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Break Up On Purpose

A Catalyst for Growth

John Kim author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Publishing:16th Jan '25

£22.00

This title is due to be published on 16th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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From the author of I Used to Be a Miserable F*ck, the Angry Therapist, an honest guide to breaking up and breaking through

Every breakup is a transformation. A breaking down and breaking through to a new version of who you are now, after you have severed ties. Nothing will change you like a broken heart. Yet every breakup is different.

John Kim, the Angry Therapist, has seen thousands of patients through breakups of every brutal, freeing, heartbreaking kind—and he’s lived through failed relationships and a divorce of his own. Through his journey as a therapist and as a partner and father, John has identified eight types of unique breakups—and how to get over them:

  • The Big One Break-Up (the One you Compare All To)
  • The Blindsided Break-Up
  • The “Flat Soda” (Mutual) Break-Up
  • The You Cheated/You Left Me for Someone Else Break-Up
  • The Soap Opera Break-Up
  • The Almost-Relationship Breakup
  • The Break Up That Never Ends
  • The D-word (Divorce)

Each type elicits different responses, requiring different approaches to healing and starting over. John offers a three-part guide to healing from heartbreak: We hear stories from him and his patients about the eight types of breakups, discover honest reflections about what really went down, and engage in Break Through Work to learn the steps necessary to truly heal and grow. John shows us how a breakup can be the ultimate tool for personal growth, where we discover bodies rewired, trauma processed, false beliefs dissolved, and new standards set. 

"Break Up. On Purpose. is a clear guide and powerful toolbox for learning from heartbreak. John Kim‘s simple yet profound roadmap can help us recognize our harmful relationship patterns and find freedom in healing." — Justin Baldoni, bestselling author, actor, and director  “Therapist Kim provides a sensitive and approachable guide to bouncing back from heartbreak…he offers valuable, nuanced insights that are enriched by candid disclosures about his own breakups. The result is a solid starting point for the lovelorn.” — Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9780063275331

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 22mm

Weight: 454g

272 pages