HeyJaredThe Learning Love Podcast
Peace of mind, health, and happiness all come from healthy relationships. Connections with family, friends, co-workers, and spouse or partner lead to personal and professional success. Dr. Mark A.
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The Right Person or the Right Effort? Why Lasting Love Requires Both. (opens the original)
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What matters more in a lasting relationship: finding the right person—or putting in the right effort? Some people believe that when you meet your soulmate, everything simply clicks. The relationship feels natural, the connection is strong, and you should not need a strategy to make it work. Others argue that no one is perfect. Love is not about finding the right person—it is about commitment, communication, patience, and doing the work. The truth is: you need both. A healthy relationship require
Grief Begins When We Let Go of “Why?” (opens the original)
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Why do terrible things happen? Why did this relationship end? Why did I lose the job I worked so hard for? Why did someone I love have to die? This week, my 28-year-old nephew, Joshua, died. In this extraordinarily personal episode of The Learning Love Podcast, I talk honestly about the question that so often rises to the surface when life breaks our hearts: Why? It is a completely reasonable question. We ask it after death, divorce, breakups, betrayal, job loss, illness, and every other kind of
The Message Behind the Words "You Should Just Know" (opens the original)
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You should have known.” It is one of the most painful things we say in a relationship—and usually it does not mean, “You failed a test.” It means, “I wanted to feel noticed. I wanted to matter enough for you to see what I was carrying without me having to ask.” In this episode of The Learning Love Podcast, Dr. Mark A. Hicks explores why expecting your spouse, partner, family member, or friend to “just know” what you need can quietly damage connection. Wanting to be understood is human. Wanting t
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