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Love 2.0: How to Move On

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Love 2.0: How to Move On

Hidden Brain

Oct 20
Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain

Oct 20
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For many of us, navigating the conclusion of a relationship is one of the hardest things we'll ever do. This week, we conclude our Love 2.0 series with psychologist Antonio Pascual-Leone, who shares the most common mistakes we make when it comes to splitti...

Highlights

Ending a relationship can leave emotional scars that linger long after the last conversation. While breakups are universally challenging, how we process them shapes our ability to heal and grow. This episode dives into the psychology behind heartbreak, exploring not just why it hurts, but how we can move through the pain with greater self-awareness and resilience.
08:01
Making three lists on paper can help unpack post-breakup emotions.
11:49
Writing three distinct lists—good things lost, bad things gone, and unfulfilled dreams—helps process breakup grief.
26:34
Closure doesn't require the other person; it's an internal process of meaning-making.
1:07:48
Intellectual humility is the goal, not overconfidence or underconfidence.

Chapters

Why do we struggle so much when love ends?
00:00
How three simple lists can help you heal from heartbreak
11:49
Can you find closure without saying a word to your ex?
23:08
Why do we think we know more than we actually do?
48:23
What happens when curiosity replaces certainty?
1:11:28

Transcript

Shankar Vedantam: This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedantam. For thousands of years, poets and musicians have celebrated the arrival of love. Songs like At Last talk about the long-awaited moment when a soulmate says yes and the doors of heaven open. But ...