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Brokenhearted Blockbuster

Once a week, Jill Collister will meet various broken-hearted warriors, hear their stories AND talk about the movie that got them through…. THAT MOVIE. The movie that you choose to mend a broken heart. You’re sitting on your couch with your ice cream, wine, blankets, and you are watching THIS movie, it’s got some wisdom, it makes you cry, laugh, gives you hope… maybe it’s even a horror movie. Who knows? Let's find out.

I started this podcast because year 2020 was a shit show. Don't get me wrong it was a shit show for everyone. I’m not special. But for me it wasn’t only pandemic but it was also the year I got my heart stomped on. The "D" word. DIVORCE. After 20 years of what I thought was a happy marriage, wham-o and all done.

I was doing everything and anything to heal. Many friends had advice: "read this book, try wine, try meditation, try a 12 step, crystals..." One of the things kept coming up was movies that people wanted me to watch. It all started innocently enough with divorce movies;  First Wives Club, How Stella Got Her Grove Back...

It got me thinking: 1. How am I going to get past this heartbreak? AND 2. Is there anything to share that will help others? I started to wonder about all these “broken-hearted blockbusters” these movies and how they help us heal. 

Aug 4, 2023

Pretty Woman: Join host, Jill Collister and Guest Kelley Denison as they discuss how to be your own best relationship all while revisiting that Cinderella Story of Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The story...


Jul 22, 2023

It Follows: Join host Jill Collister and Guest, 90 day Protege host, Mary Cait Hogan talk about the danger of losing yourself in a relationship and the danger of having sex in a horror film while using the F word wayyyyy too much while reviewing It Follows.

It Follows is a 2014 American horror film written and...


Jul 7, 2023

UP: Join host Jill Collister and her guest, Christine Burke as they talk about an important part of healing... Letting go through the lens of the movie UP.  Also some great callouts to taking heartbreak and turning into something else... art, a blog... a podcast perhaps?

UP is a 2009 American computer-animated film...


Jun 16, 2023

Legally Blonde: Join host, Jill Collister and fabulous guest, Dextra De Novo as they remember that rough pandy year 2020, all the lessons it brought and how Elle Woods can get you through anything. 

Legally Blonde is a 2001 American romantic comedy. It stars Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Luke Wilson and Jennifer...


Apr 7, 2023

Auntie Mame: Join host Jill Collister and her guest, Lynn Landry as they talk about the heartbreak of career-- Losing your job, not knowing where your passion lies, or being "too much" for the corporate world. They discuss while also discussing the queen of "too much" Auntie Mame. 

Auntie Mame is a 1958 American comedy...