Loving someone means making room for who they are, but that does not mean every behavior has to be accepted without question.
Sometimes support can quietly turn into rescuing. Patience can become avoidance. We may excuse patterns that hurt us because we do not want to seem judgmental, or unwilling to accept someone as they are.

This week, we are talking about the difference between loving a person and protecting their habits, when acceptance becomes self-abandonment, and how to set boundaries without treating someone like a project that needs to be fixed.

Love Series 8: The Ways We Learn to Love

Love does not begin with our first relationship. It is shaped by the families we come from, the friendships we choose, the roles we inherit, and the patterns we carry with us.

This series invites us to look more closely at how those experiences show up in our relationships now. Together, we will explore chosen family, gender roles, parental wounds, the difference between safety and boredom, and what it means to accept someone without enabling behavior that causes harm.

There will be space for honesty, reflection, connection, and, as always, a little bit of fun along the way.

Week One: Chosen Family and Love for Friends

Week Two: Gender Roles in Relationships

Week Three: Mommy/Daddy Issues

Week Four: How to Make Healthy Relationships More Exciting

Week Five: Enabling Bad Habits vs. Accepting People for Who They Are

Week Six: Fun Week!!

We’ll meet Mondays and Tuesdays for one hour, for six weeks. Please only join if you can commit to at least the first three weeks.

Seats are limited, so reserve your spot while you can.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

— Maya Angelou