This is Love Hurts. Torrey Shine is a writer and performing artist living in New York City. Torrey shares about meeting someone who quickly became her best friend, but both were hesitant to start a relationship. They grew to be the most important person in each other’s lives, but when he died suddenly, Torrey had to grieve the loss of someone she loved while also sorting through all of his belongings. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twi...
Apr 13, 2023•30 min•Ep. 118
This is Love Hurts. Lane Kwederis is an actor, comedian, and Findom living in Brooklyn. Lane has spent the last 15 years of her life as a financial dominatrix, but she only recently started telling friends about her career. She talks to me about about the stigma of sex work, navigating the world of Findom, and balancing her two lives. Lane is performing a new show about her experience as a Findom called Sex Job . You can see it April 2nd at the Magnet Theater and April 29th at the Brooklyn Comed...
Mar 29, 2023•37 min•Ep. 117
This is Love Hurts. Michele Carlo is a writer and storyteller living in Brooklyn. Michele has always been a bit of a late bloomer, whether that involved getting into her dream college, or pursuing performing, or finding love again after a 14-year marriage ended. She takes us through that journey and shares how it relied on the belief she had in herself. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! ...
Mar 15, 2023•28 min•Ep. 116
This is Love Hurts. I’m Bryan Berlin. Amie Enriquez is a playwright and actress living in Los Angeles. Growing up, Amie had a sometimes difficult relationship with food, but that relationship morphed after a traumatic experience. From that point on, she did her best to pretend everything was fine, even though it wasn’t. This episode talks about disordered eating and mentions suicidal thoughts. For support and resources on eating disorders, visit NEDA . To reach the national suicide prevention ho...
Feb 01, 2023•40 min•Ep. 115
This is Love Hurts. Cinelle Barnes is a writer living in Charleston. Cinelle came to the United States as a teenager after having to leave a rocky life with her parents in the Philippines behind. She looks back on that life and shares the ways her parents have come in and out of her life since then, and the objects they have left behind. Cinelle has written a number of books you should check out. Monsoon Mansion goes into more detail about the life she was living with her mom in the Philippines....
Jan 18, 2023•38 min•Ep. 114
This is Love Hurts. Ivy Eisenberg is a writer and storyteller living in New York. In her mid-20s, Ivy found herself wandering through life with no passion when it came to her career or love life. During this period she found herself navigating through two different unexpected relationships as she tried to figure out where she was going. Ivy hosts a show called Storyboom and the next show is February 5th in White Plains. Go check it out! Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hur...
Jan 04, 2023•38 min•Ep. 113
This is Love Hurts. Robin Gelfenbien is a storyteller living in New York City. Robin had gone a long time without doing something big when it came to dating: bringing a partner home for the holidays. When she met a guy close to Christmas she reluctantly decided to bring him home to her family, even though she dreaded something going wrong in the process. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts!...
Dec 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 112
This is Love Hurts. Kate Shine is a writer, actor, and comedian living in Ridgewood Queens. Kate spent eight years in a relationship in her late teens and early 20s that ultimately didn’t work out, but it wasn’t until having a healthy relationship and seeing a therapist that she started to uncover the problematic parts of that first relationship. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! 111: Ka...
Dec 07, 2022•36 min•Ep. 111
This is Love Hurts. Nestor Gomez is a storyteller living in Chicago. When he was young, Nestor had an experience that made him go quiet and develop a stutter. He shares about how he was able to get his voice back and learn to love himself in the process. Nestor is the host of a storytelling show and podcast about immigration called 80 Minutes Around The World . This episode talks about sexual abuse and mentions suicidal ideation. If those are hard topics for you, take care when listening to this...
Nov 23, 2022•31 min•Ep. 110
This is Love Hurts. John Blesso is a writer and storyteller living in Beacon, NY. During his early 20s, John spent a lot of time in France living with two different families. As he grew up he kept coming back to Paris, and each time checked back in with those families. John looks back at each of those dynamics and how they influenced who he became today. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts!...
Oct 12, 2022•41 min•Ep. 109
This is Love Hurts. Sammie James is a comedian and storyteller. A number of years ago, Sammie was set to hang out with a friend who ghosted them. She tried to figure out what happened and started to see some of the red flags of their friendship. Years later, that friend came back into Sammie’s life in an unexpected way. Check out Sammie’s comedy special on YouTube ! Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on App...
Sep 14, 2022•32 min•Ep. 108
This is Love Hurts. Peter Laughter is a storyteller living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Peter found a role model through the Big Brother program. Over the years their relationship turned to true brotherhood, and Peter shares the story of what it meant to have him in his life, and then what it was like to lose him. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! Support Love Hurts by contributing to their ...
Aug 24, 2022•33 min•Ep. 107
This is Love Hurts. Bryan Lozano is a storyteller living in Queens. Bryan moved to the US from the Philippines as a young boy, and found himself looking for people who felt close to home. Then at 5 he had his first crush, and it took him five years of pining over that crush to finally do something about it. Bryan is the co-founder of a nonprofit called Homecoming New York . Check them out and go on a food tour around NYC. They have one coming up August 6th ! Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Ho...
Aug 03, 2022•34 min•Ep. 106
This is Love Hurts. Ronna Levy is a storyteller and educator living in New York. When she was 30, Ronna met someone she fell for but wasn’t ready to be serious with. They reconnected four years later and stayed in each other’s lives long distance before they started dating again, only for Ronna to find a new hurdle for their happiness together. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! Support L...
Jul 20, 2022•36 min•Ep. 105
This is Love Hurts. Sam Dingman is a storyteller and producer living in Brooklyn. A few years ago, Sam found himself ready to propose to his girlfriend despite some differences in how they saw their relationship. He wanted to use a big camping trip to win over her side of the family, but that went about as wrong as it could have gone, leading him to see their relationship differently. Sam produces great media content. Check out two of his projects: Family Ghosts and The Rumor Our theme song is E...
Jun 29, 2022•45 min•Ep. 104
This is Love Hurts. I’m Bryan Berlin. Aimée Lutkin is a writer and performer living in New York City. A few years ago, Aimée realized she had spent the last six years being single. She skeptically decided she would commit to dating again, including trying to make herself over, and we chat about that experience and the problems involved in society’s expectations of dating and self-love. Aimée wrote a book about this time in her life called The Lonely Hunter . Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Ho...
Jun 08, 2022•35 min•Ep. 103
This is Love Hurts. Kate Nichols is a therapist and comedian living in New Jersey. When she was 24, all Kate wanted was her own car. Her mom agreed to help her find one, and Kate shares the ups and downs of that process and how it encapsulated the dynamic between her and her mom. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on Instagram , Facebook , and Twitter , and rate and review it on Apple Podcasts! Support Love Hurts by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast....
May 25, 2022•37 min•Ep. 102
This is Love Hurts. Keith Serry is a communicator and podcaster living in Montreal, Canada. In college, Keith fell for a girl that he didn’t know how to ask out. They drifted apart and a few years went by, but then she came back into Keith’s life as he was still trying to figure out his place in the world. Keith hosts a great music and storytelling podcast called The Volume Knob . You can even check out an episode featuring me ! Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on In...
May 11, 2022•34 min•Ep. 101
This is Love Hurts. Anita Flores is a producer and comedian living in Brooklyn. Anita takes us back to the beginning of her online dating days, and how even though she had a lot of mediocre experiences with it, she’s glad she stuck with it. Anita is the host of the podcast I’m Listening: A Frasier Podcast . This is also the 100th episode of Love Hurts I’ve done, and while I’m not stopping forever, I’m going to take a break from putting out episodes on a regular interval. I still have a few follo...
Jun 04, 2021•48 min•Ep. 100
This is Love Hurts. As a celebration of our 100th episode, we’re checking in with past guests to see what’s happened in their lives since we last spoke. This episode’s guest: Richard Cardillo . Richard originally spoke about leaving the church and coming out at 30, and how he felt cursed in his first few years of dating. In our new conversation, we talk about what Richard’s dating life has looked like in his 60s. Links: Richards Original Love Hurts Episode Other Men Need Help Music: The Cornice ...
May 13, 2021•20 min
This is Love Hurts. Amber Rollo is a comedian living in Los Angeles. In the beginning of March 2020, Amber decided to call off her two-year engagement. Instead of having a clean break, her and her ex suddenly had to shelter-in-place for the pandemic, and she was stuck spending much more time around someone she wasn’t planning on being with anymore. Amber is doing a live recording of her comedy album April 9th and 10th. More details here . Amber’s podcast she made with her ex Gabe is called The N...
Mar 31, 2021•37 min•Ep. 99
This is Love Hurts. Mark Pagán is a filmmaker and audio producer living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Mark had two half-brothers who were much older than him, and as a result, he never felt very close to them. Then, something happened when he was an adult that changed the way he connected to each of them in his life. Mark is the Host and Producer of Other Men Need Help , a podcast that looks at how men look at themselves in the world. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Hommel . Follow Love Hurts on I...
Mar 18, 2021•37 min•Ep. 98
This is Love Hurts. Erin Barker is a storyteller who normally lives in New York City. When the pandemic hit last spring, Erin and her husband made the decision to leave NYC to stay with their best couple friends in Ohio until everything blew over. Almost a year later, Erin is still in Ohio, and she talks about what it was like making the choice to leave the city she loved and navigating living with another couple. Erin is the Artistic Director of Story Collider , a storytelling show and podcast ...
Feb 11, 2021•29 min•Ep. 97
This is Love Hurts. As a celebration of our 100th episode, we’re checking in with past guests to see what’s happened in their lives since we last spoke. This episode’s guest: Kambri Crews . When Kambri was first on, she shared about her tenuous relationship with her dad, who has been in prison since the early 2000s for attempted murder. In this episode, she shares about their journey to get him parole as he struggled through COVID prison lockdowns. Links: Kambri’s Original Love Hurts Episode The...
Jan 28, 2021•25 min
This is Love Hurts. Meg Joh is a comedian and podcaster living in Los Angeles. During college, Meg found herself in the second big relationship of her life at a time where she was still unsure of who she was. When it suddenly ended Meg was left heartbroken, but as she looks back at the story today she sees the real love story was with someone else all along. Check out Forever Babe , Meg’s podcast she co-hosts with Love Hurts’ original guest Molly Kiernan. Our theme song is EmoTown by Mikki Homme...
Jan 06, 2021•31 min•Ep. 96
This is Love Hurts. Fred Chong Rutherford is a comedian and storyteller living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Fred’s experiences with racism shaped him into the type of person who wanted to make sure he made others feel comfortable. Fred looks back at a potential bonding moment with his white step-grandmother that turned into an uncomfortable conversation about race that he did his best to navigate as a sixteen year old. Keep a lookout for Fred’s new podcast, but in the meantime check out Cooking Tree...
Dec 09, 2020•41 min•Ep. 95
This is Love Hurts. Zack Stovall is a comedian and storyteller living in New York City. After five years of dating his girlfriend, Zack felt like it was finally time to pop the question. However, the plan he put in place quickly fell apart, and he was left scrambling to figure out how to make sure this moment was still memorable when it felt like nothing was going right. Zack is a producer for Story Collider , a storytelling show and podcast that features true, personal stories about science. Ou...
Nov 25, 2020•32 min•Ep. 94
This is Love Hurts. Julie Feltman is a comedian and performer living in New York City. Growing up, Julie’s identity felt tied to the fact that her relative invented the hot dog. It seemed to be the most interesting thing about her family history, but this summer she learned a new story about the other side of her family that changed how she looked at her identity and family legacy. Julie’s tragedy-turned-comedy card game she created with her partner is called Cuddly Cockroaches . Our theme song ...
Nov 04, 2020•34 min•Ep. 93
92: Grant Bowen - You’re The One That I Want This is Love Hurts. I’m Bryan Berlin. Grant Bowen is an actor, writer, and storyteller living in New York. In high school, Grant played Danny in the production of Grease and ended up falling for the girl playing Sandy. They went on a date and there wasn’t really a spark, but Grant felt he had to find a way to create one. The story ends in an embarrassing fashion, but we both talk about how tough it is to know what you’re doing with dating at that age,...
Oct 21, 2020•32 min•Ep. 92
This is Love Hurts. Julia Pugachevsky is a writer, editor, and video producer living in Brooklyn. Growing up, Julia had mainly one close friend through middle and high school. When they got to college, they started to drift apart, and continued to drift until her friend ghosted on their friendship. She shares the fallout of that experience, and we also talk about the way the ups and downs of female friendships are portrayed in pop culture. You can read the story of Caroline and Natalie here. Fin...
Oct 07, 2020•40 min•Ep. 91
