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A letter from Penny Price, relationship counselor for over 20 years

How To Get Over Your Ex Once And For All, Heal From Your Breakup, And Never Settle For Second Best Again

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Hi, Penny Price here.

This wasn't the way it was supposed to happen. This time it really was going to be forever. This was the one.

But somehow it did happen, didn't it? Your relationship ended, and now you're left picking up the pieces.

Perhaps it felt like a train wreck, watching all your hopes and dreams crushed right before your eyes. You try to make sense of it all, and everything still feels flipped upside down.

If you're struggling with a breakup, you probably feel worse than you ever have before. The pain is relentless. You feel helpless, hopeless and low, and you never knew you could hurt this much.

Whether you're ready to accept it or not, the hardest truth of all is that the two of you are not together anymore. That's why you have probably never felt so alone in your entire life, and why, if you're being completely honest, it feels as if your life is over. Worst of all, there doesn't seem to be any end to the hurting.

In your mind there's just one thing that could make everything better again, and that's getting back together. But with everything that has happened between you, whether the breakup came as a total surprise, was mutual, or was even your own decision, you're beginning to see that you have to start moving on.

Whether you feel it or not, somewhere deep down you know it's time to take a stand for yourself, your health and your wellbeing. You may not know how you're going to do it, but you know you can't live like this forever.

So today you found the courage to go looking for help. I applaud you for that, especially at a time like this. It may sound strange to hear, but I'm glad you're here, and I believe you will be too.

As a relationship counselor for over 20 years, I've met with thousands of people who have been through tragic, heart-shattering breakups. And do you know what? It still hurts me every time I sit with someone in your position. It never gets any easier. So if you're reading my words right now, I feel your pain. I feel your loss, and I understand how deep the hurt goes.

I wish there were a magic pill I could give you, or a way for you to go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow feeling healed. There isn't, and nothing I can say right here will erase what you're going through in an instant.

But all is not lost, and your life is not over, because I come bearing real hope.

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I come with a way for you to move through your breakup and discover a newer, better, more loving and lovable you. I come with a way for you to release the pain, free yourself from the sadness and begin living the life you were always meant to live. And I come with a way for you to honor your past while you look forward to a bright and fulfilling future.

In a moment I'll be honored to share how you can recover from your breakup. First, there's something important you need to know.

If you are suffering through a breakup, you are not at fault

No matter why the breakup happened, you are not at fault. Please read that sentence again and really take it to heart.

It may feel wrong to hear, especially if you're beating yourself up over what you did "wrong" or what you could have done differently to make the relationship work. But no healing can happen while you're constantly punishing yourself over the loss. That was then, and this is now.

That's easier said than done, isn't it? Especially when the people around you, even your closest family and friends, seem to think you should be able to "get over it" quickly, and that if you can't, you're the one with the problem. So you start to wonder whether you're too sensitive, or imagining the pain, or just being melodramatic.

They are simply wrong. Whatever your friends might have told you, the pain of your breakup is justified and very real, and unless you let yourself feel it fully, you can never be free of the hurt.

You are not choosing to feel this pain. If you really loved your partner, what you're feeling is a natural human response, in your mind, in your emotions and even in your body, and it's very hard to escape without help. The breakup, and all the pain, fear and hurting that has come since, is not your fault at all.

The only blame you can take is if you don't do anything about where you are right now.

Penny Price

If you're like many people after a breakup, you don't know where to turn. You're ready to admit you need help, but your friends and family don't seem to understand, or you don't want to be a burden on them, so you turn to them less and less. Maybe you don't want to see a counselor, or you are seeing one and still need more help between sessions. The other books you've looked at seem too general, as if they don't quite "get" you.

So what else is there? It's easy to believe there's nothing at all, and that's when the hopelessness floods in like a tidal wave.

Please don't worry. Help is on its way, I promise. I know that right now "help" probably seems very far away, especially if you're still lying awake at night wondering...

"How did this happen? Everything seemed so perfect..."

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It feels like only yesterday that you were so happy together. Your life felt like it couldn't get any better. Even if your relationship had its bumps (they all do), you knew nobody could make you happier than your partner.

Now you're alone, wondering what went so terribly wrong. Even if you know the facts of what led to the breakup, it can feel impossible to wrap your head and your heart around the truth. You're not together anymore. The person you loved, and wanted to love for a lifetime, is no longer there.

And now you're facing a harsh reality. If you move on, you're admitting the relationship really is over. If you don't, it feels like giving up on life itself.

Neither choice seems very appealing, does it? It's a vicious catch-22. You don't want to give up hope on what was, yet somewhere inside you know it won't be again, even if you try to convince yourself otherwise, and the only way forward is to move on.

But moving on seems almost impossible, doesn't it?

  • How do you know when it's the right time to start?
  • How do you know what the right thing to do is?
  • What exactly should you do to make sure you heal properly?
  • How do you rediscover yourself, your happiness and, when you're ready to even think about it, new love?

When just getting back to normal feels like a never-ending uphill battle, everything can seem overwhelming, especially when you have no idea where or how to start. At times like this you need someone to show you how to get your life back, and that's why I'm so glad you're here.

The help you need, at the moment you need it most

By reading this, you've already taken a big first step toward healing. You're saying you're done with the sadness and the pain, and you're also saying, "Help!" You're reaching out for a way to simply feel good again, and you're admitting to yourself that it's okay to ask for help along the way.

Asking for help is a real sign of strength.

Penny Price

You've tried to do it all on your own, and it hasn't worked. You want to feel better, but you're having a really hard time getting over the breakup and seeing any reason to hope that you'll ever love again.

You also feel a ton of pressure to act happy, because your ex already seems to be moving forward and your family and friends seem tired of hearing about your so-called "problems". And because you're emotionally intelligent, most of the self-help advice out there doesn't go deep enough to help you make the changes you need.

Breaking up is really stressful, especially when you thought you'd be together forever.

If only there were a big fix-it button

If only there were a way to make everything okay again, like a huge fix-it button that rubbed out all the hurt and suffering in an instant. A way that let you honor, and be thankful for, what you shared with your partner. A way that showed you what an amazing person you are: deserving, unique and special. And a way that gave you real hope for even bigger and better love to come.

How wonderful would that be? You'd press the button, and your life would be whole, happy and hopeful again. You'd be through the pain, you'd have let go of the hurt, you'd be okay with where you are, and you'd know (yes, know) that so many wonderful opportunities lie ahead of you.

As I told you, there is no magic button. But if I told you there was a way to put an end to your suffering, come to peace with your breakup and welcome a new dawn in your life, would you want to hear about it?

If I told you that you could start easing the hurt today, however much pain you're in right now, and begin to replace it with that "anything is possible" feeling you had before the breakup, would you want to know more?

If you answered yes (and why wouldn't you?), then I'm so happy you're here, because this is what I made for you.

The Survival After Separation eBook

Introducing

Survival After Separation: How You Can Get Over Your Breakup And Live A Happy And Healthy Life

I'm proud to offer you my eBook, Survival After Separation. It gives you a step-by-step way to regain your health, your happiness and your love after a separation, and it's filled with the exact help you need to not only survive your breakup, but to thrive after it, whoever or whatever caused it.

Here's a quick look at what you'll find inside:

  • Easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions that help you understand the psychology of your breakup, and then recover as quickly as possible.
  • Everything you need to know and do to move on to a bigger, better and happier you, including how to ride out the emotional rollercoaster you're on and how to embrace your new freedom in every part of your life.
  • Detailed help for every stage of recovery, from how to embrace the pain and find the support you need in others, to coming to terms with the fact that it really is over, and knowing when it's the right time to love again.
  • Tips, techniques and tactics you can use every day to get through the really rough patches, regain your self-control and avoid getting stuck in a "sadness rut".
  • A complete A-to-Z resource to help you overcome your fears, set new goals and begin living the life you were meant to have.

Be gentle with yourself, because breaking up is not easy

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Breaking up is hard, and you don't need me to tell you that. I wrote Survival After Separation so that you'd have the tools and the support to get through the hard times as quickly and as painlessly as possible. It's still going to take time and effort, and that's why I'm asking you to be gentle with yourself.

You deserve to feel every emotion that's racing through your head and heart right now.

Penny Price

You don't go through breakups every day, so it's hard to even know how you're supposed to respond. That's why, wherever you are right now, it's good that you're present to the way you feel. It's also important, as you know, to begin picking yourself up, putting the pieces back together and moving forward.

Survival After Separation was written for exactly that. It will help you turn your pain into power, your tears into personal growth, and your hurt into hope and happiness.

It goes well beyond the usual advice you've probably read or heard about getting through a breakup. You won't hear what's in it from your friends or family, and that's not because they don't love you or don't want to see you happy again. They simply never learned these techniques themselves. Very few people have, but you're about to.

What you get is a systematic way to speed up moving on, so you can stop waiting to feel better, stop going over and over what caused the breakup, and leave the lonely nights, the sadness and the despair behind you. Survival After Separation helps you take control of your life once and for all.

Your time to live again is here. Your time to love again is now.

Penny Price

Yes, I want to get my life back, starting today!

A closer look inside: it's time to put an end to your suffering

On every page of Survival After Separation you'll find the help you've been looking for, to get over the breakup and to start blossoming into a "new and improved" you. You'll discover:

  • Why you shouldn't be quick to judge your ex. Once you understand this, you'll come to a deeper understanding of why this breakup can be the best thing that ever happened to you, and I mean that.
  • Why it's okay to feel sad. When you uncover the layers behind this simple statement, you'll be well on your way to a deeper, all-round kind of happiness.
  • How to recover from the first shock. What you do in the first days, weeks and even months after a breakup can make a huge difference to the rest of your life. Learn the right ways to pull through and you set yourself up for real wins in the weeks ahead.
  • How to brace yourself for the pain. Your breakup is going to hurt, possibly for a long time. These techniques help reduce the pain and turn your focus in positive, life-changing directions.
  • What a "Breakup Sponsor" is, and why you need one now. Put this one idea to work and you can start feeling better sooner. It's no magic pill, but the support of a sponsor can be worth its weight in gold.
  • What the five stages of grief are really about. With the right information about these stages, you can ease the trauma and give yourself the best chance of a full recovery.
  • How to ride out the rollercoaster of emotions you're going to feel. From manic highs to horrible lows, losing real love hurts. This part of the book gives you close, personal support to make your way through it, honoring yourself while easing the pain as much as you can.
  • When contact with your ex is a good idea, and when it isn't. Get this right and you'll protect your self-esteem, stay open to real love and feel prouder of your new self than ever before.
  • Surprising ways to speed up moving on. You can get over a breakup faster than you'd ever imagine once you know how, and you owe it to yourself to know.
  • Exciting ways to start fresh. You are an amazing person, and you're worthy of great things in this life. Even though your ex is gone, your life is far from over. In many ways it's only just beginning.
  • How to become the "you" you've always wanted to be, with more of everything you've craved, including love. You'll learn how to welcome a love into your life that makes this loss look very different. (I know that's really hard to believe right now.)
  • Exactly what to do if your ex asks to get back together. You'll have what you need to be strong, to make a clean break if that's right for you, and to never settle for second best again.
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Whether you believe it right now or not, you really do deserve to have it all. Survival After Separation gives you what you need to feel whole again, so that being happy with yourself, finding the right partner and living a life you once only dreamed of can become your reality.

Most people do the wrong thing to get over a breakup

It's sad but true. Time after time, people in your situation make the same mistakes. Instead of getting over their ex and moving on, they get stuck in a downward spiral of low self-esteem and self-sabotage that follows them into every chance of loving again.

Do any of these sound like you?

  • Do you think about your ex all day and night?
  • Do you dwell on everything you think must be wrong with you, because you couldn't keep the relationship going?
  • Do you keep contacting your ex, trying to persuade them to give you another try?
  • Do you do self-destructive things to numb the pain?
  • Do you try to deny your sadness, anger or pain?
  • Has the breakup turned your usual daily routine upside down?
  • Do you find it impossible to imagine a happy life without your ex in it?
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If you're doing any of these things, don't be too hard on yourself, because we have all been there. But I want you to know there is another way. You don't have to drag out the pain and agony. You can move on, and you can do it quickly.

What the other breakup books have missed

For all the people who make these mistakes, there is always someone who does the right thing. They do the one thing that helps them get over the breakup, move on in a positive way and start living and loving again. When that happens, it's almost like magic.

In my 20 years of counseling, I've taken note of everything that works and everything that doesn't. The result is Survival After Separation, a guide to doing it right, so you can end the pain and start your new life as fast as possible. Best of all, it helps you love yourself again, and then love someone else.

Can Survival After Separation really work for me?

If you want to get over your ex and move on with your life once and for all, the answer is yes. I wrote this book so you could leave your old relationship in the past and start living in the present, fully open and ready for an even better relationship.

The book is right for you if you're ready to:

  • Get over your ex, with no ifs, ands or buts.
  • Discover how wonderful your next relationship can be.
  • Say goodbye to the pain, hurt, stress and sadness of the breakup.
  • Stop settling for relationships that just don't work out, because you deserve so much more.

If you're ready to take control of your life and move on, let Survival After Separation put you on the path to health and happiness. It gives you the support you need to make a real change in your life, and a change for the better.

Five good reasons to start today

  1. Start changing the way you feel, think and act. The book begins where you are right now, with the first shock of the breakup, so you can put it to work from the very first day.
  2. Learn how to move on for good. We're talking about your life here. You don't want to waste any more time dwelling on what was, and this book is written to help you move on as fast as possible.
  3. Get the love and the relationships you really deserve. You deserve only the best. The book shows you how to rediscover the best parts of yourself, attract real love and grow from your past relationship into a "new and improved" you.
  4. Ease the pain, hurt and suffering you're feeling right now. You'll learn how simple it can be to start letting go of the hurt and replacing it with a positive outlook.
  5. Get real help for less than a takeout dinner for one. It costs far less than the nights out and other distractions people use to numb the pain, and it actually helps you heal.

You don't have to live with the pain for even one more day. Choose yourself. Choose happiness.

There are many good reasons to read this book, but the best one is this: you deserve to learn how to move on and discover the bright life that is waiting for you, starting today.

Plus two bonuses, free with your copy

When you download your copy of Survival After Separation, you'll also get these two bonuses, my gift to you:

Supreme Self Confidence bonus eBook
Free bonus 1

Supreme Self Confidence: In Dating, Relationships & Social Situations

An eBook by Slade Shaw

You're at the beginning of getting over your breakup, but as you'll learn in Survival After Separation, you deserve real success in every part of your personal and working life, from your relationships to your career. This eBook is filled from beginning to end with help for building real self-confidence and turning it into a powerful personal strength, in dating, in social situations and at work.

How To Achieve Mastery of Your Inner Game bonus
Free bonus 2

How To Achieve Mastery of Your Inner Game

An audio discussion plus a written guide, with versions for women and for men

In this members-only discussion, a well-known dating expert changes the way you think about yourself, your past relationships and your future love life. The many practical dating tips alone will help you come out of your shell when you're ready to meet the man or woman of your dreams, and never settle for second best again.

These two bonuses will help you get back on your feet and show you why there's no better time than right now to start moving forward. This is your life, and they're here to help you live it to the full.

I don't want price to keep you from your happiness

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I want you to get back in the game, to move on and to see how good your life can really be, and I don't want the price to be the thing that stands in your way.

So Survival After Separation, together with both bonuses, is just $37, paid once. That's less than a lonely takeout dinner for one, and for it you can turn everything around. You can mark today on your calendar as the day you changed everything.

Aren't you worth it? Of course you are.

60-day money-back guarantee

Penny's personal promise

My 60-day, no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee

Order your copy of Survival After Separation today and take a full 60 days to apply its lessons to your own life. Read it carefully, try the techniques and learn how to really move on. I'm giving you 60 days so you can see for yourself how well it works for you, without any risk or obligation.

I know you're in a really hard place right now, so if this isn't the help you need, I don't feel right about keeping your money. If you're not feeling better, more confident and ready to move on after 60 days, I insist you ask for a full refund. I'll send your money back and wish you all the best, no questions asked.

It's time for you to move on

Listen. I've seen how hard this can be, the struggle, the pain and the sadness, so I really do feel for you. But I'm also so proud of you for being here today, because it means you're ready to move forward in your life, get over the breakup and find the wonderful relationship you deserve.

With Survival After Separation you'll have the help you've been looking for. It will help you move through the hurt, and it can change your entire life. You can finally get over your ex and start living the fulfilling, fun and meaningful life you've always dreamed was possible. And with the two bonuses, you'll have the support to put your whole life on a positive track.

Every day you wait is another day of feeling sad, confused or lonely. Please don't wait any longer. The help is right here, so treat yourself to it.

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To your happiness,

Penny Price signature

Penny PriceAuthor, Survival After Separation

P.S. Don't wait. You don't have to live with the pain for even one more day. Make today the day you choose to get over your ex and be truly happy again. And remember, if the book isn't right for you, you have 60 days to ask for a full refund, no questions asked.

P.P.S. It doesn't matter how young or old you are, or whether this is your first breakup or the last in a long line of many. You deserve to be happy, and you deserve someone who loves you completely for who you are. Yes, I want a happy life, and I want you to show me how!

Survival After Separation offers support and ideas for getting through a breakup. It is not a substitute for professional counseling or medical advice.