by Zach Beach | Apr 10, 2022 | Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Science of Love, Self-Love, Skills for Love
Turning off your phone, going on a walk in nature, connecting to yourself, that’s self love. Self love is like eating your vegetables, we don’t always love them but they’re good for us. Whereas self-care is dessert: the mani-pedis, bubble baths,...
by Zach Beach | Mar 6, 2022 | Compassion, Parenting, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Science of Love
The more we can be intentional about the way that we interact with our kids, the more we can get the message across that what we really want for them is for them to feel safe, to be happy and to feel loved. – Kari O’Driscoll How can we become more mindful...
by Zach Beach | Oct 31, 2021 | LGBTQ, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Science of Love, Sex
I happen to think that the human experience is quite broad and we ought to not narrow it to little categories. In my past, I had used the labels, when I was doing survey research. But when I began actually talking to young people, and interviewing them, all the young...
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 | May 30, 2021 | Communication, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Science of Love, Skills for Love
Couples that learn how to argue well can get more done. Because the root notion of argument is more along the lines of debate, not battle, and when we can manage difference with intimacy, integrity, and intention, then we can actually find ourselves becoming closer....
