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Love This Way!
by Shaleea Venney
The Love This Way Podcast delivers honest, healing, and transformational conversations about modern relationships, emotional wellness, and self-worth. No gender wars or back and forth, just solid advice to help men and women to find and sustain healthy love. Because love is a journey and you need direction!
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She Became a Mother… But Did Anyone Ask Who She Became?
Send us Fan MailMotherhood changes women in ways people rarely talk about.Not just physically.Emotionally.Mentally.Relationally.A woman can deeply love her children…and still miss herself.And that doesn’t make her selfish.It makes her human.In this episode, we talk about the identity shift motherhood creates, how relationships silently change after children, and why so many women feel lost inside roles they love.Support the show
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We’re Not Enemies...We’re Misunderstood
Send us Fan MailIt feels like men and women are at war right now…Everyone has a side.Everyone has a story.Everyone has a reason why the other is the problem.But what if we’re not enemies?What if we’re just… misunderstood?Men are carrying pressure they don’t always know how to express.Women are carrying emotional weight they don’t always feel seen for.Both are trying.Both are hurting.In this episode, we break down how misunderstanding turns into division, and how to finally start seeing each other again.Support the show
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You Don’t Know Your Partner As Well As You Think You Do
Send us Fan MailYou think you know your partner…But do you know who they are right now?Or are you still relating to who they used to be?A lot of relationships don’t break because love disappears.They break because understanding stops.People grow.People change.People evolve.And if you’re not paying attention…you can end up loving a version of your partner that no longer exists.In this episode, we talk about how couples slowly drift apart when they stop learning each other, and how to reconnect with who your partner is becoming.Because love isn’t just about knowing someone once.It’s about choosing to understand them again and again.Support the show
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Your Partner Is Experiencing a Completely Different Relationship Than You
Send us Fan MailTwo people can be in the same relationship…and have completely different emotional experiences.One feels loved.The other feels lonely.One feels secure.The other feels uncertain.One feels stable.The other feels disconnected.Same relationship.Different reality.Because love isn’t only about what you do…it’s about what your partner actually feels.In this episode we talk about how couples slowly drift into two completely different relationship realities, and 5 ways to close the gap so both people feel loved, chosen, and emotionally connected.Because the goal isn’t just to have a relationship that looks stable…It’s to have a relationship that feels good to both people living inside it.Support the show
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Why Being Chosen Still Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
Send us Fan MailSome people are in committed relationships… healthy relationships… loving relationships……and still feel unsure.They were chosen.And yet the questions still come:“Do they really love me?”“What if they change their mind?”“What if I’m not enough?”“What if I lose this?”Sometimes the problem is the story you’ve been telling yourself about your worth long before this relationship began.In this episode, we talk about why commitment alone doesn’t always create security — and 5 ways to feel more secure without needing constant reassurance.Support the show
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Do You Even Like Your Spouse?
Send us Fan MailBeing together doesn’t automatically mean someone feels loved.Some people are in relationships with partners they don’t tend to… don’t prioritize… don’t speak kindly to… don’t make time for… don’t show interest in… don’t romance anymore.If your spouse wants time with you…wants connection…wants affection…wants effort…is the answer always:“I don’t feel like it”?Love is continuing to choose the person you already chose.Because eventually, even the most patient partner can feel the difference between being loved…and being tolerated.Support the show
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You Say You Want Honest Communication… Until You Hear the Truth
Send us Fan MailAlmost everyone says they want honest communication.But what happens when the truth is uncomfortable?When honesty is met with defensiveness… dismissal… shutdown… or counterattack… people learn something quickly:Honesty doesn’t feel safe here.So they start softening the truth.Avoiding conversations that might create tension.And slowly, the relationship becomes peaceful… but distant.In this episode, we talk about the subtle ways couples unintentionally train each other to stop telling the truth — and 5 ways to make honesty feel safe again.Because you cannot feel fully loved if you are not fully known.Support the show
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Can Your Partner Affect Your Self-Esteem?
Send us Fan MailPeople love to say: “No one can affect your self-esteem because it’s called self-esteem.”But relationships absolutely influence how confident or insecure someone feels over time. Not because they are weak.Because they are human.Healthy love should not make you question your worth.It should reinforce it.In this episode we talk about the subtle ways couples unintentionally damage each other’s self-esteem, and how to protect the confidence of the person you love.Because love should feel safe to be fully yourself.Support the show
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To The Men Carrying the Weight of the World...
Send us Fan MailThis episode is for the men who are tired… but still standing.The men carrying full loads.The men solving problems no one else even sees.The men who feel like everyone depends on them — but no one asks how they’re doing.Some of you are crying in your cars before you walk into the house.Some of you are laying awake at night trying to figure out how to hold everything together.And the world rarely stops long enough to say this:We see you.Your effort matters.Your sacrifice matters.Your presence in this world matters more than you realize.Men are often expected to carry the weight quietly.But today’s episode is a reminder that you are not invisible — and you are not alone.If you’re a man who’s been pushing forward even when you’re exhausted…This one is for you.Support the show
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Men Fear Failure. Women Fear Abandonment.
Send us Fan MailSome men aren’t afraid of commitment… they’re afraid of failing the woman they love. Some women aren’t “too emotional”… they’re afraid of being abandoned by the person they trust most.Different fears. Same pain. Same misunderstandings.When you realize that most relationship conflicts aren’t about the surface argument, but about unspoken fear underneath it, everything starts to make sense.Men fear not being enough. Women fear being left behind.And until both people learn to heal those fears within themselves, they’ll keep accidentally hurting the person they’re trying to love.In this week’s episode we’re breaking down the hidden fears that drive relationship conflict, and 5 ways to heal fear in yourself before projecting it onto your partner.Because love doesn’t become healthy when you find the perfect partner.It becomes healthy when two people stop letting fear run the relationship.Support the show
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You’re Not Fighting…You’re Negotiating Power
Send us Fan MailMost of your arguments aren’t about the dishes.They’re about power.Who gets the final say. Who adjusts first. Who apologizes. Who holds leverage.You’re not fighting about the issue. You’re negotiating position.And love cannot grow where both people are trying to win.Support the show
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You’re Not Incompatible…You’re Emotionally Illiterate
Send us Fan MailYou don’t fight because you’re incompatible.You fight because you don’t know what you’re feeling.Hurt becomes anger.Fear becomes control.Insecurity becomes criticism.Overwhelm becomes withdrawal.Emotional illiteracy ruins more relationships than incompatibility ever will.Support the show
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The Version of Love You’re Chasing Never Existed
Send us Fan MailThe love you’re chasing may have never existed.Not in real life.Not in healthy relationships.Not in sustainable partnership.You weren’t disappointed because they weren’t enough.You were disappointed because it didn’t match the fantasy.Real love isn’t cinematic.It’s consistent.#TheLoveThisWayPodcast#RealLove#HealthyRelationships#EmotionalMaturity#StopRomanticizingChaos#DatingWithIntention#AttachmentHealing#RelationshipTruth#LoveWithoutDrama#EmotionalGrowth#SecureLove#HealingJourneySupport the show
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You Don’t Feel Chosen Because You’re Always Available
Send us Fan MailYou don’t feel chosenbecause you’ve made yourself endlessly available.Access is not intimacy.Availability is not value.And love without intention will always leave you feeling invisible.This episode is about shifting from convenience to choice —without games, guilt, or going cold.Support the show
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Why Black Love Is Under Attack — And What We Can Do About It
Send us Fan MailBlack love isn’t dying — it’s being distracted, divided, and misunderstood.But we still have the power to protect it, rebuild it, and redefine it.Let’s talk about why Black love is under attack — and what we can do about it.Support the show
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Who Benefits When You Doubt Yourself?
Send us Fan MailYou didn’t just start doubting yourself out of nowhere.Someone benefited from your confusion. Someone felt safer when you questioned your instincts. Someone gained power when you lost trust in yourself.This episode is about taking yourself back — without yelling, explaining, or proving anything.Support the show
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Who Are You — and Who Were You Before Someone Told You Who to Be?
Send us Fan MailWho were you before someone told you to tone it down?Before you were labeled extra. Before you learned to shrink to make other people comfortable. Before love felt like self-editing.If you don’t know who you are before partnership, you will become who someone else is comfortable with.This episode is for anyone who’s tired of disappearing in relationships.Support the show
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You Ask for Real Love, Then Reject It When You See It!
Send us Fan Mail When did love stop being celebratedand start being investigated?Somewhere between heartbreak and survival,we learned to mistake cynicism for wisdomand suspicion for intelligence.But real love isn’t loud.It’s quiet.It’s steady.And it asks you to heal — not hide.If healthy love makes you uncomfortable,this episode is for you.Support the show
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You Loved Them So Much You Forgot to Love You
Send us Fan MailYou gave them everything. Your time. Your energy. Your peace. You loved them harder than you ever loved yourself — and called it loyalty. But now, you’re tired. You’re empty. You don’t even know who you are outside of keeping someone else happy.This episode is your reminder that even God doesn’t want you to lose you for love. Because being completely devoted to someone else while letting yourself down is a miscarriage of justice. You still need you. Support the show
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2026 The Year You Finally Choose You (Because the Version of You That Settles Can’t Come With You)
Send us Fan MailThis year, I’m not chasing love that costs me myself. I’m not begging to be chosen in rooms I outgrew. I’m not settling for “almost,” “eventually,” or “when they’re ready.”This year… I choose me.The healed me. The peaceful me. The woman who no longer mistakes chaos for chemistry or survival for strength.Because the version of me that settled can’t come with me into this next chapter. She did her best. She learned the hard way. And now, she’s resting — because I’m finally taking it from here.Here’s to peace that doesn’t need performance. To love that doesn’t need convincing. And to the kind of self-respect that doesn’t negotiate.Support the show
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Home for the Holidays—But Not at Peace: The Loneliness No One Talks About
Send us Fan MailYou can be home for Christmas and still not be at peace. Because peace isn’t about proximity — it’s about emotional safety.Some of you will sit next to people this holiday and feel completely alone. Not because you don’t love them… but because you can’t reach them anymore.The truth is, peace is the gift most people never receive — because it can’t be wrapped, bought, or faked. It’s built with honesty, safety, and love that feels like home.Listen to: “Home for the Holidays—But Not at Peace: The Loneliness No One Talks About” Because sometimes, pretending everything’s merry is what’s keeping you miserable.Support the show
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When You Love Them the Most, They Love You the Least
Send us Fan MailWhen you love them the most… they might already be too tired to feel it.Because you can’t break someone’s heart a hundred times and expect them to hand it back like nothing happened.They still care. They still love you. But not like before. Not with the same eyes, not with the same trust.You waited until they were empty to start pouring. And now you’re drowning in the same silence you once made them live in.Support the show
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You Keep Calling It Love, But It’s Just Emotional Cannibalism
Send us Fan MailYou keep calling it love,but it only feels real when someone’s bleeding for it.You say you “love hard,”but maybe you just consume deep.Because what you call passion is often hunger,and what you call chemistry is really chaos disguised as connection.Love was never meant to drain you — it was meant to develop you.If you have to feed on someone to feel alive,that’s not love — that’s survival.Support the show
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The Death of Accountability: Why Everyone Thinks They’re the Healed One
Send us Fan MailEverybody wants to look healed—but nobody wants to be accountable.Healing isn’t posting your boundaries.It’s apologizing when you realize you were the toxic one.It’s outgrowing your ego, not just your ex.If you keep calling everyone else the problem,you might be the common denominator.This week’s episode:“The Death of Accountability: Why Everyone Thinks They’re the Healed One.”Because growth without humility is just pride with better vocabulary.🎧 Listen now. Reflect later. Heal for real.Support the show
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The Cost of Being the Other Woman: What It Really Takes to Break a Covenant
Send us Fan MailShe said, “I don’t owe that woman anything.” But you do owe yourself integrity — and God accountability.You can’t destroy someone’s covenant and expect your love life to stay blessed. You can’t mock another woman’s heartbreak and think joy will live in your home.This isn’t karma. This is consequence. And it’s time we start telling the truth about what it really costs to play with sacred things.Because love built on betrayal doesn’t last — it haunts. And peace can’t exist in stolen spaces.Support the show
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The Case for Love: Why It’s Still the Most Important Thing We’ll Ever Have
Send us Fan MailBecause love is what gives meaning to everything else. It’s what heals, redeems, and holds us together when nothing else can. The truth? The people who live with the fewest regrets are the ones who chose to love — even when it was hard.We spend our lives chasing money, success, and validation — but when it’s all said and done, none of it matters without love.Don’t let fear rob you of the one thing that will still matter when everything else fades: love.Support the show
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You Can’t Pray for Partnership While Living Like You’re the Only One Who Matters
Send us Fan MailYou keep praying for partnership while living like you’re the only one who matters.Love isn’t a stage for your comfort — it’s a classroom for your growth.You want covenant but can’t handle compromise. You want loyalty without sacrifice.God doesn’t bless self-centered love — He blesses hearts that serve.Before you ask for your person again… ask if you’re ready to love someone besides yourself.Support the show
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When You Think You Can’t Do Better, They’ll Make Sure You Don’t!
Send us Fan MailThe moment someone realizes you’ll stay no matter what,they stop valuing what they once had to earn.You think you’re showing loyalty —but what you’re really showing is fear.Because when you believe you can’t do better,you start accepting behavior that’s beneath you.This episode will open your eyes to how desperation kills discernment,why people stop honoring you when they know you won’t walk away,and how to love again without losing yourself in the process. Tap in.This one will set you free.Support the show
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You Want Loyalty From People Who Don’t Even Have Values
Send us Fan MailYou’re not asking for too much.You’re just asking the wrong people.Loyalty isn’t hard for people who live by values. But if someone has never been taught discipline, integrity, or emotional accountability… how could they possibly offer what they’ve never embodied?Stop giving VIP treatment to people who don’t even know how to show up right.This episode is for the ones who keep getting let down by people who were never built to hold them in the first place. Listen now. Your clarity starts here.Support the show
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Stop Chasing Happiness—Start Choosing Peace
Send us Fan MailEverybody’s chasing happiness…But happiness is fleeting. Circumstantial. Temporary.And the truth is—most people aren’t unhappy…They’re just unfamiliar with peace.In this episode, I’m teaching you the difference between momentary highs and lasting inner peace—and why chasing happiness will never fill the void inside.You don’t need more things “happening”...You need to learn how to be still.This episode might be the one that resets your entire nervous system.Support the show
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It’s not who you attract — it’s who you entertain!
Send us Fan MailIf you're the whole package, you're going to attract a little bit of everyone. The question is:Why do you keep keeping the ones who can't handle you?This episode is your wake-up call.It's time to protect your peace, elevate your discernment, and stop confusing attention for love.Because being desired is not the same as being valued.Listen now to reclaim your power and stop settling for less than you deserve.Support the show
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You’re Not Hard to Love—You’re Just Afraid to Be Seen, and Held Accountable
Send us Fan MailYou’re not hard to love. You’ve just never felt safe enough to be held, seen, and called higher. This episode is going to sit with you. Because real love doesn’t just hold your hand—it holds up a mirror. If you say you want real love, ask yourself: Are you someone love can stay with? Tap in. This is the one.Support the show
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Why You Keep Getting Played—Even Though You’re the Whole Package
Send us Fan MailYou’re not getting played because you’re not enough— You’re getting played because you keep offering the whole package to people who aren’t even shopping for anything real.Support the show
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The Little Girl Who Got Lost in This World
Send us Fan MailSome women weren’t wild—they were wounded.They weren’t cold—they were covered in pain.They weren’t broken—they were never poured into.This episode is for the little girl who got lost in this world.The one who never got the love she needed… so she started chasing it in all the wrong places.This is your reminder:You are not beyond healing.You are not too far gone.You just need to be found—by you.Support the show
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Men Aren’t Broken—They’re Starved
Send us Fan MailHe’s not cold…He’s carrying frostbite from years of emotional neglect.Most men don’t need fixing—they need pouring into.They’ve been asked to give love they’ve never received. To be strong without ever being held.In this episode, we unpack the emotional starvation so many men carry, and why they’re not broken—they’re starved.This one is for the little boy inside every grown man still waiting to be seen.Support the show
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You Don’t Want a Partner—You Want a Parent!
Send us Fan MailYou don’t want a partner—you want a parent.Too many people are confusing dependency with devotion, expecting someone to rescue them instead of walking beside them. That’s not love—that’s immaturity.A real relationship is built between equals. Two whole people who choose to grow together, not one person carrying the other like dead weight.Support the show
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Stop Asking If They Love You—Start Asking If They Respect You!
Send us Fan MailThey can say “I love you” every day… but if they don’t respect you, those words mean nothing.Respect is what keeps love safe. Respect is what proves love is real.Because you can have respect without love—but you can never have love without respect.Support the show
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They Don’t Hate Commitment—They Hate Accountability
Send us Fan MailThey don’t hate commitment… they hate accountability.They don’t mind your time, your body, your love, or your energy—what they hate is being responsible for how they treat you.Commitment isn’t the issue. Character is.Support the show
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If You Think Men Owe You Money, You’re Already Losing
Send us Fan MailIf you think men owe you money just for spending time with you… you’ve already lost.Because here’s the truth:👉 Most men aren’t well off.👉 Sleeping with someone doesn’t mean you’re owed their bank account.👉 Love built on manipulation will never last.When love becomes a hustle, you don’t just lose the relationship — you lose yourself.This episode is a wake-up call for anyone who thinks love is about what you can take instead of what you can build.Support the show
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Some People Need You Broken So They Can Feel Whole
Send us Fan MailSome people don’t actually love you — they love the version of you that’s broken enough to need them. Your pain gave them purpose. Your wounds gave them control. But the moment you start to heal, to rise, to live without their permission… they’ll call you “different” like it’s a bad thing. The truth? They were never in love with you — they were in love with your dependence. Heal anyway. Rise anyway. Be whole… even if it makes them uncomfortable.Support the show
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God Sent or Just Sent? When Counterfeit Love Looks Like a Blessing
Send us Fan MailJust because they came after a prayer doesn’t mean they were the answer to it. Some relationships show up wrapped in your desires, looking like healing—but they’re just disguised distractions. Not everything sent to you is sent by God. And not everyone calling you “mine” was heaven-approved. Today, we’re breaking down how to discern God-sent love from emotional counterfeits, and how to protect yourself from dressing up pain in divine packaging.Support the show
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Are They Your Partner—Or Your Parasite?
Send us Fan MailSome relationships don’t feel heavy because they’re real… They feel heavy because you’re carrying them alone.If you’re always overgiving, over-functioning, and underloved— you’re not in a partnership… you’re being emotionally fed on.Support the show
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You’re Not the Victim—You’re the Problem!
Send us Fan MailYou swear you’re the one who's always being hurt… but what if you’re the one doing the damage? What if your need for control is the reason love keeps slipping through your fingers? This episode is not for the faint of heart—but it might be the mirror you’ve been avoiding.Support the show
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The People Who Hurt You Still Think They Love You
Send us Fan MailSome people do love you.But not in a way that honors you.Not in a way that protects you.Not in a way that makes you better.This episode is for anyone who’s ever been confused by the pain love left behind.Why they “meant well” but still hurt youWhy love is not just a feeling — it’s a skill And how to finally stop internalizing someone else’s damage as your worthBecause you were never too much.You were just loving someone who didn’t know how.Support the show
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They Were Never Yours—They Just Broke You while passing Through
Send us Fan MailSome people weren’t meant to stay. They were just passing through —but they left with pieces of you.This episode is for the ones grieving almosts, situationships, and soul ties that never made sense.For the ones still haunted by a connection that didn’t last, but still lingers.Support the show
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Blocked Blessings: When How You Treat Her Is Why God Isn’t Answering You
Send us Fan MailHe Prayed for Promotion… But God Was Watching How He Treated Her.You can’t be cruel to the woman God gave you… and still expect favor to flow.💔 Some men don’t realize their life is falling apart because of how they’re treating their woman. Support the show
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You Misunderstood the Proverbs 31 Woman—She’s Not Who You Think She Is
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Love This Way Podcast, we’re calling out the misuse and misunderstanding of the P31 woman by both men and women.Because if you say you want her—but you’re intimidated by educated, powerful women… You’re not ready.And if you say you are her—but you’re leading with looks and laziness… You’re not her.Support the show
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The Truth About Casual Sex: Why Promiscuity Costs More Than You Think
Send us Fan MailThey told you giving your body away freely was power.That it meant you were confident.Liberated.In control.But what if they lied?In this episode, we break down:– Why casual sex isn’t as casual as it seems– How your body stores emotional memory from every encounter– Why the more people you sleep with, the less it means — and what that does to your soul– The five steps to reclaim your worth and your peaceSupport the show
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You Want Loyalty and Support—But Are You Giving It Back?
Send us Fan MailYou keep asking for loyalty…Support…Consistency…But have you really created a relationship where that kind of love can exist?This week’s episode is a gut check. Because some of us are showing up like emotional freeloaders—demanding love we haven’t learned to give.This one will make you reflect. And if you’re brave enough to listen, it might just change the way you love forever.Support the show
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Loving Them is Hurting You: When Hope Keeps You Stuck in a Cycle
Send us Fan MailOn todays show: They hurt you. Then apologize.They change. Then relapse.They say all the right things.But somehow… nothing really changes.This episode is for the ones stuck in the hope of who someone might become— while losing the parts of themselves they used to love.Support the show
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Love This Way Podcast delivers honest, healing, and transformational conversations about modern relationships, emotional wellness, and self-worth. No gender wars or back and forth, just solid advice to help men and women to find and sustain healthy love. Because love is a journey and you need direction!
HOSTED BY
Shaleea Venney
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