Ben Oofana: Breaking Free From Unhealthy Love

Why do painful relationship patterns keep repeating, even when we recognize them? Ben Oofana joins Rich Bennett to explore heartbreak, attachment wounds, and the difficult emotions that can follow a breakup, divorce, or being ghosted. 

Ben is a meditation teacher, healing practitioner, and writer whose work draws on traditional Kiowa healing practices, Chinese internal martial arts, and decades of personal exploration. He shares how his own experiences of childhood abuse and unavailable partners led him to examine the patterns shaping his relationships. 

In this episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, we explore:

• How early emotional wounds can influence adult relationships.
• The difference Ben sees between distracting ourselves from pain and working through it.
• His approach to meditation, breathing, and emotional awareness.
• Why he emphasizes combining personal practices with outside support.
• The importance of boundaries and staying present during conflict.

Ben also reflects on vision quests in Oklahoma’s Wichita Mountains, teaching meditation, and how his experiences in Sri Lanka shaped his understanding of suffering and connection.

Explore Ben’s work:
 Main Website
https://benoofana.com/ 

Meditation & Training
https://teachmetomeditate.com/ 

Heartache Hotline
https://heartachehotline.com/ 

Breakup First Aid
https://breakupfirstaid.com/ 

Heal My Heartache
https://healmyheartache.com/ 

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@benoofana 

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/benoofana/ 

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