• Getting Past Your Breakup

  • How to Turn a Devastating Loss into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
  • By: Susan J. Elliott
  • Narrated by: Laural Merlington
  • Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (832 ratings)

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Getting Past Your Breakup

By: Susan J. Elliott
Narrated by: Laural Merlington
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Publisher's summary

It’s over - and it really hurts. But as unbelievable as it may seem when you are in the throes of heartache, you can move past your breakup. Forget about trying to win your ex back. Forget about losing yourself and trying to make this person love you. Forget it! Starting today, this breakup is the best time to change your life for the better, inside and out.

Getting Past Your Breakup is a proven road map for overcoming the painful end of any romantic relationship, even divorce. Through her workshops and popular blog, Susan Elliott has helped thousands of clients and readers transform their love lives. Now she’ll help you put your energy back where it belongs - on you. Her plan includes:

  • The rules of disengagement: how and why to go “no contact” with your ex,
  • How to work through grief, move past fear, and take back your life,
  • The secret to breaking the pattern of failed relationships, and
  • What to do when you can’t stop thinking about your ex, texting, calling, checking social networking sites, or driving by the house.

Complete with inspiring stories from real people and strategies to jump-start the moving-on process, Getting Past Your Breakup is the most effective plan for getting permanently past a breakup, getting your confidence back, and opening yourself to true love.

©2012 Susan J Elliott (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Wow...

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Depressing. Aren't these kind of books supposed to make you feel better? I, too, recommend 'its called a breakup because its broken' and 'the 30 day heartbreak cure.'

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Laural Merlington?

Someone with a young, calm and soothing voice. Someone hipper.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Getting Past Your Breakup?

The first 3 chapters.

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Good information but a patronizing tone

This book has some useful information in it, especially the emphasis on NC (no contact with your ex) and I did find parts of the text helpful. My issue is that the author tends to talk down to the reader: "Do this." "Don't do that." "Grow up." And the narrator really emphasizes this bossy tone. Also, I didn't find the narrator's voice very appealing. She sounded like Mrs. Roper from "Three's Company" (a sit-com from the 70's & 80's).

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Too self-celebratory, but definitely some wise advice.

I didn't like the narrators voice nor the positive affirmations nor the end bits of other people's stories. I could get on a blog and read other people's stories. It's a little too corny and overly treasures and values oneself. It feels a little over self-involves at times

I like her advice on writing. I enjoyed how she explained grief, phases vs stages. Her no contact rule is a must. I found her explanations of not explaining yourself more than three time helpful, as well as a how manipulative people will continue to attempt to manipulate and drive you to their will.

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Didn't like this at all - made me feel worse!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

A different writer ha!

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Somehow this book actually made me feel WORSE! It appears to have been written by a child. Very very patronising. I found practically nothing of any real value in this. I feel a bit conned by this :( Breakups are hard enough without this nonsense.

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It's not a bad book, just wasn't applicable to me

Maybe some concepts cross platform, but this is definitely for a woman breaking up, and a man who wants to avoid their wife's feeling unhappy.

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The Perfect Book When It's Time Move On

I was with my ex partner on and off for 7 years and desperately needed to find a way to make sure the most recent break up was the final one. I have found this book to be profoundly useful for not only getting over my ex once and for all but also helping me to create the life I dream of and deserve.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough for someone who is hurting yet ready to make a better life.

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Beacon of light during dark time

What made the experience of listening to Getting Past Your Breakup the most enjoyable?

The narration was fine, but best of this listen is the book itself. The most helpful, hopeful and straightforward advice I've ever seen in this genre-the concepts offered me a way to think deeper beyond the emotional whirlwind I was experiencing, and just 'keep it simple' while keeping my own self-respect and learning to be whole again. This was the first and only book I picked up in the days after the sudden end of my long-term love, and it honestly kept me upright through those very difficult days. I still keep it ready to go in my library and reference it often. So grateful for this amazing book.

Any additional comments?

Don't bother with any fluff (ok, yeah, Greg Behrendt)- which minimizes the devastating effects of a breakup ('you're a stone cold fox! He is stupid'
Now don't you feel better?). Getting Past your Breakup is so far beyond this, offers real direction and brutal honesty but you will believe that you can get past this, and even that it can be 'the best thing that ever happened to you.' Really.

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Ugh, the voice and content...

The narrator is awful for this book... Her situation has " doormat" written all over it. The advice is remedial for breakups. Not going to waste my time listening....

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I find it more like surface book

It’s 2 much about her life!
„I“ I do not feel this Book/ Audio helpful at all. It is very average.

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i just couldn't

it was a struggle listening to this mess. seriously. no help whatsoever. enough said. seriously

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