Inspired to open up the "classic" tool of the 5 love languages to be more inclusive, Anne wrote SPEAKING FROM THE HEART: 18 LANGUAGES FOR MODERN LOVE, illustrated to show what those languages may look like and what they don't. We talk about: Opening up to how we see relationships, especially platonic ones; giving and receiving love more easily and openly; asking yourself if you're holding back; shifting back to communal participation; going beyond the basic 5 languages; Anne's faves (this week); score keeping; being in a relationship with yourself; connecting; the awkwardness or re-establishing contact/socializing; managing expectations; getting back to normal and needing to grieve what was lost; the missing love language; practicing the dance; consent; checking in; telepathy; why assume when you can just ask?

You can find Anne on Twitter and Instagram @theannehodder, on Facebook @EveryoneDeservesSecksEd, and her book is available at https://www.themodernlovelanguages.com/

Episode recorded on 04/16/21

Episode released on 05/26/21

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