Coping with the Grief of Heartbreak – Hypnotherapy Script
Induction & Relaxation
Find a quiet, comfortable place…
Allow your body to settle…
Gently close your eyes…
Take a slow, deep breath in…
…and gently exhale…
Again… breathing in calm…
…and breathing out any tension…
With each breath, feel yourself softening…
Letting go…
Bring your awareness to the top of your head…
Allow a gentle wave of relaxation to flow downward…
Relax your forehead…
your eyes… your jaw…
Release your neck and shoulders…
letting them drop…
Feel this relaxation move into your chest…
your heart…
Your stomach softens…
your hips relax…
Your legs grow heavy…
your feet completely at ease…
You are now deeply relaxed… safe… and supported.
Deepening
Imagine yourself in a peaceful, safe place…
A place where you feel completely held…
It could be a quiet beach…
a garden…
or any place that feels right for you…
With each breath, you sink deeper into this space…
I will count from 10 down to 1…
10… relaxing…
9… letting go…
8… drifting deeper…
7… calm and safe…
6… more at ease…
5… halfway…
4… deeper still…
3… peaceful…
2… almost there…
1… fully relaxed.
Allowing the Grief
Now gently bring your awareness to your heart…
Notice what you feel…
There may be sadness…
loss…
loneliness…
or emptiness…
Whatever is there… allow it…
You do not need to push it away…
or fix it…
Grief is a natural response to love…
And it is safe to feel.
Creating Space for Healing
Now imagine your heart as a container…
There is space here…
Room for everything you feel…
Nothing is too much…
Nothing is overwhelming…
With each breath, your heart expands…
Making space for the sadness…
while also allowing calm to enter…
Breathing in comfort…
breathing out heaviness…
Gentle Release
Now imagine your grief as a soft, flowing energy…
Not stuck…
but moving…
With every exhale…
some of that heaviness begins to release…
Like waves washing out to sea…
Or like clouds slowly drifting across the sky…
You do not need to force it…
Just allow…
Your system knows how to heal.
Self-Compassion
Now bring kindness to yourself…
Place your hand gently over your heart… (if comfortable)…
And say within yourself:
“This hurts… and that’s okay.”
“I am allowed to grieve.”
“I am here for myself.”
Feel the warmth of your own compassion…
You are not alone in this moment…
You are supporting yourself…
And that is powerful.
Honouring What Was
Now gently acknowledge the relationship…
Not just the pain…
but also what it meant to you…
The connection…
the memories…
the love that was there…
You can honour it…
without holding onto the hurt…
Say softly:
“I am grateful for what was…
and I allow myself to move forward.”
Feel a sense of gentle closure beginning to form…
Not forced…
but naturally emerging.
Restoring Inner Strength
Now imagine a steady, calming strength growing within you…
Like roots grounding you…
You are still whole…
still capable of love…
still worthy…
Even in grief…
there is strength.
Repeat silently:
“I am healing, one breath at a time.”
“I trust this process.”
“I will feel whole again.”
Let these truths settle deeply.
Integration
Take a deep breath in…
Feel a sense of calm…
Not because everything is resolved…
but because you are allowing healing to happen…
And this process continues…
gently… naturally…
Even after this moment.
Awakening
In a moment, I will count from 1 to 5…
1… gently returning…
2… bringing awareness back…
3… feeling your body…
4… becoming more alert…
5… eyes open… calm, supported, and grounded.
End of Script