Just Be Sad With Me: A Story About Love & the Courage to Let Go

She looked up at me for the first time in twelve minutes.
Her heart was breaking, but something in the silence began to shift — a moment of connection, of permission to simply be sad.
This story from the therapy room explores what happens when we stop trying to fix heartbreak and instead meet it with presence, attachment healing, and the gentle wisdom of somatic therapy in NYC.

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How to Survive the Pain of Heartbreak (When Your Whole Body Hurts)

When love ends, the pain isn’t just emotional — it’s physical. Your chest tightens, your breath shortens, and your body forgets how to rest.
In this reflection, Esther Goldstein, LCSW, shares what’s really happening in your nervous system and how somatic therapy and attachment healing can help you survive heartbreak with compassion instead of collapse.
If you’ve ever whispered “I can’t do this” in the dark — this is for you.

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