
← inside OUT with Jojo Cottle15 Jul · 27 min
The Breakup Nobody Talks About: Why Losing Your Best Friend Hurts More Than Losing a Partner
The Breakup Nobody Talks About: Why Losing Your Best Friend Hurts More Than Losing a Partner
Nobody brings you ice cream when your best friend breaks up with you. There are no rituals, no sympathy cards, no space to grieve. Yet research shows your brain processes platonic rejection through the exact same neural pathways as romantic heartbreak. So why do we pretend it hurts less? This week on Inside OUT, Jojo gets MESy with the breakup nobody talks about. After an overwhelming response from listeners, she dives deep into why friendship endings can cut deeper than romantic ones, the re...