The Gwen Stefani Guide to Love and Heartbreak

No one knows how to mend a broken heart quite like the pop star does – and luckily for the rest of us, she's opening up about learning to move on

USE YOUR PASSION AS THERAPY

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And for Stefani, it's about writing and creating music "that feels good to me," she says. "It's like comfort. And I love doing music and having that. It's like I'm giving you something and then you're giving me something."
– to Carson Daly on his AMP Radio show

EMBRACE THE CRAZY

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"Everybody knows that I was married forever and now I'm not. Could you imagine what my life is like right now? It's crazy!"
– to Carson Daly on his AMP Radio show

ACCEPT THE CHANGES AS THEY COME

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"I wish it didn't happen – I wish that all this wasn't happening. But at the same time, I feel like it was part of my life journey."
– to The Tommy Show

REEVALUATE THE PAST

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"Because of my situation right now, which we all know what I'm talking about, I feel like I go back and listen to a lot of that stuff and I'm, like, I get sick. You look at the songs and go, 'That was a red flag. That was a moment where I was feeling just as bad as I feel today, and why did I keep it up?' "
– to The Tommy Show

TRUST FATE

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"It just makes me believe in God and my journey. My cross to bear was to go through these heartbreaks and write these songs and help people."
– to The Tommy Show

RELY ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE

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"There's been loads of people that have helped me with this tragedy. There's definitely key people that have pointed me into the right direction. Blake [Shelton] really helped me."
– to #Uncorked hosts Leigh Ann and Courtney from Dallas/Fort Worth radio station 103.7 KVIL