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Can Couples Change the World, Stay in Love and Raise a Healthy Family? with Authors of Love and Work, Jeff and André Shinabarger

Jeff and André Shinabarger are on a mission to help couples balance pursuing their individual purposeful work, keeping their relationship and love intact, and spending quality time with their kids. Together, they’ve written a book called “Love or Work: Is It Possible to Change the World, Stay in Love, and Raise a Healthy Family?” They believe it is, and they are living proof!

podcastSophie KwokSeptember 9, 2020love or work, healthy marriages, marriage advice, work life balance, plywood people, relationship advice, entrepreneurial couple Comments

Embracing Imperfect Courage with Jessica Honegger, Founder and Co-CEO of Noonday Collection

Jessica Honegger always had an entrepreneurial spirit. As a child, she remembers picking flowers from her neighbor's yard and then going home and tying cute little bows on the flowers and then going back to the neighbors and knocking on the door and selling them those flowers. Now, she is the Founder and Co-CEO of Noonday Collection, a socially responsible accessories brand that uses fashion to create meaningful opportunities around the world.

podcastSophie KwokSeptember 2, 2020podcast, noonday collection, sustainable fashion, responsible fashion, conscious fashion, conscious fashion accessories, fair trade fashion, ugandan fashion, mlm, noonday ambassador, love intently, entrepreneurship, small business tips Comment

Are You in Autopilot or in Alignment? Why You're Feeling Burnt Out with Therapist, Speaker and Founder of Sidewalk Talk, Traci Ruble

The next guest on the Love Intently Podcast is Traci Ruble, MFT, a relationship expert. She has been working with individuals and couples for over sixteen years in California and has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, ABC, CBS, and NPR.

podcastSophie KwokAugust 26, 2020burn out, infidelity, decrease in energy, sidewalk talk, traci ruble, relationship stages, when to call it quits, marriage advice, boundaries Comment

Unpacking identity: The Model Minority Myth with Nina Ho

Nina Ho was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and landed in Houston, TX when she was five years old. Looking back, she can remember from a very young age trying to reject her own Asian identity in order to “fit in,” and being clumped into the “model minority” Asian stereotype. The recent Black Lives Matter movement has brought up a moment for many Asian Americans to pause and see how white supremacy has negatively impacted them in their lives.

podcastSophie KwokAugust 19, 2020model minority, anti asian racism, asian american stereotypes, systemic racism, anti racist, allyship, white supremacy, white privilege, colorism Comment

How to Heal and Create Conscious Love with Dr. Sarah Schewitz

Dr. Sarah Schewitz is a licensed clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, and founder of Couples Learn, a successful online therapy practice for individuals and couples wanting to work on love and relationships.

podcastSophie KwokAugust 12, 2020conscious love, inner child healing, inner child wounds, conscious couples, love intently, couples learn, couples therapy, relationship therapist, relationship coach, narcissism, co dependency, red flags, conflict management, attachment styles, rebuilding trust after infidelity Comments

For Better or For Much Worse: Love, Recession and Divorce with BB Imaging Co-Founders Ben and Blanca

Blanca and Ben are not shy about sharing the darker moments of their entrepreneurial journey which include the devastating impacts of the 2009 recession that almost put their house into foreclosure, and eventually led to their divorce after being together since high school (but continuing to run the business together!). Now, they are re-married and their business is back on track! Love Intently Podcast Episode 48

podcastSophie KwokApril 7, 2020loveintently, podcast, bb imaging, lows of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial journey, loneliness in entrepreneurship, spouse and business partners Comment

I’m Secure…Now What? with Annabelle Evangeline from “Letters to My Little Sisters” blog

Annebelle Evangeline is back for another episode! All the way back in episode 19, Sophie and Annabelle shared their journey of moving from an avoidant or anxious attachment style to a secure attachment style. In this episode, they openly share the lessons they’ve learned along the way and focus more on what having a secure and healthy attachment style actually looks like in practice, with plenty of real-life examples.

podcastSophie KwokMarch 4, 2020annabelle evangeline, letters to my little sisters, sexual trauma, suicide prevention, suicide awareness, love intently Comment

Bumble VP of Marketing Chelsea Cain Maclin on Online Dating & Advancing Your Career

A Stanford study came out in August 2019 that said 1 in 3 people are finding relationships online and staying in relationships from the ones they found online. And, 80% of people on Bumble are on there to find meaningful relationships. Times have really changed! But how do we maintain human connection, learn to communicate effectively, and love intently in this algorithm driven world? We interview Bumble VP of Marketing Chelsea Can Maclin.

podcastSophie KwokFebruary 26, 2020podcast, love intently, bumble, dating, relationships, dating all, dating app, networking, tips for women Comment

Using Photography to Love Beyond Words with Heather Gallagher [Podcast EP 46]

Growing up as a third culture kid AND as a child of a deaf adult is tough. Heather turned these challenges into fuel and inspiration for her full spectrum doula family photography business.