Podcast

Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

Sam & Sierra may not be therapists, but they will tell it to you straight (even if they aren’t). Each episode, they answer listeners’ questions with compassion, radical honesty, and all the relationship advice you don’t want—but definitely need. And no, it’s not always “just break up.” (Unless you really should!)

Episodes
815
Releases
Twice a week
Typical length
33 min
On air since
2018
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

815 episodes, newest first

  1. Love Is Actions, Not Just Intense Feelings

    Season 1, Episode 782

    Show notes

    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who wants to know if she's all the awful things her ex says about her

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    39 min
  2. My Big Feelings Don't Fit at Work

    Season 1, Episode 781

    Show notes

    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone whose coworker treats her like a sensitive child

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    31 min
  3. I'm Dating A Couple That Call Each Other Names

    Season 1, Episode 780

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who doesn't like how her partners talk to each other

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    26 min
  4. My Partner of 3 Years Still Isn't Out

    Season 1, Episode 779

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone whose partner isn't ready to post her on main

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    33 min
  5. There Is A Future Without This Love

    Season 1, Episode 778

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who just can't imagine a life without their ex

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    32 min
  6. Grateful For One Safe Man When So Many Aren't

    Season 1, Episode 777

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who wants to thank the man who kept her safe ten years ago

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    42 min
  7. Russian Nesting Dolls of Shame

    Season 1, Episode 776

    Show notes

    In this Patreon episode we're releasing on the main feed, Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is feeling renewed shame about something terrible that happened to her and her friend

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    40 min
  8. Dating While Caring for a Dying Parent

    Season 1, Episode 775

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is having trouble sticking to her relationship when her father is dying

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    35 min
  9. How Do I Live in a Body I’m Angry With?

    Season 1, Episode 774

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is trying to be in her body while also trying to conceive

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    36 min
  10. You Don't Have to Move On to Move Forward

    Season 1, Episode 774

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who wants to know if he's still grieving or simply stuck

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    33 min
  11. My Fiancé Is in Couples Therapy With Her Best Friend…Who Hates Me

    Season 1, Episode 772

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone whose partner's best friend maybe hates her

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    28 min
  12. My Ex's Mom Texted Me To Get Her Gifts Back

    Season 1, Episode 771

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who stayed friends with their ex's mom and it got weird

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    28 min
  13. I Fear I'll Be This Lonely Forever

    Season 1, Episode 770

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is wondering if she'll every have a close community again after the death of her best friend

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    33 min
  14. How Long Do I Wait for My Partner to Change?

    Season 1, Episode 769

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone whose partner's anger continues to be an issue

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    32 min
  15. My Boyfriend of 3 Years Won't Introduce Me to His Mom

    Season 1, Episode 768

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is wondering if her boyfriend is living a double life

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    38 min
  16. Don't Just Stay Because It Feels Easier

    Season 1, Episode 767

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who can't make her break up stick

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    30 min
  17. What's Actually Under All My Relationship Anxiety?

    Season 1, Episode 766

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is really anxious about the relationship escalator

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    31 min
  18. Advice For a Newly Single Baby Gay Pollywog

    Season 1, Episode 765

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who wants to explore their sexuality after a 7-year relationship

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    23 min
  19. We're Back Together But He Won’t Tell His Parents

    Season 1, Episode 764

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone who is stuck between "relationships take work" and "the right person will make it feel easy"

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    38 min
  20. Everything I’ve Wanted But I Don’t Feel Wanted

    Season 1, Episode 763

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    Sam and Sierra answer a letter from someone whose partner's timeline for physical intimacy is moving at a glacial pace

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    29 min