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We dive into the complex terrain of love and relationships with equal parts scientific rigor and heartfelt wisdom. What begins as an ambitious exploration of the "quadruple theory" of love—attraction, connection, trust, and respect—unfolds into a nuanced discussion about how these elements shift and evolve throughout a relationship's lifecycle.
The conversation doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths: that the fiery passion of new love inevitably transforms, that conflict avoidance can be more damaging than healthy disagreement, and that technology has introduced new dimensions of control in relationships. We explore compassionate love as the sustainable foundation for long-term connection, emphasizing that authenticity—the courage to be yourself, warts and all—is non-negotiable.
The episode also confronts relationship red flags head-on: lack of communication, emotional dismissiveness, and technologically-enabled controlling behaviors. These warnings are delivered with compassion and practical advice for those who recognize these patterns in their own relationships.
What emerges is a powerful toolkit for creating and maintaining relationships that nourish rather than deplete—a message of hope that it's never too late to cultivate connections that bring joy, support, and a genuine sense of belonging. This episode reminds us that with awareness and deliberate effort, we can build relationships that truly enrich our lives.
The love we seek: How to build authentic and healthy relationships
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
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Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.
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We dive into the complex terrain of love and relationships with equal parts scientific rigor and heartfelt wisdom. What begins as an ambitious exploration of the "quadruple theory" of love—attraction, connection, trust, and respect—unfolds into a nuanced discussion about how these elements shift and evolve throughout a relationship's lifecycle.
The conversation doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths: that the fiery passion of new love inevitably transforms, that conflict avoidance can be more damaging than healthy disagreement, and that technology has introduced new dimensions of control in relationships. We explore compassionate love as the sustainable foundation for long-term connection, emphasizing that authenticity—the courage to be yourself, warts and all—is non-negotiable.
The episode also confronts relationship red flags head-on: lack of communication, emotional dismissiveness, and technologically-enabled controlling behaviors. These warnings are delivered with compassion and practical advice for those who recognize these patterns in their own relationships.
What emerges is a powerful toolkit for creating and maintaining relationships that nourish rather than deplete—a message of hope that it's never too late to cultivate connections that bring joy, support, and a genuine sense of belonging. This episode reminds us that with awareness and deliberate effort, we can build relationships that truly enrich our lives.
The love we seek: How to build authentic and healthy relationships
This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy
Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter. Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.
Thanks for listening today!
Four recurring narratives underlie every episode: boundary dissolution, adaptive complexity, embodied knowledge, and quantum-like uncertainty. These aren’t just philosophical musings but frameworks for understanding our modern world.
We hope you continue exploring our other podcasts, responding to the content, and checking out our related articles on the Heliox Podcast on Substack.
Support the show
About SCZoomers:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1632045180447285
https://x.com/SCZoomers
https://mstdn.ca/@SCZoomers
https://bsky.app/profile/safety.bsky.app
Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.
http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs
Curated, independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, evidenced-based, clinical & community information regarding COVID-19. Since 2017, it has focused on Covid since Feb 2020, with Multiple Stores per day, hence a large searchable base of stories to date. More than 4000 stories on COVID-19 alone. Hundreds of stories on Climate Change.
Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast is a news organization with the advantages of deeply rooted connections within our local community, combined with a provincial, national and global following and exposure. In written form, audio, and video, we provide evidence-based and referenced stories interspersed with curated commentary, satire and humour. We reference where our stories come from and who wrote, published, and even inspired them. Using a social media platform means we have a much higher degree of interaction with our readers than conventional media and provides a significant amplification effect, positively. We expect the same courtesy of other media referencing our stories.