You don't have to be heartbroken to get it.

Recently, I was approached by my friends at Post Haste Media, a small but feisty media company interested in creating a promotional online video campaign for my book It’s a Breakup, Not a Breakdown. We brainstormed all kinds of fun ideas geared towards promoting and selling my book. And while Rick and Tara are consummate pros, nothing quite gelled. None of the ideas really excited us. Then we came up with this idea — a video confessional chronicling the five stages of breakups based on the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, sadness, acceptance. We held a casting session, met tons of great actresses (and a few actors), and realized we were onto something. Each and every actor we met brought something unique, fresh, special to their audition. We recognized they were tapping into their own breakup history as well as the history of friends. It was an honor to witness.

That’s when we realized we didn’t need a script. We’d just let the actors do their thing. We just set up the camera (properly lit by the extraordinary cinematographer Alec D. Boehm), and sat back while the actors rode the wave of the five stages of breaking up. Real or made up, their stories are raw, exposed, beautiful, and emotional. The results are fantastic, thanks not only to the actors but to Tara’s perceptive direction and editing, as well as Rick’s producing and editing.

Without further ado, I present to you the breakup videos.

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Lisa Steadman, a.k.a. The Relationship Journalist™ is the creator and editor of BreakupChronicles.com. She's also the author of "It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown."

In 2008, The Breakup Chronicles blog welcomes sites contributors. Now, instead of emailing your stories to the site, you can create an account and submit your own stories. You can even create an account profile so that your blog posts will feature a brief bio at the bottom of your posts (see mine below).

Please note: In order to maintain the site’s editorial standards, your submissions will need to be approved before they are posted. For this reason, you may not see your story posted immediately following submission.

When submitting content to BreakupChronicles.com, please note the following editorial guidelines:
• As a contributor, you may use your real name in your submission. However, never use anyone else’s real name, including your ex. Instead, you may refer to them as Mr. or Ms. Ex, my ex, etc.
• If your submission includes abusive, off-topic, or excessive foul language, we reserve the right not to post it at all
• we do not accept racist, sexist, homophobic and other slurs
• Solicitations and/or advertising for personal blogs and websites is not allowed, unless prior editorial approval has been granted
• Submissions with the explicit intention of provoking other commenters or the staff at BreakupChronicles.com will be deleted

Want to contribute content to BreakupChronicles.com? Here’s how:
1. First, create at an account here.
2. Next, we’ll send a password to your email addy.
3. Once you get your password, you can log into the site and submit material. You are now a contributor!

Please note: As a contributor, before your submission can appear on the site it must first be approved by our editorial staff.

The Breakup Chronicles is looking for featured authors!
Do you have an appropriate expertise you’d like to share with The Breakup Chronicles? We’re looking for featured authors! For more deets, email Lisa@BreakupChronicles.com.

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Lisa Steadman, a.k.a. The Relationship Journalist™ is the creator and editor of BreakupChronicles.com. She's also the author of "It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown."

There have been a lot of hot topics on the message board lately.  Here’s just a sampling…

bornagnblvr asks Any happy successful singles out there?

lovedbyu asks after almost 2 years should i?

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Do you have any advice?  Post it on the message board!

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Lisa Steadman, a.k.a. The Relationship Journalist™ is the creator and editor of BreakupChronicles.com. She's also the author of "It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown."

Notice anything different? My site finally got its much-needed face lift! BreakupChronicles.com is now the blog section of my site LisaSteadman.com. In addition to breakup stories, you can now enjoy coaching services, book tour deets, and more!

You can still submit your breakup stories, share your experiences on the message board, and shop for cute merch in the online shop.

Enjoy!

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Lisa Steadman, a.k.a. The Relationship Journalist™ is the creator and editor of BreakupChronicles.com. She's also the author of "It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown."