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RX SESSION: KENDRA ALLEN – FOUNDER OF BREAK UP BESTIE

Hi! Can you share a little about yourself and what you do?My name is Kendra Allen, I’m the founder of Break Up Bestie (@yourbreakupbestie) an online community, blog, and soon to be online course! I don’t have any professional credentials, but I started Break Up Bestie to be the help I needed when I was going through my breakups. My focus at Break Up Bestie is to encourage people to see their break up as a beautiful opportunity to work on themselves and make changes, we get very few times in our lives when we’re in enough pain to be propelled forward like a breakup.Can you tell us about a significant heartbreak and how you recovered?I have two significant breakups that shaped Break Up Bestie. The first one was a toxic relationship I was in at 18 years old, it was my first love- and later ...

If You See Your Ex On A Dating App, Here’s What To Do

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After a breakup, using dating apps can be a great way to put yourself back out into the dating sphere. However, if your ex had the same thought process as you, there's also a chance you could end up coming across their profile. Seeing your ex on a dating app can be really painful, but ...

How (and When) to Ask Your Ex for Money

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Today, though couples are waiting longer to officially tie the knot, they’re still moving in together at about the same point (a bit before the two year mark) in their relationship. That means there’s a whole swath of people who are unmarried and co-habitating. While this newly established waiting ...

4 Ways The Change Of Seasons Messes With Your Health and How To Fix It

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Your closet isn’t the only thing that undergoes a transition from summer to fall—so does your body. And we’re not talking about the effects of all those pumpkin spice lattes you’ve been pounding back. There’s a whole host of scientific research that shows how our physical and mental health is ...

How to Be Social at an Event When You’re Solo

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If there’s one thing that makes me want to turn into a giant wind-up-teeth-chatter-with-feet toy, it’s going to social events or parties by myself. Entering a room that’s filled with strangers, without a friend or my S.O. by my side, instantly makes me want to crawl into a shell and call out sick ...

The Difference Between Sadness and Depression After a Breakup

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Like all relationships, each breakup is unique and challenging in its own way. No matter how long the relationship lasted or how serious it was, every loss hurts, and there are times when it seems as though your heart will never recover. Yet, somehow, it always does. As difficult as a breakup may ...