This week on Let’s Talk Love, Robin Ducharme sits down with Dr. Sara Nazarzadeh to discuss her new book, Love by Design. Dr. Sara shares 6 essential ingredients for Emergent Love: attraction, respect, trust, shared vision, compassion, and loving behaviours.  After over a decade of research and clinical practice, Dr. Sara discovered these pillars as non-negotiables for create thriving relationships.  The conversation highlights the importance of daily and consistent loving behaviors, the evolution of attraction, and the need for continuous connection and communication. Dr. Sara and Robin also examine the impact of personal growth and how we change in life affects our relationships, offering practical exercises for strengthening the bonds we cherish most.

Takeaways:

• Six essential ingredients for a thriving relationship are attraction, respect, trust, shared vision, compassion, and loving behaviours
• Compassion involves showing up for your partner without making it about yourself, while empathy involves feeling with your partner in a specific moment.
• The Emergent Love model focuses on the idea that love is a byproduct of a thriving relationship, not the goal or purpose of it. Empathy and compassion are essential in relationships, emphasizing the need to be there for each other.
• Shared vision and priorities determine the strength of a relationship, requiring commitment and resource allocation.
• Understanding one's love blueprint and communicating love languages are crucial for fostering deep connections.
• Continuous connection, communication, and check-ins are vital for maintaining and strengthening relationships.
• Personal growth and change impact relationships, requiring acknowledgment and acceptance of evolving dynamics.

Love By Design: https://lovebydesignbook.com/

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Credits: the Let’s Talk Love Podcast is hosted by Robin Ducharme, recorded and edited by Maia Anstey, and transcribed by Otter.ai.