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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 23 MIN

What is Love?

from Speakings · host Sondra Charbadze

What is love?* On the delusions & liberations of romantic love * How I left Mormonism (and how nothing real was lost)* Loving my husband meant sacrificing what I thought was my identity* A reading about how love collapses time. You can find the full excerpt from my book and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment further ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠⁠If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

What is love?* On the delusions & liberations of romantic love * How I left Mormonism (and how nothing real was lost)* Loving my husband meant sacrificing what I thought was my identity* A reading about how love collapses time. You can find the full excerpt from my book and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment further ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠ ⁠⁠If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future topics, you can email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also check out my website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.sondrawriter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find my essays and links to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my memoir⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Music is L'épisode cévenol by Circus Marcus, from the Free Music Archive. License type: CC BY-NC.You can find the synopsis of this episode, further notes, and a convenient place to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comment ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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