Hard truths about love | Jillian Turecki

The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Episode #348. Love isn’t just a feeling – it’s a skill. Relationship coach Jillian Turecki joins me to explore the habits, mindsets, and tools you need to build and sustain meaningful love. We explore the role of self-esteem, how to navigate conflict, and what makes a relationship worth fighting for. Packed with insights on compatibility, healthy communication, and cultivating love, this episode offers practical advice for every stage of your relationship journey. Specifically, we discuss: Love is a daily practice: How can we build it? (0:00) Understanding relationship breakdowns (8:18) How self-love shapes relationships (11:06) Challenges of loving ourselves (16:18) How to navigate conflict effectively (34:51) Addressing commitment and anxiety in love (40:00) When should you discuss your needs in a relationship? (43:44) The difference between connection and relationship (46:54) How to master conflict repair (49:48) Giving effective feedback in relationships (52:52) How to know when it’s time to leave (1:03:25) The rewards of a healthy relationship (1:09:45) Outro (1:14:50) Jillian Turecki’s book, It Begins With You, is available here. Connect with her on Instagram, Twitter/X, and TikTok. Learn more about Jillian and discover her courses at https://www.jillianturecki.com/. Listen to Episode #273 with Jillian here. This episode is brought to you by: 38TERA Consider 38TERA's DMN prebiotic supplement a daily multivitamin for your gut. Formulated by yours truly and gastroenterologist Dr Will Bulsiewicz. Use code THEPROOF for a discount at checkout. Eimele Eimele Essential 8 is a comprehensive multivitamin that is scientifically formulated to complement your plant-rich diet, increase and sustain your energy, and support the immune system, as well as heart and brain health. Follow this link for 20% off one-time purchases and subscriptions. WHOOP Whoop, the most advanced fitness and health wearable available. Your personalised fitness and health coach to recover faster, sleep better, and train smarter. Claim your first month free on join.whoop.com/simon. Function Health Track, optimise, and thrive with Function Health. Access 100+ lab tests – five times more than a typical physical – including ApoB and LP(a), no doctor approval needed. Get science-backed insights and track your results over time. Skip the 400,000-person waitlist at functionhealth.com/simonhill. Only available to those living in the United States. Shopify Shopify, the world's leading e-commerce platform, helps you turn browsers into buyers with the internet’s best-converting check out–up to 36% better compared to other leading e-commerce platforms. To boost your conversion rate, and grow your business, sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/proof. Notion Notion is the all-in-one workspace that helps you organise your work and life seamlessly. It’s been the backbone of The Proof since 2018, streamlining everything from guest bios and show notes to managing episodes. With Notion AI, you can take your productivity to the next level—generate ideas, summarise content, and organise tasks effortlessly. Try Notion for free at notion.com/theproof and experience the difference for yourself! Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube or listen on Apple/Spotify

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1:39.4	I want to start with something that you said in your book that seems very simple, but I feel like there's a lot of significance behind it.
1:43.2	And you said, and I'm quoting you here, you said,
1:46.2	love isn't just a feeling, it's an intentional practice, a daily ritual, a verb. What's the significance
1:57.5	behind that statement.
2:09.4	We've been conditioned to believe that love is just a feeling and that if we're not feeling particularly loving towards our partner, then maybe something's wrong.
2:14.9	When really it's loving someone is something that we do it's to give love it's not and it's also
2:24.0	to receive love but that exchange between two people you know love is like love is the thing that
2:32.5	that it grows between two people it's something that you cultivate
2:36.5	between two people or more and um we've been conditioned to believe that um love is the fairy tale
2:49.5	that love if we love someone then it feels very intense and it feels very
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