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Alone: A Love Story

Society EN ↓ 33 episodes

Alone: A Love Story is an award-winning memoir by Michelle Parise. With candour and humour, Michelle delves into the deepest, darkest aspects of her divorce and her new life as a part-time parent, part-time partier.

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CBC

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Society

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www.cbc.ca

Latest episode

Feb 10, 2026

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Episodes

Alone: A Love Story Introduces | Creation Myth 10.02.2026

Get lost in someone else’s life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personally invites you to explore the human experience in all its complexity, one story — or season — at a time. In the latest season of Personally: Creation Myth, Helena does not want kids. Her husband believes she’ll change her mind—she has so much love to...

Bonus: Forza, coraggio and an update 26.04.2020

It's okay to grieve when things are beyond our control. Michelle Parise shares words of wisdom for these uncertain times. Plus, some news! "Alone: A Love Story" is now a book.

Chapter 28: Love after Love 11.02.2019

Spiderman, a sexy cowboy, and making my way out of the wild, wild wood.

Chapter 27: Blow Away 10.02.2019

Cloud 9, flight school, flying high. Then a sudden change of altitude.

Chapter 26: Caution 09.02.2019

Carpenter ants, cotton candy and a passionate declaration from The Man With the White Shirt.

Chapter 25: Lost 08.02.2019

Cold legs, wanderlust and living by the tides.

Chapter 24: Falling 07.02.2019

The edge of despair, The Husband becomes a dandy, and the trouble with truth and trust.

Chapter 23: In Dreams 06.02.2019

PDA in NYC, running in circles and sex as ceasefire.

Chapter 22: Variations 05.02.2019

Marking time, my territory and my biological clock.

Chapter 21: Courage 04.02.2019

The first episode of the third season. A frightening encounter, a beautiful road trip and a new chapter in my life.

Bonus: I Should Sleep But I Don't Sleep 18.01.2019

A drifter in her own life: Michelle Parise shares a poignant scene that was cut from Season 3.

Bonus: The Thing About the Heart & Maps 20.12.2018

A rundown heart and a road map for life: Michelle Parise shares two more scenes from the Season 3 cutting room floor.

Bonus: Fireworks & So Many Maybes 27.11.2018

Explosive love, beef brisket and "f--k yes!" Michelle Parise shares two scenes from the cutting room floor.

Chapter 20: Someone Good 13.04.2018

Tarot cards, Lou Reed's bookend and a serpent eating its own tail...

Chapter 19: So It Goes 12.04.2018

U2, unicorns, a journey to the red hills and the curse of Drew Barrymore...

Chapter 18: He Exists 11.04.2018

Begging God for a boyfriend, a man in a white shirt, floating on Cloud 9 and Destiny's Child...

Chapter 17: The Lonely 10.04.2018

Bob Dylan's curse, what lonely feels like and a visit with the matchmaker...

Chapter 16: Sidelines 09.04.2018

A favourite lover, the divorce office, a crazy request and a (not so sure) sure thing...

Chapter 15: The New World 08.04.2018

Dancing, being Italian, a man in the kitchen and advice from an ex-husband...

Chapter 14: Adrift 07.04.2018

Springsteen, breaking the one and done policy, The Bad Ones and an orphan Christmas...

Chapter 13: The Saddest Optimist 06.04.2018

Princess Leia, part-time parenting, the invisible thread and music in the MRI...

Chapter 12: Half-Life 05.04.2018

Hookup culture, the paradox of choice, a cute/crazy guy and love off the coast of Newfoundland...

Chapter 11: Hold It Together 04.04.2018

Sex, sailboats and a Dark 'n Stormy. Season 2 kicks off with first times and quantum leaps...

Chapter 10: Forza 30.09.2017

Michelle goes to Italy to be with the people that are, and the place that is, her anchor. The sea, soil and family ground her, and a new bond is made with her father. She returns to Canada with her life a big question mark.

Chapter 9: Freedom 29.09.2017

Michelle looks to superconnector friends to help her re-enter the world as a single person. Late nights and spontaneity reawaken parts of her she didn't realize were dormant.

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