(TW/S @ 24:37) What is love? How many different types of love are there? How does life change when it’s rooted in love? In this episode, Jelena explores the nuances and dimensions of love through her own lived experiences. She takes us on a journey from when she was a child to now - an adult at 32 - and how love - and a time of lovelessness - has shaped her. As always, she gets candid about the otherness and isolation that comes with being the oldest daughter of immigrants. Why she wasn’t ready to love or be loved in her 20s. How she lost herself when she lost her father. She shares the story of how she met her life partner, Richard, and how being in a relationship committed to growth requires mutual, daily commitment. Sparkling her stories with the pioneering beliefs of Bell Hooks from her novel “All About Love: New Visions,” Jelena eventually realizes how the core of her trauma has always been questioning her loveability, where love always meant seeking approval and validation. At 32, she’s accepted the fact that being who she is - without dimming herself - will make some people uncomfortable because, as Bell Hooks states, “the most precious gift true love offers is the experience of knowing we always belong.”
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(TW/S @ 24:37) What is love? How many different types of love are there? How does life change when it’s rooted in love? In this episode, Jelena explores the nuances and dimensions of love through her own lived experiences. She takes us on a journey from when she was a child to now - an adult at 32 - and how love - and a time of lovelessness - has shaped her. As always, she gets candid about the otherness and isolation that comes with being the oldest daughter of immigrants. Why she wasn’t ready to love or be loved in her 20s. How she lost herself when she lost her father. She shares the story of how she met her life partner, Richard, and how being in a relationship committed to growth requires mutual, daily commitment. Sparkling her stories with the pioneering beliefs of Bell Hooks from her novel “All About Love: New Visions,” Jelena eventually realizes how the core of her trauma has always been questioning her loveability, where love always meant seeking approval and validation. At 32, she’s accepted the fact that being who she is - without dimming herself - will make some people uncomfortable because, as Bell Hooks states, “the most precious gift true love offers is the experience of knowing we always belong.”
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Self-Reflection Questions
Resource Links
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