicemails and discuss matters of the broken heart, closure, self-sabotage, moving toward or away from family, and more. Discover: Glennon’s “magical pessimism” Why creative people do not se ...  Show more

Closure is something we’ve been taught to seek after a relationship ends, a friendship falls apart, or a situation doesn’t go as planned. We wait for an apology, an explanation, or a final conversation to give us the “permission” to move on. But what if closure isn’t actually nec ...  Show more

I know the feeling; a relationship ends, an opportunity falls through, a friend exists your life, a chapter closes. These endings invoke a sense of discomfort, pain, confusion and discouragement within us. Yet with that, a coin always has two sides. When one door closes, a new on ...  Show more