https://trychaz.com/blog/ Honest writing about no contact, breakups, and the long weird middle. en-us https://trychaz.com/blog/best-no-contact-tracker-apps-2026/ https://trychaz.com/blog/best-no-contact-tracker-apps-2026/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Ellis Vasquez The best no-contact tracker apps in 2026, ranked for sticking to the no-contact rule after a breakup. Comparison table, real talk, and honest picks. https://trychaz.com/blog/what-is-the-no-contact-rule/ https://trychaz.com/blog/what-is-the-no-contact-rule/ Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb The no-contact rule is the practice of cutting all contact with an ex for a fixed period after a breakup. Here's how it works, why, and how long. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-do-no-contact/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-do-no-contact/ Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett A real step-by-step guide to going no contact with your ex — what to block, what to delete, what to expect, and how to handle the days you almost break it. https://trychaz.com/blog/best-way-to-heal-from-a-breakup/ https://trychaz.com/blog/best-way-to-heal-from-a-breakup/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mara Holloway There's no single best way to heal from a breakup, but research and lived experience point at the same five things. Here's the honest playbook. https://trychaz.com/blog/best-breakup-recovery-apps/ https://trychaz.com/blog/best-breakup-recovery-apps/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Ellis Vasquez The best breakup recovery apps in 2026, ranked: no-contact trackers, journals, AI companions, and meditation. Tested for actual healing, not just streaks. https://trychaz.com/blog/30-day-no-contact-challenge/ https://trychaz.com/blog/30-day-no-contact-challenge/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb A 30-day no-contact challenge with weekly milestones, expected emotional phases, and the relapse plan most guides skip. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-long-should-no-contact-last/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-long-should-no-contact-last/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb How long no contact should last depends on the relationship length, intensity, and your attachment style. Here's a real framework, not internet folklore. https://trychaz.com/blog/does-no-contact-work/ https://trychaz.com/blog/does-no-contact-work/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb Yes — but not for the reason most people think. The honest research-backed answer on whether the no-contact rule works and what it actually does. https://trychaz.com/blog/the-2am-text-prevention-plan/ https://trychaz.com/blog/the-2am-text-prevention-plan/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett It's 2 AM, you're three drinks in, and your thumb is over their name. Here's the prevention plan to set up at 2 PM that saves you at 2 AM. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-not-text-your-ex/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-not-text-your-ex/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett The urge to text your ex hits hardest at three specific moments. Here's the moment-by-moment plan to not send it. https://trychaz.com/blog/why-no-contact-feels-worse-at-first/ https://trychaz.com/blog/why-no-contact-feels-worse-at-first/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb Going no contact often hurts more in the first two weeks than the breakup did. Here's the neuroscience — and why that pain is the sign it's working. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-long-to-get-over-someone/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-long-to-get-over-someone/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mara Holloway The internet's '3 months for every year' rule is folklore. Here's what research actually says about how long it takes to get over a breakup. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-stop-loving-someone/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-stop-loving-someone/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mara Holloway You can't make yourself stop loving someone overnight. But you can do the work that lets love fade naturally. Here's the actual process. https://trychaz.com/blog/why-am-i-still-thinking-about-my-ex/ https://trychaz.com/blog/why-am-i-still-thinking-about-my-ex/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mara Holloway Constant thoughts of your ex aren't a character flaw — they're how the brain processes attachment loss. Here's the neuroscience and what to do about it. https://trychaz.com/blog/stages-of-grief-after-a-breakup/ https://trychaz.com/blog/stages-of-grief-after-a-breakup/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Rebecca Stein, LCSW Breakup grief follows the Kübler-Ross stages — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance — but they don't go in order. Here's what each really looks like. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-handle-birthdays-and-holidays-during-no-contact/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-handle-birthdays-and-holidays-during-no-contact/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett Their birthday, your birthday, Christmas, your anniversary — the no-contact landmines. Here's the pre-game plan for each. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-stop-checking-ex-social-media/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-stop-checking-ex-social-media/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett The Instagram stalk-and-spiral is the no-contact equivalent of relapse. Here's how to actually stop, not just promise yourself you'll stop. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-delete-your-ex-from-your-phone/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-delete-your-ex-from-your-phone/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett Step-by-step: delete the contact, the thread, the photos, the auto-fill, the cloud backup, the saved Wi-Fi network. Yes, all of it. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-block-an-ex-everywhere/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-block-an-ex-everywhere/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett The full block checklist: phone, email, Instagram, TikTok, X, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Spotify, Find My, Venmo, dating apps, and the platforms you forgot. https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-respond-if-your-ex-texts-you/ https://trychaz.com/blog/how-to-respond-if-your-ex-texts-you/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett Your ex texted. Here's the decision tree: ignore, respond once, or break no contact entirely — and the question to ask yourself before any of it. https://trychaz.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-break-no-contact/ https://trychaz.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-break-no-contact/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jules Bennett Breaking no contact isn't the end of no contact. Here's the honest reset protocol — what to log, what to forgive, and when to start the clock over. https://trychaz.com/blog/will-my-ex-come-back-no-contact/ https://trychaz.com/blog/will-my-ex-come-back-no-contact/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb Maybe. But asking the wrong question. Here's what no contact actually predicts — and why the right reason to do it isn't to get them back. https://trychaz.com/blog/60-day-no-contact-rule/ https://trychaz.com/blog/60-day-no-contact-rule/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb 60 days of no contact is for relationships that ran long, were turbulent, or where you're still checking their socials weekly. Here's how to actually do it. https://trychaz.com/blog/90-day-no-contact-rule/ https://trychaz.com/blog/90-day-no-contact-rule/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb 90 days of no contact is the gold standard for long relationships, marriages, situationships that ran for years, or any breakup involving betrayal. Here's the plan. https://trychaz.com/blog/no-contact-rule-with-a-narcissist/ https://trychaz.com/blog/no-contact-rule-with-a-narcissist/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb No contact with a narcissist isn't 30 days — it's permanent. Here's what hoovering, smear campaigns, and flying monkeys look like, and how to survive them. https://trychaz.com/blog/grey-rock-method-vs-no-contact/ https://trychaz.com/blog/grey-rock-method-vs-no-contact/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Hannah Whitcomb Grey rock and no contact are tools for different situations. Grey rock for when you can't escape; no contact for when you can. Here's the decision tree. https://trychaz.com/blog/anxious-attachment-after-a-breakup/ https://trychaz.com/blog/anxious-attachment-after-a-breakup/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Rebecca Stein, LCSW Anxious attachment makes breakups feel like withdrawal — protest behavior, intrusive thoughts, the 3am spirals. Here's how to ride it out without sabotaging yourself. https://trychaz.com/blog/avoidant-attachment-after-a-breakup/ https://trychaz.com/blog/avoidant-attachment-after-a-breakup/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Rebecca Stein, LCSW Avoidants feel relief after a breakup — until week 6, when the grief lands all at once. Here's what to expect and how to actually feel it. https://trychaz.com/blog/disorganized-attachment-and-breakups/ https://trychaz.com/blog/disorganized-attachment-and-breakups/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Rebecca Stein, LCSW Disorganized attachment makes breakups feel like push-pull whiplash — you crave them, you can't stand them, you cycle. Here's how the breakup phase actually goes. https://trychaz.com/blog/attachment-style-quiz-after-a-breakup/ https://trychaz.com/blog/attachment-style-quiz-after-a-breakup/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Dr. Rebecca Stein, LCSW Your post-breakup behavior tells you a lot about your attachment style. Take this honest self-check and learn what to do about it.