Heal Your Heartbreak Podcast
Every Tuesday I have a new episode of the Heal Your Heartbreak Podcast where I talk about a different topic as it relates to break ups, healing your heartbreak, growing in your single life, and moving into happier and healthier relationships.
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Heal Your Heartbreak Episodes
#215 Change is the Only Constant with Najwa Zebian
In today's episode I interview the highly requested guest Najwa Zebian about her newest book The Only Constant. In this interview we talk about why change is so hard to accept and navigate, why change that you choose (ie when you end the relationship) can also be incredibly hard to deal with, how to become better at accepting change, and much more. If you're not already following Najwa be sure to follow her on Instagram for her beautiful writings.
#214: Dating Post Breakup
In today's solo episode I talk all about dating after going through a breakup and answer all of the most commonly asked questions. From how long should you wait before you start dating again to is it ok to bring up your ex and your breakup on a date. Dating can feel scary after going through heartbreak but there are ways to go into it feeling confident! In the episode I mention my Moving On After Heartbreak course, here it is linked.
#213 How to Breakup With Friends with Erin Falconer
Today on the podcast I'm joined by Erin Falconer, author of the book How to Breakup With Your Friends and we're discussing all things friendship breakups. In this episode we talk about why it's so important to take a regular inventory of your friendships and how they are serving you (similar to how we need to do this for romantic relationships after a breakup), why friendships drift apart, how to address a friendship breakup, how to make friends as an adult and so much more.
I highly recommend Erin's book if you're feeling stuck in the realm of friendships!
#212 Dating Smart Post Breakup with Bela Gandhi
In today's episode I'm joined by dating expert Bela Gandhi, founder of the Smart Dating Academy and coined the "Fairy Godmother of Dating" by Steve Harvey. We talk all things dating especially when it comes to dating after a breakup- we discuss how long to wait after a breakup, how to change the conversation in your head around dating, how to stay positive, why it's so important to have help and community when it comes to dating and much much more. To connect with Bela and Smart Dating Academy you can follow these links!
#211 Listener Episode: Breaking Out of Emotional Limbo with Sarah
In today's episode I'm talking with listener Sarah who is going through the breakup of a 12 year relationship from her ex girlfriend. Sarah found out her partner was seeing someone else and was then left in an emotional limbo not knowing where she stood with her partner and ultimately she was the one to end it. We talk about how to untangle your life from someone you've been with for so long, when your relationship was such a big part of your formative years, realizing that you're capable more than you ever thought through your breakup and so much more.
#210 One Year Post Breakup
In today's episode I'm talking about what you might expect when you're around the 1 year mark after your breakup (although this can also apply to other milestones like 6 months). I talk about how the 1 year mark can bring up a lot of feelings about your ex, it can make you feel bad that you haven't made enough progress, and can sometimes feel discouraging. But I give tips and perspective shift ideas to help you work through this milestone throughout.
#209 Listener Episode: When Your Ex Hops Right Into a New Relationship
In today's listener episode I speak with a female listener who went through her breakup 2 years ago after a 3 year relationship. Even though the relationship wasn't great at the end she talks about how it still shocked her when he ended it, and we talk a lot about the pain of finding out her ex was in a new relationship almost right away. We also discuss coming to terms with realizing how much you've been molded by your ex, anxious attachment style, being open to doing things differently moving forward and much more!
#208 The Neuroscience of Breakups with Nicole Vignola
Today I am joined by Nicole Vignola who is a neuroscientist, corporate consultant, and author and we're talking all about neuroscience and self hypnosis on today's episode. We talk about what happens in the brain when you're in a relationship, what happens in the brain when going through a breakup, why you go down memory lane, why you feel an intense compulsion to look at your ex's social media, and so much more. I love Nicole's practical approach to neuroscience, to preorder her book Rewire: The Neuroscience of a Good Life you can order it at this link
And don't forget to check out the Reveri app in your app store.
#207 Listener Episode: Leaving a Partner Due to Mental Health Challenges
In today's listener episode I have Jana from Slovakia on the show and she tells the story of her relationship which was a great relationship for the first 7 months and then her partner was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder which ultimately led to the demise of the relationship. We talk about what it's like to ultimately have to leave a relationship due to a partners mental health struggles, the guilt that comes along with that, the importance of personal safety in a relationship, and dealing with the fallout of leaving. This is a really important story and one that I know a lot of people deal with so I'm grateful to Jana for coming on and sharing.
#206 Hindsight In Your Breakup
In today's episode I talk all about hindsight when it comes to your breakup. I talk a lot about how hindsight can be used as a way to beat yourself up, how it shouldn't be used, and why it can make the breakup feel harder on you than it should. I also talk about how hindsight can be used effectively when it comes to learning from your breakup (after an appropriate amount of time) and how it can be utilized when thinking about dating again.
#205 Listener Episode Walking Away to Gain Peace with Kristin
Today's listener episode was such a moving interview for me. Kristin was married for 17 years and has two older children with her ex, and we talk about the internal journey she had to go through to be able to not only walk away from her ex husband but also totally break the hearts of her children and how she handled that journey. We talk about becoming unrecognizable in a relationship, how to gain your identity back, how to deal with children when going through a divorce and so much more. Krisin is truly an inspiration and I'm so lucky to have her on the show.
#204 Flip the Script Part 2
In today's episode I'm back with a part 2 of the Flip the Script series. I got such great feedback on the last episode we had to come back with more. Flip the Script is where I take fears and negative thoughts you're having in the breakup and turn them into hopeful affirmative statements that will slowly but surely help you change the conversation you're having with yourself. Remember, how we speak to ourselves after the breakup is SO important. This is a great episode to bookmark and come back to when needed!
#203 How to Be OK When You’re Not OK with Beth Schild
Today on the show, I'm interviewing Beth Schild who is a self-love and empowerment coach with a strong focus on somatic healing which has been something I've personally been very interested in lately. We talk about how to move emotions out of your body, how to get better in touch with your body when it comes to emotions, how to use somatic healing in your breakup, how to be ok when you're not ok, we talk about the inner critic we all have, and so so much more.
Follow Beth on Instagram @shiftwithbeth
#202 Trauma, Addiction, and Breakups with Dr. Elisa Hallerman
Today I'm joined by Dr. Elisa Hallerman who is the author of the book Soulbriety. In this episode we discuss journey to her getting sober, how she completely changed her career later in llife, how to get in touch with yourself and your soul, her own breakup recovery, trauma bonds, and most importantly how to build an internal communication system between you and your gut, and so much more.
#201 One Person Can’t Do All the Work
In today's solo episode we're talking about the fact that it takes TWO people to make a relationship work. So often in breakups we're only blaming ourselves for things we could have done better or things we could have done to save the relationship but we neglect to remember that it takes two willing and motivated people to do the work to have a successful relationship.
#200 What To Do When You’re Spiraling
In today's solo episode I talk about what to do if you find yourself completely stuck in a spiral about your breakup. Obsessive thinking unfortunately comes with the territory of a breakup but I wanted to make sure you are equipped with some tools on how to handle days when you feel stuck in the black hole of negative thoughts, wondering about your ex, obsessing about the relationship, beating yourself up, and all the other things we do when we're spiraling.
#199 Letting Go of Relationship Shame with Rory Uphold
Today on the show I'm joined by Rory Uphold who is the host of the Crimes of the Heart Podcast and we had such a great conversation about all things breakups, dating, and relationships. We talk about the power of rock bottoms when it comes to relationships, why we tend to settle, the anxiety we tend to give relationships, and we talk a lot about the topic of shame and how we can overcome feeling that way.
Be sure to check out Rory on Instagram and Crimes of the Heart wherever you listen to podcasts!
#198 Listener Episode Getting to Know Yourself Post Codependency with Dan
In the first episode of 2024 I have a listener episode for you with Dan- a 45 year old writer in LA and we're talking about Dan's journey after getting out of a codependent relationship. We talk about how to get to know yourself after being a people pleaser your whole life, how to learn how to appreciate being on your own, why taking risks can be so healing, and much more. His story is full of levity and hope for those of you who feel really stuck!
#197: The D Word with Kate Anthony
In today's episode I have a returning guest on the show, Kate Anthony who is a divorce coach and specialist and the host of the Divorce Survival Guide Podcast and the author of her new book which is out TODAY, The D Word: Making the Ultimate Decision About Your Marriage . In this episode we talk about why women initiate most divorces, the added emotional toll of going through a divorce with children involved, why women stay in relationships for so long when they're not working, the normal things women who initiate divorce go through, and so much more.
#196 Maintaining Perspective
In today's episode I talk about how to maintain perspective during a breakup. It's so easy to get tunnel visioned and believe the breakup is the only thing happening in your life and that it will last forever, which neither are true. I give different tips, exercises, and new ways to think about your breakup that will allow you to see that there is life outside of your breakup and there's life beyond your breakup.
