Lisa Steadman, a.k.a. The Relationship Journalist™ is an accomplished relationship writer, speaker, and coach.

She is the site creator of BreakupChronicles.com featuring stories of how breaking up with the wrong person is the right thing to do (and always leads to bigger and better opportunities in life – including meeting Mr. or Ms. Right!). Her first book ‘It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown: Get over the Big One and Change Your Life - for Good!’ will be available nationwide in bookstores and online beginning May 8th 2007. Lisa has been featured on The KTLA Morning News, The Tyra Banks Show, Fox Across America, and Playboy radio espousing the positive side to breaking up.

Lisa lives in Southern California where she studies dating and relationships for a living. She is a featured writer on the dating website ItsJustCoffee.com, and writes the bi-weekly column The Ex-Files: Celebrity Breakups with a New Age Agenda on the satire website DeadBrain.com.

Additionally, Lisa contributes relationship-oriented articles to a variety of web and print sources. Some of her recent work includes ‘The Engagement Ring and The Faux Beau: A Single Gal’s Field Trip’, ‘The Bermuda Triangle of Dating: Where Did The Dude Go?’ and ‘Lock & Key: Do You Hold The Keys To My Malibu Dream House’.

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Relationship advice & articles by Lisa Steadman

The ABCs of Ex Etiquette
The most common question people ask me is whether or not it’s possible to stay friends with an ex after a breakup while still moving on. And nine times out of ten my answer is always the same—no. Why? Because as hard as it may be to accept, your relationship is over. This person is now your ex. The relationship ended for a reason. It’s now time to EXtract your ex from your life, give yourself time to heal, and create the space to move on...Read this article

After The Breakup: The ABCs of Moving Out and On
Congratulations on your breakup! Nobody ever says that, do they? But they should. Breakups are big. And not just because of the heartache and pain but because of the empowering pleasure that comes from eventually moving on. If you’re not there yet, don’t worry. You’ll get there. One day soon enough you’ll be minding your own business, actively engaged in your new and amazing life and you’ll realize, I’m over it. Doesn’t that sound exciting?...Read this article

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Featured Book:

It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown: Get over the Big One and Change Your Life - for Good!

Every woman's experienced the Big Breakup. You know the one. And even though it's a devastating natural disaster, after all the mind-numbing, soul-stirring, heart-wrenching pain comes the pleasure: in rediscovering yourself and your amazing life, of relishing in your girlfriends' company, and (eventually) of meeting someone new--someone who would have otherwise gone unmet had you not gone through your breakup in the first place.

Enter Lisa Steadman, author and multiple-breakup survivor, who shows you just how to reinvent your breakup--and your life. No more wallowing, no more "woe is me," no more Sex and the City reruns. With Lisa's help, this celebratory survival guide will help you see your Big Breakup not as a breakdown but as an opportunity to break up with a relationship that's no longer working and move on. With Lisa's Movin' On plan, this breakup promises to be the first day of the rest of your relationship life!

You can purchase the book It's a Breakup, Not a Breakdown: Get over the Big One and Change Your Life - for Good!, here.

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