Dear listeners, thanks again for returning to The Depths. Today I'm going to be discussing the life-changing power of love, how it feels when it's there, and the chasms it creates upon scarcity of it - a love famine. People live entire existences dedicated - known or unknown - to the pursuit of love, and all of its abstractions can create beautiful, or dangerous things. I'm also excited to announce my first guest to the podcast, my dear friend, and fellow love-contemplator Anna Greenstein for a deep dive into both of our pasts and the beautiful yet oftentimes obscured journey of self-love and the pursuit of self-determination. I think you'll like it. Music includes "Vireo's Eye" by Future Islands and a rendition of Exile by Taylor Swift on my Piano at home. All audio was obtained through a creative commons license and the Free Music Archive.