Hi, it's Dora here, and welcome to Radio Headspace.
I was at the hair salon a few weeks ago, sitting in the chair when my phone buzzed.
It was a text from a friend.
She was going through a breakup and needed to talk.
So there I was, listening to her pour her heart out about the ending of a relationship that had meant everything to her.
She was deeply hurt, confused, asking me questions I'm not sure anyone can fully answer.
How do I navigate this?
How do I move through this pain?
In that moment, I told her what felt true.
Focus on caring for yourself.
Be gentle.
Give yourself time.
But afterwards, as I sat there in the salon chair, I was left reflecting.
Not just on her breakup, but on endings in general.
And how much of our suffering around endings comes from thinking that they're personal.
Like the universe singled us out for this pain.
Like we did something wrong to deserve this loss.
But endings aren't always personal.
They're universal.
They happen to everyone.