LoveLife Podcast

Movies and TV talk about real love, meaningful relationships but what exactly does that look like? We know that the model held up to us is an ideal, probably not what we have experienced. In this episode Alvean and Doug offer some thoughts on how to know whether your experience is in fact real love. A full transcript is offered here:LL04

Can the act of loving expand our capacity to love? In this episode, Alvean and Doug discuss what we really experience when we fully and unselfishly give our hearts away to another. A full transcript is available here: LL03

Consciously or otherwise most of us choose models for living, for parenting, in our relationships and work. Who you choose says a great deal about your values and moral compass, but also defines the version of yourself you wish to show the world. In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about how we model ourselves on others and why. A full transcript can be found here: LL02

Hear how Alvean and Doug –a seemingly unlikelly pair found each other and began their partnership in LoveLife. LL01-

One of the more difficult personalities to navigate is the passive aggressive partner. At best they are nondisclosive leaving one with more questions than answers as to what they are thinking or behaving. At worst they can sabotage a relationship or leave their partner whipsawed by emotional swings that seemingly come out of thin air but actually betray hidden emotions and disguised reactions. In the episode, Alvean and Doug take on this difficult subject and offer suggestions for how best to re

Perhaps no invention of the 21st century has had a more profound impact on relationships than social media. Part of the challenge is that it tends to place relationships under a microscope for all the world to see while heightening the emotional stakes greatly. In this episode, Alvean and Doug try to bring a reality check for listeners who find themselves in the midst of a unfolding drama that perhaps they did not bargain for. For a full transcript, click here: 64-Relationships and Social Media