Most people don't realize Valentine’s Day is less a cause of relationship problems and more a mirror revealing what's already broken. If you’re navigating heartbreak, separation, or divorce this episode helps you decode what Valentine’s Day exposes about your relationship and your emotional state and how to turn it into an opportunity for growth.

00:00 Introduction: Valentine's Day and Relationship Breakdowns

• 01:14 Episode Overview: Roses, Reality, and Ruptures
• 02:03 Valentine's Day: The Super Bowl of Expectations
• 04:56 Emotional Accelerator: Valentine's Day Reveals, Not Causes
• 06:15 Emotional Audit: Questions to Ask Yourself
• 08:03 Divorce Season: Why Breakups Spike
• 08:59 Three Valentine's Day Experiences: Celebration, Disappointment, Aftermath
• 11:56 Cognitive Dissonance and Deadline Effects
• 15:02 Surviving Valentine's Day: Principles for Singles and Divorced
• 19:35 Valentine's Day and Co-Parenting
• 23:00 Reframe: Valentine's Day as a Mirror, Not a Measure
• 24:58 Valentine's Day as a Data Point in Personal Growth
• 27:55 Self-Leadership: How to Navigate Valentine's Day
• 28:52 Conclusion: Reclaim and Reboot Divorce Coaching