Break-ups can feel like small emotional earthquakes – shattering routines, shaking up identities and often leaving silence where intimacy once lived.

This week on Love Unfiltered, Maria McHale is joined by psychotherapist Dermot McCarthy, Clinical Director of Inner Voice Inner Journey Therapy Centre, to explore how we can end relationships without destroying ourselves in the process.

We talk about what makes breaking up so emotionally charged, the quiet grief it carries, and how to navigate guilt, shock and that craving for closure. Whether you’re the one leaving or the one being left, this episode is about breaking cycles – not just breaking hearts.

From ghosting to growth, we ask: can you really break up with grace?