Heartbreak, Mental Health and Healing with Hazel Hayes
In this episode, Hannah is joined by Hazel Hayes, who is a writer, director and author. Hazel discusses love, relationships, heartbreak and mental health, along with her debut novel, Out of Love. She and Hannah talk about why people break up, and whether there’s such a thing as people being right for each other. Finally, Hannah and Hazel discuss heartbreak and healing, both through Hazel’s characters and her own experiences.
CW: Intrusive thoughts, depression, anxiety
Read the episode transcript here!
SHOW NOTES
What we chat about…
Why did Hazel want to tell a love story backwards?
What does Hazel think broke up the characters in Out of Love?
Whether people can really be “right” for each other
The importance of timing in relationships
How would Hazel define Theo and Angel’s relationship? Would she call it a toxic or unhealthy relationship?
Why was it so important for Hazel for mental health to be such a big theme in the book?
What does Hazel think happens to Angel after her relationship with Theo?
How do you get over the feeling that you aren’t good enough/deserving of a good relationship? (27:45)
Are you thankful for heartbreak or is that just something people say to make themselves feel better? (30:38)
How do you know when to keep trying or when to call it quits? (36:05)
How do you handle a relationship where one person has mental health issues? (41:28)
USEFUL LINKS
Out of Love by Hazel Hayes*: https://amzn.to/3hJCW4K
One Day by David Nicholls*: https://amzn.to/330DQpr
The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger*: https://amzn.to/3jMPSZD
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion*: https://amzn.to/307becw
Fleabag: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p070npjv/fleabag
Normal People by Sally Rooney*: https://amzn.to/3fb2FBw
Pema Chödrön: https://pemachodronfoundation.org/about/pema-chodron/
Eckhart Tolle: https://eckharttolle.com/
Sarah Wilson: https://www.sarahwilson.com/about/
Nora Efron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ephron
Sunk cost fallacy: https://time.com/5347133/sunk-cost-fallacy-decisions/
Blumhouse Productions: http://www.blumhouse.com/about/
MORE ABOUT HAZEL HAYES
Hazel Hayes is a writer, director, and author. You can find her on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehazelhayes/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thehazelhayes/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKeASjEoOaZrYiyIxMcFkSQ
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