Crazy Ex Club

In this episode I'm talking to the absolute force that is Sabrina T. Wallace AKA Simplee Bree about her breakup story in relation to her marriage and building up a pretty impressive career and broadcasting portfolio. Check out Sabrina's own shows at the links below which include the phenomenally named He Said What and her excellent vlog Dating in Atlanta, to mention just two of the many things she is involved in right now: https://linktr.ee/hesaidwhatradionetwork?fbclid=IwAR0H45JFWIsDOfpQBDfmFZeXhhqsZvLsLMHthfA_Xeh3voi1eZiQQsc2X2c Thanks again to Sabrina for your time, it was so great to chat and capture your story.

This week I'm chatting to streamer, Reece Young about all things youthful and getting over a breakup mid university. Reece's stream can be found at twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/dungeonmasterviper Please note this episode is a little bit sweary so not quite suitable for work or younger ears.

This week I talk to self confessed Girl Friday and blogger Mary Tice. Mary's blog can be found here: cupofsocial.blogspot.com and follow it on IG and Twitter @cup_of_social

This week I am talking to geek overlord, Robin Bates. Robin and I know each other via his super supportive coaching group Coaching for Geeks so I was absolutely made up when he agreed to come on and share his story for an episode.   Links to Robin's group and website are below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingforgeeks https://www.facebook.com/groups/cfgturbo https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/

This episode I'm talking to comedian and comic strip artist Paul Savage and his story about the trials and tribulations in trying to make a long distance relationship work.  If you want to learn more about Paul and his work you can follow him on twitter @comedysavage and his website with details of his artwork and how to buy it can be found at https://www.savagecomic.com/ 

This week I am talking to voice over artist and podcaster Rob Farquhar about his experience of loss being part of his breakup story.   Rob's website with details of his services can be found here: http://robf.com.au/ Great addition to our playlist as well, please find and subscribe to it on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64swUgsVefKyRJkCGRshFa?si=8205f227bab24d50

This week I caught up with one of my bestest pals Hazel and chatted about a break up she experienced in her uni years and how she faced that alone in a new city.  Hazel is a practising therapist, please check out her services here:  https://www.newleafderby.co.uk/ If you wanted to know more about The Compassionate Mind Foundation, details for that are here:  https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/ Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64swUgsVefKyRJkCGRshFa?si=538556bd501e4715

This week I am joined by driving instructor and podcaster Terry Cook talking about earlier heartache and the rebuild to where he is now.  You can find details for Terry's driving school here:  https://www.tcdrive.co.uk/ and his podcasts are available here:  https://linktr.ee/TCDrive be sure to subscribe. 

This week I am talking to fellow single mum and newly published author Joanne Barker and we share experiences on what it is like to become a single mum and the various challenges that can present. Joanne's book is called The Joy of Jar and available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joy-Jars-Joanne-Barker/dp/B08TQCXY37 and you can also find more information including the awesome competition running at her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thejoyofjarsbook/ If you want to check out the Spotify playlist we are continuing to grow that here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/64swUgsVefKyRJkCGRshFa?si=e5f23047b5154a03

Quick hello from me to say apols for no episode last week and pondering over one of my least favourite questions during the time leading up to, during and for some time after my breakup.

Hi Crazy ex club is back and as promised I've started talking to other people about their break up survival stories.  I couldn't have been happier with my first guest, comedian and twitch streamer Chris Purchase Green AKA Papaglitch.  Enjoy! This was awesome to make, Chris is extremely open and honest about his story and also has some amazing insights and advice to share.  To get more information about his work check out details here:  https://beacons.page/papaglitch or to find his twitch channel search papaglitch there.  If you have a story to share get in touch with me, details on how to do that are at the end of this episode. Take care crazy exes x Please note there were a couple of swears during our conversation so if you have younger ears listening, just be aware of that. 

Quick bonus episode as I reflect on mixed feelings I have about sunny days and a couple bits of podcast news.

It's single parents day so here's a quick message to remind you all how awesome you are and sharing my experience of online dating as a single mum along with some tips to keep yourself safe out there.

If you have a child with your ex partner that can add with it an extra layer of anxiety about how life looks going forward. Here's how that has worked for me, my ex and our son so far.

It's International Women's Day and also a notable milestone from my breakup.

It's the last episode of season one so time to share some things from my own first 12 months as the crazy ex from my pity party to calling a late night radio talk show.

No matter how much we work on ourselves we always remain works in progress and that's fine because things change and we can change too.

Even when we feel we have everything together there can still be things that stop us doing the do. Let's look at some common ones and what you can do about them yo get you into doing.

A really common fear after a relationship ends is around what other people think of it all and of you so lets unpack that a bit and see how much that actually matters.

It's time to look inwards for this episode and take responsibility for your own part in things, then make amends, make peace and get ready to hold your head up high and move on.

So you've taken a step forward since we started, thought about you and what you need in this moment, now it's time to think of the people you want with you on this journey.

Now you have some goals and priorities it's a good time to also think about what boundaries you want to put in place to protect what's important to you.

A bit of time after your breakup it's time to revisit and reconnect with planet you. This episode talks through figuring out your goals and ambitions, what you might want to change doing forward and turning that into a plan of action without overwhelming you.

As you start to take first steps in your new life there might be times when the overwhelm returns so you need ways to get back to your calm. This episode will provide you some simple steps to take to do just that. We will also explore the idea of self care and being your own best friend.

Those initial moments in a breakup can really feel like crisis moments so today we are talking about ways to cope in those early minutes, hours and days of your breakup.