You've got to give the injury time to heal. After the divorce, he needed some time to heal. The ointment will help heal the wound.
Recent Examples on the WebLashonia Thompson-El, executive director of Peace for DC, said one of the most important components of the academy was creating space for the students to heal from their own trauma. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 20 Aug. 2022 Now, the local Narcotics Anonymous community, along with other recovery groups, are attempting to heal from the Aug. 8 incident and prevent any stigma from shrouding addiction rehabilitation. Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Devi continues to heal from the loss of her father and deal with the everyday pressures of teenage life, including meeting Des (Anirudh Pisharody), a dreamy Indian guy and the son of Nalini’s new friend, played by Sarayu Rao. Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022 Adults aren’t always in an ideal situation to process and heal from trauma either, of course. Lauren Krouse, SELF, 4 Aug. 2022 Recovering from it will demand a different kind of resilience – not to endure loss, but to effectively heal from it. Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2022 In order to help heal some of the anxiety from the day, Church of Christ at Greenpoint, a local congregation a few doors down from the shooting, opened for the day for counseling and prayer. Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 July 2022 After a mass shooting left seven dead and dozens more injured at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, the question for the surrounding community became how to heal from the tragedy.Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English helen, from Old English hǣlan; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English hāl whole — more at whole