The Stages of Grief: Healing After Loss and Breakups

The four stages of grief provide a framework for healing after losing a loved one or a breakup. Learn the best things to say to support someone through loss.

Stages of Grief After a Breakup

Published Oct,11 2017 | By Amy Kaminsky

Breaking up is not easy. Whether it’s a breakup from a boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, life partner or even a best friend, it takes time for wounds to heal. Even if you were the one who initiated the split, you can still go through the five stages of grief, which include anger and depression.

Amy Kaminsky worked as a television producer, producing programming for networks including Home and Garden Television and The Animal Planet. Kaminsky also produced pharmaceutical training videos for a national retail drug chain to update pharmacists on topics including vitamins, supplements and pharmacist-patient relations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications and is working toward her Master of Arts degree in communication studies.