Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicAfter a difficult start to the year,Keo Motsepeis focusing on himself.TheDancing with the Starspro, 31, announced in January thathis mother had diedsuddenly, and a little over a month later, PEOPLE confirmed that he andSelling Sunset’sChrishell Stause, 39, decided toend their relationshipless than three months after going public.Catching up withEntertainment Tonight, Motsepe shared that he’s trying to “focus on the things that matter most” like “nurturing family, friendships and myself more,” for example.“What happened earlier this year with my mom, it kind of brought everyone even closer. When you keep working all the time … you lose track of reality for a little bit,” he told the outlet, adding of his mother’s death, “This was, and still is, rough. It’s still there. Sometimes I wake up and I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s just a dream.’ I feel like the hard part is that I haven’t been home yet to [see] that she’s not there.“He continued, “Everything that happens in life … people deal with things differently, and I deal with things differently. So I think for me personally, with everything in my life, I [turn to] music or dance, it just depends on the feeling at the moment.“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.As for whether he’s ready to date again, the professional dancer said simply, “I’m just doing me, whatever that means.““I’m just doing myself and what’s best for me. So however the world interrupts that, I am just doing Keo. That’s the best way, just taking care of this guy,” he explained. “I don’t know what God’s plan is for me. Everything, it’s up to him. I just work hard and do my thing and when life presents itself, I go. When it doesn’t work, great. If it works, great, awesome. So I leave it to the universe.“Rich Fury/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/GettyWhen PEOPLE confirmed Motsepe and theSelling Sunsetstar’ssplit in February, a source said that he was “heartbroken” and had “enjoyed his time with Chrishell and was 100 percent in it.” The insider added at the time, “He’s had a tough time with hismom’s passing, but he really wanted to make his relationship with Chrishell last.“In March, Stause, who was previously married toThis Is UsstarJustin Hartley, addressed her breakup in the comment section of one of her Instagram posts, responding to a user that she is"off of men” for the time being.

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Keo Motsepe

After a difficult start to the year,Keo Motsepeis focusing on himself.TheDancing with the Starspro, 31, announced in January thathis mother had diedsuddenly, and a little over a month later, PEOPLE confirmed that he andSelling Sunset’sChrishell Stause, 39, decided toend their relationshipless than three months after going public.Catching up withEntertainment Tonight, Motsepe shared that he’s trying to “focus on the things that matter most” like “nurturing family, friendships and myself more,” for example.“What happened earlier this year with my mom, it kind of brought everyone even closer. When you keep working all the time … you lose track of reality for a little bit,” he told the outlet, adding of his mother’s death, “This was, and still is, rough. It’s still there. Sometimes I wake up and I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s just a dream.’ I feel like the hard part is that I haven’t been home yet to [see] that she’s not there.“He continued, “Everything that happens in life … people deal with things differently, and I deal with things differently. So I think for me personally, with everything in my life, I [turn to] music or dance, it just depends on the feeling at the moment.“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.As for whether he’s ready to date again, the professional dancer said simply, “I’m just doing me, whatever that means.““I’m just doing myself and what’s best for me. So however the world interrupts that, I am just doing Keo. That’s the best way, just taking care of this guy,” he explained. “I don’t know what God’s plan is for me. Everything, it’s up to him. I just work hard and do my thing and when life presents itself, I go. When it doesn’t work, great. If it works, great, awesome. So I leave it to the universe.“Rich Fury/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/GettyWhen PEOPLE confirmed Motsepe and theSelling Sunsetstar’ssplit in February, a source said that he was “heartbroken” and had “enjoyed his time with Chrishell and was 100 percent in it.” The insider added at the time, “He’s had a tough time with hismom’s passing, but he really wanted to make his relationship with Chrishell last.“In March, Stause, who was previously married toThis Is UsstarJustin Hartley, addressed her breakup in the comment section of one of her Instagram posts, responding to a user that she is"off of men” for the time being.

After a difficult start to the year,Keo Motsepeis focusing on himself.

TheDancing with the Starspro, 31, announced in January thathis mother had diedsuddenly, and a little over a month later, PEOPLE confirmed that he andSelling Sunset’sChrishell Stause, 39, decided toend their relationshipless than three months after going public.

Catching up withEntertainment Tonight, Motsepe shared that he’s trying to “focus on the things that matter most” like “nurturing family, friendships and myself more,” for example.

“What happened earlier this year with my mom, it kind of brought everyone even closer. When you keep working all the time … you lose track of reality for a little bit,” he told the outlet, adding of his mother’s death, “This was, and still is, rough. It’s still there. Sometimes I wake up and I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s just a dream.’ I feel like the hard part is that I haven’t been home yet to [see] that she’s not there.”

He continued, “Everything that happens in life … people deal with things differently, and I deal with things differently. So I think for me personally, with everything in my life, I [turn to] music or dance, it just depends on the feeling at the moment.”

Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.

As for whether he’s ready to date again, the professional dancer said simply, “I’m just doing me, whatever that means.”

“I’m just doing myself and what’s best for me. So however the world interrupts that, I am just doing Keo. That’s the best way, just taking care of this guy,” he explained. “I don’t know what God’s plan is for me. Everything, it’s up to him. I just work hard and do my thing and when life presents itself, I go. When it doesn’t work, great. If it works, great, awesome. So I leave it to the universe.”

Rich Fury/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe

When PEOPLE confirmed Motsepe and theSelling Sunsetstar’ssplit in February, a source said that he was “heartbroken” and had “enjoyed his time with Chrishell and was 100 percent in it.” The insider added at the time, “He’s had a tough time with hismom’s passing, but he really wanted to make his relationship with Chrishell last.”

In March, Stause, who was previously married toThis Is UsstarJustin Hartley, addressed her breakup in the comment section of one of her Instagram posts, responding to a user that she is"off of men” for the time being.

source: people.com