"I Didn't Think I'd Ever Be Ready to Love Again" ...We're Talking Love After Loss

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson

FlightStory

Relationships, Society & Culture, Leisure

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In this deeply emotional episode, Paul reconnects with Heather, who first appeared on the show grappling with the overwhelming grief of losing her partner. One year later, Heather shares her powerful journey of healing, growth, and self-discovery. From confronting feelings of numbness to exploring the complexities of dating again, Heather opens up about the challenges and triumphs of moving forward after loss. With raw honesty and vulnerability, she reflects on how far she's come and the lessons learned along the way. Tune in for a heart-wrenching yet hopeful conversation about grief, resilience, and the strength it takes to embrace life again. We're Talking Love After Loss (00:00) Intro (00:49) Heather Explains How Grief Has Fundamentally Changed Her Love Life (06:50) Paul And Heather Play A Quiz To Find Out Whether She's Ready To Date (18:50) Paul And Heather Catch Up A Year Later (26:42) Paul's Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.0	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11 a.m.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.5	One year ago, we put out a request asking to hear from people who were going through
0:24.8	something life-changing.
0:26.6	And we were overwhelmed with thousands of messages.
0:30.3	One of the people we invited in was Heather.
0:32.7	Now, when I first sat down with her, she was in the very early stages of grief after losing
0:37.4	her partner, Dave, so suddenly. She was trying to stay strong stages of grief after losing her partner Dave so suddenly.
0:39.3	She was trying to stay strong for her son Leo, feeling numb, guilty about everything she was going through, including dating again,
0:46.3	and unsure of who she was outside of being a mother.
0:50.3	We're going to hear part of that conversation now, and then afterwards we'll catch up with Heather one year on to see how she's been, what's changed and what she's learned.
1:15.6	Why? Why are you here?
1:18.8	My partner passed away unexpectedly.
1:24.9	I feel like mainly guilt about how do I move on with my life.
1:30.2	I feel quite empty, quite detached from feelings.
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