Unbreak My Heart

Jason is a soft spoken and responsible young man whose ultimate goal was to keep a smile on his girl's face.

He shares about how he comprised his own values by allowing his girlfriend to talk him into group sex.

Disclaimer, he talks openly about their sexuality. This was a tough story to hear, Jason struggles with standing up for himself. Listening to someone get repeatedly taken advantage of is painful. There are a lot of lessons learned and with Jason's humble mindset and desire for personal growth - you'll find yourself rooting for his success!

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 wrecked with questions. Questions that have led to healing, positive life changes and hope!

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 differences kept them from taking the next step. He hard on himself and lives with the guilt of hurting her. It's been three years, of course he thinks of her, but he know sees the most painful heartache of his life as one the greatest life experiences he's been through - setting him on a higher path of life and love.

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 through a proposal, his lady buying a house and Chris accepting a new job in a whole new state. Even though she said yes, their other choices cemented them in a perpetual long distance situation.

It just wasn't working and now they're moving on - or at least - trying to. Listen to hear Chris's journey and the insights he gains to help him let go.

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 atheist. We find out it's not their spiritual differences that keep them apart. FEAR, is the all too common culprit. Listen with compassion and an open mind as not all stories end conclusively.

Perhaps, there is more for us to find out regarding Mel's future love life.

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, tips on how to get over your ex and encouraging ideas to empower you to move forward in love.

To learn more about working with Rachel and to sign up for a free 15 minute consultation - please visit her site rachelrusso.com. She's also written a book called How to Get Over Your Ex: A Step by Step Guide to Mend a Broken Heart-Italian American Style which you can find on amazon.

For those of you still having a hard time obsessing over your ex - please check out exaholics.com. It's a community of support for those who are stuck.

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 relationship culture? More importantly, what are her motives for considering the alternatives?

Join us today as Rose bravely takes us along on the first steps of her journey to inner-healing.

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 the show!

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 double life, how she recovered and even moved on to a healthy new relationship. You'll learn ways to cope with your break up and how a dating app brought together a real love connection!

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 the sting of the villainous phantom of regret.

You may find yourself identifying with Timbre's pain - the pain that's found in self-loathing and shame. So how do you free yourself from the shackles of regret? How do you break away from self-punishment? These are questions we explore in this interview.

Find out how we discover the key that unlocks her from this dark and suffocating prison. There's hope ~ if she's willing to make the next move.