EP 38: Don’t Let Your Breakup Break You: 5 Steps to Turn a Breakup Into a Breakthrough

2026-01-06

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What if your most painful breakup was actually a portal to your most empowered self?In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, Madden shares the story of the breakup that changed everything - not because it was her longest relationship or most painful ending, but because it became the catalyst that launched this very podcast and her return to coaching.This episode isn't just about healing after heartbreak. It's about recognizing when you've been ignoring your intuition, identifying where you've been playing small, and learning...

What if your most painful breakup was actually a portal to your most empowered self?

In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, Madden shares the story of the breakup that changed everything - not because it was her longest relationship or most painful ending, but because it became the catalyst that launched this very podcast and her return to coaching.

This episode isn't just about healing after heartbreak. It's about recognizing when you've been ignoring your intuition, identifying where you've been playing small, and learning to channel the pain of loss into fuel for your biggest expansion.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

How to recognize when your intuition is speaking (even when you don't want to listen)
The exact moment she knew this relationship wasn't aligned - and why she stayed anyway
How to identify where you're compromising your goals and dreams for a relationship
Her 5-step framework for turning breakup pain into personal expansion
Why some relationships are meant to be catalysts, not forever
How to use heartbreak as fuel instead of letting it keep you stuck

"We can get stuck in mourning the breakup. But what if that energy is actually the energy you could use to rebuild yourself? What if you used it as momentum instead? You get to choose the meaning of the hurt. The hurt can either take you in a loop of stories that bring you down, or you can use that hurt to fuel you forward."

- Madden Zappa

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