Unbreak My Heart

Lindsey's story is sharp with wisdom, moments of relatability and insight. In less than a year's time with her boyfriend, she thought they would get married.  After one fight, he said "he wanted out". Was that just emotion or did he mean it? They stayed together, but it was rocky, eventually leaving them estranged. Lindsey found herself in second and shorter unhealthy relationship leaving her wrec...

Stacey is 44, an Asian refugee who grew up in New Zealand and made his way to America. Our conversation is casual and insightful. As an Asian man, sharing feelings and opening up about personal experiences is out of the ordinary.  He fell in love with Sarah, they thought they would marry but ended up going their separate ways. Stacey shares about how their mindsets, world views and cultural differ...

Chris found a match that gave him hope he'd soon be starting a family of his own. Resilient to overcome the challenges of a long distance relationship, they tried their best to make 'til death do us part' happen.  However, there were significant choices each of them had to make independently, faster then they could manage mentally and emotionally. The pressures of building a life together collided...

She's 43 years old and is now breaking new ground for her self-discovery.  The catalyst, meeting "the teacher", a man who is everything she could hope for but not everything she expects. We get to hear her story as she's in the tick of her recent breakup, still uncertain if she's doing the right thing. In this conversation, we explore how her faith as a Christian conflicted with her love for an at...

You've been through a breakup and you're dreading dating or dating again . What if you had someone to do the heavy lifting for you? Even hold your hand through the scary and sensitive parts of meeting new people? That's where a match maker comes in! On today's episode we chat with, Rachel Russo, a match maker in New York.  Rachel and I cover a lot of ground on the behind the scenes of matchmaking,...

She's had two serious breakups - she thought she was over her first love, but, to her surprise, she realized this wasn't true. Alex exposed her to new dynamics of intimacy, trust and betrayal. The disillusionment of what was once magical has led Rose down a path of uncertainty about monogamy, marriage and procreation. To what extent do those things carry value in today's modern and progressive rel...

This week, you'll get to meet our Co-Producer and Audio Engineer, Danny Chau! He and I chat about how the show got started, what our experience is like talking to people about their breakups and what we're looking forward to in future shows. You'll get to hear a casual dialogue of how we process the topics that come up about life and breakups. We welcome your feedback and we hope to have you on th...

After 6 years she realized the relationship didn't have much of a foundation. Something needed to give. Korina wanted more. It seemed that her boyfriend was all in yet he never wanted to share about himself. How can you marry someone you feel like you hardly know? How can you breakup with someone you've invested all that time with? Korina brings us through her journey of discovering her boyfriends...

You're going to meet Timbre. She looks like Wonder Woman who's been suffering from decades of imprisonment. A powerful yet squeamishly uncomfortable conversation ensues, as we hear about the breakup that has her trapped. Almost three years later, she's still haunted in her dreams and her consciousness. Her raw honesty and sense of humor lighten the heaviness but don't keep her from shrinking from...

A stunner and hilarious, she captivated him in an instant. After entertaining many months of flirting over the cafe counter, they finally exchanged numbers to have their  first date . The magic was instant and it lasted a year. So what happened? He picked out a ring and she dropped a bomb:  "I can't explain it, I just can't be with you anymore".  Blindsided, powerless, and devastated, Kris painful...

I'm excited for you to hear this conversation between me and Jon because he gets real. Jon shares about two break up stories that have changed the course of his love life.   At the start of this episode, you'll hear about Jon's fresh break up with, his partner Jason, who was emotionally unavailable. Even though Jon did the breaking up, could it have been by his partner's design? We wonder whether...

High school romance is exciting, confusing and can have a life long impact on how we view love and future relationships.  In this episode we hear Jason, joined by his buddy Tanner, share about how he and his first love connected and ultimately fell apart. His break up haunted him with depression, insomnia, and his motivation to just show up every day.  After some time, support from family, friends...

They had everything going for them.   It started out in college, they were best-friends who fell in love. After college, this bright and independent woman found herself helplessly dependent on a man for survival through years of moving from place to place. We'll hear in hindsight what went wrong and the sharp way it ended.   Keep listening because Stephanie shares a second story where we find out...

In this episode you'll hear how Jessica reflects on abusive patterns in relationships, how they've effected her outlook on monogamy, sexual orientation and love. This conversation transitions from recognizing patterns to discovering what is truly holding her back from healing!    photo by @amytreasure audio engineering and production by Danny Chau