The Break Up Break Down

No this isn't a swingers love story- but it'd be way more fun (and less heartbreaking) if it was. A group of friends walk into a cabin...and leave with different lovers. What went on in the cabin in the woods that split these couples up? Let's find out when we break down this week's break up. - Get Your Break Up Break Down LIVE Podcast Event Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This week we're raising awareness for New Beginnings in Seattle: www.NewBegin.org - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:40): How they met - (09:00): The cabin weekend - (13:00): Learning what went down when she was asleep - (17:19): The break up - (21:10): Moving on from the relationship - (24:04): Advice - (26:39): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Her ex-wife wasn't paying rent and she wants to know where the money is going! This week's guest gets an an answer that sent her into a panic and making her want to run, run, RUN out of this relationship...and into the arms of her high school sweetheart. - Get Your Break Up Break Down LIVE Podcast Event Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This week we're raising awareness for Family Rescue in Chicago: https://familyrescueinc.org/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:17): How they met - (11:32): When her wife started being shady with finances - (16:30): Her final straw with the wife - (22:51): Their new relationships - (27:57): What she learned/advice - (33:33): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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[SCROLL FOR CW] - When an episode starts with a bloody knife found in the kitchen, you don't think it's going to lead to a break up where both people still care for each other. After a series of harrowing incidents that lead to one of them serving time in jail, how can this week's interviewee still have so much love for her ex? We'll dive into the story when we break down this week's break up. Get Your Break Up Break Down LIVE Podcast Event Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This week we're raising awareness for Mosaic Family Services in Dallas: https://mosaicservices.org/ways-to-give/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (08:15): How they met - (11:27): What started the demise of the relationship - (18:54): Events where she felt threatened by her BF before the accident - (25:30): Choosing psychology as a career to understand him better - (42:02): Their secret engagement - (43:46): Advice - (48:26): Teaser - [CONTENT WARNINGS: Intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, self-harm] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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[SCROLL FOR CONTENT WARNINGS] - When she logged on to her husbands email, she thought me might find something suspicious. What she didn't expect to see were explicit videos from her best friend of 22 years. So why did she still marry him after the evidence was found? We'll find out when we break down this week's break up. - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Get Your Break Up Break Down LIVE Podcast Event Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This week we're raising awareness for La Casa De Las Madres in SF: https://www.lacasa.org/donate - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (03:52): How they met - (16:00): The explicit videos - (22:15): When more infidelity was revealed - (33:13): When she finally left - (33:39): Reflecting/what she learned - (48:54): Teaser - [CONTENT WARNINGS: Intimate partner violence, suicide, suicidal ideation] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting cheated on is unbelievably painful and can leave you with deep emotional wounds. Katherine Ripley, LMSW, joins the podcast to comment on this week's main episode's relational topics and gives her professional insight. Katherine explains how to recognize how that trauma will show up in your life and how to tackle it on your own or with a mental health professional!— - Follow Katherine: https://linktr.ee/katherineripleytherapist?fbclid=PAAab8jFX7mqwuDALKVAObUzGn2od9bH-H3R-KrwrS1xL29b3O4nGcp27s98E - Follow the podcast - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbymariemurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're bringing awareness to Crisis Center North in Pittsburgh: https://www.crisiscenternorth.org/ - This episode originally aired on March 14th, 2023 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbymariemurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (03:00): How they met - (07:43: How her best friend became her doula - (10:50): When the affair began - (14:08): When she caught them - (18:49): Why she decided to stay with him at first - (21:08): When she was finally done with her marriage - (23:43): How she "broke up" with her best friend - (28:12): Things that helped her through her divorce - (31:51): How her past relationships shaped her future ones - (33:45): How purity culture impacted her marriage - (36:48): Advice she'd give to people wanting to leave their marriage - (38:47): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You never think things can get worse AFTER the break up, but when you receive a strange message from a man who says your ex is doing some shady stuff on Reddit with your pics....it's safe to say things are about to go down when we break down this week's break up. - Live Podcast Tickets!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This Week We're Raising Awareness for Wichita Family Crisis Center: https://wichitafamilycrisiscenter.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/wichitafamilycrisiscenter/donation.jsp - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:28): How they met - (08:57): When the red flags started to show - (12:58): When things started to deteriorate - (16:01): The shady reddit activity - (24:48): Recovering from the relationship/reflecting - (31:23): Advice - (30:17): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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If you've ever wanted to slide into the DMs of the hot guy in THAT band...this episode is for you. Turns out hooking up with the mysterious musician isn't all it's cracked up to be, but there's a lot you can learn from this week's guest's experience. - Get Your Break Up Break Down LIVE Podcast Event Tix: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/862521303437?aff=oddtdtcreator - This week we're raising awareness for Partnership Against Domestic Violence in ATL: https://padv.org/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:24): How they met - (11:12): When they started investigating... - (15:22): When she started to see his true colors - (21:51): Reflecting on the situationship - (24:05): What she learned/advice - (24:45): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You know, it's one thing to cheat. It's a whole other thing to cheat with your CHILD. This week's guest says she is getting ready to serve her husband divorce papers....and DNA test results. - This Week We're Raising Awareness for Women Against Abuse in Philly: https://www.womenagainstabuse.org/services - Suicide Prevention Hotline Dial 988 - Suicide Prevention: https://988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:54): How they met - (07:08): When the red flags started to show - (10:03): When she got the DNA test results - (15:04): Why would her husband/daughter sleep together? - (19:41): Looking toward the future - (24:09): Advice to those struggling - (25:14): Teaser - [CONTENT WARNINGS: suicidal ideation] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you having a hard time trusting your new partner after your last relationship? Your ex may have damaged your ability to trust again, but you don't have to live in fear forever. Dr. Margaret Rutherford joins Abby to talk about what you can to have a healthy relationship with your new partner. - Check out Dr. Margaret Rutherford's: - Website: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/ - Podcast: https://drmargaretrutherford.com/selfwork/ - Follow the podcast - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbymariemurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - [CW: Abuse] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You barely check your inbox, but the one time you check it, your BF's other girlfriend comes clean in an email! Suddenly everything you thought you knew about the last year of your relationship feels like a lie....so we got the details when we broke down this weeks break up. - This week we're raising awareness for Safe Place in Sarasota, FL: https://www.sparcc.net/donate/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/theabbymurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (04:20): How they met - (06:39): The red flags she ignored - (09:45): When she got the email from 'the other woman' - (17:27): When she confronted him - (22:39): Reflecting on the relationship - (30:34): Advice - (32:11): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[SCROLL FOR CW] - Have you ever felt manipulated by your partner? Did you try to break up with them, but they kept luring you back in? Abby brings on LMSW Vernique Esther to talk about how to recognize manipulation, set boundaries, and leave if necessary. - Check out Vernique Esther's: - Website: https://www.verniqueesther.com/ - The Wholeness Academy: https://www.thewholenessacademy.com/ - Books: https://www.verniqueesther.com/shop - Follow the podcast - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbymariemurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Introducing Vernique - (00:56): How do I know I'm getting manipulated? - (04:06): Why do people manipulate? - (07:07): Why do I feel bad for setting up boundaries? - (09:18): How do I handle religious manipulation? - (12:10): What if my partner threatens me w/ self-harm to keep us from breaking up? - (14:04): How do I leave a manipulative relationship? - (15:00): Can you ever work through manipulation? - (18:24): How to set boundaries in a relationship with someone who has manipulative tendencies? - (20:55): Why do I want to go back to someone who manipulated me? - (23:08): How do I convince myself I deserve better? - [CW: This episode briefly discusses: self-harm/suicide, domestic violence, religious trauma] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're bringing awareness to My Sister's House in Charleston, SC: https://www.mysistershouse.org/give - This episode originally aired on January 31, 2023 - Submit a break up story/couple: https://forms.gle/ATdabGFwyy7tEx3W8 - Follow the podcast! - Abby's IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbymariemurphy/ - Abby's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theabbymurphy/ - The Break Up Break Down on IG: https://www.instagram.com/breakupbreakdownpodcast/ - Submit Feedback: https://forms.gle/jZcG5YPcBqPyNxEz9 - Timestamps: - (00:00): Episode Intro - (05:26): Episode intro/her first marriage - (06:57): Introducing Anthony (her second husband) - (10:17): Introducing the The Boss (the third husband) - (11:27): The Affair - (13:29): Her second divorce - (17:01): When her 3rd marriage/relationship started going downhill - (20:46): When she started to realize this marriage was unhealthy - (25:32): Reconnecting with Anthony - (33:23): When she finally decided to leave The Boss - (34:29): Reflecting on these relationships - (40:51): Teaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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