The Well Loved Woman, Needs Met Ep. 24

Here's what nobody teaches: getting your needs met is an art and a skill, not luck or charm. This week, ten practical ways to see the trees AND the forest, let the sweetness in, and finally receive the love that's already reaching for you, at any stage of your dating life. For the women who give everything. And the men who need to hear it too.EPISODE NOTESScripture Referenced:Galatians 6:9 (KJV). Quoted accurately. NOTE: The "weary from the well-being / can't see the forest for the trees" reading is a personal interpretation shared in the episode, not the verse's standard exegesis. Framed as interpretation on air.Research Referenced (all verified):Woods-Giscomb, C. L. (2010). Superwoman Schema: African American Women's Views on Stress, Strength, and Health. Qualitative Health Research, 20(5), 668683. doi:10.1177/1049732310361892. NOTE: This is a qualitative study (focus groups) that developed a conceptual framework. The five tenets cited manifest strength, suppress emotions, resistance to vulnerability/dependence, succeed despite limited resources, obligation to help others and the named "liabilities" (relationship strain, self-care neglect, embodied stress) are accurately represented. Dr. Woods-Giscomb is a Black woman scholar (School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill).Maslach, C., & Jackson, S. E. (1981). The measurement of experienced burnout. Journal of Occupational Behavior, 2(2), 99113. NOTE: Burnout's three dimensions - emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced personal accomplishment are accurately described. This research is rooted in workplace/caregiving contexts; the episode explicitly extends it to home/relationships as an analogy, and flags that on air.hooks, bell. (2000). All About Love: New Visions. William Morrow. NOTE: This is cultural criticism / philosophy, NOT an empirical study framed as such on air. hooks's framing (love as a verb/action; the distinction between love and control/ego/domination) is paraphrased, not quoted, to respect copyright.Song Featured:"Brotha" by Angie Stone (Mahogany Soul, J Records, 2001). Co-written by Angie Stone with additional credited writers VERIFY full credits before recording. Reports of Angie Stone's passing (2025) should be confirmed; tribute framing included if accurate. Per copyright, no lyrics reproduced play from your own copy.Links:Apply for The Grown & Liberated Love Club: http://candiceharperlovecoach.com/grown-liberated-loveHack the Dating Apps http://candiceharperlovecoach.com/hack-the-dating-apps2Hashtags: #wearyfromthewellbeing #seetheforest #receivingisaskill #encouragementoverexpectation #praisewhatyouwant #divineequalmatch #grownandliberatedlove #blacklove #goodmen #angiestone #brotha #lovecoach #podcast