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Coming Up for Air

Your post-breakup survival guide in podcast form. I healed from my breakup, now I want to help you heal yoursThis podcast is your go-to guide for rebuilding your confidence following a breakup, and stepping into your best self. No sugar-coating—just real talk, mindset shifts, and the tough love you need to heal, grow, and thrive.Because moving on isn’t just about forgetting them—it’s about remembering you.🩷

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59:30

At Some Point, Researching Your Ex Becomes Another...

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2026/10/02

You haven’t texted them. You haven’t called them. You might even be months into no contact. But you still know where they went last weekend, who they followed, whether they’re seeing someone new and what their friends are posting. So… are you actually disconnected from them? In this episode, we’re talking about why we research our exes after a breakup, what we’re really hoping to find when we check, and why the hardest part of moving on might not be stopping yourself from looking, it might be...

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48:41

Why Can’t I Get Over My Ex? The Fear of Never Fully...

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2026/09/25

What if you never fully get over your ex? Maybe it's been months or years since the breakup. You're doing better, you've rebuilt parts of your life, but you still think about them, still miss them sometimes and wonder whether you'll ever completely move on. In this episode, I'm talking about why we can carry an ex with us long after a relationship ends, the fear of never loving someone the same way again and whether getting over someone really has to mean forgetting them. Because maybe ...

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50:14

The Second Heartbreak: When You Realise They Might...

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2026/09/18

Will my ex come back? It’s one of the hardest questions to stop asking after a breakup especially when you were the one who was left. But there’s another stage of heartbreak nobody really prepares you for: the moment you realise they might actually never come back. In this episode I talk about why losing hope can feel like a second breakup, why you can still want your ex to come back even when you know the relationship wasn’t right, and what happens when 'they haven’t come back yet' slo...

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47:31

Why Am I Still Mentally Talking to My Ex?

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2026/09/11

You've stopped speaking to them, so why are you still having entire conversations with them in your head? In this episode, I talk about why we mentally talk to an ex after a breakup, replay conversations, imagine telling them things and wonder what they'd think of the life we're building without them. We get into wanting recognition rather than reconciliation, missing being witnessed by someone who knew your whole life, and what these imaginary conversations might actually be doing for you. I...

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51:26

Your Relationship Is Secured. Now How Would You Live?

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2026/09/04

If you’re single and scared you’ll never find love, I want you to imagine something: your future relationship is already secured. You don’t know who they are. You don’t know when you’ll meet. You just know you cannot miss them. How would you live differently if you weren’t constantly wondering when love was going to happen? In this episode, I am talking about being single in your 30s, dating anxiety, the fear of being alone, finding love later in life and the experiences we sometimes postpone...

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49:17

Maybe Your Single Life Doesn’t Need to Look Impressive.

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2026/08/28

If you’re single and quietly wondering whether you’re doing this stage of life 'right,' this episode is for you. There’s so much pressure to make single life look incredible the travelling, the career, the solo dates, the full social calendar, the constant proof that you’re thriving. But maybe your life doesn’t need to impress anyone. Maybe it just needs to feel like yours. In this episode, we talk about feeling behind while other people get married and have children, the fear of being single...

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57:03

Single & Feeling Behind? What If I Never Meet Someone?

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2026/08/21

Being single in your 30s can feel completely fine… until suddenly it doesn't. Your friends are married, having children and building lives with their partners. You're not on dating apps, you don't have many single friends and you find yourself wondering: where am I actually supposed to meet someone? And underneath that is the question that's much harder to admit: what if I never do? In this episode, I'm talking about the pressure of the timeline we thought our lives would follow, the fear of ...

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44:29

You're Not Struggling Because You're Single. Here's...

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2026/08/07

Why does being single feel so much harder than it should? If you've ever found yourself wondering why everyone else seems to be moving on, why you're still waiting for your life to begin, or why being single feels like a personal failure, this episode is for you. In this conversation, I am not talking about learning to 'love being single' or pretending you don't want a relationship. I am talking about the hidden beliefs that make being single so painful in the first place. Together, we'll exp...

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48:06

If You Could See Your Future After Your Breakup,...

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2026/07/31

There comes a moment after a breakup where you stop worrying about what happened. and start worrying about what it means for your future. What if you'll never love again? What if you've missed your chance? What if your best years are already behind you? In this episode I want to explore one question that completely changed the way I think about healing: If you could see your future would you live today differently? Because the truth is, we spend so much of our lives making decisions bas...

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47:13

Why You Still Can't Move Forward From Your Breakup...

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2026/07/24

Why can't I move forward from my breakup? If you've been asking yourself this question, you're not alone. In this episode I explore why so many of us become convinced we'll never move on after heartbreak. I talk about how your brain collects evidence that you're 'stuck,' why the story you tell yourself matters, and how changing small daily habits can completely change your healing. This episode will help you understand why if nothing changes, nothing changes and why that's actually the ...

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54:26

The Rebuild: How to Rebuild Your Life After Being...

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2026/07/17

If you've been left after a long-term relationship and you're wondering how to rebuild your life, this episode is for you. Today, I'm talking about The Rebuild the chapter that comes after heartbreak. Not just healing or moving on, but creating a life that's bigger, braver and more fulfilling than the one you thought you'd lost. I share the psychology behind why life can feel like it's standing still after a breakup, why your brain struggles to imagine a future without your ex, and how to sto...

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49:43

The Hidden Reason You Still Feel Rejected After Your...

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2026/07/10

Have you ever wondered why being left hurts for years, even after you've done so much healing? In this episode, I'm talking about the hidden rejection that follows a breakup. The part nobody prepares you for. The part where someone else's decision slowly becomes the way you see yourself. If you've ever thought, 'Why wasn't I enough?' or 'Why does rejection still affect me years later?' this episode is for you. I'm sharing my own journey after my fiancé of 14 years left, why heartbreak can com...

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64:15

How to Enjoy Being Single After a Breakup (Instead of...

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2026/06/26

How do you actually enjoy being single after a breakup instead of just surviving it? In this episode, I'm challenging some of the most common breakup advice and sharing a completely different way of thinking about single life. Instead of treating being single like a waiting room, I explore why it can become one of the most freeing and transformative chapters of your life. I talk about why we keep living as though our ex is still watching, how emotional intensity can make peace feel unfa...

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61:32

The Thoughts Nobody Talks About After Becoming Single...

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2026/06/19

This isn't a self-help episode. It's a validation chat. If you've found yourself single in your late 20s or 30s after a breakup, engagement ending, divorce, or long-term relationship, this conversation is for you. I am talking about the things people don't say out loud: feeling left behind while everyone else seems to be moving forward, grieving a future you had already planned, rebuilding a life you never wanted, and comparing your reality to an ex who appears to have moved on. No generic ad...

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59:08

Will My Ex Ever Reach Out Again? The Truth About Them...

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2026/06/12

Will your ex come back? Why hasn't your ex reached out? Does no contact really work? And how do you heal when you've been dumped by someone you still love? In this episode, I explore the psychology behind heartbreak, attachment, and why so many people stay emotionally stuck waiting for an ex to return. You'll learn why silence feels so painful, why some exes never reach out again, what actually predicts reconciliation, and how to stop putting your life on hold while waiting for closure. This ...

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53:53

I Fell In Love With Who They Could Have Been. Letting...

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2026/06/05

In this episode, I talk about why it's so hard to move on after a breakup when you still believe your ex had so much potential. If you've been dumped, blindsided, or left heartbroken after a long-term relationship, you may find yourself obsessing over who your ex could have been rather than who they actually were. I talk about heartbreak healing, anxious attachment, relationship grief, emotional unavailability, waiting for someone to change, overthinking after a breakup, and why attachment to...

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73:26

I Sold the House After My Breakup. How I Healed...

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2026/05/29

In this episode, I’m opening up about what it was really like selling the house I shared with my ex after our breakup. This isn’t just about moving house, it’s about letting go of a chapter of life, healing emotionally, and learning how to move forward without bitterness. I wanted this conversation to feel like sitting down with a friend, so I’m sharing the honest emotions behind leaving a home full of memories, the mindset shifts that helped me heal, and what I did to protect my peace during...

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60:54

The Comparison Trap After Heartbreak - How To Deal...

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2026/05/22

In this episode, I talk about the comparison trap after heartbreak comparing yourself to your ex, your ex’s new partner, people moving on faster than you, happy couples, engagements, and everyone who seems okay while you still feel heartbroken after being dumped. I talk about breakup anxiety, anxious attachment, overthinking, checking your ex’s social media, emotional obsession, feeling replaced, loneliness, rejection, and the emotional pain of feeling left behind after a long-term relationsh...

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59:50

The Truth About Situationships After Your Breakup.

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2026/05/15

After going through a breakup I didn’t want, I quickly learnt how easy it is to fall into a situationship. Situationships feel feel addictive, emotionally intense, and impossible to let go of sometimes. In this episode, I talk about situationships after heartbreak, anxious attachment, breakup healing, why emotionally inconsistent people can feel so hard to move on from after being rejected. I explore how I fell into a siutationship & sometimes acting like you are okay and chill about them...

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53:37

Stop Trying to Be Understood by Someone Who Has...

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2026/05/08

Going through a breakup you didn’t want can make you feel rejected, misunderstood, emotionally drained, and impossible to move on from the person you still love. In this breakup healing podcast episode, I talk about heartbreak, anxious attachment, emotional pain, overthinking, self-worth, rejection, attachment styles, and how to stop trying to be understood by someone who has chosen to misunderstand you. If you are struggling with: ✨breakup pain ✨heartbreak healing ✨breakup anxiety ✨emo...

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