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It’s oh so tempting and many try, but few succeed.  Getting back together with an ex can be the right thing to do but there is a right way to go about it to ensure you don’t make the same mistakes that caused you to part in the first place.  Alvean and Doug talk about the pros and the pitfalls, offering some sound advice about when you should and when you should take a hard pass. For more about this episode, click here:LL21-Getting Back with Your Ex

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Everyone has a story about the vindictive ex.  Maybe it happened to you or to a friend but it is one of the most difficult and unsettling experiences you are likely to go through in your romantic life.  Alvean and Doug talk about how best to navigate this difficult and toxic situation–and how to avoid it in the first place by ensuring that if you part ways with a former lover you do so with respect and kindness.  For a full transcript of the episode, click here: LL20-Vindictive Ex’s

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In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about the power of empathy in a relationship.  You must learn to love yourself first, and through that experience learn what it means to be a source of support, comfort, and counsel for those you love.  Empathy cannot be faked, it must be felt and it is the key to building a trusting and empowering dynamic between two people. For a full transcript of the episode, click here: LL19-Empathy is a Lost Virtue

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Most of us have a protective instinct that we use to shield ourselves from being hurt.  But too often those protective measures get in the way of genuine intimacy and deep abiding relationship.  In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about the power that can be harnessed by permitting oneself to be vulnerable, to lay bare the true self.  As scary as they may feel it is often the best or only way to achieve what one desires.  For a full transcript, click here:LL18-Vulnerability

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It is an age old question, why am I here–what is my reason for being?  Humans have long sought the answers to life’s most challenging question: what really matters?  Alvean and Doug tackle this thorny question with observations about the sources of happiness and contentment that mean and women have searched for their entire lives.  You can find a full transcript of this episode here: LL17