Dumped, Not Done: Suzy Hopkins on Unbreaking Your Heart After 50

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Getting dumped after decades together can feel like the air goes out of the room. The empty chair at breakfast. The phone you shouldn’t check. The question, “Who am I now?” If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.

 

Suzy Hopkins knows the shock. After a 30‑year marriage ended, she and her daughter, New Yorker illustrator Hallie Bateman, created What to Do When You Get Dumped—available HERE at Apple Books, a warm, witty, beautifully illustrated guide to unbreaking your heart.

 

 

 

We talk about the first 24 hours and the weeks that follow: drawing clear lines on calls, texts, and social; eating something warm; asking for help; walking every day; and trying one small new thing that reminds you you’re still you.

We talk about the amazing art, illustrated by Suzy’s daughter Hallie Bateman. Original image with permission from Hallie Bateman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This conversation honors later‑life love and loss. It speaks to anyone starting again at 50, 60, 70+, and to families who want to support with care and respect. Humor sits beside grief here—and both are welcome.

“Dumped, Not Done: Suzy Hopkins on Unbreaking Your Heart After 50.” If you need a steady voice and a few practical steps, join us on The Not Old – Better Show with Paul Vogelzang. Today’s episode is brought to you by Acorns.

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