Have a Wonderful 4th of July!
My favorite Love Weekly posts
Hi there,
I’m wishing you a restful holiday weekend, and I wanted to leave you with this:
Try this for a week straight, every single day.
Start your morning in silence. Close your eyes (I like to do this just as I’m waking up before I do anything else). Picture the people you love and are grateful for. Your family, friends, colleagues, and whoever else you’re grateful for. One by one, send them love, compassion, kindness, and forgiveness. Include yourself. You can do this lying down or sitting up - it doesn’t matter. What matters is the consistency. Then let me know what happens for you!
I have some exciting announcements coming this summer, and I can’t wait to share them with you. I’ll be back next week, and in the meantime, you can catch up on some of my favorite posts.
Walking Away From the Wrong Person
A relationship is not something that happens to you when you have finally become worthy of it.
It is the result of choices — specific, honest, sometimes uncomfortable choices about who you give your time to, how long you stay when you know you shouldn’t, and whether you are willing to hold a standard even when holding it is lonely.
And the hardest choice is always the letting go.
Do You Have Limerence?
There is a question I hear in many forms, across many different people, in many different stages of life: Why can’t I stop thinking about this person?
Why, after all this time, after everything I know about why it didn’t work, am I still here, still obsessing, still reaching, still unable to fully close the door?
I want to offer you a different way of thinking about this. Because in my experience, the obsessing is almost never really about the person.
Is it my anxiety or intuition?
One of the most misunderstood aspects of human intelligence is the quiet voice we call intuition. It’s easy to confuse it with anxiety — the restless hum of anticipation, the fear of making the wrong move, the sense that danger lurks somewhere we can’t yet see.
Both sensations live in our bodies. Both can feel urgent and can make us feel like we have to act right now. But one emerges from calm awareness, and the other from a survival alarm.
There’s danger in getting these two signals confused.
Why You Can't Let Them Go
Most people are either completely disconnected or performing a version of themselves they think others want to see. We’re living in a culture where people are starved for meaningful connection while simultaneously terrified of vulnerability. So, when you meet someone who appears emotionally available, it activates something deep in your body.
Of course, you feel excited about them. Of course, you start to bond. This is a normal human response to felt safety and connection.
Then you see them again. You sleep together. And in that space, they’re fully present - attentive, connected, and generous. They seem to want closeness. You feel chosen in a way that registers as significant and rare.
And then… everything shifts. So what should you do?
How to Survive a Narcissist
The word narcissist is thrown around casually, often as shorthand for anyone selfish or difficult. That overuse dilutes the concept, but it doesn’t change the fact that narcissistic personalities exist, and when you’re caught in their orbit, the consequences can be devastating.
So, how do you deal with a narcissist? And if you’ve been entangled with one, how do you get over it?
Why I Broke Up with a Good Person
We’re taught to look for the “good ones.” The ones who are kind, ethical, emotionally safe. We’re told that’s the foundation, the baseline — and it’s true. Partnering with a good person is non-negotiable.
But here’s what nobody tells you: Just because someone is a good person doesn’t mean they’re the right partner for you.
Love,
Jillian