Ep. 335 - How she got over a 22-year marriage using the 4 stages of heartbreak
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In the past two episodes, I walked you through the 4 stages of heartbreak and the specific remedy that moves you from one stage to the next. But what does this actually look like when someone applies it in real life? In this episode, you'll hear a conversation with a Braveheart who used this exact framework after her husband unexpectedly ended their 22-year marriage. She shares what it felt like to move through the devastated stage, how identifying her stage changed the way she approached healing, and the specific shifts that helped her move forward much faster than she thought possible. If you've been wondering how to actually apply the stages and remedies to your own breakup and whether this process can really work when the relationship was long, serious, and deeply intertwined, this episode gives you a real example of what happens when you identify your stage, apply the right remedy, and get the right support along the way.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 335, how she got over a 22-year marriage using the four stages of heartbreak. |
| 0:28.2 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:30.4 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:33.8 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:41.6 | Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. |
| 0:42.8 | How is everyone doing? |
| 0:44.3 | I am so excited. |
| 0:50.9 | So today I have my beautiful brave heart, Lauren, here with me. |
| 0:52.8 | She is just a gem. |
| 0:56.5 | You guys, I can't wait for you to get to know her. She is someone that I started working with earlier this year. I'm like, wait, what, what is it? Yeah, it was earlier this |
| 1:01.7 | year because it's March. It's almost the end of March. How did that happen? I'm like shocked by how |
| 1:06.5 | fast time's going. Um, But I love Lauren. |
| 1:11.2 | Like legitimately, she is someone that just like walks into a room and is a breath of fresh air and just like all of the work that we've done. |
| 1:18.9 | I'm like, you are a gem. |
| 1:21.1 | And I can't wait for the world to hear your story and hear everything that you've come through because it's just going to be so inspiring, |
| 1:28.7 | so uplifting. |
| 1:30.1 | So let's dive right in. |
| 1:31.7 | I'm just so excited. |
| 1:32.9 | So Lauren, can you start with just sharing with us? |
| 1:36.1 | Tell us a little bit about who you are, your breakup story. |
| 1:40.4 | How did you find me? |
| 1:41.7 | What led to you joining? |
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