Heartbreak — why does it feel so bloody awful?

Are you guilty of compulsively stalking your ex on socials whilst ugly crying and eating ice cream out of the carton? Join the club baby. 

The soul-shattering, unbridled agony of a devastating break-up, is something we tend to avoid really letting ourselves feel. The most we might get from our mates is "get back on the apps babe, there are plenty more fish in the sea".

Even though it’s a universal experience, heartbreak sits in the domain of teenage girls writing in their diaries rather than being taken seriously as a mental and physical ailment. 

Yumi Stynes talks to heartbroken women about how they’re stitching their hearts back into their chests after being tortuously ripped out. 

Get in touch with your stories of heartbreak and how you made it through: ladies@abc.net.au 

Featured in this episode:  

Jessie Stephens, podcaster and author of Heartsick.

Alice Haddon, counselling psychologist and founder of The Heartbreak Hotel