by Zach Beach | Oct 24, 2021 | Communication, Conscious Relationships, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Skills for Love
So many people are working on their race-day strategy, but aren’t ready to run the race at all. People always ask me about where to meet people, what to wear, what to say, but they don’t ask what it means to actually be ready to be in a relationship with...
by Zach Beach | Oct 17, 2021 | Kindness, Meditation, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Unconditional Love
To me loving-kindness is a wakeful meditation, a matter of being present in the world. I think of it as throwing open the doors to my heart. I think of it as lowering a drawbridge over the moat of my ego, which allows me to be vulnerable, to let others in, practice...
by Zach Beach | Oct 10, 2021 | Communication, Marriage, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology
We are people, not categories. Saying men are from Mars or woman are from Venus does not honor us as individuals. When you classify people based on categories, you bring all the preconceived ideas about those categories, and then you lose sight of that person as an...
by Zach Beach | Oct 3, 2021 | Communication, Intimacy, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Self-Love
When people are uncompromising and genuinely curious and genuinely curious and not threatened by the other’s desires and experience, that leads to more connection, more creativity, and new solutions that one of them trying to manage the whole thing...
by Zach Beach | Sep 26, 2021 | Divorce, Finances, Marriage, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone
Someone who gets a prenuptial agreement is no more likely to get divorced than someone who doesn’t. In a large part, it’s really insurance, and the best insurance that you can buy, because a lot of what you are protecting against is the confusion about...
by Zach Beach | Sep 19, 2021 | Communication, Dating, Marriage, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone
I’m much in favor of a collaborative type marriage, where no one is considered superior or in charge of the relationship. It’s a joint venture; you’re a team that is investing energy to keep your relationship great so that both of you are fulfilled...
by Zach Beach | Sep 12, 2021 | Healing, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Science of Love, Trauma
There can be a lot of pressure just to love yourself. And cultivating self love is an important mission, but that can be a really steep, daunting goal, especially when you’re in a dark place. So I think it’s important to know that love isn’t...
by Zach Beach | Sep 5, 2021 | Altruism, Kindness, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Science of Love
The evidence is quite clear that giving makes us happier. In our resource we have found that for longer term happiness, it is better to give than to receive. Of course that’s also correlated with creating connection, because kind actions involve others and you...
by Zach Beach | Aug 29, 2021 | Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Skills for Love, Spirituality
Peace is not something external to us, it is a state of mind. And maintaining that peaceful state of mind is more important than anything else. But you have to realize that selfishness is not going to be the way. The way you get there is through love. That’s the...
by Zach Beach | Aug 22, 2021 | COVID, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Sex, Skills for Love
We all deserve pleasure. Our bodies are designed to experience pleasure. It’s so important.” – Heidi Gee How is the pandemic effecting our relationships? How important is a healthy sex life to the health of the relationship? How can we shift from...
