Keyword: disillusionment

Love is the Grease on the Gears of Life December 27, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Linda Vanella, Michael Jessen

Love, Armand argues, is what keeps us moving through life, and sex is what keeps love alive. With Linda Vanella, LCSW-R and Michael Jessen, Armand explores why the very traits that draw us to a partner eventually become their most irritating qualities, and what it takes to push through that reversal into a deeper connection.

Love and Pain as Partners Undated

Host: Armand DiMele

Love cannot exist without pain, and accepting both is the only way to play the bigger game. Armand DiMele reflects on preparing a wedding ceremony speech and argues that conflict, loss, and disillusionment are not failures of love but built into its nature, using caller stories to illustrate the point.