# people love (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover people love. Page: Feed: --- ## [Relational Meditations](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/relational-meditations) _2026-08-25 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Marcus Aurelius, unlikely couples therapist. ## [Struggling Through a Life Transition? It’s Not Just You](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/struggling-through-a-life-transition) _2026-08-22 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ What I wish I’d Known Last Year + Your Zoom link for Sunday ## [Maybe Your Attachment Style Isn't the Problem](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/maybe-your-attachment-style-isnt) _2026-08-19 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ What if the way you behave in relationships makes perfect sense once you look at the relationship itself? ## [When Life Changes, Love Meets You at the Threshold](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/when-life-changes-love-meets-you) _2026-08-18 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ A gentle reminder: You’ve never been here before… and a playlist for the in-between ## [Trust Falls](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/trust-falls) _2026-08-18 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ What the research says about forgiving too fast. ## [We've gotten the village all wrong](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-block-that-built-me) _2026-08-17 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ A village remembers who you are while you're busy becoming someone else's mother ## [Learning to Disappoint People Freed Me to Create and Love Courageously](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/learning-to-disappoint-people-freed) _2026-08-12 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ What a dream project taught me about approval, belonging, and finally setting down what was never mine to carry. ## [What If Your Ex Wasn't Just a Mistake](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/what-if-your-ex-wasnt-just-a-mistake) _2026-08-11 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ One thing I notice every time a person breaks up is that their mind forms a narrative to absorb the emotional disruption and protect the nervous system from collapsing. ## [Can You Love Them More Than Their Brain Drives You Crazy?](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/can-you-love-them-more-than-their) _2026-08-11 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Because sometimes we want a hug but receive a spreadsheet instead. ## [I wasn’t comparing myself to one mother. I was comparing myself to every single one of them.](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/i-wasnt-comparing-myself-to-one-mother) _2026-08-10 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ How the internet convinced me I should live every season at once ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AjBmHf6Lvkho) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Seven Things Saving Me Right Now](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/seven-things-saving-me-right-now) _2026-08-04 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ For anyone exhausted, grieving, overwhelmed, or simply longing to notice what is still good ## [The Trouble with Rebuilding Trust](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-rebuilding-trust) _2026-08-04 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Sometimes, we aren't rebuilding the same thing. ## [The week I realized my brother had grown up without me](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-week-i-realized-my-brother-had) _2026-08-03 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ We think phones steal moments. I think they quietly freeze the people we love in time. ## [Why We Can't Stop Reading Love Stories](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/why-we-cant-stop-reading-love-stories) _2026-08-02 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ The Psychology Behind Our Obsession With Romance ## [July Treehouse Replay & Downloadable Companion Guide](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/july-treehouse-replay-and-downloadable) _2026-07-29 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ A practice in releasing shame over past mistakes and meeting ourselves with greater compassion. ## [Disagreement, Redefined](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/disagreement-redefined) _2026-07-28 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Good news for bad disagreers, in conversation with Harvard professor Julia Minson ## [Become a Kinder Place to Land (Zoom Link for Tomorrow)](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/become-a-kinder-place-to-land-zoom) _2026-07-27 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ Meeting our own mistakes with greater compassion, so we become a safer place for the people we love. ## [The overlooked art of becoming the kooky grandma](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/it-takes-time-to-become-the-kooky) _2026-07-27 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ Or, how to be so busy living you leave fingerprints all over the people you love ## [How Many Parents Do We Actually Have?](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/how-many-parents-do-we-actually-have) _2026-07-26 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ Nietzsche was four years old when his father died. ## [Learning to Love the Version of Yourself Who Didn’t Know Yet](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/learning-to-love-the-version-of-yourself) _2026-07-22 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ Why Your Past Self Deserves Compassion, Too ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/axOvkx1BjQNx) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Nothing Matters. Here's Why That's Good News](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/the-world-does-not-need-you-so-why) _2026-07-22 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ There is a thought that quietly visits almost everyone at some point in life, although very few people are willing to say it out loud. ## [Other People's Anger Is a Fire Alarm. Ours Is a TED Talk.](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/other-peoples-anger-is-a-fire-alarm) _2026-07-21 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ New research on how we judge those who lose their temper. ## [The most important thing my mom ever did took 5 minutes a year](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-most-important-thing-my-mom-ever) _2026-07-20 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ And she had no idea she was doing it ## [Why Childhood Never Really Ends?](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/why-childhood-never-really-ends) _2026-07-15 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ What Kafka's Letter to His Father Reveals About All of Us ## [Stuck in Worry and What-Ifs? There's a Better Way to Wait](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/stuck-in-worry-and-what-ifs-theres) _2026-07-14 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ One practice to anchor you in the present. Another to pull you toward what's still possible. ## [Kindred Spirits Are Made, Not Found](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/kindred-spirits-are-made-not-found) _2026-07-14 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Relationship science, as foretold by Anne of Green Gables. ## [The internet had me convinced there was something wrong with me](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/weve-forgotten-that-some-things-are) _2026-07-13 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ On wellness culture, cortisol, and what moms actually need ## [Live with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/live-with-dr-tracy-dennis-tiwary) _2026-07-08 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ A recording from Yael Schonbrun and Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206101445/f210fc0f51c16bcf0a14962e87ac757f.mp3) ## [When Peace Feels More Frightening Than Chaos](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/when-peace-feels-more-frightening) _2026-07-08 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ If you find value in writing that challenges as much as it illuminates, disturbs as much as it enriches and you have the means, consider becoming a paid subscriber. ## [How to Stay Afloat When You’re Not Yourself](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/how-to-stay-afloat-when-youre-not) _2026-07-07 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ finding the conditions that help your heart keep beating when life feels especially heavy ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DRegzuPXL11V) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Relational SPF: Protect Before You Burn](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/relational-spf-protect-before-you) _2026-07-07 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Books to keep the sun shining on your relational life. ## [I've wondered for years what phones were replacing. I finally figured it out.](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-last-generation-of-interested) _2026-07-06 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ What do our kids lose when we can't look up? ## [The Lie of Being Yourself](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/the-lie-of-being-yourself) _2026-07-01 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ There is a sentence I hear surprisingly often in therapy. ## [Everything I’m doing to have a 90’s mom Fourth of July](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/everything-im-doing-to-have-a-90s-6d6) _2026-06-30 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ Because some weekends are worth blowing up schedules for ## [Hard to Love](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/hard-to-love) _2026-06-30 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Lena Dunham on being desperate to connect and guaranteed to repel. ## [June Treehouse Replay + Companion Guide](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/june-treehouse-replay-companion-guide) _2026-06-29 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ 💛 Becoming a Steadier Presence This Summer ## [Become a Steadier Presence (Zoom Link for Tomorrow)](https://rachelmacystafford.substack.com/p/become-a-steadier-presence-zoom-link) _2026-06-27 · Rachel Macy Stafford · Rachel's Treehouse_ Leave a little steadier than you arrived—and learn how one shift in perspective can bring more peace to any relationship. ## [The opt out edit](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-opt-out-edit) _2026-06-26 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ Things I’m opting out of this summer to save my sanity as a mom of 3 little kids ## [When independence is grief that became a personality](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/when-independence-is-grief-that-became) _2026-06-24 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ This is not a place for answers. ## [When “I’m Triggered” Stops the Scene](https://relationalriffs.substack.com/p/when-im-triggered-stops-the-scene) _2026-06-23 · Yael Schonbrun · Relational Riffs_ Hey Riffers, ## [The moms who make it look easy aren't different than you](https://likeitshard.substack.com/p/the-moms-who-make-it-look-easy-arent) _2026-06-22 · Courtney McGee · What, Like It's Hard?_ The ability to calmly take kids places isn't a personality trait. It's a muscle. ## [Why We Can't Desire the People We Love](https://danielchechick.substack.com/p/why-we-cant-desire-the-people-we) _2026-06-17 · Daniel Chechick · Existential Reflections_ Freud thought he answered this. He may have been part of the problem. ## [Extra Credit: A Vanishing World in Autochrome](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/extra-credit-a-vanishing-world-in) _2026-04-13 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ More on the early 20th century project that aimed to photograph the entire world in color ## [A Vanishing World in Autochrome](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/a-lost-world-in-autochrome) _2026-03-30 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ The shift was gradual, so subtle as to be almost imperceptible. ## [Prohibition's Poisoned Cocktails](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/prohibitions-poisoned-cocktails) _2026-03-16 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ Industrial alcohol, bathtub gin, and the deadly consequences of America's "Noble Experiment" ## [Extra Credit: The Cost of a Shrunken Head](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/extra-credit-the-price-of-a-shrunken) _2026-02-23 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ At the turn of the 20th century, a craze for shrunken heads emerged, generating a booming black market for human remains alongside centuries of indigenous violence & exploitation. ## ["The Agonizing Odyssey of Two People in Love", Pt. 2](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/the-agonizing-odyssey-of-two-people-843) _2026-02-09 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ In this second installment, the Lis approach seven years of separation, desperate to break through the "paper wall" of immigration law. ## ["The Agonizing Odyssey of Two People in Love"](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/the-agonizing-odyssey-of-two-people) _2026-01-26 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ In 1956, Life published the story of a husband and wife separated for over a decade by immigration laws. Seventy years later, we revisit their familiar story. ## [Making Art While Waiting to Die](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/making-art-while-waiting-to-die) _2026-01-05 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ Trench art tells a lesser-known story of WWI, demonstrating the human inclination towards art in even the most apocalyptic of settings. ## [Extra Credit: Holiday Grab Bag Edition](https://extracurriculars.substack.com/p/extra-credit-holiday-grab-bag-edition) _2025-12-29 · stephanie · extracurriculars_ Candy colored bathrooms, the sex cult to presidential assassin pipeline, and Lois Duncan's childhood Christmas cards