Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties

Hi! Welcome to Just Break Up: Relationship Advice From Your Queer Besties. Sam & Sierra may not be therapists, but they will tell it to you straight (even if they aren’t). Each episode, they answer listeners’ questions with compassion, radical honesty, and all the relationship advice you don’t want—but definitely need. And no, it’s not always “just break up.” (Unless you really should!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles-based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, culture, city, and fat body. She is a leading voice in poetry, both in performance and social media. She has garnered a large online following across multiple social media platforms through her poetry and her determination to make poetry accessible to everyone in everyday scenarios. The conversation covers the wild things men say on dating apps, when their best still doesn’t meet your needs, the fear of being vulnerable, and the dangers of turning men into poetry.Join us on Patreon!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Take yourself out to dinner and a movieJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sorry, but we can’t have kinky sexual liberation without honest conversation and self-reflection. Remember to: define the specific yeses and nos of your relationship (polyamorous or otherwise), tend to your wound instead of telling yourself not to be hurt, and set the boundaries you need, even if that’s loving someone from afar. Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Tonya Ingram memorial fundJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you afraid of being a “second choice?” Caught in a sexless marriage? Slowly losing your friend to a jealous partner? Whether choosing forgiveness, being brave enough to try something new, or just letting go of control, we can create change in our thoughts and relationships.Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: ForestJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Camonghne Felix is a writer, poet, and communications strategist from New York. She was the director of surrogates and strategic communications for Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign. Her debut poetry collection, Build Yourself A Boat, was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award, and her newest book, Dyscalculia, will be released through Penguin Random House on February 14, 2023. The conversation covers working on a presidential campaign, the downsides of vulnerability, and mental health in relationships.Join us on Patreon!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATES: To the Realization of Perfect Helplessness by Robin Coste Lewis and Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica AuJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, you need to be the one to give yourself permission--permission to say no to a good love because it’s not right for you; permission to prioritize the relationship with yourself over someone else; permission to not sleep with that married man even though you really want to.Join us on Patreon for an extra weekly episode, exclusive livestreams, and more!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Caitlin ConlonJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all have needs. Sometimes it’s just a quiet presence; sometimes it’s accountability. Other times, it’s just a ride to the airport. Learning how to discern our needs and understanding whether they are *really* being met is the forever work of relationships.Join us on Patreon and check out our special new years office hours on 12/29! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: 750 WordsJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Woolf has worked as a freelance writer since age 16 when she became a leading contributor to the hit 90s book series, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Since then, she's started the blog Girl’s Gone Child, appeared on CNN and NPR, has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine and New York Mag, and recently published her second book All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire.The conversation covers the complexity of grief, relationship quality vs. quantity, practicing vulnerability, death, and divorce.Join us on Patreon and get an extra episode each week, a back catalog of 100+ episodes, and video!SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Sharon Von EttenOriginal music, recording, and editing by Spencer Wirth-Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s possible to be haunted by the ghosts of relationships past, present and future, sometimes all at once. No matter where we are in our timeline, one thing’s for sure–a little self compassion certainly can’t hurt. Join us on Patreon and check out our special new years office hours on 12/29! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Ghosts (THE BBC VERSION!)Just Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rarest of JBU episodes, in which Sam and Sierra give relatively direct advice to three people with dating questions. This week we’re tackling questions like: "What should I do when I think I’m falling in love but know I shouldn’t?" "How do I move on from making a mess out of dating my best friend?" "Why does dating suck so bad? And how do I make it suck less?"Join us on Patreon and check out our special new years office hours on 12/29! SUBMIT: justbreakuppod.comFACEBOOK: /justbreakuppodINSTAGRAM: @justbreakuppodTWITTER: @justbreakuppodBLIND DATE: Interview with a VampireJust Break Up is a production of Du Vide Media. Make sure to check out all of our amazing shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices