Long-term relationships: Celebrating more than just romantic love

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The speaker reflects on the significance of long-term relationships beyond romantic love. They mention a podcast episode that discusses the importance of celebrating the loss that comes with the end of a long relationship. The speaker then emphasizes the value of relationships with family members, such as parents and children, as well as with close friends. They question why society primarily focuses on celebrating the longevity of romantic relationships and suggests placing more emphasis on the lifeline provided by these other connections.

For the first time, Glennon requests a one-on-one with our guest – author and poet Maggie Smith – in this deeply honest conversation about: how to tell the brutal truth without betraying our people, how to reclaim ourselves after infidelity and betrayal, how the shaming of women who dare to tell their stories keeps us powerless and isolated, and how they both have embraced acceptance instead of “forgiveness.”

About Maggie:

Maggie Smith is the award-winning author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Good Bones, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, Lamp of the Body, and the national bestsellers Goldenrod and Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change.

A 2011 recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, two Academy of American Poets Prizes, a Pushcart Prize, and fellowships from the Sustainable Arts Foundation and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.

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