Harden
A broken heart can feel completely empty—and healing from it is a journey almost everyone must go through. Whether it’s rejection, parental abandonment, or social exclusion, we humans are deeply affected by the absence of love or connection.
If you’re experiencing the emptiness of a broken heart, the first step is understanding this pain is normal. It’s not something to feel ashamed of, and it doesn’t make you less than anyone else.
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.”
— Nicholas Sparks
How Do You Heal an Empty Broken Heart?
As a teenager, you’ll likely experience many heartbreaks. Some may leave you believing you have to fight for a relationship to survive. But here’s the truth: the only relationship that truly needs saving… is the one you have with yourself.
Try not to grow angry or bitter—these emotions only fuel depression and delay healing.
Let Peer Support Help Heal the Heart
Surround yourself with positive friends and voices that uplift you. Motivation and encouragement can help you move beyond heartache. Learn to rebuild your relationship with yourself—and if you’re ready—with the person who hurt you.
Don’t hold in your pain. Talk about it. Talking can be powerfully therapeutic. Share what you’re going through with someone you trust, but choose your words with care. Avoid describing your experience as a “nightmare” or “horrible”—language can trigger relapses or reinforce your pain.
Self-Love Is the First Step to Healing
Healing starts with awareness. Understand what caused the pain. Ask yourself if anything can or should change. This process isn’t easy, but it’s necessary.
Even when you aren’t at fault, forgiveness is part of healing. Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting—it means making peace with the pain and choosing to move forward. Learn to love yourself again. That’s how the real healing begins.
I went through a very bad time at work. Just couldn’t get a couple of coworkers to like me. They went so far as to back stab. I moved on from the situation. Rejection is painful and stressful and I thank God everyday that I have a caring loving partner who is always willing to talk it out with me.
Connie Creative Renewed, I understand and glad that your situation is history. Rejection is never easy for anyone.
What a great post on a topic that has been on my mind. My oldest granddaughter is a tween and it won’t be long before she is a teenager and starting to notice boys. I don’t want her to have to deal with a broken heart. I know all of them will go through it and I wish I could shield them from it.
Terri Beavers, You can only talk to your granddaughter hopefully she will be better able to deal with a broken heart with your support.
Such helpful advice on dealing with a broken heart. Especially as a teen, it can feel like your world is crashing in on you. Having someone to talk to can help so much.
I think people recover from a broken heart differently although we go through the same steps… denial, etc. we move on on our own terms. But it’s important to make sure that you value yourself during the process.
Such great advice! Broken hearts happen, it’s nice to know they heal.
It’s never fun to bounce back from pain like that, but it does lead us in the right direction. It takes time!
Liz Mays, Time heal all wound sound like a cliche but its true.
I love the illustration. Did you make it? So beautiful.. Broken heart is very uneasy. I’ll tell my kids to believe in something better
This article will help a lot. It’s better to surround yourself with positive people, especially when you are dealing with a broken heart.
My heart breaks in school helped me become a better person especially in future relationships. I became mature.
This is serious issue, were all experienced to be broken, this can be help a lot of teens. I’d like to spread this article.
It take time to heal a broken heart …Want teens to know.
Time heals all wounds. When I had a broken heart, retail therapy was a great help with my mom.
There are so many reasons for a broken heart. For me, it is the breakup of the family unit for the kids that hurts the most. I never wanted that for them, ever, and thought it would never happen. I do not think I will ever get used to that, or like it.
Roses, I understand break up of family unit is hard on the children. But sometime its better to be apart than to be in chaos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.
Great topic. Love that artwork you included too. I think it’s very important to guard your heart.
It’s so painful to be broken. But it helps to realize that it’s a part of the human experience. No one is immune. And when it happens, I speak truth to myself. And I seek out friends I know that will speak truth to me too, because blame, anger, bitterness, all those horrible emotions that destroy our souls are tempting.
Natalie, Its always comforting to have friends as support.