Erica met her then boyfriend at the age of 19 years old. She walked into Chemistry 101 and was immediately smitten by the tall, quiet, hunk of a man. She was also drawn to a very specific part of his anatomy that was quite hard to miss.
Erica and I talk about her on again off again relationship with Eric (that's right. Meet Erica and Eric) and the particular way in which they slowly opened up their relationship to include other partners. Welcome to Real Love Stories, a new segment from The Love Drive Podcast. 
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Real Love Stories: Erica's Baby Steps to Opening up Your Relationship

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This is a final apology episode for ghosting you all, where you can find me, and a sneak peek of the first episode of my new project, Voicemails to Dad, where, you guessed it, I leave voicemails to my recently deceased father. 
You can find my writing on substack here: https://shaungalanos.substack.com/
You can find the Voicemail to Dad podcast here: https://shaungalanos.substack.com/podcast
Again, thank you all for being here. 
Love, Shaun

Sorry for ghosting you, and goodbye

Hey friend. Thanks for being here. 
Here are the links I promised:
Getting Your Needs Met Course: http://www.gettingyourneedsmet.com
Trusting Love 2023 Retreat: http://www.trustinglove2023.com
In Bloom Love And Relationship Summit
In-person tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-bloom-a-love-and-relationships-summit-presented-by-real-love-ready-tickets-434006423897?aff=ShaunGalanos
Virtual tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-bloom-a-love-and-relationships-summit-presented-by-real-love-ready-tickets-434035199967?aff=ShaunGalanos
And, that's it for now. Have a lovely week.

Life Update 2023: Are you still here?

Nora McInerny is an award-winning podcast host of ‘Terrible, Thanks For Asking,’ speaker, and author of several books, including her new book “Bad Vibes Only.” 
Shaun and Nora discuss vulnerability porn, their relationship with social media, and how they feel about posting everything online.
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
Toxic positivity and “good vibes only” mentality
How to love people we deeply disagree with
How to accept that people’s lives are not as perfect as we think
Where to find Nora
Buy her new book “Bad Vibes Only”
Listen to her podcast
Nora on Instagram
Nora's website
 
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Bad Vibes Only with Nora McInerny

Hey gang, here's a little update for you. ❤️
 
Application to be my social and course assistant: https://forms.gle/9DWxnXLJYBgazyFE7
 
Love Camp 2023: www.lovecamp2023.com

Life Update 2022: Feels, Business, and Love Camp 2023

This episode guest is Vanessa Bennett, Codependency Expert and Holistic Psycho-Therapist and author of “It’s Not Me, It’s You”. Vanessa talks about what codependency is, if it’s always bad and how we can balance being dependent with another person without being “needy”.
Shaun and Vanessa discuss how people have lost connection with their feelings, and offer examples for how to express feelings with someone who might not be comfortable with having such conversations.
  
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
What to do if your partner is following hotties on IG
What it’s like dating a therapist as a therapist
Chemistry and attraction and their role in relationship building
Where to find Vanessa
Preorder her new book “It’s Not Me, It’s You”
Vanessa on Instagram
 
Join The Lovebird Club
A private community for those who value love, trust, and intimacy. Group support and weekly calls.
For contributing lovebirds only: https://thelovedrive.com/thelovebirdclub 
 
Learn more about The Love Drive
Website https://thelovedrive.com/ 
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive

Real Love Stories: Erica's Baby Steps to Opening up Your Relationship

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