The majority of people we date will not be our destination. They were meant to be bridges. Each time we cross a bridge, we have a chance to become a stronger, wiser version of ourselves.
Renew Resources

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Renew is the world’s first breakup bootcamp and now there’s a Hallmark movie starring Ryan Paevey called Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.
Here you can learn about the reason why I started the world’s first breakup bootcamp in 2016, wrote a book called Breakup Bootcamp published by Harper Collins and the heartbreak that started it all.
Why A Breakup Hurts So Bad
When a relationship ends, the feelings harken all the way back to our lost childhoods when we were helpless, and dependent.
Interview: What the Red Flags Tell You
Red flags are red flags, regardless of when they show up. Something that would have turned you away initially from a relationship shouldn’t be the thing you ignore just to stay in it.
A Pandemic Is Still Not A Reason To Text Your Ex
You’re desire to text has nothing to do with your concern for how they’re doing, and everything to do with the uncomfortable emotion you’re feeling.
‘Just Love Yourself’ is Terrible Advice, Do This Instead
Too often we think of loving ourselves as a final destination, as if you flip a switch and suddenly you’re transported to some magical island of enlightenment and relationship bliss. The alternative is feeling ashamed—as if you’re not strong enough, or working hard enough, to get there. This mentality does more damage than it does good.
A Letter to Anyone Going Through Heartbreak
To you, Here we are, two strangers connected synchronistically through something we both have in common. Heartache. Feeling disappointed in love. Exhausted from the suffering. Where does one begin when the pain seems like it has permeated every single cell of your body? How does one even begin to have hope that this ‘happened for… Continue reading A Letter to Anyone Going Through Heartbreak
Heartbreak was the Catalyst for Self Discovery
Read the Interview with Renew Guest, Mercedes Mercedes is a millennial woman living in San Francisco who attended Renew’s wellness retreat in December 2017 in Malibu. A combination of serendipitous signs led her to attend the retreat, and today she shares her journey about how heartbreak enabled her to realize, create and embrace her own… Continue reading Heartbreak was the Catalyst for Self Discovery
How I Healed From Heartbreak
We interview Puneet Grewal about the lessons learned from heartbreak, the perspective shifts from her experience at the Renew wellness retreat and how life and love has changed since.
Sorry I’m Not Sorry
I learned at a very young age to prioritize being pleasant, polite and likable. I was raised in a traditional Chinese household, and the concept of “face”(miàn z) – one’s own sense of self image and prestige in social contexts, was a significant part of our culture. It was normal to “save face” – which was… Continue reading Sorry I’m Not Sorry