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On Relationships

Do We Misunderstand the Point of Monogamy? (Dan Savage)
Listen now (62 mins) | “If we want our monogamous relationships to survive, they need to be able to survive the almost inevitable infidelity that will…
 • Elise Loehnen
What Can We Own?
Some processes for understanding what's at play.
 • Elise Loehnen
Rebuilding a Life (Jen Hatmaker)
Listen now (48 mins) | “We’ve lived long enough to know that the hidden corners exist.”
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The Gold of Midlife (Chip Conley)
Listen now (38 mins) | “The midlife crisis is not a dark night of the soul. It’s a dark night of the ego.”
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Should Romantic Love Be at the Center of Our Lives (Melissa Febos)
Listen now (59 mins) | "But I didn't want to just stop forever being erotically and romantically and intimately connected to other people. I wanted to…
 • Elise Loehnen
Mothering the World
The power of love in a world hijacked by fear.
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Activating Your Life Force (Phil Stutz)
Listen now (45 mins) | "The human being is the most giving, self-sacrificing, loving entity and also is the most devious, amoral, vicious, and murderous…
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How to Love Better (Yung Pueblo)
Listen now (47 mins) | "Big, big, big part of that is understanding that each individual arrives into a relationship with their own conditioning, with…
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Yes, there's stuff.
And then there's home.
 • Elise Loehnen
A 4-Step Process for Changing the Patterns that Hold You Back (Gabby Bernstein)
Listen now (46 mins) | "And some people might not even not be able to realize that. They might not even realize that, that they've even have these…
 • Elise Loehnen
Tools for Contending with Fear (Courtney Smith)
Listen now (55 mins) | "Catching yourself in story making, which we do all the time. It just provides a sliver of a window for it may not actually be…
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Looking Past Out-There-Ness
When we locate our wanting in ourselves.
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