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When True Love feels more like a True Crime Story....Abby is ready to investigate! Breaking Up is hard to do (obviously) but it's even harder when social media is involved. If your relationship is on display, people are noticing...especially when it ends. We talk to couples and individuals about their break ups. What went wrong? What things did they work through to try and make it work? We'll learn from them and take valuable lessons from their experience while sharing a laugh (or cry) along the way.

The Break Up Break Down Pionaire Podcasting

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    • 4.5 • 342 Ratings

When True Love feels more like a True Crime Story....Abby is ready to investigate! Breaking Up is hard to do (obviously) but it's even harder when social media is involved. If your relationship is on display, people are noticing...especially when it ends. We talk to couples and individuals about their break ups. What went wrong? What things did they work through to try and make it work? We'll learn from them and take valuable lessons from their experience while sharing a laugh (or cry) along the way.

    Break Down Bonus: What do you do if your partner is too dependent on you? w/ Licia Freeman, MFT

    Break Down Bonus: What do you do if your partner is too dependent on you? w/ Licia Freeman, MFT

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    • 19 min
    When he wrote a letter in his own blood.... - S5E14

    When he wrote a letter in his own blood.... - S5E14

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    When an episode starts with a bloody knife found in the kitchen, you don't think it's going to lead to a break up where both people still care for each other. After a series of harrowing incidents that lead to one of them serving time in jail, how can this week's interviewee still have so much love for her ex? We'll dive into the story when we break down this week's break up.
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    Timestamps:
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    (00:00): Episode Intro
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    (08:15): How they met
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    (11:27): What started the demise of the relationship
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    (18:54): Events where she felt threatened by her BF before the accident
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    (25:30): Choosing psychology as a career to understand him better
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    (42:02): Their secret engagement
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    (43:46): Advice
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    (48:26): Teaser
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    [CONTENT WARNINGS: Intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, self-harm]
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    • 49 min
    Break Down Bonus: Helping your partner through their porn addiction w/ Iesha Gibbons

    Break Down Bonus: Helping your partner through their porn addiction w/ Iesha Gibbons

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    • 18 min
    When she found explicit videos of her BFF in her husband's inbox.... - S5E13

    When she found explicit videos of her BFF in her husband's inbox.... - S5E13

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    When she logged on to her husbands email, she thought me might find something suspicious. What she didn't expect to see were explicit videos from her best friend of 22 years. So why did she still marry him after the evidence was found? We'll find out when we break down this week's break up.
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    Timestamps:
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    (00:00): Episode Intro
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    (03:52): How they met
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    (16:00): The explicit videos
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    (22:15): When more infidelity was revealed
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    (33:13): When she finally left
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    (33:39): Reflecting/what she learned
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    (48:54): Teaser
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    [CONTENT WARNINGS: Intimate partner violence, suicide, suicidal ideation]
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    • 52 min
    Break Down Bonus: Healing trauma caused by infidelity w/ Katherine Ripley, LMSW

    Break Down Bonus: Healing trauma caused by infidelity w/ Katherine Ripley, LMSW

    Getting cheated on is unbelievably painful and can leave you with deep emotional wounds. Katherine Ripley, LMSW, joins the podcast to comment on this week's main episode's relational topics and gives her professional insight. Katherine explains how to recognize how that trauma will show up in your life and how to tackle it on your own or with a mental health professional!—
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    • 23 min
    When she caught her husband with her best friend....

    When she caught her husband with her best friend....

    This week we're bringing awareness to Crisis Center North in Pittsburgh: https://www.crisiscenternorth.org/
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    This episode originally aired on March 14th, 2023
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    Timestamps:
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    (00:00): Episode Intro
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    (03:00): How they met
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    (07:43: How her best friend became her doula
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    (10:50): When the affair began
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    (14:08): When she caught them
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    (18:49): Why she decided to stay with him at first
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    (21:08): When she was finally done with her marriage
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    (23:43): How she "broke up" with her best friend
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    (28:12): Things that helped her through her divorce
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    (31:51): How her past relationships shaped her future ones
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    (33:45): How purity culture impacted her marriage
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    (36:48): Advice she'd give to people wanting to leave their marriage
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    (38:47): Teaser
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    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
342 Ratings

342 Ratings

AndreaAnn ,

Just listen!

Really enjoy the podcast and how Abby edits to keep the stories on point but doesn’t take away from the interview. Great job Abby, keep them coming!

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Love this podcast!!

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