Love Hurts

This is Love Hurts. Matt Storrs is a comedian and storyteller living in Queens. Matt graduated college during the recession and was desperate to find a job. After getting his law degree, Matt did his best to adapt to being a lawyer, but struggled to find the right job that let him still pursue his passion for performing.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram ,...

This is Love Hurts. Ginny Hogan is a writer and comedian living in New York City. Recently, Ginny had an experience dating someone younger than her. In our conversation Ginny reflects on their age difference, breaking up with someone you like, and the idea of dating the fantasy of somebody instead of the actual person.  Ginny is recording her first stand up special in NYC on October 13th. Buy tick...

This is Love Hurts. Emily Walsh is a comedian living in New York City. Emily lost her dad when she was young, and she’s spent a lot of time thinking about the role her dad would have played in her life as she got older. She shares her memory of him, the struggles of talking about him with family members, and writing an hour long show re-examining her relationship with him after she got married.  E...

This is Love Hurts. Jackie Skinner is a comedian living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Jackie’s understanding of her dad’s work was that he was a cop who became a sketch artist. As she grew older she got a better sense of what he did and the role of art in his life, but it wasn’t until he died that she understood the full importance of each of those parts of his life.  Check out some of Jack Skinner’s a...

This is Love Hurts. Brooke McCarthy is an actor and singer living in Philadelphia. When she was in her 20s, Brooke met a guy who introduced her to the world of polyamory. She takes us through their relationship, how it helped her grow as a person, and how it led to her creating a one-woman show called How To Be An Ethical Slut .  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Ins...

This is Love Hurts. Torrey Shine is a writer and performing artist living in New York City. Torrey shares about meeting someone who quickly became her best friend, but both were hesitant to start a relationship. They grew to be the most important person in each other’s lives, but when he died suddenly, Torrey had to grieve the loss of someone she loved while also sorting through all of his belongi...

This is Love Hurts. Lane Kwederis is an actor, comedian, and Findom living in Brooklyn. Lane has spent the last 15 years of her life as a financial dominatrix, but she only recently started telling friends about her career. She talks to me about about the stigma of sex work, navigating the world of Findom, and balancing her two lives. Lane is performing a new show about her experience as a Findom...

This is Love Hurts. Michele Carlo is a writer and storyteller living in Brooklyn. Michele has always been a bit of a late bloomer, whether that involved getting into her dream college, or pursuing performing, or finding love again after a 14-year marriage ended. She takes us through that journey and shares how it relied on the belief she had in herself. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel ....

This is Love Hurts. I’m Bryan Berlin. Amie Enriquez is a playwright and actress living in Los Angeles. Growing up, Amie had a sometimes difficult relationship with food, but that relationship morphed after a traumatic experience. From that point on, she did her best to pretend everything was fine, even though it wasn’t.  This episode talks about disordered eating and mentions suicidal thoughts. Fo...

This is Love Hurts. Cinelle Barnes is a writer living in Charleston. Cinelle came to the United States as a teenager after having to leave a rocky life with her parents in the Philippines behind. She looks back on that life and shares the ways her parents have come in and out of her life since then, and the objects they have left behind. Cinelle has written a number of books you should check out....

This is Love Hurts. Ivy Eisenberg is a writer and storyteller living in New York. In her mid-20s, Ivy found herself wandering through life with no passion when it came to her career or love life. During this period she found herself navigating through two different unexpected relationships as she tried to figure out where she was going. Ivy hosts a show called Storyboom and the next show is Februa...

This is Love Hurts. Robin Gelfenbien is a storyteller living in New York City. Robin had gone a long time without doing something big when it came to dating: bringing a partner home for the holidays. When she met a guy close to Christmas she reluctantly decided to bring him home to her family, even though she dreaded something going wrong in the process. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel ....

This is Love Hurts. Kate Shine is a writer, actor, and comedian living in Ridgewood Queens. Kate spent eight years in a relationship in her late teens and early 20s that ultimately didn’t work out, but it wasn’t until having a healthy relationship and seeing a therapist that she started to uncover the problematic parts of that first relationship.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow...

This is Love Hurts. Nestor Gomez is a storyteller living in Chicago. When he was young, Nestor had an experience that made him go quiet and develop a stutter. He shares about how he was able to get his voice back and learn to love himself in the process. Nestor is the host of a storytelling show and podcast about immigration called 80 Minutes Around The World . This episode talks about sexual abus...

This is Love Hurts. John Blesso is a writer and storyteller living in Beacon, NY. During his early 20s, John spent a lot of time in France living with two different families. As he grew up he kept coming back to Paris, and each time checked back in with those families. John looks back at each of those dynamics and how they influenced who he became today. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel ....

This is Love Hurts. Sammie James is a comedian and storyteller. A number of years ago, Sammie was set to hang out with a friend who ghosted them. She tried to figure out what happened and started to see some of the red flags of their friendship. Years later, that friend came back into Sammie’s life in an unexpected way. Check out Sammie’s comedy special on YouTube ! Our theme song is EmoTown by Mi...

This is Love Hurts. Peter Laughter is a storyteller living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Peter found a role model through the Big Brother program. Over the years their relationship turned to true brotherhood, and Peter shares the story of what it meant to have him in his life, and then what it was like to lose him.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook ,...

This is Love Hurts. Bryan Lozano is a storyteller living in Queens. Bryan moved to the US from the Philippines as a young boy, and found himself looking for people who felt close to home. Then at 5 he had his first crush, and it took him five years of pining over that crush to finally do something about it. Bryan is the co-founder of a nonprofit called Homecoming New York . Check them out and go o...

This is Love Hurts. Ronna Levy is a storyteller and educator living in New York. When she was 30, Ronna met someone she fell for but wasn’t ready to be serious with. They reconnected four years later and stayed in each other’s lives long distance before they started dating again, only for Ronna to find a new hurdle for their happiness together. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Lo...

This is Love Hurts. Sam Dingman is a storyteller and producer living in Brooklyn. A few years ago, Sam found himself ready to propose to his girlfriend despite some differences in how they saw their relationship. He wanted to use a big camping trip to win over her side of the family, but that went about as wrong as it could have gone, leading him to see their relationship differently.  Sam produce...

This is Love Hurts. I’m Bryan Berlin. Aimée Lutkin is a writer and performer living in New York City. A few years ago, Aimée realized she had spent the last six years being single. She skeptically decided she would commit to dating again, including trying to make herself over, and we chat about that experience and the problems involved in society’s expectations of dating and self-love.   Aimée wro...

This is Love Hurts. Kate Nichols is a therapist and comedian living in New Jersey. When she was 24, all Kate wanted was her own car. Her mom agreed to help her find one, and Kate shares the ups and downs of that process and how it encapsulated the dynamic between her and her mom.  Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and rev...

This is Love Hurts. Keith Serry is a communicator and podcaster living in Montreal, Canada. In college, Keith fell for a girl that he didn’t know how to ask out. They drifted apart and a few years went by, but then she came back into Keith’s life as he was still trying to figure out his place in the world. Keith hosts a great music and storytelling podcast called The Volume Knob . You can even che...

This is Love Hurts. Anita Flores is a producer and comedian living in Brooklyn. Anita takes us back to the beginning of her online dating days, and how even though she had a lot of mediocre experiences with it, she’s glad she stuck with it. Anita is the host of the podcast I’m Listening: A Frasier Podcast . This is also the 100th episode of Love Hurts I’ve done, and while I’m not stopping forever,...

This is Love Hurts. As a celebration of our 100th episode, we’re checking in with past guests to see what’s happened in their lives since we last spoke. This episode’s guest: Richard Cardillo . Richard originally spoke about leaving the church and coming out at 30, and how he felt cursed in his first few years of dating. In our new conversation, we talk about what Richard’s dating life has looked...