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! To find out which Break Up Bestie Co ..read more

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! Bela Gandhi on Instagram Smart Dating Academy Podcast To find out which B ..read more

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. To find out which Break Up Bestie Course ..read more

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. To find out which Break Up Bestie Course is right for you, click the link to take the quiz and get matched with the best solution for you: h ..read more

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! To find out which Break Up Bestie Course is right for you, click the link to ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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. To find out which Break Up Bestie Course is right for you, click the link to take the quiz and get matched with the best solution for you: https://brea ..read more

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. To find out which Break Up Bestie ..read more

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! To find out which Break Up Bestie Course is right for you, click the link to take th ..read more