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If you’re feeling heartbroken this holiday season, I hope hearing about my worst Christmas (and New Year’s) offers you some support, hope, and lightness at a time you're probably not feeling very jolly. You are not alone.
Over the last few years, I've identified seven primary reasons why couples break up. Subsequently, these are also the seven essential elements couples need to have a healthy, loving, and fulfilling relationship. And yes, you can have it all.
Feeling heartbroken this Valentine’s Day? Whether you're grieving a breakup, navigating singleness, or facing relationship challenges, you’re not alone. In this blog, I share eight creative ways to get through (or even enjoy) the holiday, from naming a cockroach after your ex to romancing yourself. If you're struggling with the Valentine's Day blues, these ideas will lift your spirits and help you heal.
This year’s Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be stressful or cliché. Whether you're in a relationship, celebrating with friends, or solo, this guide offers 25+ creative ways to make the day feel special—without the pressure. From romantic date nights to self-care rituals and fun group activities, find the perfect way to celebrate love this 2025 in all its forms.
Introducing International Heartbreak Recovery Day: A Global Movement for Healing, Growth, and Renewal. Romantic heartbreak is a universal experience—profound, deeply personal, and often life-altering. Yet, it often exists in the shadows of our culture, overshadowed by the celebration of love and romance—especially on Valentine’s Day. This year, we’re changing that narrative with the launch of International Heartbreak Recovery Day (HRD), a globally recognized initiative taking place on February 18th.
TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival has become one of my favorite times of the year. It was such an incredible week of watching inspiring films, reconnecting with friends, and playing tourists in our amazing city. This year I saw seven films—five of which revolved around relationships. Here are my reviews.
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. It 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.
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.
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.
Deciding whether you should stay or go, can be one of the hardest decisions you will ever make.
Now that it's breakup season, a lot of people may be debating whether or not to end their relationships. If you are feeling torn, the following information may help you with one of the hardest decisions you will ever make.
Valentine’s Day can feel like salt in a wound when you’re heartbroken. In this piece, I reflect on my first Valentine’s Day after my engagement ended—an unexpectedly bittersweet turning point in my healing journey. If you're having a blue Valentine's, this story is a reminder that you’re not alone.
We talked to a breakup coach about exit plans, dealing with breakups on social media, and whether it’s better to be the dumper or the dumpee.
Breaking up with someone, if you have any semblance of a soul, is not a pleasant experience. How do you do it? Do you really need to meet in a public place and look them in the eye when you break their heart? How honest do you need to be for them to get the idea that you never, ever want to sleep with them again? It's questions like these that making ghosting so tempting. But you don't need to go through this experience alone, you can take your problems to a professional.
Dating after a divorce can be both intimidating, and an exciting new opportunity. Depending on how long you were in a committed partnership, it may be years since you were last single. You are now older, have a lot more responsibilities than you did in your early 20s, and may have children. That said, there are a lot of positive things about “mature” dating. There are numerous reasons for divorce, but one of the most common is that partners have grown apart, with either one or both partners expressing changes in their values and/or direction in life. And so, as hard as it is to have a relationship end (even when it’s for good reasons) having the opportunity to date to find a new partner who may be a much better match can be a wonderful thing. Add to this, that most older women would say they know themselves better, have developed better relationship skills, and are more established in their careers.
As a Dating Coach, I have a lot of conversations with single men and women about what they are looking for in a potential match. Everyone wants to meet and be with someone they are attracted to. Yet, attraction is subjective; what one person finds attractive another may not. That is except for two qualities I hear over and over again - and no, it has nothing to do with height, age, or cup size! Both men and women rank “fit” and “passion” high on their lists of characteristics they find most attractive in the opposite sex. What I find most intriguing is that many of these same people aren’t necessarily fit or living passionately themselves, though they wish they were.
If you’re feeling heartbroken this holiday season, I hope hearing about my worst Christmas (and New Year’s) offers you some support, hope, and lightness at a time you're probably not feeling very jolly. You are not alone.
If you’ve never heard of a “Love Coach” just think of the movie Hitch. In the movie, Will Smith helped Kevin James' character get out of his own way to find love. That will give you a snap shot of what love coaching is, even though it's so much more.
What’s your relationship with dating? It’s been my experience that most people view dating as a chore, and it’s not uncommon for me to hear “I hate dating.” Of course dating certainly can be a challenge, even daunting. But really, do you hate the process of finding someone to love? When you stop and think, it makes little sense to bring this attitude to the process of finding and developing this, the most important relationship in your life. Dating with this negative mindset can lead to dating self-sabotage. If you’re single and want an amazing, uplifting partnership, why not begin by examining your dating attitude? Not only will you improve your chances of actually finding the love that you seek, but you’ll also enjoy the process along the way.
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.