616: The Real Reason We Go Through Love + Loss in Relationships with Dr. Zach Bush, MD

Aug 19, 2025

Dr. Zach Bush, a physician and educator, dives deep into the complexities of love and loss in relationships. He explores how cultural shifts affect intimacy and highlights that relationships mirror both our beauty and wounds. Zach emphasizes that grief and longing are integral to unconditional love, transforming painful emotions into healing. He shares insights from his own divorce, advocating for the importance of curiosity and connection in fostering love. Zach also reflects on the evolving nature of relationships and the sacred depth within every connection.

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INSIGHT

Change Overloads Our Nervous System

Rapid cultural and technological change drives a reactive nervous system that undermines curiosity and intimacy.
Zach Bush says slowing down in nature restores creativity and capacity for relationship.

ADVICE

Slow Down In Nature To Reset

Slow down and spend time in nature to reset your nervous system and reduce reactivity.
Zach Bush recommends simple practices like lying under a tree to feel your breath and heartbeat.

INSIGHT

Relationships As Mirrors To Wholeness

Relationship exists so a complete soul can experience finite life and rediscover its wholeness.
Zach Bush frames intimacy as a mirror to witness our beauty and feel life's sensations.

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Am I the only one who feels like relationships are both the most beautiful and the most challenging part of being human?

Sometimes it feels like we’re asked to hold so much love, loss, change, grief and still show up open-hearted. 🫀

This question has been alive in me ever since my divorce. And in this week’s Highest Self Podcast, I had one of the deepest conversations on the podcast so far with Dr. Zach Bush, MD on what relationships are really here to teach us.

At one point he said something that gave me chills:

💫 Relationships are not meant to complete us. They’re meant to mirror us to reflect the love and also the wounds we carry.

And suddenly… it all made sense.

Here’s what we’’ll discover inside this episode:

🌹 How the rapid rate of change in our culture is affecting our nervous systems + our capacity for intimacy 👁️ Why curiosity is the key ingredient that keeps love alive 🌀 How grief + heartbreak are actually part of the frequency of unconditional love ✨ Why relationships are a mirror for our own beauty and shadow 🌊 How unconditional love is a frequency that moves through all things, like a wave that never stops 💔 Why longing and loss are not failures, but sacred reminders of love’s presence

This isn’t just a conversation about romance, it's about remembering that love in all its forms is here to guide us deeper into truth.

Dr. Zach said something that stuck with me: unconditional love isn’t an emotion that comes and goes. It’s a vibration one that exists beyond time and space, always circling back to us. 🌌

So if you’ve ever wondered why love feels so hard, or why heartbreak lingers, this episode will feel like a balm for your soul. 🕊️

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