Why does it mean to come up with a shared language? What concepts are important for every relationship to know? What is the Zeigarnik Effect? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the couples therapist Zach Brittle on The Relationship Alphabet For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-59-the-relationship-alphabet-with-zach-brittle/ Learn more about your guest below: Zach Brittle has been teaching, coaching, mentoring and counseling couples for nearly 20 years. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Washington and a Certified Gottman Therapist (CGT) specializing in evidence based couples therapy based on over 40 years of marital research. Zach is the founder and co-host of Marriage Therapy Radio, creator of Your Marriage Masterclass, and the author of the best selling relationship guide The Relationship Alphabet and the Marriage Therapy Journal. His writings and insights have also been featured on the Gottman Relationship Blog, Vanity Fair, Men’s Health Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, The New York Times and the Washington Post. Learn more at  - https://zachbrittle.com/ - https://twitter.com/kzbrittle 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, - Register for Relationship Mastery, a 6-week self-guided course to take your relationship to the next level. https://www.the-heart-center.com/relationship-mastery-landing-page/ - 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 The Seven Lessons of Love: Heart Wisdom for Troubling Times on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Love-Heart-Wisdom-Troubling/dp/1983940704/ - Purchase a love shirt and show the world your love of love https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-heart-center/ - 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/

How can we not take things personally, while also receiving feedback? How do old wounds show up in current relationships? How can a couple heal together? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews  Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian on Intimacy and Emotional Wounds. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-58-intimacy-and-emotional-wounds-with-dr-ray-jean-kadkhodaian/ Learn more about your guest below: Power couple, Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian have been married since Valentine's Day in 1998, and in 2002, they CoFounded the Lighthouse Emotional Wellness Center, a successful counseling center in the Chicagoland area. After working with thousands of couples, they created and perfected a unique approach to coach couples to have amazing relationships, called Couples Synergy. Dr. Ray & Jean both have Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology, and Dr. Ray has an additional doctorate in Clinical Psychology. They are also CoHosts of their own podcast called, Couples Synergy: Real Couples, Real Stories Learn more at  - https://couplessynergy.com/ - https://www.instagram.com/couplessynergy/ - https://www.facebook.com/couplessynergy - https://twitter.com/DrRayandJean - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxG4SkRJsC38FAHL4dhz2uw Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

How do we discover our true nature as love? How can meditation grow our love? What is another way to perceive the divine force, and even discover it within ourselves? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the spiritual coach, yoga therapist, and author, Jennie Lee on Breathing Love For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-57-breathing-love-with-jennie-lee/ Learn more about your guest below: Jennie Lee is a trusted spiritual coach and the award-winning author of three books on self-development, spirituality and yoga philosophy, including True Yoga, Breathing Love, and her newest book, Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution.  She has been in private practice for over 20 years counseling people seeking greater peace and purpose. Jennie offers private sessions and group retreats internationally.  Learn more at  - https://jennieleeyogatherapy.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/JennieLeeYogaTherapy.StillnessInMotion - https://www.instagram.com/jennielee_author/ - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYIY25OTDoRCxLCMm2UtIOA Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Ep 56: Healing our childhood wounds with Riana Milne How do we attain the love of our dreams? What is childhood trauma and how does it affect our adult lives? How do we heal our old wounds? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the relationship coach and author, Riana Milne, on Healing our childhood wounds.  For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-56-healing-or-childhood-wounds-with-riana-milne/ Learn more about your guest below: Riana Milne, MA is a Certified Global Life & Love Coach, Childhood and Love Trauma Recovery Specialist, and Bestselling Author. Her mission is to “Help Change the Way the World Loves” by Healing Unconscious Childhood & Love Trauma that impacts so many adults; and with research-based educational strategies – Helping them to Create the Life they Desire & to Have the Love Relationships they Deserve. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Riane has over 21 years of experience helping all ages heal from various types of Adverse Emotional Events from Childhood or Love Truma. After getting Certified as a Life & Relationship Coach; Clinical Trauma Professional, and Mindfulness Coach; she now Transform lives globally. I specialize in helping Single, Straight & LGBTQ women and men, to attract Emotionally Healthy & Evolved Partners. Couples learn the Communication skills they need to have peaceful, loving, and passionate, sustainable Conscious Relationships. Learn more at  - https://rianamilne.com/ - https://www.pinterest.com/rianamilne/toxic-relationshipslove-coach-relationship-coach-c/ - https://twitter.com/rianamilne - https://www.facebook.com/CoachRianaMilne - https://www.instagram.com/coachrianamilne/ - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKqr93lVv91H-ooZpMw24g Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Is Buddhism a philosophy or religion? Whats the secret to overcoming anxiety around loss? How can we treat our anxiety more compassionately? Learn the answer to these questions and more in this in this week's episode of the Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews meditation teacher and author, Lodro Rinzler on Finding Peace in Anxious Times. To learn more about this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-55-finding-peace-in-anxious-times-with-lodro-rinzler/ Learn more about your guest below:  Lodro Rinzler is the author of seven meditation books including The Buddha Walks into a Bar and Love Hurts: Buddhist Advice for the Heartbroken and the co-founder of MNDFL meditation studios in New York City. He has taught meditation for nineteen years in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and travels frequently for his books, having spoken across the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University and the White House. Named one of 50 Innovators Shaping the Future of Wellness by SONIMA, Rinzler's work has been featured in The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Good Morning America, CBS, and NBC. Learn more at  - https://www.facebook.com/LodroRinzlerSpeaks/ - https://twitter.com/lodrorinzler - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIdz0PCZw2BN9soP_mZIDYA - https://www.instagram.com/lodrorinzler/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What's so special about yoga? How do we delineate between needing to push through something in order to grow, and when to actually relax, tend, and befriend? How do we find greater balance in our lives? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews yoga and meditation teacher, Meghan Pherrill, on Finding Balance in our Busy Lives. Learn more about your guest below: Meghan Pherrill is the creator of Balance by Meghan; an online platform designed to inspire and empower others to begin and maintain their yoga, health and wellness journey. She is the host of the Balance Your Life Podcast, an YACEP, ERYT 200, RYT 500, Meditation teacher, Pre and Post Natal Yoga teacher. She offers her students international retreats and workshops, and an online membership with workouts, meditations, and yoga to transform your mind and body. She offers fun tutorial and videos to her 20K+ followers on TikTok and her Instagram community.   Learn more at  - www.balancebymeghan.com -https://www.instagram.com/balancebymeghan/ -https://www.facebook.com/balancebymeghan - https://twitter.com/balancebymeghan - https://www.tiktok.com/@balancebymeghan Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

How can we best remain connected in today's times? How can we best manage the uncertainty with infertility challenges? What tools can help us when the dreams we have for our lives disappear? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews meditation teacher, podcast host, and infertility expert Josephine Atluri on Loving Through Infertility. For more on this episode, click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-53-loving-through-infertility-with-josephine-atluri/ Learn more about your guest below: Josephine Atluri is an expert in meditation and in overcoming adversity to find joy. Through her unique journey on her path to become a mom of five, Josephine weathered many ups and downs with IVF, international adoption and surrogacy. Channeling her experience to find calm and courage and to focus on perseverance, she now helps others navigate life’s curveballs, through group and individual online meditation training and her “Responding to Life” podcast. Learn more at  - https://www.jatluri.com - https://www.instagram.com/josephineratluri/ - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwu7XQNYOe2ARMzc9oBaDw/ - https://www.instagram.com/respondingtolifepodcast/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Why do we betray the ones we love? How can we rebuild trust after betrayal? How can a fractured couple best repair their relationship? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews Marriage and Family Therapist, Jennifer Lehr on Rebuilding after Betrayal. Find out more about the episode here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-52-rebuilding-after-betrayal-with-jennifer-lehr-mft/ Learn more about your guest below: In her younger years, Jennifer did not have the skills needed to have a successful relationship. Like many others, Jennifer grew up in a family with difficult family dynamics. She changed that by spending years working on her own issues, educating herself as well as studying and training as a couples therapist and working with couples. Jennifer knew that if she could change her relationship ability from poor to excellent, anybody could.  In 2009, she began writing WeConcile a revolutionary do-it-yourself online educational application that helps couples improve trust, intimacy, safety and connection through established relationship science. She created WeConcile to help couples get free from pain and disconnection, and to again find happiness in marriage. Now, Jennifer Lehr is on a mission to create a world filled with connection instead of conflict.  She specializes in educating couples on the relationship skills they need to build a solid, connected and loving partnership. As a marriage and family therapist for nearly 20 years, she uses her knowledge and advanced training in many couples' modalities to help others succeed in their marriage. Jennifer is a regular contributor to many online publications as well as her blogs, sharing her experience and expertise to help people improve their lives and relationships. She also writes and talks about her journey from a difficult relational beginning to creating a beautiful relationship with her husband, Mike.  Learn more at  - https://www.jenniferlehrmft.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/JenniferlehrMFT - https://twitter.com/JenniferLehrMFT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsd-X1BvZv4l4jKkWQmsZ7Q - https://www.instagram.com/weconcile/ - https://weconcile.com/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

When is a couple ready to have a baby? What are the three babies of pregnancy? What does falling in love with parenting together look like? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the parent-baby educator, Lara Elfstrand, on Falling in love with parenting together. For more on this episode click here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-51-falling-in-love-with-parenting-together-with-lara-elfstrand/ Learn more about your guest below: I help couples to fall in love with parenting… together. I do that by helping babies to cry less, smile more, and develop well; helping parents to support growth from a calm, confident, unconditional place; and helping couples to reduce resentment and isolation and manage conflict while increasing friendship and intimacy. I help couples to focus on their relationship as something that needs to be protected and nurtured during the transition to parenthood, as their identities change and they develop their different parenting styles. I have taught Bringing Baby Home classes to young couples and families in a variety of life stages—considering parenthood, expecting a baby, or with an infant or toddler at home. Learn more about me at little-elf.org I am a postpartum doula. I have a master’s in early childhood special education and am endorsed as an advanced transdisciplinary infant parent mental health practitioner. I am certified in Happiest Baby on the Block, the Gottman Bringing Baby Home program, and infant massage. Learn more at  - http://www.little-elf.org/ - https://twitter.com/LittleElfFamily - https://www.yelp.com/biz/little-elf-family-services-san-jose - https://www.facebook.com/LittleElfFamilyServices/ - https://www.instagram.com/little_elf_family_services/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

What are the secrets to a long and happy marriage? What does unconditional love for one's children look like? What can newlyweds do to ensure the success of their union? Find out in this week's very special episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, the 50th episode anniversary, where your host Zach Beach interviews his very own parents, Charles and Michele Beach, on Loving Marriage and Family. Charles and Michele will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. Learn more about the episode here: https://www.the-heart-center.com/ep-50-loving-marriage-and-family-special-50th-episode-anniversary-with-michele-and-charles-beach/ Learn more about your guests below: Michele Beach is a lifelong educator.  On her path to becoming a teacher, she was the first person in her family to attend and graduate from college.  Over the span of her 40+ year career, she taught students ages 3-21 as well as university students and graduate students, students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities.  She served as a school principal and also a director of special programs in the same school district.  Over that same period of time, Michele focused on the most important aspect of her life - her family. Her family has always been a source of joy, strength, and inspiration.     Chuck Beach is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and pursued a career in computers, working in aerospace and defense, as well as engaging in a startup.  He also taught classes on Information Systems at Rockford University. He has been on the board of the local Red Cross chapter, and the board of a local homeless shelter.  As the biggest fan of his own children, he has shared the journey as a soccer coach, chess coach, robotics coach, and high school game announcer.  Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/