The Sensitivity Doctor

Healing After Heartbreak: How to Date Yourself to Get Over Your Ex with Emmi Fortin

Episode Summary

In this heartfelt Valentine’s Day episode of The Sensitivity Doctor Podcast, Dr. Amelia Kelley welcomes breakup and relationship coach Emmi Fortin to discuss how to navigate the difficult journey of breakups and transform the experience into a powerful opportunity for growth. Whether you're healing from heartbreak, rebuilding after a long-term relationship, or simply curious about developing healthier, more intentional relationships, this conversation is filled with practical advice and emotional insight. Emmi shares her three-step process for restoring self-love, how to date yourself, and how to identify familiar relationship patterns that may be holding you back. Together, they explore why setting intentions is key to creating meaningful connections and how highly sensitive individuals can navigate love, loss, and everything in between.

Episode Notes

Key Takeaways:

• Healing begins by restoring your connection to yourself—emotionally, mentally, and physically. Movement, mindfulness, and reflection are key components.
• Monitoring your inner dialogue can create profound shifts. Transform self-criticism into supportive and kind thoughts to foster growth.
• While journaling helps process emotions, combining it with action-oriented exercises leads to deeper transformation.
• Reflect on past relationship patterns rooted in childhood and how they might be influencing your current dating or relationship behaviors.
• Rebuild self-worth by intentionally spending time alone through solo adventures, small self-care activities, or even larger journeys.
• Identify core values, essential qualities, and the feelings you want to consistently experience within a healthy relationship.
• Move from a mindset of helplessness to one of empowerment by understanding how you can actively influence and shape your life.

Learn more about Emmi Fortin:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emmifortin/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmifortin/
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@emmifortin