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"Strangers on the Internet" Podcast Episode 17: How to Survive Divorce and Break-ups

Divorce coach and journalist Amy Polacko shares her tips for moving on

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The seventeenth episode (Apple Podcasts link here and Spotify link here) of Strangers on the Internet with co-host and psychologist Michelle Lange features an interview with divorce coach and journalist Amy Polacko. This is the final episode of season 1, with season 2 to pick up in early January 2023.

Amy tells her story of overcoming two divorces and being a happy, successful single mom and entrepreneur. Hear Amy's top advice on how to get over every sort of break-up and leave narcissistic abuse behind. How long should you wait to date again after a divorce or break-up? If you're a parent, what is the right time to introduce a significant other to your child? Is there still a stigma against dating people who have been previously divorced, and are they actually likely to make more or less committed partners? Pull up a chair for some life advice from the heart of Connecticut!

Amy Polacko