How To BREAK UP With Someone The RIGHT WAY | Katherine Woodward Thomas

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Katherine Woodward Thomas offers guidance on how to navigate the challenging process of ending a relationship with compassion and respect. She emphasizes the importance of parting ways in a considerate and thoughtful manner, focusing on open communication and understanding. Katherine's insights provide a framework for listeners to break up with someone in a way that minimizes hurt and fosters healing, whether for themselves or their partner, ultimately aiming to help individuals navigate the difficult journey of ending a relationship with grace and kindness.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.
0:05.0	I love being in relationship with all types of human beings.
0:18.0	Men and women, I just love being in relationship.
0:28.4	And the challenge with intimate relationships is that one of two things are going to happen.
0:30.3	You either get married or are you going to break up.
0:32.7	And they're both scary for people.
0:35.7	Getting married or breaking up, it's like they're both a challenge.
0:42.5	There's something you're letting go of and taking on when you do either once. When we get to the point where we eventually,
0:48.4	you know, if we're going to go through a breakup, how do we do it in a way where there's love and beauty and grace? How do you start the process of doing a breakup without it being painful? Oh. Is that possible?
0:56.7	It's not possible. It's not possible. That's not a realistic goal. Pain is inevitable. Well,
1:01.9	we're we're hardwired to bond. The latest studies in neurobiology show that when the people that
1:08.2	we're we're hanging with the most, we actually sink up physiologically.
1:12.6	Really?
1:13.1	Yeah.
1:13.5	So we start, so we're actually, our brains will start to hook up.
1:17.8	Brains are social creatures.
1:20.7	So if you're going to part ways, there's no way for that to not be incredibly painful.
1:29.8	So conscious uncoupling is more about, okay, how are we going to suffer in an effective way?
1:35.5	The pain is inevitable, but how do we do the suffering in a loving way?
1:39.6	We don't want to have ineffective suffering.
1:41.6	Yes.
1:42.3	Okay, so ineffective suffering is when you take the bait of your
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