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Closing out -U, the 21 episode series, with this look into my life now!

-U Episode 21 of NOW: Love During DesolationI made it back to Oregon from Orlando, FL on December 17th, 2022. My life changed very quickly from hard to horrid. Here’s a look into who helped me get back onto my feet. Next week, the epilogue to -U. You guys, I can’t believe we made it! Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 20 of NOW: Abandonment vs. LoveWe see all these movies of true love. What happens when we think we’ve found it but we end up being abandoned by it? Next week, Episode 21 and the final of NOW: Love During DesolationFind me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 19 of DURING: PTSDSometimes reeling from the effects of my broken engagement and ended relationship, some days are really hard. Especially some situations that present the same facings as what I have been through before, putting me unnecessarily on the defense. Next week, Episode 20 of NOW: Abandonment vs. LoveFind me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iH...

-U Episode 18 of DURING: Words: Their New Power One of the letters I wrote to Nicholas in his absence was a list of all the lies he told me over the years. It was hard to come to terms with, but sadly we hear so many lies from loved ones over the years, piling up to injure us when it is over. Next week, Episode 19 of NOW: PTSD Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

-U Episode 17 of DURING: You Cheated? I Understand. A look at laughable comments we hear from people that enter the lives of our former loved ones. Next week, Episode 18 of NOW: Words & Their New Power Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 16 and the first of the NOW chapter: 50/50 or 100/100? People ponder this question often, in a relationship do we give 50/50 or 100/100? Or what if that ratio doesn’t work overall? Next week, Episode 17 of NOW: You Cheated? I Understand. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 15 of the final in the AFTER chapter: The Person I Love is Dead If there was one thing I had to convince myself of in my healing process and living life without who I thought was my forever person, is that person was no longer here. Next week, Episode 16 and the first of the NOW chapter: 50/50 or 100/100? Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartR...

-U Episode 14 of DURING: If They Wanted To… Oh a sad reality. Listeners, believe me when I say it is almost always true that if they wanted to… they would. This is how I live with this reality. Next week, Episode 15 and the final of the AFTER chapter: The Person I Love is Dead. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 13 of DURING: People Don’t Understand Us When you share years of experiences, including stressful ones like the COVID-19 pandemic and moving across the country, you become intertwined with the person you shared these things with. This episode explores the sad reality that no one will ever understand completely what we went through besides Nicholas and I. Next week, Episode 14 of AFTER:...

-U Episode 12 of AFTER: Need vs. Want Pulling from my last conversation with Nicholas again, I told him that I did not need him, I did want him though. A hard realization but we can and have to survive without the people we sometimes want more than anything else but they do not feel the same way. Next week, Episode 13 of AFTER: People Don’t Understand Us. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -...

-U Episode 11 of AFTER: People Change, and We Did. Nicholas told me the very last time I spoke to him, “I love who you were, not who you became.” This lives inside my heart now, and it is something I have had to learn a lot about with the truth of people changing just like him and I did over the years. Next week, Episode 12 of AFTER: Need vs. Want Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on App...

-U Episode 10 of AFTER: Self-RespectIn a taxing and difficult time in a relationship, we don’t realize until later how much we have allowed and taken to our self-respect. Here is my reflection on how mine dissipated over the years. Next week, Episode 11 of AFTER: People Change, and We Did. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 9 of AFTER: Our 5 Love Languages Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages has saved relationships and marriages everywhere. Nicholas and I took time to read this after we broke up and learned a lot about one another. Next week, Episode 10 of AFTER: Self Respect. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 8 of DURING: All About Me In the final episode of the DURING chapter, I sum up all the episode’s experiences from this chapter into one concept that was my initial idea for this podcast. Next week, Episode 9 and the first of the AFTER chapter: Our 5 Love Languages Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

U Episode 7 of DURING: Unhealthy Situations = Unhealthy Behavior Quite possibly my favorite episode of the DURING chapter, this concept and viewpoint on Nicholas and I’s hardships and bad choices completely changed my perspective. Next week, the 8th and final episode of the DURING chapter: All About Me. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 6 of DURING: Submission to Selective WeaknessFor years, I didn’t know if I wanted a family. If you want to hear how AVATAR: The Way of Water changed my perspective and reasoning on this, listen this week! Next week, Episode 7 of DURING: Unhealthy Situations = Unhealthy BehaviorFind me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 5 of DURING: There Will Always Be a Reason NOT to. Episode 5, trust me when I tell you that in life, there will always, ALWAYS be a reason not to do something, not to fix something. How did this concept affect my relationship? Listen in to hear about it! Next week, Episode 6 of DURING: Submission to Selective Weakness. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spoti...

-U Episode 4 of DURING: Activities We Don’t LoveWith Episode 4, I am talking about how Nicholas and I had things we loved doing together, and things we didn’t necessarily love doing together. Next week, Episode 5 of DURING: There Will Always Be a Reason NOT to. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 3 of DURING: Backstage Backstabbing This week I am talking about how Nicholas and I spent so much time in parts of our relationship hurting one another behind the scenes of our ‘social media’ perfect life in Florida. Next week, Episode 4 of DURING: Activities We Don’t Love Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!

-U Episode 2 of DURING: Allowing Abuse This week I am sharing stories, experiences, lessons and advice from my altercations with Jen, my almost mother in law. Next week, Episode 3 of DURING: Backstage Backstabbing. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio and Youtube!

-U Episode 1 of DURING: Defining My Value! With the first episode of -U, I am taking a look into how my value to Nicholas changed over the years and how that affected our relationship. Next week, Episode 2 of DURING: Allowing Abuse. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Youtube!

-U Introduction Welcome to -U! This introduction will give listeners a run down on who I am, how the show will take course and how the next 22 weeks will play out! Next week, Episode 1 of DURING: Defining My Value. Find me on Instagram @_ minus.you Follow -U on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio!