The Learn to Love Podcast

How can we fall madly in love with all of life? What can spiritual traditions teach us about activism? Why do mystics from very different religious traditions report the same ecstatic joyful loving divine experience? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the author, spiritual teacher, and religious scholar Andrew Harvey on Divine Ecstatic Mystical Love For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-148-divine-ecstatic-mystical-love-with-andrew-harvey/ Learn more about your guest below: Andrew Harvey is Founder & Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, an international organization focused on inviting concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired, effective, and practical agents of institutional and systemic change, in order to create peace and sustainability. Andrew has written and edited over 30 books, including Dialogues with a Modern Mystic, Hidden Journey, The Essential Mystics, Son of Man, The Return of the Mother and The Direct Path. Other honors he has received include the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Mind Body Spirit Award (both for Mary’s Vineyard: Daily Readings, Meditations, and Revelations). Learn more at https://www.andrewharvey.net/ https://www.facebook.com/AndrewHarveyNet/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1R-1gKU92vp0bLrC57i-eQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Harvey_(religious_writer) Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

How do we find equal footing in relationships without getting too transactional or resenting the unfairness of relationships? What’s the best way to approach the balance between childcare, chores, and money? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the relationship coach and fellow podcast host Sharon Costanzo on Reconciling the Desire and the Domestic. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-147-reconciling-the-desire-and-the-domestic-with-sharon-costanzo/ Learn more about your guest below: Sharon Costanzo has always been interested in relationships. She read her first relationship book "Men are from Mars" long before she had a love interest of her own. It seemed pretty clear that most people were struggling to make their relationships work and she was determined to break the odds. Her early venture into the world of personal development and relationship growth led her to a lifelong passion for improving her own relationships and helping others discover what really works in sustaining long-term, loving & collaborative relationships. She hosts a weekly podcast - Respected & Connected - and works privately with couples and individuals to create intimate, collaborative relationships. Learn more at respectedandconnected.com https://www.instagram.com/respected_and_connected/ https://www.facebook.com/RespectedConnected Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are some different ways couples can Live Apart Together? What are some myths and advantages of such a style? What practices ensure the success of LAT relationships? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the award-winning journalist and author, Vicki Larson on Living Apart Together. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-146-living-apart-together-with-vicki-larson/ Learn more about your guest below: Vicki Larson is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area journalist and author of the just-released book LATitude: How You Can Make a Live Apart Together Relationship Work as well as Not Too Old for That: How Women are Changing the Story of Aging, and co-author of The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels. The former longtime lifestyles editor, writer and columnist for the Marin Independent Journal, her writing can also be found in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek, AARP’s The Ethel, The Huffington Post, Medium, The Greater Good Science Center and elsewhere. She specializes in writing about living and loving outside conventional models of coupling and the nuclear family as well as busting ageist and sexist narratives about aging as a woman and women’s sexuality and desire. Learn more at https://www.vicki-larson.com/ https://www.facebook.com/VickiLarsonJournalist/ https://www.instagram.com/omgchronicles/ https://x.com/omgchronicles https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickilarson/ https://www.tiktok.com/@vlarson7 LATitude: https://amzn.to/46Mrikm The New I Do: https://amzn.to/3yEnUvk Not Too Old For That: https://amzn.to/3YLHS1U Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Why is trauma so pernicious? What is the window of tolerance? How does a somatic approach to healing differ from talk therapy? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the Psychotherapist and Sexuality Coach Charna Cassell on Living a Vibrant Life after Sexual Trauma For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-145-living-a-vibrant-life-after-sexual-trauma-with-charna-cassell/ Learn more about your guest below: Charna Cassell, an LMFT, and a Trauma-Trained Psychotherapist and Sexuality Coach, helps clients heal from trauma and find bodily joy, emotional regulation, vitality, and hope. For over two decades, first, as a sex educator at Good Vibrations located in San Francisco. Then, as a Master Somatic Coach, a bodyworker, and now a licensed psychotherapist. Outside of private practice, Charna teaches sexuality education classes, leads body wisdom workshops, and offers trauma and resilience training in various institutions, nonprofits, and therapeutic settings. Currently, she is building an online course, Pathways to Peace: Mindful Practices for Transformative and Vibrant Living, and writing a book. As the host of The LaidOPEN Podcast, Charna shares her own story, answers listeners' questions, and offers practical exercises. She has conversations with post-trauma thrivers who share creative resources to support reaccessing our connection to aliveness. Together they explore how to live a pleasure-filled, peaceful life while reducing and gaining control over reactive behaviors. In every episode, Charna explores how to build our physical and emotional capacity to be with all that moves through us and around us to ultimately feel more liberated on the other side. Charna’s work and expertise have been featured in Oprah magazine, TeenVogue.com, InStyle.com, Psychcentral.com, and Askmen.com. Charna is in private practice in Oakland, California. You can learn more about her at https://passionatelife.org/ and www.charnacassell.com Learn more at https://passionatelife.org https://charnacassell.com/ https://www.instagram.com/laidopenpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/laidopenpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@chachee2020 Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What is betrayal and is it inevitable? Can a relationship become stronger and better after betrayal? What are the three stages to forgiveness? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the psychologist and author Dr. Bruce Chalmer on Betrayal and Forgiveness. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-144-betrayal-and-forgiveness-with-bruce-chalmer/ Learn more about your guest below: Dr. Bruce Chalmer is a psychologist in Vermont who has been working with couples for over thirty years. Through his teaching, consulting, writing, podcast, and videos about relationships, his ideas have helped thousands of couples and their therapists. Dr. Chalmer's most recent book is "Betrayal and Forgiveness: How to Navigate the Turmoil and Learn to Trust Again." His previous books include "It's Not About Communication! Why Everything You Know About Couples Therapy is Wrong", published in 2022, and "Reigniting the Spark: Why Stable Relationships Lose Intimacy, and How to Get It Back", published in 2020. Learn more at https://brucechalmer.com https://www.facebook.com/drbrucechalmer https://www.youtube.com/user/brucechalmer https://couplestherapyinsevenwords.com/ https://ctin7.com Reignite the Spark: https://amzn.to/3FnZ3w7 It's Not About Communication!: https://amzn.to/3LmZx9k Seven Words to Jump-Start Your Love Life: https://amzn.to/3Z2ZSS5 Betrayal and Forgiveness: https://amzn.to/3YeAtb7 Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What does a lot of common relationship advice get wrong? Why do people sometimes feel like they’re losing their minds in their relationship? What does it mean to become, rather than find, ourselves? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the therapist, writer, and author Todd Baratz on Loving Without Losing Your Mind. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-143-loving-without-losing-your-mind-with-todd-baratz/ Learn more about your guest below: Todd Baratz is a renowned psychotherapist and sex therapist whose innovative approach to mental health and relationships has established him as a leading figure in his field. In addition to his clinical practice, Baratz is a prolific writer and speaker. His insights are regularly featured in various media outlets, where he discusses topics ranging from romantic relationships to individual mental wellness. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles. Learn more on Instagram under his handle YourDiagnonsense.He came onto the show to talk about How to Love Someone Without Losing Your Mind Learn more at https://www.toddsbaratz.com/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4c80FbeT9YmbyE6B6NMTgN https://www.instagram.com/yourdiagnonsense Get the book: https://amzn.to/3SeyK1w Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Are we more stressed than ever before? How does stress affect our ability to relate? What is the good enough life? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the therapist and author, Elizabeth Earnshaw on How Stress Is Destroying Relationships For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-142-how-stress-is-destroying-your-relationship-with-elizabeth-earnshaw-mft/ Learn more about your guest below: Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CGT, is a licensed family and marriage therapist, Certified Gottman Therapist, AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and founder of A Better Life Therapy. She’s known for her popular Instagram account @lizlistens, is the author of I Want This to Work, and has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and more. She lives between Philadelphia and New Orleans with her husband and children. For more, visit elizabethearnshaw.com. Learn more at elizabethearnshaw.com https://www.instagram.com/lizlistens/ 'Til Stress Do Us Part book: https://amzn.to/3KYcqFt I Want This To Work book: https://amzn.to/4bmDsBf Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are the foundations for a STRONG relationship? What can men do to build trust and safety with their partners? What is the heartbeat of emotional connection? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the therapist and author, Kristal DeSantis on Making your relationship STRONG. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-141-make-your-relationship-strong-with-kristal-desantis/ Learn more about your guest below: Kristal DeSantis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Austin, Texas, known for her expertise in couples, trauma, and sex therapy. With a focus on supporting first-responder couples and addressing men's issues, Kristal offers a unique therapeutic approach rooted in understanding male psychology and the challenges faced by men in contemporary society. Her development of The STRONG model of Relational Therapy, which blends trauma-informed and attachment-based methods, has earned her a reputation as a leading authority in the domain. Her recent book, "STRONG: A Relationship Field Guide for the Modern Man," offers practical guidance for navigating contemporary relationships. Kristal's dedication to advancing men's mental health advocacy extends beyond her clinical practice. As a trainer, consultant, author, and public speaker, she actively promotes awareness and education on the importance of men's mental health and wellness. Kristal's insights have been featured in publications such as Newsweek, HuffPost, The Good Men Project, and Time, and she has appeared on podcasts discussing masculinity, mental health, and relationships. Learn more at www.strong.love https://twitter.com/atxtherapist https://www.instagram.com/atxtherapist Get the book: https://amzn.to/4ccPE8S Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Are we seeing a resurgence in mystical practices? How is eros foundational to an interpretation of scripture? What can mystical writings teach us about attachment theory? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the professor, editor, and researcher David M. Odorisio, PhD on The Wound of Love: Mysticism & Eroticism. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-140-the-wound-of-love-mysticism-eroticism-with-david-odorisio-phd/ Learn more about your guest below: David M. Odorisio, PhD is Associate Core Faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where he teaches in the Mythological Studies and Psychology, Religion, and Consciousness MA/PhD programs. David received his MA in the History of Christian Spirituality from St. John's University (Collegeville, MN) and his PhD in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco). David is the editor of four volumes, including: Thomas Merton in California: The Redwoods Conferences and Letters; A New Gnosis: Comic Books, Comparative Mythology, and Depth Psychology; Merton & Hinduism: The Yoga of the Heart; and co-editor of Depth Psychology and Mysticism. David teaches courses in the areas of psychology and religion, comparative mysticism, and contemplative spirituality. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Mysticism Unit for the American Academy of Religion. Learn more at www.ahomeforsoul.com https://www.instagram.com/thomas_merton_california/ https://www.pacifica.edu/faculty/david-odorisio/ https://twitter.com/MonkRocker Thomas Merton in California: https://amzn.to/4evuS5M A New Gnosis: https://amzn.to/4eqHETj Depth Psychology and Mysticism: https://amzn.to/3XsQGsK Subjects mentioned in the show: Bernard McGinn, The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism (anthology of sources) Classics of Western Spirituality Series (Paulist Press) John of the Cross, Dark Night & Living Flame of Love (Selected Works) Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle Marguerite Porete, The Mirror of Simple Souls Mechtild of Magdeburg, The Flowing Light of the Godhead Hadewijch of Antwerp, Selected Works Daniel London, The Cloud of Unknowing, Distilled Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

How have gender roles shifted in our relationships? How can struggling mothers connect better with their daughters? What does it mean to have a family-centered family? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the author, psychologist and Love Warrior, Dr. Debra Mandel on Improving Mother-Daughter Relationships. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-139-improving-mother-daughter-relationships-with-debra-mandel-ph-d/ Learn more about your guest below: Nationally renowned psychologist and author of four published books (Don’t Call Me a Drama Queen, Dump That Chump, Your Boss Is Not Your Mother and Healing the Sensitive Heart), “Dr. Debra” Mandel, aka The Love Warrior has over thirty years of experience specializing in helping individuals, couples, and families learn how to thrive in their relationships. She has extensive training, and treatment experience, with addictions, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and abuse from childhood. Dr. Debra adapts her style and approach to meet the needs of her clients--understanding that no two people are exactly alike, and hence, each requires individualized care! If Dr. Debra’s name sounds familiar, it’s no wonder. She has appeared on hundreds of national TV and radio shows including Raising Sextuplets, Love Handles, Tyra Banks, The Today Show, and The Early Show. She has been a regularly featured expert on CNN Headline News, The O’Reilly Factor, and Inside Edition and is frequently sought out by journalists and reporters for her expertise in numerous areas. She co-hosted her own radio show The Dr Debra and Therapist Kelli Show on latalkradio.com, accumulating over a million listeners. Dr. Debra incorporates a variety of methods in her practice (including EMDR and EFT for trauma), using a compassionate tone coupled with an interactive approach. She currently practices via telehealth from her home in Thousand Oaks, California. For more details on her practice and products, please visit her at www.drdebraonline.com. Learn more at https://drdebraonline.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DrDebraM/ https://x.com/DrDebraMandel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8Rr98_iwmpnx0_gz2BdBw https://www.instagram.com/dr.debramandel/ Sassy and Rude: https://amzn.to/3VLAhyA Healing the Sensitive Heart: https://amzn.to/3Xn9zgQ Your Boss Is Not Your Mother: https://amzn.to/3VK3hXf Dump That Chump: https://amzn.to/3XnXdVP Don't Call me a Drama Queen: https://amzn.to/3Xt0Olo Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What’s up with men? Are they under attack, or finally being held accountable? What are the first steps to making better men? What is the only love that really matters? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the therapist and author Eric FitzMedrud on Becoming Better Men. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-138-becoming-better-men-with-eric-fitzmedrud-phd/ Learn more about your guest below: Eric FitzMedrud, PhD is a therapist specializing in relationship and sexual issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. His specialty is helping men improve their sex lives by learning to regulate their emotions, removing sexual entitlement, and honing their sexual consent and negotiation skills. FitzMedrud is a member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. He has been published in an academic book an academic journal and has spoken at multiple conferences. He has also trained therapists and taught many graduate courses in psychology. FitzMedrud has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He is polyamorous and bisexual, and lives with his wife of twenty-three years and his life partner of six years in San Francisco’s East Bay area, California. Learn more at https://www.drericfitz.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drericfitz/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drericfitz/ https://www.tiktok.com/@drericfitz?lang=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfnOXDhCvLxP30qUhTazhkA Get the book: https://amzn.to/44Y7Wbh Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Are we living in anxious times? What is compassionate self-awareness? How can an understanding of our “model of self” help us build a more secure attachment style? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the author, speaker, and psychologist Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD on Overcoming Anxious Attachment For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-137-overcoming-anxious-attachment-with-leslie-becker-phelps-phd/ Learn more about your guest below: Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD is an internationally published author, speaker, and psychologist. She is the author of The Insecure in Love Workbook, Insecure in Love, and Bouncing Back from Rejection. Becker-Phelps has a private practice in Basking Ridge, NJ; and is on the medical staff of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. She came on to the show to talk about her newest book, The Insecure in Love Workbook (New Harbinger Publications, April 2024) which provides step-by-step exercises rooted in self-compassion to move past feelings of anxiety and worry, so readers can feel more secure in themselves and in their relationships. Readers will learn how to: Recognize physical sensations, negative thoughts, distressing emotions, and unhealthy behavior patterns that underlie their insecurity Respond to triggers without beating themselves up Overcome self-doubt, neediness and possessiveness Break the cycle of insecurity and self-sabotage and cultivate self-acceptance Learn more at https://drbecker-phelps.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DrLeslieBP https://twitter.com/DrLeslieBP/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99-YM7u9FCQ2U1UOxXmOiA Insecure in Love Workbook: https://amzn.to/4dGxai5 Insecure in Love: https://amzn.to/3yhXsqN Bouncing Back from Rejection: https://amzn.to/4dBCjbf Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What does it mean to learn about love? What is limerence? What is the difference between love and infatuation? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the author, therapist, and attachment expert, Thais Gibson, on limerence. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-136-all-about-limerence-with-thais-gibson-phd/ Learn more about your guest below: Thais Gibson has a Ph.D. and over 13 certifications in modalities such as CBT, NLP, somatic experiencing, internal family systems, and shadow work. She has nearly a decade of experience running a successful private practice and engaging with over 30,000 clients through individual sessions, workshops, and an educational platform. This diverse background has culminated in creating Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory™, an innovative framework uniting traditional attachment theory, developmental psychology insights, and potent subconscious reprogramming techniques that are woven throughout the course material within The Personal Development School, taught within our innovative coach training program and in her most recent book, Learning Love. The Personal Development School was created by Thais Gibson when her private practice got fully booked with a 2-year waitlist. It quickly expanded to thousands of members and counting in 115 countries. The school has over 38 million views on social media. In surveys, members have reported a 95% satisfaction rate and an 88.7% improvement in their relationships! Learn more at https://university.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQ4lSaKRap5HyrpitrTOhQ/videos https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ Attachment quiz: https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/ Get the book: https://amzn.to/44oIATI Last episode with Thais: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-37-codependency-and-enmeshment-with-thais-gibson-ma/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

If the heart could speak, what would it say? What is the one lie that destroys relationships? What are the five components of healthy communication? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the therapist, speaker, and author Dr. Heather Browne on Speaking From the Heart. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-135-speaking-from-the-heart-with-dr-heather-browne-psyd-lmft/ Learn more about your guest below: Dr. Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT helps people recognize the power of communication. It is one of our most important skills that we have, and yet we don’t consider our understanding, approach, belief, and therefore, miss our possibilities. Living with a paranoid schizophrenic mother gave Dr. Heather a unique and powerful awareness that no one has the same reality, though we believe we do. Utilizing this revolutionary awareness has allowed her to transform communication within self and within all other types of relationships. This is the hidden key to acceptance. And this is her mission to share. As a relationship expert, Dr. Heather Browne has worked with thousands of individuals and couples in psychotherapy. She is a TedX and keynote speaker, a published in hundreds of journals, has an active TikTok channel, has been featured on ABC-7 news, was the relationship expert on KDOC Daybreak OC, and is published in Inc., Toronto Sun, Thriving Family Magazine, Light + Life, BRAINZ, Scary Mommy, and Psychology Today. She is a regular guest blogger for both Links for Shrinks and for Marriage Friendly Therapists. Learn more at https://www.drheatherbrowne.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087652243855 https://www.instagram.com/dr.heatherbrowne/ https://www.tiktok.com/@heathermbrowne?_t=8j6SnPCuONO&_r=1 https://www.youtube.com/@dr.heatherbrowne Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are the stages of Emotionally Focused Therapy? How important is safety in our relationships? What can couples do to reduce conflict? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews both the therapists and coauthors Jennine Estes Powell, and Jacqueline Wielick on Helping High-Conflict Couples For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-134-helping-high-conflict-couples-with-jennine-estes-powell-lmft-and-jacqueline-wielick-lmft/ Learn more about your guest below: Jennine Estes Powell, LMFT, is founder of Estes Therapy, a group practice working with all aspects of relationships. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified in emotionally focused therapy (EFT), and specializes in training therapists to work with couples. Jacqueline Wielick, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and owner of her own private practice, Therapy by Jackie. She specializes in working with couples, relationships, emotions, trauma, and attachment, and has advanced training in EFT and other research-based theories. Learn more at https://HelpForHighConflictCouples.com https://www.jackiewielick.com/ https://estestherapy.com https://jenninepowell.com https://instagram.com/estes_therapy https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinejeannew/ #BeingLOVEDIs campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qd_f4ljx7U Get the book: https://amzn.to/3TxO76z Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are the basic principles of building secure attachment in our children? How can divorced parents co-parent together? What are the six principles of cooperative co-parenting? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the Marriage and Family Therapist and author, Aurisha Smolarski. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-133-security-after-separation-with-aurisha-smolarski-lmft/ Learn more about your guest below: Aurisha Smolarski, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified co-parenting coach, and mediator with a clinical practice in Los Angeles, CA. She specializes in working with co-parents, couples, and individuals. As a mom and co-parent herself, she is very familiar with the challenges faced by parents raising kids in two households. For more than ten years, she has drawn on attachment theory and other modalities to help clients navigate their emotional whirlwinds and create a secure co-parenting family. Learn more at https://www.aurishasmolarski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cooperativecoparenting/ https://www.facebook.com/cooperativecoparenting Get the book: https://amzn.to/3Pb2POa Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Why are relationships harder now than they were 10 years ago? What is fast food communication and how can it help our relationships? What are the best solutions to common relationship problems? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the psychotherapist, best-selling author, and radio host Kelli Miller on Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-132-love-hacks-with-kelli-miller/ Learn more about your guest below: Kelli Miller, LCSW, MSW is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and radio host. Kelli is the author of the couples relationship book “Love Hacks: Simple Solutions to Your Most Common Relationship Issues” and the award winning and best-selling author of “Thriving with ADHD”. She was a relationship host on Balance by Nature TV and is current- ly a writer and relationship host for wikihow.com. Kelli was a co-host on LA Talk Radio with over 1 million listeners, 250 guest celebrities and authors, and an expert radio personality for SIRIUS/XM Radio. She was the “Women’s Relationship Expert” on the Examiner.com and also the advice columnist to the largest listserv in the country as well as a freelance writer to over 12 magazines and newspapers. She was recently quoted in Oprah magazine in three separate relationship articles. Learn more at https://kellimillertherapy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kellimillertherapy https://www.instagram.com/kellimillertherapy/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChY211tPLsK3ewhngMgM25A Get the book: https://amzn.to/49sJ4Js Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What is gaslighting, and why has it become such a popular term? What should you do if you realize you are being gaslit? What’s the path to recovery? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the trauma-informed therapist and author Dr. Amelia Kelley on Recovering from Gaslighting. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-131-recovering-from-gaslighting-with-dr-amelia-kelley/ Learn more about your guest below: Dr. Amelia Kelley is a trauma-informed therapist who has conducted research on the effects of exercise on ADHD symptoms as well as the effects of resiliency on PTSD. She is a trained Hypno-therapist, Art therapist, HSP Therapist, EMDR-informed therapist and meditation and Yoga teacher. She is a presenter and writer in the “science-help” field focusing on relationships, Highly Sensitive Persons, trauma, motivation, healthy living, and adult ADHD. She is a guest podcast presenter focusing on women’s issues and coping with the trauma of unhealthy relationships, as well as a coach and trainer for SAS's Work/Life Program in Cary, NC and a resident trainer for the NC Art Therapy Institute. Her practice is also currently part of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute. Learn more at https://www.ameliakelley.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DrAmeliaKelley/ https://twitter.com/DrAmeliaKelley https://www.instagram.com/drameliakelley/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are the most common issues that couples have? Why is conflict a good thing? How can couples move through conflict in a more positive way? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the author and couples therapist, Lisa Gray on How to Have Healthy Conflict. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-130-how-to-have-healthy-conflict-with-lisa-gray/ Learn more about your guest below: Lisa Gray, LMFT is a couples therapist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in high conflict couples and chronic illness/pain. She graduated from John F. Kennedy University in 2004 with a Master's degree in Clinical Counseling and has been working in the field ever since. Lisa is passionate about teaching couples to practice healthy conflict, so that their relationships can thrive and grow. Lisa reads over 100 books a year and reviews self-help books on her Instagram, Therapy Book Nook. She came onto the show to talk about her book, Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple: How to Let Go of Blame and Grow Stronger Together. Learn more at: https://www.lisagraymft.com/ https://twitter.com/gray_therapy https://www.instagram.com/lisagraymft/ https://www.tiktok.com/@lisagraymftinc https://www.instagram.com/therapybooknook/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

How do we heal our heart wounds? Is there such a thing as feeling too much? How does tapping into our feelings transform our relationships? Find out the answer to these questions and more in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the artist, bestselling author, creative, transformational coach and mentor, Alexandra Roxo on Daring to Feel. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-129-daring-to-feel-with-alexandra-roxo/ Learn more about your guest below: Alexandra Roxo is an artist, bestselling author, creative, transformational and spiritual coach and mentor to women. She has been featured as a guest speaker on many renowned podcasts and on TV including on ViceTV’s Slutever, Epix’s Sex / Life show and at numerous festivals and events worldwide. She has also been featured in the NY Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The Guardian, Playboy, InStyle Magazine and many other international publications for her work with women Her book “F*CK LIKE A GODDESS: Heal Yourself, Reclaim Your Voice, Stand in Your Power” debuted in July 2020 with Sounds True to be #1 new release and bestseller in 3 categories on Amazon for 3 weeks in a row and was featured on Refinery 29, Pop Sugar, Bustle, and InStyle as a radical guidebook for women about modern spirituality outside the mainstream, and as a practical guide to healing that includes body, mind, and spirit. ​With a career traversing genres, but with a through line of exploration of the female body and the intersection of sexuality and spirituality, Alexandra has been making art, writing, and sharing her heart publicly for nearly two decades about modern spirituality, the feminine faces of the divine, embodiment as healing and practice, and the path of the expression of the soul through art and writing as liberation. Her newest book is Dare to Feel: The Transformational Path of the Heart. Learn more at https://www.alexandraroxo.com/ https://linktr.ee/alexandraroxo https://www.instagram.com/alexandraroxo/ Dare To Feel: https://amzn.to/48PntuN F*ck Like a Goddess: https://amzn.to/3H9llC6 Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes and Spotify. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/