Ep. 337 - I tried to fix myself so he'd come back … here's what happened
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
If you've been thinking, "If I could just fix myself, they'd come back," this episode will hit close to home. You'll hear a real story from a client who started her breakup convinced she needed to become prettier, more successful, or more "enough" to win her ex back—and how that mindset kept her stuck in the pain. What shifted everything wasn't becoming someone new for him, but learning how to reduce the desire and attachment that were keeping her emotionally hooked—and redirecting that energy into building a life that actually fit her. In this conversation, we walk through what that process looked like in real time, what changed internally before anything changed externally, and why the outcome surprised her the most. If you're still hoping your ex will come back, this episode will give you a completely different way to approach that desire—and show you what becomes possible when you do.
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| 0:00.0 | You were listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 337. |
| 0:05.0 | I tried to fix myself so he'd come back. |
| 0:07.6 | Here's what happened. |
| 0:20.4 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:28.8 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:56.9 | Hello, hello, beautiful brief Hearts. How is everyone doing? I am so eager and excited to be here today with the beautiful Nairi. She is amazing. I'm obsessed with her. She is a Braveheart alumni from long, long ago. But I still keep up with her on Instagram. So I actually saw you post something about your boyfriend. And then you were also, you post a lot about what you do. |
| 1:02.8 | And I'm always so intrigued. And I can't wait until I'm done with breastfeeding and babies. |
| 1:07.5 | And I'm going to be at your office. So I literally love you. I just think you're so |
| 1:13.3 | beautiful, so amazing inside and out. And I'm just excited and eager to have you come on and |
| 1:18.4 | talk about your journey. So thank you for joining us today. Thank you. Thank you for getting me |
| 1:23.0 | to this place. Yeah. All right. So why don't we start with, can you please just tell us a little bit |
| 1:29.5 | about yourself, a little bit about your breakup journey. How did you find, you know, the getover |
| 1:34.0 | your ex program? What happened for you in your breakup? Okay. I was going through a breakup. I can't |
| 1:41.2 | remember how long it was because it's not that you can meet anymore. |
| 1:45.8 | It's got maybe six years. |
| 1:48.1 | I think so. |
| 1:50.3 | Yeah, I had this breakup. |
| 1:52.6 | I was in love with this guy, Carl. |
| 1:56.2 | And I don't know what to have. |
| 1:57.8 | We'll blup it out. |
| 1:58.7 | It doesn't even matter. |
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