The Learning Love Podcast

In this heartfelt episode of the Learning Love Podcast , we explore what love teaches us after disappointment, heartbreak, rejection, and unmet expectations. When love does not go the way we hoped, it can leave us...

What happens when you have a good marriage, supportive friends, a loving family… and still feel lonely, empty, restless, or emotionally unfulfilled? In this deeply honest episode of The Learning Love Podcast, Dr. Mark...

What happens when conflict is never actually addressed — only ignored until enough time passes that someone hopes it will simply disappear? In this powerful episode of The Learning Love Podcast, Dr. Mark A. Hicks...

Why do so many relationships slowly drift into frustration, criticism, defensiveness, and emotional distance? Often, it’s not because people stop loving each other. It’s because they stop trying to understand each...

What role does self-esteem really play in love, connection, and emotional health? More than most people realize. In this episode of The Learning Love Podcast , Dr. Mark A. Hicks explores why healthy relationships are...

In this episode of The Learning Love Podcast, we explore one of the most common relationship habits that quietly destroys trust: putting down your spouse in front of friends, coworkers, or family members. It may seem...

In this episode of The Learning Love Podcast , we explore a truth that quietly shapes every relationship you have: your family of origin taught you patterns—some helpful, some limiting—and all of them feel normal… until...

Most people think trust is built in big moments—big promises, big tests, big turning points. But in real relationships, trust is built much more quietly than that. It’s built in the small, everyday interactions that...

Sometimes we look for our relationships to make us happy, but love and relationships work better when we work on ourselves first. In this episode, Dr. Mark A. Hicks explores the three factor that can help you be happier...

Takeaways Personal growth often feels painful because healing requires letting go of old identities, familiar patterns, and unhealthy relationship dynamics. Setting boundaries and growing in confidence may change...

Takeaways Healthy relationships require both grace and truth, not constant confrontation or total silence. One-time mistakes and harmless personality differences are often better handled with patience and compassion...

Takeaways Calm and panic both spread quickly through families, workplaces, and relationships. The calmest person in the room often becomes the emotional anchor and helps others regulate. Healthy relationships are...

Takeaways Drama can become addictive when chaos, conflict, and outrage start to feel normal. Social media often fuels drama addiction by rewarding outrage, doom scrolling, and emotional reactivity. Peace begins with...

Takeaways Being heard can feel just like being loved, especially in a world marked by loneliness and disconnection. Listening with compassion can reduce conflict, build trust, and strengthen relationships at home and at...

In this episode of The Learning Love Podcast , Dr. Mark A. Hicks explores how trauma affects the brain—and why love is a powerful part of healing. He explains that trauma doesn’t need to be compared or ranked to be...