Happy love month! In this episode, EG discusses the six universal truths about love through exploring the Greek frameworks of love: eros, philia, storge, and agape, and how conflating them creates pain. Rather than offering a checklist for “healthy love,” this conversation provides insight and compassion for why love can feel confusing, intense, or unsafe, and how to heal from it. The gist: we will never be “perfect” at love, but we can refine it.

This episode is for anyone who has ever stayed too long, silenced themselves to keep a connection, or confused intensity with intimacy.

Key Themes: trauma-informed relationships, attachment theory, nervous system regulation, trauma bonding, boundaries, self-abandonment, emotional safety, polyvagal theory, family systems, relational healing, survivor-centered healing, healthy love, relational repair, differentiation, neurobiology of attachment

References:

Types of Love in Ancient Greece

The Polyvagal Theory

Attachment Theory

Relational Healing

Trigger Warning: This podcast discusses sexual violence. See the episode description for more information. Please take care of yourself when listening.

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