Is Throwing A Breakup Party For Your Friend Helpful Or Harmful?

If you’re lucky, you’ve been through life without a single heartbreak. Most of us won’t be that lucky because pain is a part of the human experience. When going through romantic heartbreak, in particular, it can be debilitating. So much so that science finds the pain we feel is similar to experiencing a physical injury. That’s right—your heart can’t tell the difference between a broken leg and a broken heart. Nursing a broken heart back to health takes time. The process looks different for each person but some commonalities include self reflection, oscillating between the five stages of grief, and self-care. The support of a loving community is also an essential way to fast-track your healing.  Singer Serayah McNeill is assumed to be at the starting line when it comes to nursing her broken heart back to health. The 30-year-old was transparent about what she’d been through, sharing her situation on the internet, pouring her anger and palpable disappointment into a series of Instagram stories. She then shared a polished statement formally announcing her breakup from rapper Joey Bada$$ due to cheating, among other things. The statement wasn’t the grand finale, though. The actress reposted a story, which included a cake with the words “F–k that n—a” written across it. The cake came from a girlfriend alongside flowers and a room full of balloons. Said friend also made a statement that is food for thought in the original Instagram story post: “It’s actually a…