#298 The Five Habits of Hope with Dr. Julia Garcia

Heal Your Heartbreak

Break Up Bestie

Society & Culture, Relationships, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In today’s expert episode, I’m joined by Dr. Julia Garcia, psychologist and author of the new book The Five Habits of Hope. We talk about how hope can be a real tool for growth and healing, rather than just a personality trait or toxic positivity. Dr. Julia shares her own personal struggles—from early heartbreak to grappling with addiction and self-worth—and how she discovered resilience through hope. We dive into the five habits of hope she outlines in her book, practical exercises you can try right away, and how to process difficult emotions without getting stuck. We also discuss why hope isn’t about attaching your worth to someone else or an external outcome, and how to lean on others and even “borrow hope” when you need it most. If you’re feeling hopeless during heartbreak, this episode will give you strategies and validation, and maybe even a path forward.

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0:00.0	If you are looking for even more help and guidance on your breakup, I have a few different
0:04.2	options for you to take your healing to the next level. I have four different online courses
0:08.7	depending on what stage of the breakup that you're in from beginning all the way into moving
0:13.5	on after heartbreak, or you can bundle all of my courses together and use the code podcast
0:18.6	to get $25 off my course bundle.
0:21.8	I also have my 30-day no-contact challenge to help hold you accountable in going no
0:26.1	contact with your ex.
0:27.7	And we have our free Facebook group, Healing Hearts Club, where you can connect with other
0:31.4	people going through breakups all over the world.
0:34.2	To learn more about any of these resources, head to the show notes where you can learn more
0:38.2	about my courses, take the quiz to figure out which course is best for you, or join the Facebook
0:43.0	group. And don't forget to use the code podcast to get $25 off my course bundle.
0:53.8	Welcome to the heal your heartbreak podcast with your host, Breakup Bestie, aka me, Kendra.
1:01.1	Breakups are hard, but you don't have to do it alone.
1:04.4	Each week, I will be taking you through a different topic as it relates to breaking up, healing from heartbreak, growing in your single life, dating,
1:13.1	and getting back into happier and healthier relationships.
1:17.0	The goal of this show is to provide support, hope, tips, and to remind you that above all,
1:24.1	this too shall pass.
1:28.8	Welcome back to another expert episode of the heal your heartbreak podcast.
1:32.2	Today I have a guest that instantly at the end, we exchanged numbers and I knew that we had to be friends in real life.
1:38.9	I have Dr. Julia Garcia on the show today.
1:41.4	She is a psychologist and author of the new book, The Five Habits of Hope, Stories and Strategies to Help You Find Your Way. She has spent nearly two decades helping people navigate crises of despair and find resilience through hope. And in this episode, we talk a lot about our personal stories and ways that we found hope from a really dark place and how we moved past it.
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