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Rom-Com Rescue
A Couples Therapist and a Dating Coach Walk Into a Podcast…
Love rom-coms but find yourself screaming at the screen? So do we. Rom-Com Rescue is the podcast where couples therapist Dr. Isabelle Morley and healthy dating educator Kira Sabin break down your favorite romantic comedies—the good, the bad, and the wildly unrealistic.
We’re here to celebrate the heart-fluttering moments, call out red and green flags, and offer real-life dating and relationship wisdom along the way.
Is that grand gesture actually love-bombing? Is the broody love interest just emotionally unavailable? Should they really have ended up together—or was the best friend the right choice all along? We’re unpacking it all with humor, heart, and a little tough love....because we believe you can create your own happily ever after.
Episodes
45 episodes
The Holiday: House Swapping, Unrequited “Love,” & Why You Deserve Leading Lady Energy
House swapping, hot drunk Englishman, personal movie trailers, and Mr. Napkinhead!That's right, we are watching the 2006 rom-com series THE HOLIDAY, with Kate Winslet, Cameron DIaz, Jude Law and Jack Black.In this ep...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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55:33
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Something From Tiffany’s (2022): Ring Mix-Ups, Holiday Magic in NYC & A Cornetto-Fueled Romance
Ring mix-ups. NYC holiday magic. Fresh bread and cornettos for days. This week on RomCom Rescue, we’re breaking down Something From Tiffany’s (2022) — the cozy, charming, slightly chaotic holiday rom-com currently str...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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42:16
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Champagne Problems: Hidden Books, Holiday Magic & the Return of Good Rom-Coms
This week, we’re heading straight into the French countryside — where the champagne is crisp, the men have fantastic accents, and apparently everyone has access to an impossibly charming bookstore.Think: 📍 The Fr...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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39:54
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Merry Little Ex-Mas - Conscious Uncoupling, Gingerbread Throwdowns & One Extremely Messy Holiday Rom-Com
Welcome to the Rom-Com Rescue Holiday Extravaganza! Six holiday rom-coms over the next six weeks!Conscious uncoupling, gingerbread throwdowns, one last “totally normal” family Christmas, inconvenient new crushes… and Pie...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:17
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The Wrong Paris: Fake Fairytales, Cowboy Abs & the Truth about Reality Dating Shows (with Nick Thompson from Love Is Blind)
Down-on-their-luck artists, reality dating chaos, mean girls and sabotage—The Wrong Paris has all the ingredients of a romcom…and almost none of the actual love lessons.This week on RomCom Rescue, Kira and Dr. Isabelle br...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:13:57
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Interfaith Couples, Romantic Nightstands & Why You Shouldn’t Date Your Therapist: Nobody Wants This (Season 2)
Underwhelmed and a little fired up: we unpack Season 2’s recycled arcs, interfaith stalemates, weaponized ‘good guy’ energy, and a wildly unethical storyline.Spoiler alert: We spoil Season 2 of Nobody Wants This (Netflix)...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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45:24
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College Friends, Lousy Exes & “You Don’t Own Me” — The First Wives Club (1996) | Diane Keaton Tribute
To celebrate the incomparable Diane Keaton, we’re revisiting the friendship-forward classic The First Wives Club (1996) starring Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn—a sharp, funny heist-of-the-heart about loy...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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47:27
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Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner: The Real Love Lessons Behind Dirty Dancing (1987)
Welcome to Rom-Com Rescue—where we break down the best (and most questionable) love lessons from your favorite romantic comedies.Our 80s Series (Big Hair, Bigger Feelings) continues and this week, we’re diving into the sweaty, s...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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45:37
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Fake Dating, Suede Disasters, and the Patrick Dempsey Glow-Up: Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
In this episode of RomCom Rescue, we rewind to the 1987 teen rom-com classic Can’t Buy Me Love, starring a baby-faced Patrick Dempsey and the effortlessly iconic Amanda Peterson. It’s got it all—...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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38:15
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Boomboxes, Blind Spots, and Bad Dads: A Deep Dive into Say Anything (1989)
We're kicking off our totally tubular '80s summer rewind series with the cult classic Say Anything (1989), starring Ione Skye and John Cusack. Kira’s teenage heart is swooning, while Izzy is…confused. We’re unpacking emotional enmeshme...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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39:28
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Engaged to a Stranger in a Coma? Sure. Let’s Talk About While You Were Sleeping - 30 Year Anniversary
Unrequited crushes. Questionable fiancés. Holiday hospital champagne. And one very comatose Peter Gallagher.This week, we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1995 rom-com While You Were Sleeping
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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47:55
Falling for Famous? Notting Hill & the Myth of Movie Love
Bookstore Meet Cutes, Paparazzi Swarms & the (Infamous) ‘I’m Just a Girl’ Speech: This Week, We’re Rescuing ‘Notting Hill’!Break out your travel books and awkward British charm—because this week on Romcom Rescue, Kira and Dr. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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54:39
Best & Worst Rom-Coms of the Year: Our 1-Year Podcast Anniversary
Woohoo! It’s been one whole year of the Rom-Com Rescue podcast. A year of movies, missteps, magic, and yes—more than a few rants about enemies-to-lovers.In this special anniversary episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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33:34
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Boundaries in Rom-Coms: The Good, The Bad, & The Uncomfortable
We all say we know what boundaries are… but let’s be real: most of us weren’t taught how to actually set them—especially in relationships.In this episode of RomCom Rescue, we’re breaking down the beau...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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43:27
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002): Family Pressure, Self-Worth, and Choosing Your Own Path
Intrusive family members, making out in cars, fake pottery classes, and Windex...That's right! This week we are breaking down 2002 classic rom com, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with Nia Vardalos and John Corbett. <...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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41:49
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Picture This (2025) - 5 Reasons Pia's Not Ready for a Relationship
Over the top Indian wedding, fortune telling, terrible blind dates, and no passport photos. EVER! That's right, this week on the Romcom Rescue Podcast, we are breaking down 2025 rom com Picture This with Simone Ashley and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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46:04
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Set It Up (2018): What it teaches us about, Ambition, Avoidance, and Emotional Maturity
Neurotic bosses, parent trapping, New York pizza, and yet! That's right, this week we are breaking down 2018 rom-com "Set It Up" with Zoey Deutch and Glenn Powell....and the Pete Davidson Glow-Up We Didn’t See Coming! 😂
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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42:24
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Penguin PJs, constant self-inflicted awkward situations, Hot teachers, and, thank god, Hugh Grant.This week we are breaking down 2025 rom-com, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy with Renee Zellweger, Leo Woodall & Chiw...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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50:56
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You're Cordially Invited
Wedding saboteurs, codependent relationships, awkward karaoke, and chaos monkeys! Chaos monkeys!That's right. Woo woo! This week we are breaking down 2025 romcom You're Cordially Invited with Reese Witherspoon and Wil...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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54:59
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Merry Gentlemen (Crossover Episode with Little Miss Recap)
Crossover Episode with Little Miss Recap!!Struggling small town nightclubs, hot townie male dancers, so many costume changes, and the Jingle Belles?That's right, we are watching the 2024 holiday rom-com T...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:16:38
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Our Little Secret
Childhood friendships, weed gummies, drunken proposals, and difficult in laws. That's right, we are watching the 2024 Christmas Rom-com, Our Little Secret with Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding. Currently streaming on Netflix.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Hot Frosty
Middle school dances, streaking, breaking and entering, a denim sleeveless jumpsuit, and Craig Robinson. That's right! We are watching 2024 Rom-Com Hot Frosty. With Dustin Milligan and Lacey ChabertCurrently streaming...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:08
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My Lady Jane
Strong heroines, evil cousins, history rewrites, and ethians? That's right, we are watching the 2024 rom com series My Lady Jane with Emily Bader and Edward Blumel.Strong heroines, evil cousins, history rewrites, and ethians? That's ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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