Love Hurts

This is Love Hurts. Yola Lu is a comedian living in Austin. Yola’s first big relationship led to her getting married, but it never felt like the right fit. She did her best to navigate it but it eventually ended and she found herself getting excited for a new relationship. When that failed, she took that period of her life and turned it into art, helping her process the ups and downs of the journe...

This is Love Hurts. Carly Ann Filbin is a writer and storyteller living in Brooklyn. Carly had an experience with love at a young age that’s stayed with her into adulthood. Her story was very similar to a story from my childhood, so we looked at how those stories shaped our views on love today and what it’s like navigating dating as we get older. Carly teaches writing and storytelling classes thro...

This is Love Hurts. Jenna Dioguardi is a performer and video editor living in Brooklyn. In her mid-20s Jenna found herself in a long distance relationship that wasn’t giving her everything she wanted. When she moved across the country to be with him, a breast cancer diagnosis threw another curveball into their relationship and Jenna had to find a way to navigate all of it.  Today marks 6 years of...

This is Love Hurts. Connell Barrett is a dating coach living in New York City. Connell shares the story of his first big rejection when it came to love, and how it started this narrative in his mind of expecting rejection from women. Connell talks about how dating coaches and improv comedy helped him break down that mental barrier and how it  led to him becoming a dating coach to help others throu...

This is Love Hurts. Jude Treder-Wolff is a storyteller and performer living on Long Island. When Jude was in her early 20s, she had a whirlwind romance with a man from Australia while he was on vacation in the US. What was supposed to be a month-long fling turned into Jude traveling across the world to be with him, only to realize the initial spark they had didn’t hold up once things became real. ...

This is Love Hurts. Hannah Platt is a comedian living in Manchester, England. When Hannah was first getting into comedy she got offered a gig at a cricket club. What already felt outside her comfort zone turned into a nightmare scenario, but she kept doing comedy out of the love for it and eventually found her audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hannah is touring her show in the UK in Febru...

This is Love Hurts. Kenice Mobley is a comedian living in Brooklyn. Two years ago, Kenice had a stroke, and because of that she doesn’t drink anymore. We talk about how that and other elements have changed her approach to dating, and we look at the way we both date differently in our 30s vs our 20s, and how those changes have led Kenice to being better at dating.   Our theme song is EmoTown by Mik...

This is Love Hurts. Bella Humphries is a comedian living in Wales. For the last 16 years, Bella has lived with PMDD, but she only learned what it was and got diagnosed a few years ago. Since then, she’s continued to juggle living her life doing comedy, working, and looking for love, all while becoming a voice that spreads awareness for PMDD, even as her own symptoms have gotten worse.  If you’re i...

This is Love Hurts. Bess Stillman is a doctor and storyteller living in Arizona. Bess spent the majority of her adult life with her husband Jake, but right as they were ready to start a new chapter in their lives together he was diagnosed with cancer. Bess and Jake worked together to battle the cancer and find a path together while trying to start a family, only to lose Jake so close to the birth...

This is Love Hurts. Olivia Levine is an actor and comedian living in Brooklyn. While Olivia had OCD tendencies from a young age, she didn’t get formally diagnosed until college partially because of an obsession with a crush. Olivia talks to me about navigating OCD in romantic relationships and finding the right personality dynamics for a successful partnership.  Olivia is doing her solo show about...

This is Love Hurts. Bailey Swilley is a storyteller living in Brooklyn. Shortly after moving to New York City, Bailey found herself in a relationship that started not to feel right. She had never broken up with anyone, but decided she had to work up the courage to end things. Before she could, a family emergency involving her dad totally shifted her priorities and gave her a new outlook on love. B...

This is Love Hurts. Blair Dawson is a comedian living in Brooklyn. Blair suddenly had a two year relationship end that was punctuated by a series of other unfortunate events. Instead of letting it get her down, Blair embraced the chaos, and it led positive new changes in her in how she thought about her career and body as well as sending her on a spiritual journey.  Blair’s co-hosting a stand-up s...

This is Love Hurts. Shosh Brodman is a comedian living in Brooklyn. After a failed pandemic relationship, Shosh was excited for single life and exploring her sexuality. Instead she met a man almost instantly, but didn’t want that getting in the way of her exploration – and then everything crashed into each other and she had to comfort her feelings head on.  This August I’m going to be at the Edinb...

This is Love Hurts. Nick Hornedo is a comedian living in Brooklyn. When he was in high school Nick fell in love for the first time, but he found himself fixated on the idea of performing your love. As he got closer to leaving for college, he felt like he was supposed to do something big, but wasn’t sure if they would stay together or not.  Nick’s performing a 30-minute show that explores some of t...

This is Love Hurts. Danielle Solof is a comedy writer and performer who is a digital nomad. While stuck in her hometown, Danielle met a guy on Bumble that led to a series of strange coincidences. She dove into those coincidences head on, and was left with a newfound appreciation for spirituality and how she saw the world around her.  Danielle is performing a solo show based on this story at the Ed...

This is Love Hurts. Taylor Lindsay Winter is a storyteller and programmer living in New York City. Taylor had a quintessential meet-cute happen to her with a guy who ended up living in a completely different country. They stayed in touch and got closer, but then the world was hit with a global pandemic that totally shifted their dynamic.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hur...

This is Love Hurts. Dawn Harris is a storyteller living in New York City. In her 20s, Dawn found herself in a situationship with someone she met through improv. Dawn tried to navigate her feelings while trying to understand what their dynamic was, but continued to be left unfulfilled until she started advocating for what she wanted. Dawn is performing with Story Collider this Friday. If you’re in...

This is Love Hurts. Stuart Laws is a comedian living in London. Stuart was recently diagnosed as autistic, and that knowledge has helped him go back and better understand some of the ways he tried to navigate romantic relationships in the past. We also talk about mental health and honesty in the context of balancing and maintaining friendships.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow L...

This is Love Hurts. Peter Jones is a storyteller living in Washington DC. In his second half of high school, Peter went to an international school in Costa Rica and started a fling with another student. While Peter wanted to be with him, he was also trying to navigate high school, coming out, and what it meant to be in a relationship, and found himself unsure of how to keep the thing he wanted.  I...

This is Love Hurts. Chloe Radcliffe is a comedian living in New York City. Chloe has a habit of cheating in her relationships, so much so that she wrote an entire hour long show about it. In our conversation she looks back at how the pattern started, what made it so easy, and why she kept doing it.   Chloe is performing her show, Cheat, which shares much more about what we talked about here, in LA...

This is Love Hurts. Nick Pupo is a comedian and actor living in Brooklyn. From a young age Nick had a best friend who loved making promises about their future together. As Nick grew up they became different people and drifted further from each other, but one moment brought them back together in a way that changed their dynamic from then on.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love...

This is Love Hurts. Jen Anderson is a storyteller living on Long Island. In her 20s, Jen was in a production of Grease in a small town in Tennessee. After getting in an accident she probably should have left the musical, but decided to stay on because of a crush she had on one of the other actors, and didn’t want to leave before shooting her shot.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follo...

This is Love Hurts. Myq Kaplan is a comedian living in New York City. Growing up, Myq’s mom strongly encouraged him to play the violin. It was something that quickly took over his life and always felt like a chore, but he talks about how he developed a passion for the arts in general that led him to become the person he is today.  Myq has a lot going on! You can find his most recent standup specia...

This is Love Hurts. Paul Heery is a storyteller living in Connecticut. Years ago, Paul met his wife at a time where his life was in a state of uncertainty. After 44 years together, Paul lost his wife to a battle with cancer, but he shares the four rules she left him with and how he’s worked to embody those rules and enrich his life in the process. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow...

This is Love Hurts. JD Stephans is a comedian and voice actor living in California. In 2017, JD lost her dad and it had an immense effect on her life. JD knew the two of them loved each other no matter what, and losing him sent her into a spiral of trying to cope with the loss while also measuring every relationship against what they had together.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follo...