The Five Love Languages are Garbage & Other Spicy Takes with Crystal Britt

In this episode, Meg and Lindsay chat with Crystal Britt, a licensed clinical social worker and actual therapist about the famed book, ‘The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts’ by pastor (NOT therapist) Gary Chapman. We talk about how the Five Love Languages are reductive, gendered, and heteronormative and how there are many better resources for communication in relationships. Christians especially love this read and recommend the Five Love Languages as if the Lord himself wrote this book. Why is that? Welp, we get into it with the lovely Crystal Britt throughout this episode. (Spoiler alert: it’s the misogyny.)Follow Crystal Everywhere@itscrystalbritt Podcast: Time To LeanRecommended:Bell Hooks:  All About Love The Gottman's:  7 Principles for Making a Marriage Work Dr. Rachel Vanderbuilt on TikTok - Queer FocusDr. Stan Tatkin:  Wired For LoveEmily Nagoski, Ph.D.:  Come As You Are & Come TogetherJessica Fern:  Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual NonmonogamyMarisa G. Franco PhD:  Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make--and Keep--FriendsFresh Starts Registry - A resource place to share your post-divorce needsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy