Language of Love with Dr. Laura Berman

Turning Temptation into Transformation with Mark Walberg


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What if the role you’ve played your whole life—the one that made people love you, trust you, applaud you—was actually the thing keeping you from yourself?

In this moving Language of Love Conversations, I sit down with Mark Walberg—not the Ted movie star, but the television host known for his charm, wit, and steady presence on hit shows like Antiques Roadshow and Temptation Island.  After watching this season of Temptation Island for the first time, I was stunned. Despite having no clinical training, Mark intuitively held space for confessions, breakdowns, and deep self reckonings,— guiding the cast through their fears, blind spots, and emotional blocks with incredible insight and timing. He was doing a better job than lots of therapists I know! I had to understand where that wisdom came from.

Mark didn’t disappoint.  In this Language of Love Conversation, he pulls back the curtain and shares his own journey, from the pressures of fame to the private unraveling that brought him to his knees, and eventually to a place of radical honesty. We talk about the fear of feeling, the cost of emotional suppression, and how it’s never too late to come home to yourself.

Here’s a sneak peek…

  • The surprising lessons Mark learned about love while hosting Temptation Island

  • How a successful career became a hiding place—and what it took to step out of it

  • Why approval from the crowd can’t replace real connection

  • The childhood wounds he carried into adulthood—and how he finally began to face them

  • What happens when you stop numbing and start feeling

  • The role his wife played in calling him back to himself

  • How fatherhood cracked him open in the best (and hardest) ways

  • Why vulnerability might just be the most courageous thing a man can offer

    Remember to follow Mark Walberg’s continuing story on his website and socials. Also make sure to check out the Grief Healing Collective for a community of like minded people, amazing resources on grief healing, and live healing sessions and events.  You can also check out my Good Grief Course.

    Got thoughts? Stories? Or a revelation of your own? Email me at [email protected]!


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