Healing for the Broken Hearted Job Seeker

The Cure or the HealingFor those of you who can’t afford to wait a month to regroup, lick the wounds and find your emotional footing again, I offer these simple speed coping tips.Stop the story: stop replying the day you got the pink slip. Stop repeating the story that is pissing you off. Instead replace it with what you need to do right now?Stop and Breath: Calm down. You can never get anywhere if your mind is still in a fighting mode or if you are numb. Wake up in the morning and count 10 breaths. Allow your mind to come back down.Allow the parts: allow the part of you that is angry to be angry… on the weekend when you can afford it. Allow that part of you that is sad or afraid to feel that way…after 5 when you’ve completed your job search tasks for the day.Let it out: find new ways to channel the emotion. If you punch, then punch a punching bag. If you shout, then shout in the car on the highway. If you cry, then give yourself space to do that. And when you are done, then leave the emotion there.