Mara Holloway
Articles by Mara Holloway
The Best Way to Heal From a Breakup
There's no single best way to heal from a breakup, but research and lived experience point at the same five things. Here's the honest playbook.
How Long Does It Take to Get Over Someone?
The internet's '3 months for every year' rule is folklore. Here's what research actually says about how long it takes to get over a breakup.
How to Stop Loving Someone Who Doesn't Love You Back
You can't make yourself stop loving someone overnight. But you can do the work that lets love fade naturally. Here's the actual process.
Why Can't I Stop Thinking About My Ex?
Constant thoughts of your ex aren't a character flaw — they're how the brain processes attachment loss. Here's the neuroscience and what to do about it.
How to Rebuild Your Self-Worth After a Breakup
Breakups gut your self-worth even when you initiated them. Here's a real plan to rebuild — not affirmations, actual evidence.
10 Signs You're Actually Healing From Your Breakup
Healing doesn't feel like healing. It feels like meh, then it feels like normal, then one day you realize you haven't thought about them in 3 days. The signs:
How to Get Over Being Cheated On
Being cheated on isn't just heartbreak — it's a trust injury that lives in the body. Here's the longer arc of healing and what to do at each stage.
Healing From a Long-Distance Breakup
Long-distance breakups are weird — you didn't lose someone from your physical day, but the daily texts and calls vanish at once. Here's what makes LDR breakups hit different.
Divorce vs Breakup: Is One Actually Harder to Recover From?
Divorce and breakups grieve differently — legal entanglement, identity collapse, family, finances. Here's why they're not the same and what to do about it.
The Best Books to Read After a Breakup
The 12 books that actually help after a breakup, ranked by what you're feeling: rage, grief, identity loss, attachment chaos, or 'I'm ready to date again.'