The Love Department

Joining us today on the podcast is Courtney Clifford (MS, MFT). She is a NYU Trained and Trauma Informed Coach and Equine Assisted Psychotherapist based in New York City. She’s helping us crack open relationships by discussing the benefits of therapy. In this conversation with Nik Lockhart, Courtney shares how to go about finding safe communication and habits long before we enter partnership.

In this episode we talk about family patterns and traumas, how to come into your relationship with healthy habits of self-love, finding the right therapist and modality for you, and modeling safe communication and relationships with a third party.

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Visit us at www.love-department.com. We'd love to connect with you.  Xoxo

Joining us today on the podcast is Courtney Clifford. She is a NYU Trained and Trauma Informed Coach and Equine Assisted Psychotherapist based in New York City. She’s helping us crack open relationships by discussing the benefits of therapy. In this conversation with host Nik Lockhart, Courtney shares how to go about practicing safe communication and starting healthy relational habits long before we enter partnership.
 
 In this episode we talk about family patterns and traumas,  cultivating self-love, finding the right therapist and modality for you, and modeling safe communication and relationships with a third party.

To connect with Courtney, you can visit her website at--www.courtneyclifford.com. And find her on instagram @courtneymclifford.

Visit our website at www.love-department.com to buy your TLD Merch. You can also leave a message on The HeartLine to let us know how it’s going in your Love Department.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com for our TLD Merch, exclusive content, or to be featured on the HeartLine. We'd love to connect with you. Xoxo

In a way, Frankie and Felicia have grown up together. They met in high school when she, in her words “Didn’t like him all that much.” But when they both came to faith after graduating, it was Facebook post that made Frankie slide into her DMs. He was pursuing a life in ministry – one that required him to be as committed to his role in the church as to his role as a partner. 

In this episode we talk about dating as Christians in a modern world, making time for each other despite demanding jobs, personal finances, and how to navigate offense in the relationship.

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Visit us at www.love-department.com. We'd love to connect with you.  Xoxo

There once was a girl named Allie who lived in Long Island. She struggled to find a place and a person with whom she ‘fit’. On the same island was a boy, named Chuck, who too felt like he didn’t fit in. He had resigned himself to being alone. On Halloween night Allie went to a castle and ordered cocktail… and it was terrible. Chuck, who worked at the castle bar swept in to her rescue and offered to make her a replacement. And it was that love potion that finally brought them true love.
 
 In this episode we talk about family histories and generational healing, growing up bi-racial, manifesting your partner, and loving someone with a disability.
 
 Patreon Link to hear more from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/mtzx9unz
 
 Visit our website at www.love-department.com for your own TLD Merch. You can also leave a message on The HeartLine to let us know how it’s going in your Love Department.

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Visit us at www.love-department.com for our TLD Merch, exclusive content, or to be featured on the HeartLine. We'd love to connect with you. Xoxo

Bring in the coquito for this one. Today we’re chatting with Solanchi & Jose. Their love story began when she was a young college student attempted to get into a nightclub. Jose, who was working the club, thought her ID was fake. Now they’re grandparents with a lifetime of love for each other and loving others.

In this episode we talk about keeping your sexlife spicy, finding love after divorce, creating a foundation for openness together, and the rules of dating with strict parents.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com. We'd love to connect with you.  Xoxo

Bring out the coquito! for this one. Today we’re chatting with Solanchi & Jose. Their love story began when she was a young college student who attempted to get into a nightclub. Jose, who was working the club, thought her ID was fake. Now they’re grandparents with a lifetime of love for each other and loving others.

In this episode we talk about keeping your sexlife spicy, finding love after divorce, creating a foundation for openness, and the rules of dating with strict parents.

Visit our website at www.love-department.com. You can also leave a message on The HeartLine to let us know how it’s going in your Love Department.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com for our TLD Merch, exclusive content, or to be featured on the HeartLine. We'd love to connect with you. Xoxo

In this solo episode with our host, we start of with an attempt to define love itself. You’ll hear about Nik’s journey to creating The Love Department and more about what you can expect from Season 1 of this groundbreaking platform.

In this episode we talk about the movie “Past Lives” by Celine Song, why Nik created this show, and what she believes Love has to offer the world.

To support us on Substack, please visit www.thelovedepartment.substack.com

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com. We'd love to connect with you.  Xoxo

Cheryl and Patrick met as kids at a summer camp in their native upstate New York. But it wasn’t until they, by chance, attended the same college that their meeting turned into something more. In 2019 Cheryl was diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatments coincided with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Not even a year later, Patrick experienced his own health scare that nearly cost him his life. Their love story is a powerful testament to how love can withstand the worst of life and come out stronger.
 
 Time Stamps: to skip our conversation about the pandemic, please skip to 40m00s.
 
 In this episode we talk about loving through serious illness, equality among the sexes, choosing not to have kids, and falling in love with where you live.
 
 Visit our website at www.love-department.com for a special $5 off our TLD Merch, code valid through 2/14/24-2/28/24. You can also leave a message on The HeartLine to let us know how it’s going in your Love Department.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com for our TLD Merch, exclusive content, or to be featured on the HeartLine. We'd love to connect with you. Xoxo

Cheryl and Patrick met as kids at a summer camp in their native upstate New York. But it wasn’t until they by chance attended the same college that their meeting turned into something more. In 2019 Cheryl was diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatments coincided with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Not even a year later, Patrick experienced his own health scare that nearly cost him his life. Their love story is a powerful testament to how love can withstand the worst of life and come out stronger.

In this episode we talk about loving through serious illness, equality among the sexes, choosing not to have kids, and falling in love with where you live.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com. We'd love to connect with you.  Xoxo

In this opening solo episode with our host, Nik Lockhart, we start off with her working definition of love itself. You’ll hear about Nik’s journey to creating "The Love Department" and her take aways from  Season 1 of this groundbreaking new podcast..

In this episode we talk about the movie “Past Lives” by Celine Song, why Nik created this show, and what she believes Love has to offer the world.

To support us on Substack, please visit https://thelovedepartment.substack.com/

Visit our website at www.love-department.com for a special $5 off our TLD Merch, use  "TLDPOD" code valid through 2/14/24-2/28/24. You can also leave a message on The HeartLine to let us know how it’s going in your Love Department.

Support the show

Visit us at www.love-department.com for our TLD Merch, exclusive content, or to be featured on the HeartLine. We'd love to connect with you. Xoxo