For most, the months leading up to a wedding are equal parts excitement and anticipation. But what if you’re feeling uncertain about an upcoming wedding for another reason altogether? What if there’s a niggling doubt that you’ve made the right decision? What if you ultimately decide that it’s time to call the whole thing off? No one knows how hard ending an engagement can be better than Natalia Juarez. After she called off her own wedding in 2010, she began to think about how she could help people in a similar situation.

What can leading research tell us about one of the most powerful and chaotic mental states known to our species? This documentary leads viewers on a fascinating discovery to understand what happens to the human body and mind when experiencing the sorrow and pain of a broken heart.

The documentary brings together some of the world’s leading experts and researchers in the fields of neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry, and evolutionary biology to get to the heart of heartbreak.

Although there's never a good time to go through a breakup, holiday heartache has got to be some of the worst.

As a breakup coach, I can't help but think about the people experiencing heartache around the holidays. For as joyful as this time of year can be, it can also be equally as painful for those whose hearts are aching.

Yet, as much as this time can hurt, there are strategies to help to alleviate some of the pain.

If the upcoming Valentine’s Day makes you feel worse, you are not alone. I've been there, and so have most people that you know. If you’re hurting this Valentine’s Day and could use a few ideas to either get you through this hallmark holiday (including naming a cockroach after your ex!) or to just help you enjoy it on your own, this article is for you.

Breakups are a part of life. Yes, they’re sad, but they can also be for the best, and in some cases even cause for celebration. In the same way losing a job that wasn’t a great fit can be a blessing, so is a breakup. In this blog, I share 7 tips on how to break up with someone in the healthiest way, with love.

Valentine’s Day is meant to be a light-hearted day to express our love with thoughtful gestures and gifts, yet, I often hear many people tell me - whether they’re in a relationship, single, or heartbroken - that they find Valentine’s’ Day quite stressful. Not surprisingly, there’s actually such a thing as “Valentine’s Day stress” and it can negatively impact emotional well-being. And more than ever, given that we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, we need connection. This is why I’m encouraging you to try and approach this Valentine’s Day in a stress-free manner because love is NOT canceled.

I’m no stranger to relationship drama. When I had an engagement end before my thirtieth birthday, I turned to therapy, worked with dating coaches, and started reading all I could about what could have gone wrong—and what I could do to make it right. And although everything I learned was good in theory, it lacked the missing piece that could tie together all of my experiences and link them back to something I could use to improve myself personally and in relationships. It wasn’t until after years of searching that I found what had been missing.

Whether you’re nursing a broken heart (or you’ve broken a heart,) or you’re simply a music lover - these playlists are for anyone who has loved, lost and loved again. I am thrilled to share my collection of breakup playlists is finally out! I have been carefully crafting these playlists over the last few months to go along with the 3 phases of a breakup - sadness, anger, and empowerment.

Over the last few years, I've identified six primary reasons why couples break up. Subsequently, these are also the six essential elements couples need to have a healthy, loving, and fulfilling relationship. And yes, you can have it all.

Deciding whether you should stay or go, can be one of the hardest decisions you will ever make.

A few months ago I came across some research that speaks to the dilemma of deciding  whether to stay or go. Researchers at the University of Utah, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toronto, had found the top 50 reasons why couples stay together or split up. They narrowed it down to a list of 27 reasons when people would stay in a relationship and 23 reasons why they would leave. Samantha Joel, the lead author of the study and her colleages were surprised at how many mixed feelings couples had about their relationships. 

Understandably, many people find it helpful to hear about how I survived the year that followed my broken engagement in 2011. I totally get it. You want to know that you're not alone. As someone who has been through more heart break than I'd care to admit, I have some good news. Not only can you survive this heart break, but you rest assured, that if you take care of yourself, and work through this experience, you can emerge happier person and find a more fulfilling relationship than the one you're currently missing.