Ep. 239 - How to tell your friends and family about your breakup
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, we're tackling a tough yet crucial aspect of healing post-breakup: sharing your story with friends and family. It's a daunting prospect, especially when loved ones were invested in your relationship. But fear not! We've got you covered with five key points to navigate this conversation with grace and empowerment. From avoiding the victim-villain narrative to setting boundaries on support, we'll guide you through each step. Tune in now for invaluable insights and practical advice.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 239, how to tell your friends and family about your breakup. |
| 0:15.8 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:24.1 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:33.3 | Welcome, Braveheart. I'm so excited you're here to listen to the How to Get Over Your X podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | This is the Netflix of breakups, short, powerful, Braveheart. I'm so excited you're here to listen to the How to Get Over Your X podcast. This is the Netflix of Breakups, short, powerful, and actionable episodes that help you along your breakup journey. |
| 0:44.3 | If you're interested in a more hands-on approach, I'd love to invite you to check out our free on-demand video training called How to Fast Forward Getting Over your ex without wasting months or years feeling |
| 0:56.2 | jealous, angry, or unlovable. You'll learn how to stop letting your ex live rent free in your mind, |
| 1:01.7 | even if you want to get back together later, how to absolutely be sure that your life will be better |
| 1:06.5 | than the one that you had with your ex post breakup without it taking time. And lastly, the secret to |
| 1:12.3 | feeling completely neutral about your ex without having to go, no contact. Grab it for free at |
| 1:18.0 | breakupcoach dorothy.com. Let's begin the episode. Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. I hope |
| 1:25.7 | everyone is well. I am sending all of the love. |
| 1:30.3 | Today I want to talk to you about how do we tell our friends and family and those close to you about |
| 1:37.0 | what has happened, whether that was a breakup, whether it's the divorce. Now, for some of you, |
| 1:42.3 | this comes really easily and just automatic and for others it doesn't. And honestly, for some of you this comes really easily and just automatic and for others it doesn't. |
| 1:46.6 | And honestly for some of you it's really unintentional and for others you want it to be more |
| 1:51.7 | intentional. And I want to remind you that, you know, there's no one way that's better than |
| 1:57.0 | the other. These are all just experiences. So you truly do have to go with what feels right for you. |
| 2:04.3 | Now, this can be especially difficult when your friends and family loved you together |
| 2:11.0 | with that person and actually still kind of maybe even want you to both work out and |
| 2:15.6 | you're like, me too right so it |
| 2:18.6 | it may be difficult for that reason now it might be difficult for the fact that you have to rehash |
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