How To Fall Out of Love (Encore)

How To!

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Business, Education, How To, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Several months ago, Sarah told her best friend John she’s in love with him—but he doesn’t love her back. Now Sarah can’t get John out of her head, especially because they still talk all the time. How can Sarah move on from John? On this episode of How To!, we bring on Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and the author of Anatomy of Love, to help Sarah train her heart—and her brain—to fall out of love. The first thing Sarah needs to do, Helen says, is cut off contact with John. Every time she sees him, it reactivates her brain circuitry for romantic love. And as beautiful as their friendship may be, it’s holding Sarah back from finding her true love. If you liked this episode, check out “How To Propose (to a Man).” Do you have a problem in your love life? Send us a note at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Francis Fry.
0:02.0	And I'm Ann Morris.
0:03.0	And we are the hosts of a new TED Podcast called Fixable.
0:06.0	We've helped leaders at some of the world's most competitive companies
0:10.0	solve all kinds of problems.
0:12.0	On our show, we'll pull back the curtain and give you the type of honest, unfiltered advice
0:16.5	we usually reserve for top executives.
0:19.4	Maybe you have a coworker with boundary issues, or you want to know how to inspire and motivate your team.
0:24.6	No problem is too big or too small.
0:27.1	Give us a call and we'll help you solve the problems you're stuck on.
0:30.5	Find fixable wherever you listen to Podcast.
0:33.0	Hey listeners, this week we're dusting off one of our favorite episodes to honor Dr Helen Fisher,
0:39.0	who passed away this month at the age of 79.
0:42.0	Helen was a renowned biological anthropologist who
0:45.2	studied how love is hardwired in the brain. She was the chief science
0:49.8	advisor to Match.com and came on our show back in 2021 to help a listener fall out of love.
0:57.0	Helen's heartfelt advice was smart and funny and I'm just glad we got it on tape so we can play it for you again.
1:04.4	We'll be back next week with a new episode but for now here's former how to host
1:09.6	David Epstein.
1:18.0	My mind was like 10,000 thoughts at once. It was just like, why did that happen? Why was I so stupid to let that, like maybe I imagined all of the chemistry and all of the things.
1:23.7	Maybe it was just like he got drunk and he just kissed me and it wasn't like a big deal.
1:28.1	Outwardly, I can put on a great like, hey, I'm doing fine, like nothing ever happened sort of situation, but then inside I feel like why couldn't he pick me?
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