{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68bee481b494ca82a27a3434/68bee49d0e15f0d455a87d4b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dating After Divorce, Addiction, and Choosing the Right Love w/ Laurie Woolever","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68bee481b494ca82a27a3434/5dd185f0de09dbcaad40da49e35f60b3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Matthew sits down with <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lauriewoolever/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Laurie Woolever</a>—author of <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Care-Feeding-Memoir-Laurie-Woolever/dp/0063327600\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Care and Feeding: A Memoir</a>—to explore the journey of reclaiming one’s voice after years of living in the shadow of larger-than-life figures like Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali.</p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Why Laurie finally chose to write her memoir after decades in food media.</li><li>What it's like to stop headlining other people’s lives and start showing up in your own.</li><li>Her path through addiction, shame, and sobriety—and how it shaped her.</li><li>The emotional toll and moral complexity of writing honestly about people she’s loved.</li><li>The collapse of a marriage and the ripple effects of one deeply vulnerable moment.</li><li>Infidelity, accountability, and what radical self-acceptance really looks like.</li><li>Why “nice but boring” often hides deeper emotional safety—and how to spot a mature relationship.</li><li>Dating in your 40s and beyond.</li><li>What “playing the tape forward” teaches us about addiction, impulse, and the allure of red flags.</li><li>Advice for people stuck in toxic attraction loops or mourning heartbreak they fear they’ll never get over.</li></ul><p>Whether you’re grappling with heartbreak, questioning your worth, or trying to navigate the messy terrain of self-reinvention, this episode will feel like a conversation with someone who’s lived it and survived to tell the truth.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><ul><li>&nbsp;Buy the book - <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Care-Feeding-Memoir-Laurie-Woolever/dp/0063327600\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Care and Feeding: A Memoir</a> by Laurie Woolever&nbsp;</li><li>🎥 Watch our Dating Made Simple Replay (available until midnight on Friday, May 30): <a href=\"https://www.lovelifereplay.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LoveLifeReplay.com</a></li><li>💬 Try Matthew AI and ask your first questions for free: <a href=\"https://www.askmh.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AskMH.com</a>&nbsp;</li><li>🎟️ Join us at the Miami Retreat (October 18-19): <a href=\"https://www.mhretreat.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MHRetreat.com</a></li><li>💞 Become a Love Life Member and join future live events: <a href=\"https://www.joinlovelife.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JoinLoveLife.com</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Matthew Hussey"}