Heartbreak Podcast

Heartbreak is grief and loss. But one day soon you will step onto the shore, ready to explore life again.

Time is slow drip of salve on our the wounds of our heart.

It might sound counterproductive to listen to sad things when you're so sad yourself. But for me, they were a source of sympathy. A conversation in grief where I could completely let my guard down and not worry about being judged.

Heartbreak blinds us to almost everything except our suffering. But there are ways to make sure you keep moving forward.

There are still good things in the world. There are still great and wonderful things waiting on you.

An update and message of thanks to all who have allowed me to be a part of their healing.

More about this series and my thanks for listening.

As long as there is hope, you can press forward. And there’s always hope.

It’s day 10. Here’s a list of helpful ideas and suggestions to keep you moving forward. Go to heartbreakpodcast.com/resouces for more online support tools.

Find a way to reward yourself for every victory over heartache.

It doesn’t matter where you start. It just matters that you start. Now. Steinbeck: A Life in Letters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140042881 Go to heartbreakpodcast.com/resouces for more online support tools.

Whatever you’re feeling, recognize it as part of the healing process.

Triggers can hit you like an anvil. But you can hit back.

Finding a hobby or interest to distract you from the heartbreak.

Even though it feels like you’ve lost, this is just part of playing the game of love.

Imagining and creating a better you. Steinbeck: A Life in Letters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140042881

This is your brain on drugs. The Henry Miller Reader: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811201112/

Some beautiful things can come from the darkest places. Louis C.K.: https://louisck.net/

This era of your life is only a small blip on your timeline. It will not define you.

Time heals all wounds; even those which feel permanent at the time.

You’re stronger than you think you are.

The truth is going to set you free. But probably not yet.

It’s time to put yourself in position for success and clean out some of those reminders of your old life. iOS App: Dreamdays: Count Down to the Days that Matter: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dreamdays-count-down-to-the-days-that-matter/id949838009

It’s a game of inches, but a game of progress nonetheless.

What you’re feeling is nothing short of a measurement of your incredible capacity to care. Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul & Wendy MacNaughton: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Cat-Story-Desperation-Technology/dp/1608199770/ Not Under Forty Paperback by Willa Cather: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803263317/

The heartache you’re feeling is nothing new. But each passing minute is a chance to press forward and leave a little bit of that hurt behind. Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932887342/

Welcome to human history, a timeline filled with heartbreak.

A bit about this podcast and some suggestions for using it to help heal your heart.