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Open Your Heart and Loosen Up! Therapist Terry Real’s Advice for Fathers
Episode 398
For Father’s Day, the Modern Love team asked for your stories about fatherhood and emotional vulnerability. We heard from listeners who told us that …
7 months ago
First Love Mixtape: Side B (Encore)
Episode 397
In last week’s episode, the Modern Love team shared the songs that taught us about love when we were young. But in this week’s episode, we hear from …
7 months, 1 week ago
First Love Mixtape: Side A (Encore)
Episode 395
This episode of “Modern Love” features Lisa Selin Davis’s essay “What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love.” She writes about how the song “I’ll Be Your Mir…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.
Episode 394
Elizabeth and Jeff were best friends. They did everything together, from early-morning runs to late-night karaoke sessions. They came up with secret …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Boys and Men Are Floundering, According to Relationship Therapist Terry Real
Episode 393
A session with Terry Real, a marriage and family therapist, can get uncomfortable. He’s known to mirror and amplify the emotions of his clients, some…
8 months ago
A Mother’s Fierce, Extravagant Love (Encore)
Episode 392
In honor of Mother’s Day this week, we revisit the story of one mom who went to extraordinary lengths to make sure her daughter always felt her love,…
8 months, 1 week ago
Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing
Episode 391
It’s been almost a year since Miranda July released her hit novel, “All Fours.” The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo roa…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
You’re Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong
Episode 390
KC Davis is a therapist and author known for her practical, empathetic advice on dealing with clutter, even when you are feeling like too much of a m…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Gen X? More Like Gen Sex.
Episode 388
Mireille Silcoff recently wrote an article for The New York Times Magazine titled “Why Gen X Women Are Having the Best Sex.” At a time of life when m…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Episode 386
As U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón has had a far-reaching impact. She has visited readers and writers across the country, installed poems at majestic s…
9 months ago