This is the beginning! Episode One. Wow. And seeing as this was all her idea, I thought it would be appropriate to kick off the show by interviewing my therapist, Dr. Lauren Dice. We talk a lot about her methods and her plans for my therapy. I climb a ladder. We invoke the name of Thor, the God of Thunder. Dr. Dice drinks a lot of tea. A lot happens. But I'm excited to begin my journey. I hope you're excited too. Enjoy!

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Episode two! This is a big episode. My first break-up. Wow. It wasn't easy choosing who would be first but I eventually settled on possibly the most low-stakes relationship I had: my trash collector. Or, as he refers to himself, a "Refuse Expert." This one doesn't go QUITE as I expected. Gibbs is a funny guy with a lot of not-so-funny problems and I wasn't proud of adding one to the list. And as you'll hear, Gibbs wasn't so proud either.

Special thanks to Richie Warmkessel for the emotional support through this break-up.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Episode three! Wow. In this episode I break up with Denise, my Wawa Cashier. Since I started going to this particular WaWa, Denise has always greeted me with a cup of coffee and a smile. Whether it's her cheerful disposition, her Heart t-shirt or her smelly feet, she always leaves a memorable impression. Which is why this was so difficult. I mean, do you know how hard it is to find a good Wawa these days? Pretty hard!

Special thanks to Erica Sylvester for the emotional support through this break-up.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Episode 004! I've decided to take a break from breaking-up so I can check in with my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice. She has a lot of good advice to offer and even manages to finish reading a book during our session. So multi-talented. I also didn't know the term gas-lighting before we talked but she assured me I knew what it was so I actually do know it. And that's just one of the break-through's we have this episode!

Special thanks to Christy Devlin for her emotional support through this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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OK, here we go. Episode 05. Fresh off another therapy session with Dr. Dice, I decided to break up with my Landscaper, Larry Margot. Larry is a complex individual and a hell of a landscaper who fights for lawns everywhere. Especially mine. Which is what made this so tough. We get into a little of Larry's backstory and his conflict with a new local landscaper calling themselves The Razer. Also, some dinner party etiquette.

Extra special thanks to Terrance Haynes for the emotional support while recording this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Welcome to Episode 006! Hope everyone is enjoying Summer so far. Decided to kick off mine by breaking up with Brent, my Deli Guy. Brent works at the Wegmans I frequent and cuts all of my meats and cheeses. My sandwich game has been on point for a number years because of Brent. So this sucks for obvious reasons. Also this is yet another person I'm breaking up with that has easy access to many knives. Send me your positive vibes.

Extra special thanks to Evan Stutts for the emotional support while recording this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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It's that time again! I made another appointment with Dr. Lauren Dice to discuss my journey thus far and she offers her usual brand of advice and observations as well as plenty of ad copy for companies that are not sponsors.

Special thanks to Christy Devlin for her emotional support while recording this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Welcome to Episode 008! On today's show, I break up with my accountant, Ron. Ron always gets me the best tax returns and moves my money around with the grace of a dancer. But unfortunately, we must part ways. Which, honestly, sucks right now because I need money. Anybody wanna give me some money? If you did, would that qualify as a gift? Does anyone else besides Ron know how that works? OH, forget it.

Special thanks to Aaron Alkasov for the emotional support during the recording of this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Welcome to episode 009 of We Need to Break Up! On today's show I break up with the only other person on earth that shares my blood-type. Her name is Holly and we both have Type Sea blood. This was something I was not aware of until we matched on one of the genetic kit websites. Holly seems to love green and orange foods and hates being underwater. She's also very concerned for our mutual health. And I suppose she should be. Especially since I ended up in the hospital after this episode.

Special thanks for Tami Cantilina for the emotional support during the recording of this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

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Wow, episode 10! Dr. Lauren Dice comes back on the show to discuss my recent break-ups with my accountant and my rare blood-type match. I hate birds.

Special thanks to Christy Devlin for the emotional support while recording this episode.

We Need to Break Up is a serialized, interview podcast about my quest to overcome my fear of confrontation and break up with my long-term girlfriend Elaine. With help from my therapist Dr. Lauren Dice, I will be breaking up with new people every month as practice for ending my romantic relationship. It's going to be awkward. It's going to be difficult. It might even be painful. But maybe we'll learn something? I hope so.

Got a break-up story you would like to share? Send it to me at [email protected] and I'll read it on the show! Dr. Dice may even throw her two cents in.

Oh and don't tell Elaine. That would be bad. Thanks.

Support We Need to Break Up by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-need-to-break-up

Find out more at https://we-need-to-break-up.pinecast.co