What to Do When You Don’t Get Closure

Whether it’s cooking, music, art, or simply how we move through the world, Andy reflects on how difficult it can be to create without attaching our self-worth to other people’s reactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Andy reflects on the common belief that people become more fixed over time, and why mindfulness suggests the opposite. From thoughts to emotions to the body itself, everything is constantly shifting which means change is always possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me ...  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

You've done the work. You've cried, journaled, coached yourself through the heartbreak and then one text, one trigger, one spiral later, it feels like all your progress vanished. In this episode, Dorothy shows you why that's not true. She breaks down the real reason those moments ...  Show more