How will these lessons affect your next relationship, whether with a romantic partner, a friend, a coworker, or otherwise? Of course, there’s no need to be “perfect”—to have learned all the right answers and gotten all the good lessons, and feel that you need to apply them perfectly on the next go ‘round. Simply recognize what you’ve learned and how you’ve grown and how that might be helpful to you in the future. Then offer up gratitude for the relationship you let go of; clearly, it gave you so much. It’s never easy to release a relationship, especially if it played a significant role in your life. But there are always ways to let go that best serve you and the other person, and doing so will help heal your heart and make way for the incredible future relationships to come. Dowling has spent years helping people live richer, more joyful lives. She has seen firsthand the magical pairing of psychology and life coaching, which allows people to access their happiest selves.
