Alice Haddon, a psychologist for more than twenty-five years, experienced heartbreak first-hand when she lost her mother. She crafted a collective therapy that would provide intensive 24/7 care to the heartbroken, giving them a sacred space and a kind community within which to recover. Her college friend, Ruth Field, an experienced self-help author, joined the project, and the Heartbreak Hotel was born. A physical retreat space in the UK, the Heartbreak Hotel gave Alice and Ruth a place and a process in which to transform loss into contentment and power. This book teaches readers of all ages how to: face their deepest hurt ask for help be kind and forgiving to themselves embrace their pain without shame or judgment lean on the collective turn heartbreaks into an abundance of love, strength, and pride.