Here are seven ways to pursue just that — and center your own emotional well-being in the process.

Signs Your Family Could Be Toxic

• They get jealous or try to compete with you. Your mom dreamed of being a dancer, but she became a travel agent.
• They overreact.
• They compare you.
• They act like victims.
• They don’t respect your boundaries.
• They’re always right.
• They give ultimatums.
• Conversations are always about them.

Toxic family members might try to control major aspects of your life, including your relationships and career decisions. They might imply (or say outright) that aligning with their expectations is a condition of their continued love and support.

1. Get Clear. Reflect on your relationships with family.
2. Take a Breather. Sometimes space is the best option.
3. Negotiate New Terms.
4. Boundaries are Best.
5. Let Go of the Fantasy.
6. Start Fresh.
7. Focus on the Family You Build.

10 Steps To Forgive Someone Who Keeps Hurting

1. Move Away From The Past. Focusing too much on the past can hurt a lot.
2. Reconnect With Yourself.
3. Avoid Going To Sleep Angry.
4. Stop Blaming Others.
5. Avoid Trying To Control People.
6. Learn The Art of Letting Go.
7. Aim To Be Kind Instead of Being Right.
8. Embrace The Dark Times.

Tips for letting go

1. Create a positive mantra to counter the painful thoughts.
2. Create physical distance.
3. Do your own work.
4. Practice mindfulness.
5. Be gentle with yourself.
6. Allow the negative emotions to flow.
7. Accept that the other person may not apologize.
8. Engage in self-care.

Letting go is hard because it means that you need to free yourself from some aspects of your past. Things that have become a part of yourself – of what makes you who you are today. Most people understand this as getting rid of that ‘thing’ resulting to a change in who you are. You can find letting go to be scary.

How to Know When It’s Time to Let Go of Someone You Love

• Your needs aren’t being met.
• You’re seeking those needs from others.
• You’re scared to ask for more from your partner.
• Your friends and family don’t support your relationship.
• You feel obligated to stay with your partner.

There is nothing more personal than being left by someone you love. No matter what, we are left with feelings that we aren’t good enough. That we are missing some personality trait that makes us unlovable. Tise reduced self-esteem is one of the reasons why it is so hard to let go of someone you love.

Get your ex back with Coach Lee’s Emergency Breakup Kit! The full saying goes something like, “If you love someone, let them go. If they come back to you, they were really yours, but if they don’t come back, they were never actually yours.”

Falling in love is an indescribable feeling, which is why it hurts so much when we have to say goodbye. Love is not selfish, jealous, or controlling. Love is kind, tolerant, and accepting. If you truly care for someone with all your heart and want to see both of you flourish, the best thing you can do is let them go.

How To Move On From Someone Who Doesn’t Want You

1. Define Your Outcome and Recognize Your Secondary Gain.
2. Establish Your Pillars Of Support.
3. Destroy Your Negative Patterns.
4. Remove The Anchors Holding You Down.
5. Expand Your Perspective With Cognitive Reframing.
6. Finally — You Will Have Moments Of Weakness, And That’s OK.

1. Cut contact. Before you do anything, and I mean anything else, you need to cut contact with the person.
2. Be with what you’re feeling.
3. Stop fantasizing.
4. Practice forgiveness.
5. Understand the grieving process.
6. Reach out for support.
7. Take all the time you need.
8. Ask yourself what you’re really looking for in a relationship.

Make a list of everything that you can think of that is making you walk away from the person that you love. Keep that list close and refer to it when you are missing him. You left this relationship for a reason. Keep those reasons in mind daily going forward.

How to Leave Someone You Love

1. Be honest about why you are leaving but avoid long narratives.
2. Do it face-to-face.
3. Don’t try to get your partner to understand or agree with your decision.
4. Resist the urge to stay friends.
5. Set boundaries for the discussion.
6. Prepare yourself for what happens post-breakup.

Tips

1. Push yourself gently and avoid letting yourself wallow in your feelings. Understanding your feelings is one thing; languishing in a puddle of misery is quite another.
2. Don’t move too fast.
3. Keep yourself busy.
4. Don’t be birdbrained.
5. Don’t fall for the first person you have a romantic experience with.