Love This Way!
Shaleea Venney
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The Love This Way Podcast delivers honest, healing, and transformational conversations about modern relationships, emotional wellness, and self-worth. No gender wars or back and forth, just solid advice to help men and women to find and sustain healthy love. Because love is a journey and you need direction!
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Complacency in Relationships: Why Do You Expect Them to Keep Choosing You If You’ve Stopped Showing Up? 31.05.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail Complacency doesn’t usually destroy a relationship overnight. It happens slowly. The dates stop. The compliments stop. The flirting fades. The effort gets replaced with routine. And the person you love starts feeling less like they’re chosen… and more like they’re just there. Comfort in a relationship is beautiful. Complacency is not. You chose them. So how long do they have to keep choosing you while feeling like you stopped showing up? Support the show
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There’s a Big Difference Between “They Don’t Care” and “They’re Trying” 24.05.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail There’s a huge difference between the spouse who simply doesn’t care… and the one who may get things wrong—but genuinely means well and is trying their best. And if we treat those two like they’re the same… we create pain where there only needed to be patience, perspective, and grace. Not every missed expectation is intentional. Not every mistake means they don’t care. Sometimes your partner is: learning in real time undoing what they were never taught trying to love you well...
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Nobody Talks About the Grief Inside Relationships 17.05.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail Nobody talks about the grief that can exist inside a relationship that never ended. Not all grief comes from breakups. Sometimes it comes from: the romance that never came the effort that slowly faded the emotional connection that changed the version of love you thought you were building And the hardest part is… many people carry this pain silently because “nothing bad technically happened." In this episode, we talk about the quiet grief people carry inside relationships, the...
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She Became a Mother… But Did Anyone Ask Who She Became? 10.05.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail Motherhood changes women in ways people rarely talk about. Not just physically. Emotionally. Mentally. Relationally. A woman can deeply love her children… and still miss herself. And that doesn’t make her selfish. It makes her human. In this episode, we talk about the identity shift motherhood creates, how relationships silently change after children, and why so many women feel lost inside roles they love. Support the show
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We’re Not Enemies...We’re Misunderstood 03.05.2026 8minSend us Fan Mail It feels like men and women are at war right now… Everyone has a side. Everyone has a story. Everyone has a reason why the other is the problem. But what if we’re not enemies? What if we’re just… misunderstood? Men are carrying pressure they don’t always know how to express. Women are carrying emotional weight they don’t always feel seen for. Both are trying. Both are hurting. In this episode, we break down how misunderstanding turns into division, and how to finally start se...
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You Don’t Know Your Partner As Well As You Think You Do 26.04.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail You think you know your partner… But do you know who they are right now? Or are you still relating to who they used to be? A lot of relationships don’t break because love disappears. They break because understanding stops. People grow. People change. People evolve. And if you’re not paying attention… you can end up loving a version of your partner that no longer exists. In this episode, we talk about how couples slowly drift apart when they stop learning each other, and how t...
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Your Partner Is Experiencing a Completely Different Relationship Than You 19.04.2026 11minSend us Fan Mail Two people can be in the same relationship… and have completely different emotional experiences. One feels loved. The other feels lonely. One feels secure. The other feels uncertain. One feels stable. The other feels disconnected. Same relationship. Different reality. Because love isn’t only about what you do… it’s about what your partner actually feels. In this episode we talk about how couples slowly drift into two completely different relationship realities, and 5 ways to ...
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Why Being Chosen Still Doesn’t Feel Like Enough 12.04.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail Some people are in committed relationships… healthy relationships… loving relationships… …and still feel unsure. They were chosen. And yet the questions still come: “Do they really love me?” “What if they change their mind?” “What if I’m not enough?” “What if I lose this?” Sometimes the problem is the story you’ve been telling yourself about your worth long before this relationship began. In this episode, we talk about why commitment alone doesn’t always create security — and...
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Do You Even Like Your Spouse? 05.04.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail Being together doesn’t automatically mean someone feels loved. Some people are in relationships with partners they don’t tend to… don’t prioritize… don’t speak kindly to… don’t make time for… don’t show interest in… don’t romance anymore. If your spouse wants time with you… wants connection… wants affection… wants effort… is the answer always: “I don’t feel like it”? Love is continuing to choose the person you already chose. Because eventually, even the most patient partner c...
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You Say You Want Honest Communication… Until You Hear the Truth 30.03.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail Almost everyone says they want honest communication. But what happens when the truth is uncomfortable? When honesty is met with defensiveness… dismissal… shutdown… or counterattack… people learn something quickly: Honesty doesn’t feel safe here. So they start softening the truth. Avoiding conversations that might create tension. And slowly, the relationship becomes peaceful… but distant. In this episode, we talk about the subtle ways couples unintentionally train each other t...
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Can Your Partner Affect Your Self-Esteem? 22.03.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail People love to say: “No one can affect your self-esteem because it’s called self-esteem.” But relationships absolutely influence how confident or insecure someone feels over time. Not because they are weak. Because they are human. Healthy love should not make you question your worth. It should reinforce it. In this episode we talk about the subtle ways couples unintentionally damage each other’s self-esteem, and how to protect the confidence of the person you love. Beca...
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To The Men Carrying the Weight of the World... 15.03.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail This episode is for the men who are tired… but still standing. The men carrying full loads. The men solving problems no one else even sees. The men who feel like everyone depends on them — but no one asks how they’re doing. Some of you are crying in your cars before you walk into the house. Some of you are laying awake at night trying to figure out how to hold everything together. And the world rarely stops long enough to say this: We see you. Your effort matters. Your sacrif...
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Men Fear Failure. Women Fear Abandonment. 08.03.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail Some men aren’t afraid of commitment… they’re afraid of failing the woman they love. Some women aren’t “too emotional”… they’re afraid of being abandoned by the person they trust most. Different fears. Same pain. Same misunderstandings. When you realize that most relationship conflicts aren’t about the surface argument, but about unspoken fear underneath it, everything starts to make sense. Men fear not being enough. Women fear being left behind. And until both pe...
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You’re Not Fighting…You’re Negotiating Power 01.03.2026 8minSend us Fan Mail Most of your arguments aren’t about the dishes. They’re about power. Who gets the final say. Who adjusts first. Who apologizes. Who holds leverage. You’re not fighting about the issue. You’re negotiating position. And love cannot grow where both people are trying to win. Support the show
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You’re Not Incompatible…You’re Emotionally Illiterate 22.02.2026 8minSend us Fan Mail You don’t fight because you’re incompatible. You fight because you don’t know what you’re feeling. Hurt becomes anger. Fear becomes control. Insecurity becomes criticism. Overwhelm becomes withdrawal. Emotional illiteracy ruins more relationships than incompatibility ever will. Support the show
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The Version of Love You’re Chasing Never Existed 15.02.2026 8minSend us Fan Mail The love you’re chasing may have never existed. Not in real life. Not in healthy relationships. Not in sustainable partnership. You weren’t disappointed because they weren’t enough. You were disappointed because it didn’t match the fantasy. Real love isn’t cinematic. It’s consistent. #TheLoveThisWayPodcast #RealLove #HealthyRelationships #EmotionalMaturity #StopRomanticizingChaos #DatingWithIntention #AttachmentHealing #RelationshipTruth #LoveWithoutDrama #EmotionalGrowth #Se...
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You Don’t Feel Chosen Because You’re Always Available 08.02.2026 10minSend us Fan Mail You don’t feel chosen because you’ve made yourself endlessly available. Access is not intimacy. Availability is not value. And love without intention will always leave you feeling invisible. This episode is about shifting from convenience to choice — without games, guilt, or going cold. Support the show
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Why Black Love Is Under Attack — And What We Can Do About It 01.02.2026 12minSend us Fan Mail Black love isn’t dying — it’s being distracted, divided, and misunderstood. But we still have the power to protect it, rebuild it, and redefine it. Let’s talk about why Black love is under attack — and what we can do about it. Support the show
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Who Benefits When You Doubt Yourself? 26.01.2026 9minSend us Fan Mail You didn’t just start doubting yourself out of nowhere. Someone benefited from your confusion. Someone felt safer when you questioned your instincts. Someone gained power when you lost trust in yourself. This episode is about taking yourself back — without yelling, explaining, or proving anything. Support the show
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Who Are You — and Who Were You Before Someone Told You Who to Be? 18.01.2026 7minSend us Fan Mail Who were you before someone told you to tone it down? Before you were labeled extra. Before you learned to shrink to make other people comfortable. Before love felt like self-editing. If you don’t know who you are before partnership, you will become who someone else is comfortable with. This episode is for anyone who’s tired of disappearing in relationships. Support the show