What does it mean when we say we love things? How is our love for things and humans different? How do the things we love "make us who we are?" Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the professor and researcher, Aaron Ahuvia. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-106-loving-things-with-aaron-ahuvia/ Learn more about your guest below: Aaron Ahuvia is a professor at the University of Michigan Dearbron and has been ranked by a Stanford University study as being in the top 2% of all scientists worldwide. He is the world’s leading expert on the psychology of a somewhat different kind of love, he studies the psychology of love when people love objects, activities, and all sorts of other things. He has found that by looking at love in these unusual contexts you can get some interesting insights into the nature of love itself and better understand all forms of love, including the love of people. His popular book, The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are, has won the distinction of being an “editor’s choice” and “best nonfiction book” on Amazon. Earlier in his career, he was also a leading expert on dating services and even ended up on the Oprah Winfrey show. Learn more at - www.TheThingsWeLove.com - https://www.facebook.com/aaron.ahuvia - The Things We Love Book: amzn.to/41lAlpg Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, - Join our IN PERSON Mindful Self Compassion Training starting April 12th in Berkeley: https://www.the-heart-center.com/programs/mindful-self-compassion-training-msc/ - Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ - Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach’s How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach - Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ - Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.zachbeach.com/category/books/ - Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes. - Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow - Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/