Waking Up From Breaking Up

Yra Jai created Waking Up From Breaking Up after ending a thirteen-year relationship with her fiance in March 2016. That personal origin story gives the whole podcast a grounded authenticity that is hard to fake. The show started as a blog documenting her side of the breakup and evolved into a weekly interview-based podcast featuring what Yra calls extraordinary everyday people. The concept goes beyond romantic breakups. WUBU is really about breaking up with old versions of yourself -- outdated beliefs, stale mindsets, relationships that no longer serve you. Each episode brings on a guest who shares their story of personal transformation, from someone who transitioned from monogamy to polyamory to women navigating unexpected life challenges to people finding themselves after trauma and dissociation. Yra is a genuinely curious interviewer. She asks follow-up questions that go somewhere interesting instead of just moving to the next talking point. The conversations cover personal growth, mental health, wellness, dating, and self-discovery, but they always circle back to that core theme of letting go and becoming more authentically yourself. Some episodes get surprisingly specific -- there is one about building confidence across cultures for better dating, another about hot and cold therapy and holistic wellness. That range keeps things unpredictable in a good way. The show has an active Instagram presence and Yra also has a Patreon for supporters. For anyone in a season of reinvention, not just heartbreak, WUBU offers real stories from real people who chose growth over comfort.