Hey everyone, my name is Rosie and I'm one of the new hosts of Radio Headspace.

I'm an author and a yoga meditation teacher and my new episodes are debuting February of next year.

I can't wait to share them with you.

In the meantime, I'd like to let you know about a new show from Headspace Studios called Dear Headspace.

It's a call and advice show where Headspace teachers answer questions each week about anything and everything.

We talk about family, relationships, mindfulness and so much more.

You can find Dear Headspace on the Headspace app or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

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Hi, my name is Dora. Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Wednesday.

Last year I went through a breakup with the love of my life and it was gut-runching to say the least.

The good thing is I have a deep support network and they came to my aid in such thoughtful and caring ways.

They really wanted to help but I started to feel bombarded with advice, information and opinions on how I should move forward.

I don't want to sound ungrateful for the love that I received but this breakup was very painful and what I needed was silence and solitude.

Eventually, I just shut myself off for my friends and family.

This resistance made me think about how easy it is to forget that everyone and everything is a teacher and holds a sense of purpose in our life.

So I was on my post-breakup, get myself back together journey and I did what most people do, I think.

I started working out more and taking care of myself and this one particular morning I took my workout outside and decided to jump rope to get my blood flowing.

I headed out to a park behind my house surrounded by big beautiful ancient oak trees.

It was windy and raining, typical Vancouver weather and as I was skipping I see this lady in the distance, a complete stranger walking towards me.

I had my headphones on which is code for do not disturb.

So I'm skipping trying not to make eye contact and she's doing the exact opposite, trying to make direct eye contact still walking in my direction.

And as she's getting closer I noticed she's trying to make conversation with me and I was really just wanting to get my workout done.

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