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
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
20 min
This is a final apology episode for ghosting you all, where you can find me, and a sneak peek of the first episode of my new project, Voicemails to Dad, where, you guessed it, I leave voicemails to my recently deceased father.
You can find my writing on substack here: https://shaungalanos.substack.com/
You can find the Voicemail to Dad podcast here: https://shaungalanos.substack.com/podcast
Again, thank you all for being here.
Love, Shaun
Feb 28, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
21 min
Hey friend. Thanks for being here.
Here are the links I promised:
Getting Your Needs Met Course: http://www.gettingyourneedsmet.com
Trusting Love 2023 Retreat: http://www.trustinglove2023.com
In Bloom Love And Relationship Summit
- In-person tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-bloom-a-love-and-relationships-summit-presented-by-real-love-ready-tickets-434006423897?aff=ShaunGalanos
- Virtual tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-bloom-a-love-and-relationships-summit-presented-by-real-love-ready-tickets-434035199967?aff=ShaunGalanos
And, that's it for now. Have a lovely week.
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
58 min
Nora McInerny is an award-winning podcast host of ‘Terrible, Thanks For Asking,’ speaker, and author of several books, including her new book “Bad Vibes Only.”
Shaun and Nora discuss vulnerability porn, their relationship with social media, and how they feel about posting everything online.
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
- Toxic positivity and “good vibes only” mentality
- How to love people we deeply disagree with
- How to accept that people’s lives are not as perfect as we think
Where to find Nora
Buy her new book “Bad Vibes Only”
Listen to her podcast
Nora on Instagram
Nora's website
Join The Lovebird Club
A private community for those who value love, trust, and intimacy. Group support and weekly calls.
For contributing lovebirds only: https://thelovedrive.com/thelovebirdclub
Learn more about The Love Drive
Website https://www.shaungalanos.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
22 min
Hey gang, here's a little update for you. ❤️
Application to be my social and course assistant: https://forms.gle/9DWxnXLJYBgazyFE7
Love Camp 2023: www.lovecamp2023.com
Aug 30, 2022
Aug 30, 2022
1hr 12 min
This episode guest is Vanessa Bennett, Codependency Expert and Holistic Psycho-Therapist and author of “It’s Not Me, It’s You”. Vanessa talks about what codependency is, if it’s always bad and how we can balance being dependent with another person without being “needy”.
Shaun and Vanessa discuss how people have lost connection with their feelings, and offer examples for how to express feelings with someone who might not be comfortable with having such conversations.
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
- What to do if your partner is following hotties on IG
- What it’s like dating a therapist as a therapist
- Chemistry and attraction and their role in relationship building
Where to find Vanessa
Preorder her new book “It’s Not Me, It’s You”
Vanessa on Instagram
Join The Lovebird Club
A private community for those who value love, trust, and intimacy. Group support and weekly calls.
For contributing lovebirds only: https://thelovedrive.com/thelovebirdclub
Learn more about The Love Drive
Website https://thelovedrive.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive
Aug 16, 2022
Aug 16, 2022
21 min
Oh boy. Here's a stream of consciousness about the importance of spark, chemistry, and attraction when meeting a potential partner.
Aug 9, 2022
Aug 9, 2022
1hr 37 min
Our guest is dating and love coach Damona Hoffman, who's been coaching people for over 15 years on online and offline dating.
In this episode, Shaun and Damona share their best online dating practices, what to ask on a first date, and how to best screen for people who are a good match.
Shaun and Damona answer some rapid-fire questions, including What are guys looking for during the first date? Who pays for the first date? What to do if he's a nine but follows 1000s of Instagram models?
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
- Does sex on the first date change things?
- Why guys who have dogs in their dating profiles get more matches
- How to make long-distance relationships work
Where to find Damona
Damona on Instagram
Listen to Damona's podcast
Join The Lovebird Club
A private community for those who value love, trust, and intimacy. Group support and weekly calls.
For contributing lovebirds only: https://thelovedrive.com/thelovebirdclub
Learn more about The Love Drive
Website https://thelovedrive.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive
Newsletter https://thelovedrive.com/newsletter
Aug 2, 2022
Aug 2, 2022
15 min
A little pep talk on finding great people to love and that no, all the good ones aren't taken (and you should be careful about that belief - confirmation bias is a doozy!)
Jul 29, 2022
Jul 29, 2022
17 min
I'm excited to re-launch (and teach) one of my most popular courses: The Emotional Availability Course - Open up to Love
Become more emotionally available to those that matter Recognize emotional availability in others Experience more intimacy in your current relationship Learn to sit with and process emotional discomfort Turn towards intimacy with an open heart Learn to open up slowly to people who are safe and loving Seven Ways to Identify Emotionally Available People How to Avoid Shutting Down When It Gets Too Intense Three Techniques to Release Emotional Anxiety and Fear How to Talk About Your Feelings With Courage (even if you're not sure what you're feeling) The Importance of Holding Space for Your Loved Ones The Four Types of Unavailability Preventing You From Finding Love 5 hours of live training with me All sessions recorded with English captions All your questions answered (through live recorded Q&A and written questions) Lifetime access to the session videos (download them after the course is over) Lifetime access to my private Facebook group Downloadable PDF of all techniques and scripts A 100% money-back guarantee if you're not happy with the course
Jul 19, 2022
Jul 19, 2022
1hr 17 min
Today's guest is Yana Tallon-Hicks, a past podcast guest on how to be an ethical hookup, ethical slut, sex writer, therapist, and author of ‘Hot and Unbothered: how to think about, talk about, talk about, and have the sex you really want.’
In this episode, Shaun and Yana talk about sex, shame in receiving feedback from our partner(s), and trying new things more than once.
Shaun and Yana take listeners' questions all about sex, answering doubts such as, Will vibrators desensitize my clitoris? How to be more comfortable with my body? How to squirt, deal with premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction, and more!
What you'll learn (or why you should care):
- How to find new sex activities to try with yourself and your partner
- Porn and its role in sex education
- Why blowjobs are hard to give
Where to find Yana
Yana on Instagram
Yana’s website
Order Yana's new book - Hot and Unbothered.
Join The Lovebird Club
A private community for those who value love, trust, and intimacy.
For contributing lovebirds only: https://thelovedrive.com/thelovebirdclub
Learn more about Shaun Galanos
Website https://www.shaungalanos.com
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelovedrive
Newsletter https://thelovedrive.com/newsletter