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Have you ever experienced the pain of a broken relationship?

Who hasn't?

That deep ache that makes you wonder if your heart will ever heal.

Well, today, here on Family Talk, we are continuing our conversation with author Jackie

M. Johnson, someone who understands that journey intimately and has discovered God's path to healing.

Jackie is the author of the book, When Love Ends and the Ice Cream Carton is Empty. As both an

accomplished writer, as well as Dr. Dobson's executive assistant here at the Dr. James

Dobson Family Institute, Jackie brings unique insight to this tender topic. She's written multiple

books and regularly shares her wisdom through her blog. Now, on our last program, Jackie

began sharing her personal story and the biblical principles that helped her find hope after

heartbreak.

On today's edition of Family Talk, she'll continue that discussion with Dr. Dobson,

offering practical guidance for anyone walking through the aftermath of a broken relationship.

Let's join Dr. Dobson now and his guest, author Jackie M. Johnson, as they explore how to find

healing when love ends here on

Family Talk. Dr. Jackie, you talk in your book about grieving and say that it's important to let

yourself grieve. Do some people just stuff it down and deny it and think it'll just sort of go away and then it doesn't. What role does grieving play?

When there's a breakup, there's a ripping and tearing of flesh. You feel cut in half and you

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