How to Survive a Breakup During the Holidays
When Your Heart Feels Heavy
The holidays are usually filled with joy, cozy moments, and quality time with the people we love. But when you’re going through a breakup, that same season can feel painfully lonely. If this year feels different for you — I want you to know you’re not the only one, and there are ways to get through this with your peace and identity intact.
Here’s my gentle guide to surviving a holiday heartbreak.
1. Give Yourself Permission to Feel Everything
You don’t need to pretend you’re okay for anybody. Not for family. Not for social media. Not for the holiday card photos.
Let yourself have moments. Cry if your chest feels heavy. Smile when the joy comes in unexpectedly. Neither emotion cancels out the other — both are part of healing.
You are allowed to not be okay and still be getting better.
2. Create Your Own Comfort Rituals
When old traditions hurt, make new ones:
Light candles and take long, slow baths
Build a cozy movie night with fuzzy socks, comfy sweatshirt and hot chocolate
Bake something warm and sweet just because it makes you feel good
Set up a healing playlist
Journal by your tree or holiday lights
This is your season to pour softness into yourself.
3. Protect Your Peace (Digital & Emotional)
Holiday heartbreak hits harder when we let the past stay present.
Mute them.
Block if needed.
Don’t reread old messages.
Don’t stalk mutuals' stories.
This isn’t about being petty — it’s about preserving your sanity.
4. Stay Close to People Who Feel Light
Spend time with the people who make you laugh without trying. The friends who answer when you call. The ones who remind you of who you are — not what you lost.
Healing happens faster in safe company.
5. Give Yourself Something to Look Forward To
Breakups remove one future you imagined — so create a new one.
Plan something small and exciting:
A mini trip
A solo brunch
A New Year vision board night
A spa day
A new hobby
Hope is not unrealistic. It’s necessary.
6. Don’t Romanticize What Was Hurting You
Sometimes we miss the idea of a person more than the person themselves.
We miss moments — not consistency.
We miss potential — not partnership.
Be honest about what you actually received vs. what you hoped for.
7. Know That This Is Not the End of Your Story
The holidays can magnify loss, but they can also magnify rebirth.
This season might look different — but different doesn’t mean empty.
You’re in a chapter, not the final page.
Better love, deeper joy, healthier connection… all still possible.
Final Thoughts
If you’re reading this while trying not to cry — breathe.
You are stronger than you feel.
You are more resilient than you know.
And your heart will not stay in this place forever.
You will laugh again. You will feel excited again. You will love again — deeper and better.
I’m proud of you for surviving the part that tried to break you.
Xx,
LuvBritt
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