45. Forget about being lovable. Love will find you anyway.

About this episode

This episode discusses the disconnection between love and worth, emphasizing that love does not need to be earned through innocence.

Love and worth are not connected. We don't have to earn love by maintaining our innocence. So, now what? RESOURCES MENTIONED: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_We_Meet_on_Vacation_(film)https://www.tiktok.com/@chillbinch/video/7585431135518264590?_r=1&_t=ZT-93GB46E9LYbhttps://www.thecut.com/2020/09/my-brief-experience-with-love-has-been-totally-humiliating.htmlhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpunishablewoman/video/7594833522116807949?_r=1&_t=ZT-93cLvb8khg6https://i-d.co/article/what-does-it-mean-to-get-womand/https://andreagibson.substack.com/p/what-love-ishttps://substack.com/home/post/p-185775926SUBLIME LINK FOR ACCESS TO ON-SCREEN MEMES & WRITING: https://sublime.app/collection/episode-45 📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services

People in this episode

Host: Anna Howard

Topics covered

• love
• self-worth
• relationships
• innocence
• personal growth

Keywords

• love
• self-worth
• relationships
• innocence
• personal growth
• podcast
• Wild Geese

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wild Geese, Sublime, The Cut, i-D

Books & works: People We Meet on Vacation, My Brief Experience with Love Has Been Totally Humiliating

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