Sarah Larson Moving Forward After Split from Clooney | George Clooney

Sarah Larson is “moving forward” after her recent split from , a friend of the model’s tells PEOPLE.

“From what we’ve talked about she’s doing well,” Jennifer Morss, executive director of Aid for AIDS of Nevada and a friend of Larson’s, tells PEOPLE. “You just move forward. She’s a strong, very smart girl who I think will make it through pretty much anything.”

Clooney, 47, and Larson, 29, split last month after about a year of dating. Though Clooney is an international star, Morss says Larson tried not to let being in the limelight affect her.

“Your whole life changes overnight, but she maintained that down-to-earth %26#91;quality%26#93;. She as a person never changed - she would say, ‘Yes, I’m dating George, but I want to be known for Sarah.’ ”

As for Larson’s future, Morss says her friend will be just fine post-Clooney. “She’s still Sarah, and she maintained all of her relationships with friends and family. When you don’t change to go into something like that, there’s not a whole lot of change to come out of it.”

For more about the split (including Larson’s first post-breakup public appearance), pick up this week’s PEOPLE

• Reporting by BRENDA RODRIGUEZ

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