

We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. Look out for the gripping episode on how to rebuild your life after infidelity – told through a first-person account from someone who knows what that takes. Centred on working on yourself in order to better your chance of relationship success, Yates is a calming host, always gentle with her guests and keen to stress there are no easy fixes to find love. The show ended in 2021, but look back to its early years and you’ll find blunt but wholesome advice from comedian hosts Laura Lane and Angela Spera, covering everything from when to stay friendly with an ex to figuring out the right time to get back out there – and advice on detecting dating app creeps when you do.Īnother show with inspiration tucked away in its 50-episode archive is this podcast from life coach Laura Yates. One you’ll need to dig into the archives for, this show was originally named This Is Why You’re Single before a rebrand in 2020 to expand its remit beyond romantic relationships. You’ll find that aplenty in this podcast from author Nora McInerny, which has a bold but simple conceit: what if we all told the unabashed truth about the hard things we’re going through? Not every episode trawls through the emotional wreckage of relationship breakdown, but each provides a much-needed dose of perspective, optimism and resilience. Sometimes when you’re trying to piece things back together, what you really need is catharsis. At the very least, there’s a truly revealing episode all about the life-changing experience that is appearing on Love Island. It’s where you’ll find unlikely tales of true love, ones that got away and relationships that fell apart – and, even if you’re nursing a broken heart, there is sure to be something that speaks to you. This week, Charlie Lindlar chooses five of the best podcasts to mend a broken heart, from the New York Times’s restorative stories of true love to a rallying show about the power of female friendshipĪn offshoot of the New York Times’s long-running column of the same name, the Modern Love podcast drops episodes every week that dive deep into personal stories about love “in all its glorious permutations”. Photograph: zimmytws/Getty Images/iStockphoto This week, we pick five shows to help you heal after heartbreak.
