Living with a Broken Heart

This week&#39;s episode is a tender one. I recorded this on Father&#39;s Day — three years after losing my dad — and I&#39;m reading my Substack essay Living with a Broken Heart and riffing on what it means to keep showing up, keep feeling, and keep choosing love even when it costs you.I also make a correction from EP17, share a few quotes that have been sitting with me, and offer some practical tips on how to actually live with a broken heart — not just survive it.In This EpisodeA raw check-in: Father&#39;s Day, grief, and why I showed up to record anywayCorrection from EP17 (What is Love?) on Ho&#39;oponopono — what it actually is, and why it mattersI read my essay: Living with a Broken Heart6 tips on how to live with a broken heartI have room for 3 new coaching clientsQuotes&quot;God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.&quot; — Hazrat Inayat Khan&quot;You have to keep breaking your heart until it stays open.&quot; — attributed to Rumi&quot;Maturity happens when we learn to hold ambiguity: emotions that contradict each other, that don&#39;t quite make sense together. So maybe as we grow up, we get better at smiling when we cry, dancing as we grieve, being kind when we lose our shit.&quot; — Max Vallot&quot;I haven&#39;t been feeling like myself lately. I must be growing.&quot; — UnknownBooks MentionedAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay C. GibsonThe Road Less Traveled — M. Scott PeckNo Bad Parts — Richard SchwartzA Note on Ho&#39;oponoponoIn EP17, I referred to Ho&#39;oponopono as a prayer, meditation, or mantra. That was incorrect. Ho&#39;oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian practice with deep cultural roots and strict protocols around who can practice it and how. It&#39;s not a phrase or a technique — it&#39;s a process for restoring harmony within a family, traditionally facilitated by a trained elder.A listener and Love Camp alumna who works closely with this community took the time to write me a generous and educational correction, and I&#39;m really grateful. The resources below are a good place to start if you&#39;d like to learn more.Start here:Kekoa Kealoha on Ho&#39;oponopono and The Pitt — A Kanaka Maoli content creator and activist responds to a &quot;Ho&#39;oponopono poem&quot; featured in the HBO show The Pitt. Accessible, contemporary, and worth 2 minutes of your time.Moʻo ʻŌlelo: Moʻolelo Hoʻoponopono with Aunty Lynette Paglinawan and Kaʻaiʻai Paglinawan — A grounded, primary-source conversation about what Ho&#39;oponopono actually is.Talk Story with Aunty Lynette: What Is The Hawaiian Way? — Not specifically about Ho&#39;oponopono, but a beautiful introduction to Hawaiian worldview and values.Go deeper:Hoʻopono: Mutual Emergence — Dr. MeyerNānā I Ke Kumu: Look to the Source — Foundational texts on Hawaiian worldview, culture, history, and practiceWork with MeI have room for 3 new coaching clients. If this episode resonated — heartbreak, grief, fear of love and intimacy, learning to set boundaries or make requests for your needs — this is exactly the work we can do together.Book <a href="https://shaungalanos.substack.com/p/love-and-relationship-mentorship" target="_blank" rel="