Love Is Not Luck: Divorce, Grief & Relational Literacy with Real Love Ready Author Robin Ducharme
The summary In this episode of Shot@Love, I sit down with Robin Ducharme, founder of Real Love Ready and author of Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy, for a powerful conversation about what love really means—and why most of us were never taught how to do it well. We talk about grief, divorce, friendship breakups, faith, and the idea that relationships don’t fail—they evolve, complete their purpose, and teach us who we are. Robin shares how losing her twin brother changed her understanding of love forever, how ending her marriage became an act of self-preservation, and why relational literacy is one of the most important life skills we can learn. This episode is a reminder that love is not luck. It’s awareness, discipline, healing, and the willingness to grow. If you’ve ever questioned your heartbreak, your timing, or whether love is still possible for you—this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.
In this episode, Love Is Not Luck: Divorce, Grief & Relational Literacy with Real Love Ready Author Robin Ducharme, this week on Shot At Love, Kerry Brett welcomes Robin Ducharme, founder of Real Love Ready, creator of the In Bloom relationship summit, and author of her new book Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy. This conversation is not about fairy tales or finding “the one.” It’s about learning how to love better, communicate deeper, forgive harder, and stop calling every relationship that ends a failure.
Robin opens up about the loss of her twin brother, her spiritual relationship with love, her Catholic upbringing, and how grief taught her that love does not disappear — it simply changes form. Kerry and Robin also discuss divorce, friendship breakups, relational literacy, faith, self-abandonment, and why love is not just a feeling — it is a skill, a discipline, and a practice.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why Robin considers herself a lifelong student of love
- How losing her twin brother transformed her understanding of connection
- Why love continues even after death
- How divorce can be an act of self-rescue, not failure
- The grief carried by the person who chooses to leave
- Why some relationships complete their purpose instead of “failing”
- The pain of friendship breakups and why we need to grieve them too
- How fear-based thoughts block love
- Why relational literacy should be taught like a life skill
- Robin’s In Bloom summit and the world-renowned relationship experts she has worked with
- Her new publishing company, Soul Print
- The mission behind Real Love Ready
Love is not luck.
Love is readiness.
Love is literacy.
Love is a practice.
About Robin Ducharme:
Robin Ducharme is the founder of Real Love Ready, a platform dedicated to helping people build healthier relationships through education, community, and honest conversations about love. She is also the creator of In Bloom, an annual relationship summit in Vancouver featuring some of the world’s leading voices in love, healing, and relational growth.
Her book, Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy, offers a roadmap for learning how to love ourselves and others with more awareness, courage, and compassion.
Where to find Robin:
Visit: realloveready.com
Book: Real Love Ready: A Guide to Relational Literacy
Event: In Bloom — held every April in Vancouver and online
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