The Love Drive with Shaun Galanos
A podcast to help you learn communication and intimacy skills for better relationships and more love. Listen to short pep talks with your love coach and host, Shaun Galanos, or longer form interviews with thought-leaders, therapists, and healers. If you want to deepen your capacity for love, you're at the right place.
Episodes
Ilana Dunn, the host of ‘Seeing Other People’ podcast, talks about modern dating, her experiences, and advice. She answers dating questions, from getting to know new people to understand when a relationship has come to an end.
Shaun and Ilana discuss deal breakers in relationships, how to not overthink being single, and share past dating experiences
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
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Today's question comes from Ivy. [edited for brevity's sake]
"I caught my partner of two years on dating apps and meeting up with other women. Can somebody who habitually lies ever truly change your opinion and what they might have to do to make that change fully?&#...
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
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Today's question comes from Sam. [edited for brevity's sake]
"I am HIV-positive, and I've been on treatment and undetectable for several years. I'm just starting to date new guys again, and I'm having a really difficult time with the disclosure conversat...
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
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Today's question comes from Jessica from Dallas, TX. [edited for brevity's sake]
"I asked out a friend at work via instant message, and he ignored me. We have to see each other at work all the time. We had a good rapport. There was some flirting, and I was really pr...
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
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Today's question comes from Michaela from Vancouver, BC.
Michaela's question [edited for brevity's sake]
"Is it OK for men to have female friends? I'm talking to a guy with several female friends, including an ex from years ago.
He thinks that it's all ri...
Some details about my course on Healthy Communication.
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Do you struggle asking for help? What about saying no with love?
Would you like to make requests for your needs in a way that won't push others away or make them defensive?
Want to learn to ask for anything, including sex, more money, space from your loved one, and more touch?
This course is for you if you want to learn to:
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
Today's question comes from Marie from Massachusetts.
Marie's question [edited for brevity's sake]
"I was broken up with by this guy that told me he wasn't ready for a relationship, and not even ten days after the breakup, he's back on dating apps. Should I ...
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline, where I answer questions you submit via voicemail.
Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
Today's question comes from Camilla from North Carolina.
Camilla's question [edited for brevity's sake]
"Hi, this is Camilla calling from North Carolina.
There's someone from my childhood, and we've tried things on and off, but it hasn't worked, and we ...
Welcome to The Love Drive Helpline; a new format where I answer listener questions that are submitted to me via voicemail! Leave your question here: https://bit.ly/lovedrivehelpline
Today's question comes from Emily about letting a once-in-a-lifetime love go. I share about forgiveness, accepting the consequences of our choices, and how to keep hopeful that love is right around the corner.
Emily's question [edited for bre...
In this episode, Susan Piver, New York Times bestselling author and Buddhist teacher, discusses what are the most important questions to ask your partner before committing to them. The point of asking these questions is not to directly come to an agreement, she says, but to get to know our partners intimately.
Susan and Shaun talk about deal-breaker questions in relationships, sharing their insights and experiences with their part...
This short conversation was inspired by one of my most popular posts about how to ask for loving words from your special person when you're feeling insecure.
I read the post, the caption, and add some additional thoughts on the power of vulnerability and intimacy.
Here's the post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CV0iPI3L4D9/
Most of my links: https://www.shaungalanos.com/hello
My online courses: https://www.shaungalanos.c...
No science to back this stream-of-consciousness monologue. Just my thoughts on the subject.
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My online courses: https://www.shaungalanos.com/courses
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A few tips to make the first couple of dates a bit easier for you.
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Damn, we've really given being single and lonely a bad rap. There's nothing wrong with being single; let's normalize that. There's a lot of beauty and freedom in accepting your loneliness for what it is; an opportunity to deepen your relationship your yourself. And I invite you to see it that way, too. Be OK with being single. Enjoy your solitude and your singleness, even if you wish things were different.
Keep your standards high, but your expectations low. Here's how.
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I love rejection because it brings clarity to my life and makes room for something more aligned. Here's how I learned to love it.
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I think you are, even if sometimes, your best is not that great.
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When did not having needs become cool?
In today's podcast:
00:00 intro
00:22 when did not having needs become cool?
02:37 even robots have needs
03:56 nobody likes rejection
06:31 the three-steps to getting your needs met
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Relationships of all types will be uncomfortable. You can choose to turn towards the discomfort, or away from it.
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The goal isn’t to get over your ex as quickly as possible, it’s to feel the heartbreak and give it the time it needs to move through you. It might be hard to believe right now, but your feelings towards your ex and your separation will change. Here are 6 tips to speed up the healing process
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