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Redefining Love: A Stoic's Comprehensive Guide to Healthier Relationships

December 8, 2025·53 min·4 clips
Psychiatrist M. Scott Peck defines love as the will to extend oneself for spiritual growth, transforming it from a feeling into a verb.
This episode explores love through a Stoic lens, redefining it as an active choice rather than a passive feeling. It covers topics like childhood lessons, honesty, commitment, spirituality, and healing, drawing on ancient philosophers to provide practical guidance for cultivating deeper relationships.

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A values-first case for treating love as daily practice.

Stoicism Meditation presents love as a discipline rather than a passing feeling, and it keeps returning to the question of what relationships look like when guided by values instead of impulse.

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If you want love advice with a backbone, press play.

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