Let’s talk about ghosting! 

BOO on your who do it - and for those who have it happen to them - you have come to the right place. 

WOW - I am joined by an actual ghosting expert to help prevent it AND to help people navigate it. Welcome to the show Gretta Perlmutter!! 

Been ghosted? We got you! 

Ghosted before and feel bad? We got you! 

Want to be a better communicator and join the anti-ghosting movement? You are SO in the right place. 

🍷🍷Ready to buy me a glass of wine? Treat me on my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/c/janiceformichella

👉👉PLEASE go show Gretta some podcast love! 

Learn more about her work and the podcast, Coping With Ghosting on her website here.

Today Gretta and I talk about:

-Our personal experiences *being* ghosted

-Cheating ghosts (extra BOO)

-What ghosting is NOT

-Our personal and vulnerable stories about ghosting someone

-How not to BE a ghoster

-How to breakup with someone

-Navigating ghosting 

❓Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

Want to know one of the simplest tools for healing that is RIGHT at your fingertips? 

It’s walking. 

Don’t believe me? Push play, baby, and start healing today. 

🚶🏃 Remember, I want to be your breakup buddy. Schedule your free first session here. 🚶🏃

You don’t have to navigate your breakup alone. Download my free guide, Breakup Brain here: https://janiceformichella.com/resources/#BreakupBrain

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

This show is about healing. And this episode is about how you can help someone *else* to do it. 

Get a pen and paper - today I am going to tell you five MORE ways to help a friend through a breakup. These are tips based on my own experience and what I have seen as a breakup coach. 

Be the friend that will add useful support to your friend’s healing journey. 

Listen to part 1 here. 

I share:

-The power of asking someone what they need

-Why you shouldn’t talk shit about your friend’s ex during this time

-The power of patience

-Setting boundaries and looking after yourself

-Being a safe place while also putting your well-being first

-And more

🍷 Want to support my work by buying me a glass of wine? Join my Patreon here. 🍷

❓Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

Regardless of how it went down, the initial shock of a breakup can be REALLY destabilizing. My early-stages philosophy is to combine ways to accept/allow your grief while also doing what you can to distract yourself in healthy ways. In this video I break it all down for you. 

🍷Do you want to show me how much my tips helped by buying me a glass of wine? Head over to my Patreon and do it now: https://www.patreon.com/c/janiceformichella

Ready to schedule a first free session to get support around your breakup? Get access to my calendar here: https://calendly.com/janiceformichella/free-first-session  

Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

It’s time to get your flirt on! I am joined by two friends from the Denver non-monogamous community to chat about all things flirting - the good, the bad, the ugly, and 100 other things. 

We had so much fun! Whether you want to see if you are as good a flirt as you think or simply not sure where to start - we’ve got you! We are going to cover:

-What makes us each good flirts. 

-Top tips for getting started as a flirt.

-Improving your flirting skills. 

-What not to do.

-Having fun no matter what.

🍷Do you want to flirt with me by buying me a glass of wine? Head over to my Patreon and do it now: https://www.patreon.com/c/janiceformichella

Trust me, you’re . Here’s why. 

Let me be your breakup buddy! Get direct access to my calendar here to schedule a FREE consultation.

The pain of a broken heart is temporary. If you are struggling with a broken heart right now, I want you to know that you WILL get through this. From science to things that are probably in your blind spot right now, today I break down all of the proof that I have that brighter days are ahead. 

Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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The realization phase of a breakup is when we start to accept that the relationship wasn’t as good as we may have thought and/or that we are going to be better off now that the breakup has taken place. This stage is normal and today I am helping to normalize it by explaining some of the things you may go through when you arrive. 

Remember, I want to be your breakup buddy. Schedule your free first session here. 

In this episode I cover: 

-The definition of the realization phase

-The thoughts we think during this phase

-The things we might find ourselves doing during the realization stage

-How to navigate the realization stage

You don’t have to navigate your breakup alone. Download my free guide, Breakup Brain here: https://janiceformichella.com/resources/#BreakupBrain

Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

Emotional vampires! We can all relate, right? I am chatting with someone who has been through it and helped people all over the country to navigate relationships (and ending them!) with people who drain our energy, suck us dry, take too much, and even ruin our lives. 

(Forgive me for being dramatic but it’s true!) 

Coach Daniel Ratner and I discuss: 

-Our experiences with emotional vampires

-Five different types 

-Taking a friend audit

-Tips for protecting ourselves from emotional vampires

Protect yourself! Buy Coach Daniel Ratner’s book, Emotional Vampires here: https://amzn.to/40umvlg 

And learn more about his powerful work here: https://coachratner.com/ 

Are you going through a breakup and feel out of whack? Learn the science behind what you’re going through and how to navigate it with my free eBook: “Breakup Brain."

Want to buy me a glass of wine? Join my Patreon here.

1:00-Welcome Coach Daniel Ratner! 

1:45-Where to buy “Emotional Vampires” by Coach Daniel Ratner

3:00-Daniel’s recent experience with an emotional vampire

5:00-Get away from draining people with the “K.E.E.P.E.R” strategy

6:30-Narcissists as emotional vampires

8:00-What if your relative is an emotional vampire? 

10:00-The “socially awkward” as emotional vampires

12:50-Clues that people are socially awkward

16:30-Drama queens! 

20:00-A man’s height doesn’t matter! 

22:00-The over-talkers as emotional vampires 

25:00-Breakups with emotional vampires

25:30-Running can help you heal! 

26:00-Keep fences around your happiness! 

27:00-Tips for keeping yourself safe from people who drain you

27:10-Taking a “friend audit”

28:00-Family distancing 

32:00-Hurt people hurt people

40:00-Taking control of conversations 

40:45-The power of being picky 

Thank you for listening! Plz, plz make sure to throw me some support by subscribing! 

Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

Do you have faith that you can heal from your breakup? If so, you might be in the final stage of breakup grief: release. 

There is SO much potential for growth in this stage! Grab that healing energy and let me show you how to make the most of it.

Are you going through a breakup and feel out of whack? Learn the science behind what you’re going through and how to navigate it with my free eBook: “Breakup Brain”: https://janiceformichella.com/resources/#BreakupBrain

In this video I share: 

✔️A review of the breakup stages of grief 

✔️The thoughts we think during the release stage

✔️The actions we might take during the release stage

✔️How to navigate the release stage

✔️How to make the most of this stage of your breakup 

Schedule your FREE first breakup coaching session here.

Chapters

0:50 The importance of having faith in yourself

1:48 A review of the breakup stages of grief

4:25 Irrational thoughts we think during breakups 

4:45 What we think during the release stage

7:00 The actions we take during the release stage of breakups 

8:30 Rediscovering yourself during a breakup 

9:30 Do you have a sudden interest in person growth? 

10:30 Healing isn’t linear

11:10 Making the breakup release stage STICK

13:10 Get new bedding! 

13:50 How to schedule a free session with me

Remember! I am an indy podcaster and LOVE what I do! Want to support my work spreading the good word supporting people through the relationship cycle? Buy me a glass on wine on Patreon here.

Want to learn about my breakup or secure attachment coaching? Head over to my website: ⁠JaniceFormichella.com⁠ 

and my IG: ⁠@janiceformichella⁠

⁠Download The Broken Heart Repair Kit: The 3-step Method to Beating Your Breakup ⁠

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to heal their hearts and have happy relationships. I believe that love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships and that all are valid. I recognize each individual's right to self-identify. As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a part of the community.

Let’s play! Here’s what’s coming at ya in 2026! 

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Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On with Janice Formichella is an inclusive space for all adults who are looking to improve their relationships with themselves and others. I believe that singlehood is a portal for opportunities in life and love. I also believe that regardless of its shape, love is love and that there are a wide variety of different types of relationships, and that all are valid. 

As a podcast host, I am dedicated to making this a safe and inclusive space for all and strive to portray that in my content. I welcome feedback on my efforts and thank you for being a listener and a part of the show’s community.