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Amy C

Amy Chan is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to healing the heart. Marie Claire calls her "A relationship expert whose work is like that of a scientific Carrie Bradshaw" and her company has been featured across national media including Good Morning America, Vogue, Glamour, Nightline along with the front page of The New York Times. Her book, Breakup Bootcamp - The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, published by Harper Collins, will be released Fall 2020.

     

252 stories by Amy C

Kindness is the New Social Currency

How does the company you keep feed your soul? And more importantly, how do you feed the souls and...

Aug 24 · 1 min read >

Featured on Front Page of Yahoo Makers

Article titled “A Girl’s Guide to Surviving Burning Man in Style” was featured on the front page of Yahoo...

Aug 18 · 10 sec read >

The Science Behind Intuition

When should you listen to your intuition? Here's the scientific explanation behind your gut feeling.

Jul 29 · 2 min read >

The 2 Most Destructive Communication Habits

As children, we picked up the good and bad habits of our caretakers, and without even knowing it, started...

Jul 15 · 2 min read >

The 3 Mating Drives That Cause Love

You’re not in love, your brain is just experiencing a surge of dopamine. There are three mating drives in...

Jul 1 · 2 min read >

How To Attract Anyone

The secret to attraction isn't about your looks, it's about mastering this one thing...

Jun 18 · 2 min read >

Sex and the City Author Answers My Questions On HuffPost Live

Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell, answers my questions on dating in New York city on HuffPost Live.

Jun 5 · 16 sec read >

How Your Attachment Style Determines Your Love Life

Do you know what your attachment style is? How we emotionally bond to others is determined by the first...

Apr 23 · 2 min read >

Interviewed in The New York Times

Interviewed in an article in The New York Times newspaper in a piece titled Unplugging Without FOMO.

Apr 21 · 5 sec read >

6 Ways to Land Your Dream Job

Spending over a decade in the marketing and public relations industry, a large portion of my job is spent...

Apr 21 · 3 min read >

Single. Alpha. Female.

Why are there an abundance of highly successful, go-getting, independent women who although on paper look like the perfect...

Mar 9 · 4 min read >

The Conversation That Harms Our Self-Worth

When women get together, often this is what they talk about, and it's feeding a cycle that disempowers women....

Feb 26 · 2 min read >

Who You Calling Crazy?

I think of "crazy" as what happens when we love the other person more than we love ourselves,

Feb 25 · 1 min read >

Featured on Front Page of The Vancouver Sun

Marketer by day, relationship columnist at JustMyType.ca by night, Chan has a heavy social media presence. She’s learned that...

Feb 14 · 6 min read >

3 Ways to Avoid Being Miserable This Valentine’s Day

For all the singles out there, I encourage you to reclaim Valentine's Day as your day. Here are some...

Feb 12 · 2 min read >

6 Lessons From Dating Like a New Yorker

Dating in New York requires adjusting to a whole new set of norms. Don’t hate the player, don’t hate...

Feb 12 · 4 min read >

Before You Give Advice, You Need to Know This

Before you dish out your two cents, here are three things you need to know about giving and receiving...

Jan 11 · 2 min read >

10 Questions You Need To Ask Yourself in 2015

I would rather fall a thousand times in my attempt to achieve greatness than to walk unscathed on the...

Jan 2 · 3 min read >

The 11 Differences Between Dating a Boy vs a Man

Do you know the difference between dating a boy versus dating a man? If not, read up!

Dec 10 · 3 min read >

Fuck Yes or No – By Mark Manson

The Law of “Fuck Yes or No” implies that both parties must be enthusiastic about the prospect of one...

Dec 9 · 5 min read >

Don’t Reward the Bad Boy

Raise your own bar. And by this, I do not mean your expectations – rather, your standards for respect.

Nov 26 · 4 min read >

5 Ways To Fix Vancouver’s Dating Problems

Vancouver can adapt a New York State of mind when it comes to dating...

Nov 21 · 2 min read >

How a Sociopath Duped Me Online

My intuition failed me. He was that good. Or perhaps, I was that naïve.

Nov 4 · 4 min read >

Why We Choose the Friends We Do

Studies show that friends infect each other. In fact, each additional happy friend boosts our levels of happiness...

Oct 19 · 4 min read >

Ex-Model Talks Love: Adrienne Nicole

A lot of men only saw me for beauty and did not value my personality or the depth behind...

Oct 1 · 1 min read >

Don’t Be Apologetic About Your Instincts – Devon Brooks

One day you will meet someone, and he will love everything about you that you were so sure was...

Sep 24 · 2 min read >

Fall

Something about the change of seasons and the birth of fall has reminded me: Relax and calm your anxieties....

Sep 16 · 29 sec read >

My Darling Girl

Don’t let someone who never had the intention or openness to receive your love harm your spirit. Someone else’s...

Sep 11 · 1 min read >

Why You Need To Care About Your Personal Brand

One of the consequences of our culture of oversharing is that it can breed narcissism, an insatiable appetite for...

Aug 27 · 3 min read >

The 10 Types of Friends You Should Avoid

Want to spot the people who are toxic to your life? Here are a few types of friends you...

Aug 19 · 4 min read >

Mourning the Loss of Someone You Love

Things shouldn’t have ended this way. Not now. Not like this. But when one feels robbed of a proper...

Jul 28 · 1 min read >

How To Woo The Hearts Of Millennials

If Millennials are unhappy with your service they feel it’s their responsibility and duty to vent… publicly

Jun 26 · 2 min read >

With Her, It Was Effortless: Michael Henry

The more you wait the more special it is and the more willing he will likely be willing to...

Jun 23 · 2 min read >

I Got Rejected… And This is What Happened

Don’t give so much power to a person who was never meant to be in the permanent cast of...

Jun 11 · 3 min read >

He Likes Me… Not

I am a dreamer. I am a storyteller. I believe in magic. I believe that it's possible to create...

Jun 10 · 2 min read >

First To Arrive

I have always thought my parents were invincible. But getting older and being away from home has made me...

Jun 7 · 31 sec read >