#324 How to Handle Seeing Your Ex for the First Time
Heal Your Heartbreak
Break Up Bestie
4.8 • 744 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In today's solo episode, I'm diving into one of the most nerve-wracking parts of post-breakup life: seeing your ex for the first time. Whether you're anxious about a possible accidental run-in, panicking over a mutual friend's wedding where you know you’ll cross paths, or just stuck in a cycle of "what if I see them?", this episode is for you. I break down the three scenarios—imagined encounters, unexpected meetings, and planned events—and share practical tips for protecting your emotions, setting boundaries, and coping with the emotional spiral that can follow. I also share personal stories from my own breakups to remind you that these feelings are completely normal and don’t say anything about where you are in your healing journey. If you’ve been stressing about how to handle seeing your ex, tune in for actionable advice and lots of reassurance that you’re not alone.
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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, |
| 1:12.5 | dating 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, |
| 1:23.8 | this too shall pass. |
| 1:28.9 | Welcome back to another solo episode of the heal your heartbreak podcast. |
| 1:34.1 | Today, we are doing a little bit more of like a how-to episode on seeing your ex for the first time after a breakup. And I've touched on this a little |
| 1:49.7 | bit in different episodes, but it's still something that is very commonly asked about and can |
| 1:56.4 | take up a lot more space than it probably needs to. And again, a lot of the time my mantra is your ex is already taking up so much of your headspace. Don't give them any more than is already happening. So this is going to be broken down into, because as I was thinking about planning out this episode, I think there are three different |
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