Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.

In our second episode we discuss how to handle it when someone you're seeing keeps cancelling on you, what to do if your ex tells you something which affects your self-perception, and the films Gone Girl (2014; Dir. David Fincher) and A Simple Favour (2018; Dir. Paul Feig).

Big spoilers ahead for both films!

Recommendations:

Jagged Little Pill. Alanis Morisette. Maverick Recording Company. 1995. 

Bathwater. No Doubt. Trauma Records. 2000.  

I Love Dick. Chris Kraus. Semiotext(e) 1997.

 

Content warnings: domestic abuse, rape.

 

With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.

If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact [email protected].

Tags: Relationships

Welcome to ‘Breaking Up’ - a podcast about break-ups, love, pop culture, and emotional renewal, hosted by Isabella Shields and Adam Benmakhlouf. Every week we answer some hypothetical questions as agony aunts, then discuss what we think are the best examples of break-up in media to help cope with heartbreak and focus on the upside of breaking up.

In our first episode we discuss whether or not it's ok for your friend to sleep with your ex after a bit of time has passed, what to do if your ex's parents start behaving strangely towards you, and the films Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Dir. Charlie Kaufman) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008; Dir. Nicholas Stoller).

Big spoilers ahead for both films!

Recommendations:Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine. Gail Honeyman. HarperCollins Publishers. 2017.Cuz I Love You (Deluxe). Lizzo. Nice Life Recording Company. 2019.Born to Die - The Paradise Edition. Lana Del Rey. Polydor Ltd. 2012.

With huge thanks to Laurie Brown for designing our cover art.

If you'd like to send in an agony aunt questions, any recommendations, or any sponsorship offers, please contact [email protected].