Ep. 245 - How to help a friend through a breakup
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Feeling helpless watching a loved one struggle through a breakup or divorce? In this episode, we tackle the challenge head-on with ten actionable ways to provide real support. From validating their emotions to shifting their mindset and offering practical resources, learn how to help them navigate this difficult time more effectively. Say goodbye to the usual advice like "it just takes time" and discover new strategies that truly make a difference. Click to listen and empower yourself to be the supportive friend or family member they need right now!
Resources mentioned in the episode:
The Get Over Your Ex Course: https://dorothyabjohnson.com/getoveryourexcourse/
Why do I feel addicted to my ex? Podcast episode: https://dorothyabjohnson.com/2023/09/18/why-do-i-feel-addicted-to-my-ex/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 245, how to help a friend through a breakup. |
| 0:15.2 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:23.5 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:25.7 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:32.9 | Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. |
| 0:35.4 | How are you doing today? |
| 0:37.3 | I am sending you all of my love. |
| 0:41.6 | Today, I wanted to record an episode that is all about helping a friend or a family member |
| 0:47.9 | or someone you really care about who's going through a breakup or a divorce or a heartbreak. So if you're the person |
| 0:57.0 | going through the breakup, send this to your really good friend to take a listen, even if they're |
| 1:01.8 | really killing it, right? Even if they're being such a great friend and just doing phenomenal job, |
| 1:06.9 | perhaps it will give them more guidance or more ideas on ways that they can support you in an |
| 1:14.1 | even better or even more productive way. And perhaps you're over your ex, but you still listen to |
| 1:21.5 | the get over your ex podcast and you have a friend or family member that you know could benefit |
| 1:25.9 | from this episode um or from just |
| 1:29.2 | the podcast in general and you're trying to help them navigate their heartbreak i want to give you |
| 1:33.6 | some tools to help those around you not only feel better but also really provide productive advice |
| 1:39.9 | instead of the standard usual advice that we're used to hearing like it just takes time or |
| 1:45.1 | he's trash, all of that. So let's go ahead. We're going to spend this entire episode |
| 1:51.4 | talking about 10 ways that you can be there for someone you really care about as they go through |
| 1:57.5 | and navigate a breakup or divorce or a heartbreak. |
| 2:02.2 | And if you're listening to this, you probably, you yourself, might not actually even be someone |
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