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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

3 Things That Don’t Change For Love

Part of the beauty of life is that we are constantly changing. We are shaped by our experiences and...

May 29 · 1 min read >

When Everything You Think You Know For Sure, Isn’t So Sure After All

If there is one thing I have learned, it is that just when you think you’ve got it all...

May 17 · 1 min read >

Lust at First Sight

Amy: I’m in love. I met my soulmate! Wise friend: But, when did you two meet? Amy: Last week....

May 15 · 2 min read >

Are Rich Men More Likely To Cheat and Behave Badly?

Seems like Chris Rock was on to something when he joked, "Men are only as faithful as their options."...

May 14 · 2 min read >

What Vancouver Women Are Really About

To my fellow women of Vancouver - we are more than sexual creatures, let's start showcasing the other aspects...

May 9 · 1 min read >

What Is Love?

Because for love you will make sacrifices, you will be selfless and you will say sorry even when you...

Apr 30 · 3 min read >

Networking in Vancouver: Women Making a Difference

Interviewed by Networking In Vancouver as a ‘Woman Making  a Difference’. Read the article here.

Apr 29 · 3 sec read >

I was born a dreamer…

I was born a dreamer. Experience taught me to become a realist...

Apr 28 · 33 sec read >

3 Things To Give Up To Be Happy

Give up being a victim. The perspective that you are just the result of all external variables deflects responsibility...

Apr 25 · 2 min read >

Can We Stop Posing Now?

I have a lot of respect for the people who have the courage to be raw, authentic, honest and…...

Apr 18 · 1 min read >

Who Are Your Role Models?

Looking back at the various stages of my life, I realise that role models played a great part in...

Apr 9 · 2 min read >

The Unrealistic Picture of the Real Housewives of Vancouver

A show that highlights the allure, glamour and excitement of women who joke about being “gold-diggers”, living in...

Apr 5 · 2 min read >

Are You Chasing the Right Things?

In the rush of life, the race to the top, and with the perception that happiness is the result...

Mar 30 · 2 min read >

Are Men Trained To Hate Women?

I read an interesting article titled, 5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women. Is it true? Is...

Mar 27 · 1 min read >

Breakups are Blessings

The relationships that don’t work out aren't failures nor are they a waste of time. They are meant to...

Mar 20 · 2 min read >

How You Can Rewire Your Brain for Happiness

I recently watched an inspiring TED talk by Shawn Achor. He refutes conventional wisdom that teaches us that success,...

Mar 16 · 1 min read >

Imagine

Imagine if women helped boost other women up, and focused on supporting each other verus competing and tearing each...

Mar 5 · 2 min read >

5 Lessons on Love

Every birthday, I take time to reflect on the past year – my accomplishments, hardships and most importantly, the...

Feb 23 · 4 min read >

What I Want for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, forget the flowers, the chocolates, the fancy dinners or the lingerie. Forget the grand gestures. Forgo...

Feb 14 · 1 min read >

Closure

When you go through a breakup, one of the ways to move forward is to find closure. Closure has...

Feb 9 · 1 min read >

Mistakes Can Make or Break You

As I approach my 30th birthday, I’ve taken time to reflect how much has changed in my life in...

Feb 1 · 1 min read >

Are You Beautiful on the Inside?

There was once a time that if I heard any of the following: “spirituality, inner peace, vegan, money doesn’t...

Jan 17 · 2 min read >

What’s More Important – Love or Commitment?

I used to be such a starry-eyed believer of love. I thought that love conquered all – and that...

Jan 10 · 1 min read >

6 Valuable Lessons of Growth

Without a sound set of rules for yourself, a value system and a moral compass, you’ll ultimately make decisions...

Dec 31 · 2 min read >

Unhappily Ever After

There was once a point in time where you were deep in the throws of love, and it was...

Dec 15 · 1 min read >

I fall. I cry. I get back up.

If you’ve been following some of my recent blogs, you will know that in the past recent months, I’ve...

Dec 12 · 2 min read >

To You.

To You. The last few months have been one of the most challenging times of my life. I lost...

Dec 1 · 2 min read >

Who You Surround Yourself With, You Become

During high school, we gravitated towards certain friends due to our aspirations and interests of our youth. BFF qualifiers...

Nov 28 · 1 min read >

My letter to a dear friend going through a breakup…(an old post from 2009)

Breakups are never easy…and even though you survived your first one a few years ago, for some reason, it...

Nov 16 · 2 min read >

Your Worth

We’ve all been there – feeling victimized by a friend, a boss, or a lover – who has treated...

Nov 15 · 3 min read >

The Heart Is Where The Home Is

After a breakup, you realize that on top of losing your romantic partner, you lose many other aspects of...

Nov 8 · 1 min read >

The Sorry Syndrome

Living in Vancouver, hearing the words “I’m sorry” is as common as the greeting “hello”. We say sorry a...

Nov 3 · 1 min read >

Lesson of Heartbreak

I’ve been blessed with a very fortunate life. But like everyone else out there, I’ve had my share of...

Oct 31 · 1 min read >

What is Love?

Love is loving yourself first, because only then do you have the capability of loving another fully and truly....

Oct 25 · 2 min read >

Remember the Good

When you experience a breakup or heartache, it is easy to focus on everything that went wrong. Your mind...

Oct 19 · 1 min read >

The One-Night-Stand Kind

Somewhere along the way of our socialization in North America, females learned how to use their sexuality to lure...

Sep 26 · 1 min read >