Life’s Rosie - How to heal a broken heart

If you are heartbroken and in need of comfort and empathy, then my guest Justine Picardie brings both in spades. Former editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar and a brilliant writer who has penned many best-selling books, she talks to me about the pain of discovering her husband had fallen in love with someone else and how she crawled through the darkest days afterwards. Her conversation is rich in thoughtful advice. Comforting and hopeful in equal measure.

My guest this week is fashion editor and author Stacey Duguid, who speaks with heart-breaking candour about the loneliness we can feel while in a relationship. Her dream marriage imploded, leaving her - as she puts it – ‘floored by total chaos’. But she brings hope. Stacey has had to rebuild her life since finding the courage to walk away from her ex, and offers nuggets of eloquent wisdom to others going through the same thing. She encourages and inspires – while also providing plenty of laughs along the way with her dry wit. The perfect tonic to end to the first season.

You'll know Andrea McLean as the effervescent TV journalist and best-selling author, but by the end of this podcast you’ll see her as an honest woman brave enough to share her experiences of toxic relationships. In our conversation she talks about the shame she felt around having multiple marriages, and being unfairly labelled a bitch in their aftermath. Now an accredited life coach (she is the co-founder of online empowerment platform This Girl Is On Fire with husband Nick Feeney) she offers hope to those in despair. She talks about how she overcame self-destructive patterns to find happiness and a new relationship. And there are LOLs and touching moments of honesty. Spirit lifting.

My guest this week is Vanessa Feltz, and boy does she bring it. Essential listening for anyone navigating heartbreak (actually, essential listening full stop) - the whip smart, TV queen talks about the shocking implosion of her marriage and the jaw dropping cruelty of her ex-husband. With incredible warmth, candour and wisdom, she talks openly about her feelings of devastation, the scars she was left with and how she found her way back to hope.

Warning: this podcast contains swearing, graphic sexual references and laugh-out-loud chat. Helen Thorne is one half of comedy duo Scummy Mummies and author of Get Divorced, Be Happy. Her life changed in a moment when she discovered a note in her husband’s jacket... from another woman. Our chat details everything from her recovery (spoiler: it involves wine and fags) to the surprising phenomenon of young guys chasing midlife women on dating apps. I promise you won’t regret listening.

Join me, Rosie Green, author and journalist, for Life's Rosie - How to heal a broken heart podcast series. In this series, I’ll be talking to famous split survivors, having honest, empowering and belly laugh-inducing conversations about how to navigate a devastating breakup. I know you’ll be comforted by their vulnerability and inspired by their strategies, and I promise we’ll get you through your lowest moments. Together we will unlock a brighter future. By the end, you’ll be more inclined to think that Life’s Rosie.