Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:11 — 11.2MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
It isn’t unusual at all. You break up but the connection remains and despite whatever caused the parting of ways you are both drawn to each other. Should you go back? Does it ever work out? Alvean and Doug talk about the challenges and the possibilities of a second chance. For more about the episode click on the link for a full transcript:LL21-Getting Back with Your Ex
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:22 — 11.3MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
When relationships end, and when they end badly it sometimes happens that love is transformed into anger and in extreme cases an ex can become vindictive. In this episode, Alvean and Doug explore ways to manage such situations with grace. For a full transcript of the episode, click here:LL20-Vindictive Ex’s
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:59 — 15.6MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Perhaps one of the most important attributes we can have as humans is empathy for our fellow beings. But empathy is often misunderstood and some have difficulty expressing it. In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about empathy through the lens of their personal experiences. For a full transcript, click here: LL19-Empathy is a Lost Virtue
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:54 — 10.9MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
We may wear many faces in life, and often they mask who we really are, because we are fearful, or have suffered a past hurt, or have simply learned to put on a brave front. In this episode, Alvean and Doug reveal the power that comes with showing others that you are vulnerable, able to feel and empathize. For a full transcript, click here; LL18-Vulnerability
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:15 — 28.1MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
Most of us will ask at some point why we are here, what our purpose is, and what our lives are all about. In this episode, Alvean and Doug ponder that question, what really matters. You might be surprised at what they have to say. For a full transcript, click here:LL17
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:49 — 24.7MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about the byproduct of painful experience; the wisdom that follows once we have processed the life lesson we are meant to learn. Although we all wish to avoid pain–few are spared. But there are ways to cope and to transform those emotions into something that will endure. For mre, see the attached transcript: LL16
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:54 — 31.8MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
It is bad enough to lie to someone else, worse yet to lie to oneself. Alvean and Doug talk about the ways in which we can deceive ourselves even though that may not be our intention, and how we can spot these tendencies if or when they emerge. For a full transcript, click here: LL15.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:04 — 29.9MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
To love openly and honestly requires vulnerability creating the potential for heartbreak if a relationship founders. In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about the grieving process that occurs when a relationship ends and talk about the ways in which one can use the experience to learn and grow stronger. For more and a complete transcript, click here:LL14
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:06 — 34.6MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
In this episode, Alvean and Doug follow last week’s post ‘Surviving Infidelity’ with a discussion on the ways in which couples can work together to prevent cheating, and create a relationship based in trust and transparency. For a full transcript of the episode, click here:LL13
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:49 — 29.3MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | More
It is one of the hardest trials to overcome, when someone with whom you are in relationship violates trust and cheats. Can love survive this offense or is everything poisoned forever? Alvean and Doug talk about the redemptive power of forgiveness and the steps one must take to find a way back to a loving, honest and abiding relationship. For a full transcript, click here: LL12