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

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.

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

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

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

Oh boy. Here's a stream of consciousness about the importance of spark, chemistry, and attraction when meeting a potential partner.

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

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!)