Amy Chan is the author of UNSINGLE: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts and Breakup Bootcamp: The Science of Rewiring Your Heart, and the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, the world's first heartbreak retreat. Dubbed the "scientific Carrie Bradshaw" by The Observer, she is on faculty at Esalen and The Omega Institute, and her 2026 TEDxVancouver talk "Why You Should Date the Short Guy" was named an Editor's Pick by TED. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, and The Today Show.
It’s important to know the difference between what you want and what you need. You can compromise on a...
If you want to text, call or see the person, just do it. The games are a waste of...
The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.
When it doesn’t work out with someone, stop yourself from going, ‘what’s wrong with me?
People will always flock to you because of all the good qualities you present – your success, your popularity,...
You cannot change the events of your history, but you can choose to change the story you have attached...
Be patient for love. Be open to love. Be crazy in love.
My fellow dreamers, remember that you will meet many people in your lifetime that you can create love with....
Be open to new experiences and be open to meeting people that are not necessarily your “type”.
The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honors individuals and organizations whose activities contribute to the well-being of the community. 2013 marked...
You will have your heart broken. The one person you thought would never hurt you will disappoint you. You...
ake chances. Focus on the opportunities that comes from risk rather than dwell on the "what if" of things...
I think we go through cycles of change – when the complete unexpected throws you off your equilibrium –giving...
My ‘Ask Amy’ Column as seen in the 24 Hours Newspaper. Dear Amy I don’t know how to get...
Interviewed in Fairchild Television for a documentary exploring career-driven women delaying starting families to focus on their work. Watch...
Call me crazy. Call me a dreamer. But I believe in creating a love so powerful it can change...
The media does a grand job of reinforcing this culture and perception of “lack of”, and if you throw...
Interviewed at the Huffington Post headquarters in New York on a panel discussing if a new drug can keep...
Interviewed on Miss 604’s website as a featured blogger. Read the interview here.
2012 has been a year of change – a year to recalibrate. To shed the old, explore the new,...
My ‘Ask Amy’ column as seen on the 24 Hours Newspaper. Dear Amy, I am 30 and I am...
Were we born monogamous creatures? No. However, we (many in society) have chosen to commit to monogamy. And the...
Being back in the dating scene again in recent months, I’ve been reminded of the delicate dance that occurs...
I’ve heard people joke about Vancouver having a significant amount of gold diggers. For those of you who are...
"What is especially deadly about cocaine is that there is no correlation between how many times you’ve used cocaine...
Ignorance is not bliss. Do you choose to use the status-quo as your compass, or, your values, morals and...
Yesterday, a Port-Coquitlam teenager, Amanda Todd, committed suicide after suffering countless attacks of bullying. The girl had created a...
This time last year, I was in Paris with the man I thought I’d spend the rest of my...
I’m starting to understand and appreciate that situations, such as breakups, loss, etc – can act like catalysts. Painful...
There is an unspoken code amongst friends – one that is based on a set of shared values. Throughout...
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Sometimes that reason comes in the...
If I could tell my younger self, and even the woman today who often forgets, I would tell her,...
In my reaction to dehumanize the object of my anger, I have forgotten compassion. Compassion for him, and compassion...
While I cannot change my childhood, my upbringing and my history, I can change my reaction to it. The...
Cheating doesn’t just happen by accident. Instead, it is really the end result of a series of seemingly harmless...
Don't let the story in your head about who you should be take away from the perfect, amazing person...
