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The Secret to Loving without Waste or Heartbreak.

The Secret to Loving without Waste or Heartbreak.

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Kelly Oxford
Jan 04, 2025
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I would like to apologize for my absence.

I spent the month researching and listening to conferences to provide you with valuable, easy to digest insights for 2025.



Today, I will share: How to Love without Waste or Heartbreak.



In late 2011, I sold the first spec feature I’d written to Warner Brothers.

As the announcements of the sale circulated; I began to receive flowers, calls and texts congratulating me on this moment.

My most important call came from my friend and mentor,
Jhoni Marchinko:

“Honey? This is the best. Now, listen, this week you must soak in all of this praise. Soak it all in and really feel it because you’re going to be writing alone for the next two years and no one will talk to you or think about you.”


As I spent December 2024 learning about love, dimensions, and the emotionality of people, what Jhoni told me suddenly came to mind.

It also occurred to me that I always bring a different scented shampoo with me on vacation, so I can use it at home when I need a dopamine fix in the shower.

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