The Love Examined Playlist Podcast

The Love Examined Playlist Podcast
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The Love Examined Playlist Podcast

Each song on our playlist is a jumping off point for relationship therapist and author Avrum Nadigel, and myself, Ellie Bass, life coach, wellness educator and healer, to listen to dope tunes that have broken and held together our hearts over the years, and ask what they can teach us about love, dating, breakups, marriage and all things relationships in the 21st century. Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time.

  1. Home - It's Tearing Us Apart

    2022-06-09

    Home - It's Tearing Us Apart

    Sheryl Crow's haunting song "Home" pulls all the strings of longing and belonging into a sweeping journey of love, loss and coming to terms with the reality of our choices. Avrum and Ellie get into discussions around the meaning of home for each of us, what happens when the facades fall down, and do we really know what we want to build, and if we don't how will we ever get there?  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episodes on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist! Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    35 min
  2. We Don't Talk Anymore - What Was All of This For

    2022-06-07

    We Don't Talk Anymore - What Was All of This For

    Charlie Puth’s song “We Don’t Talk Anymore” wasn’t Avrum's favourite but Ellie insisted and lo and behold a really interesting conversation came out of it around what is the purpose of relationships and what happens when a couple is left with nothing to say to each other. Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episodes on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist! Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    46 min
  3. How Soon Is Now: A Shyness That is Criminally Vulgar

    2022-05-19

    How Soon Is Now: A Shyness That is Criminally Vulgar

    What happens when someone who is shy wants to have a relationship? What are some of the challenges and pitfalls? This iconic Smith's song leads Avrum and Ellie into conversations around generational trauma and using way too much hair product.  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episodes on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist! Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    39 min
  4. Call Tyrone... Is Your Partner Really a Loser?

    2022-05-12

    Call Tyrone... Is Your Partner Really a Loser?

    S1 Ep20: Erykah Badu's classic "Call Tyrone" is a peek inside a relationship when one partner is clearly not happy, but why? When one person is feeling that things aren't going well, is it always the other person's fault?  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episodes on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist! Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    34 min
  5. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid: His Hair Is Full Of Secrets

    2022-05-09

    Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid: His Hair Is Full Of Secrets

    S1 Ep 19: This song by Hall and Oats is all about what shouldn't be disclosed, and in a world of full disclosure how are we to think about secrets in a relationship and what things are actually better unsaid if any?  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episodes on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist! Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    41 min
  6. Straight From the Heart: Action vs Talking

    2022-04-28

    Straight From the Heart: Action vs Talking

    Straight From the Heart by Jane's Party has some great lines that get Avrum Nadigel and Ellie Bass talking about talking in relationships. How do we navigate when people want or need different things and how do we communicate this to our partner? Is it all just about communication or does it take something else to make a difference?  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Listen to the songs from past episode on the Apple Music playlist, YouTube playlist or Spotify Playlist!  Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    27 min
  7. Head Over Heels: Infatuation and Fantasy

    2022-03-27

    Head Over Heels: Infatuation and Fantasy

    Tears For Fears song Head Over Heels blast through your speakers with delight and desperation at the same time! Avrum and Ellie dissect what it means to be infatuated in a relationship, what we can learn from fantasy and cultivating the taste for self-feedback in order to know whether a relationship is good or just exciting.  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    30 min
  8. Driving Myself Home: Do You Really Want to Date?

    2022-03-11

    Driving Myself Home: Do You Really Want to Date?

    S1 Ep 16: Rose Betts has written this addictive song "Driving Myself Home", that you can't get out of your head even if you tried. Ellie and Avrum are taking the lyrics and going on a short jaunt around ideas about dating, do we really want to get into and be in a relationship, and what are the fears, doubts and unclarities that can get in the way of actually finding love?  Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time. Want more? Follow us on Instagram @loveexaminedplaylist for quotes and deeper dives. Check out our website and blog at www.loveexaminedpodcast.com Connect with us and recommend a song and why it should be on the list: https://anchor.fm/loveexaminedplaylist and leave us a voice message Want to know more about us? Find Avrum: https://nadigel.com/ Find Ellie: https://www.elliebass.com/ Don't forget to like, share and subscribe!

    30 min
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Each song on our playlist is a jumping off point for relationship therapist and author Avrum Nadigel, and myself, Ellie Bass, life coach, wellness educator and healer, to listen to dope tunes that have broken and held together our hearts over the years, and ask what they can teach us about love, dating, breakups, marriage and all things relationships in the 21st century. Welcome to The Love Examined Playlist. We’re solving love one song at a time.

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  • Creator
    The Love Examined Playlist Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Love Examined Playlist Podcast
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