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Velvet's Edge with Kelly Henderson

Boysober & Beyond: Hope Woodard on Love Detox, Dating Patterns, and Reclaiming Your Power (The Velvet)

Velvet's Edge with Kelly Henderson

iHeartPodcasts

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.6924 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Viral TikTok creator and comedian Hope Woodard joins Kelly to share the raw, hilarious, and deeply personal story behind Boysober—a self-defined dating detox that turned into a global movement and iHeartPodcast. From chaotic situationships and generational patterns to self-worth and family healing, Hope opens up about what drove her to pause dating, what she learned about herself in that space, and how the movement continues to evolve. This episode dives into what it means to prioritize yourself over being wanted, and how humor, heartbreak, and healing can coexist.

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Read: 'She's not celibate, she's boysober'

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:04.5

I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that

0:12.2

meant.

0:13.2

For my heart podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is the Turning, River Road.

0:17.7

In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse.

0:24.6

But in 2014, the youngest escaped.

0:28.3

Listen to the Turning River Road on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.9

Just like great shoes, great books take you places.

0:38.3

Through unforgettable love stories and into conversations with characters you'll never forget.

0:43.4

I think any good romance, it gives me this feeling of like butterflies.

0:47.9

I'm Danielle Robeye, and this is bookmarked by Reese's Book Club.

0:51.3

The new podcast from Hello Sunshine and IHeart Podcasts, where we dive

0:55.2

into the stories that shape us on the page and off.

0:58.8

Each week, I'm joined by authors, celebs, book talk stars, and more for conversations that

1:04.0

will make you laugh, cry, and add way too many books to your TBR pile.

1:08.9

Listen to Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club on the IHeart Radio app.

1:12.6

Apple Podcasts are wherever you get your podcasts.

1:16.5

So what happened to Chappaquiddick?

1:18.5

Well, it really depends on who you talk to.

1:20.6

There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car

1:25.5

into a pond.

1:26.2

And left a woman behind to drown.

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