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Anastasia Speaks - Why Is Love So Hard? The Truth About Modern Relationships

Why Is Love So Hard? The Truth About Modern Relationships

03/22/25 • 32 min

Anastasia Speaks

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Why is love so hard? Why do we keep having the same arguments, feel disconnected from our partners, or struggle with trust and intimacy? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the real reasons modern relationships feel so complicated—from unrealistic expectations and unresolved childhood wounds to attachment styles and communication breakdowns.

I'll share insights from relationship experts like Dr. John Gottman, Esther Perel, and Dr. Sue Johnson, and explore how emotional safety, effective communication, and healing past wounds can transform your relationship into something truly fulfilling.

Plus, I'll provide practical tools and solutions you can start using right away to strengthen your connection, improve communication, and rebuild trust.

Whether you’re struggling with insecurity, feeling emotionally disconnected, or wondering if love is worth the effort—this episode is for you. Because healthy love that's unconditional isn’t impossible, it’s just about having the right tools, mindset and becoming!

🎧 Listen now and discover how to make love work, even when it feels impossible.

❤️‍🔥📕TheEmpath&HerTwinFlame: Through you, I discovered me' Poetry bookAvailable on iBooks , Kindle, Paperback & Hardcover NOW! ❤️‍🔥 BUY HERE:
https://a.co/d/8yR5X31
https://amzn.eu/d/2YArwn9
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6502837199
The Twin Flame [Lined] Journal
UK/EU https://amzn.eu/d/25KALcH
US https://a.co/d/htFFoWB

💖 Book your Counselling session or Relationship Reading with me below to help you feel fulfilled in your intimate relationships 💖

https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/service-page/counselling?referral=service_list_widget

https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/service-page/relationship-reading?referral=service_list_widget

Anastasia is an Author, Intuitive, Integrative Specialist Counsellor, Holistic Therapist and Twin Flame Guide . A bridge between the seen & unseen. A kind of soul whisperer and the ultimate Sacred Space, providing a safe container for those searching for more, to fully integrate. Helping you rewrite traumas into testimonies of transformation, gaining enough clarity to process all of life’s events and activating one's true self to awaken, heal and safely feel. Use deeper creative exploration, self enquiry and acceptance to fix unresolved issues, move past the blocks or resistance easier. Here you have the opportunity to master your magnetism and become your most luminous self! Shine brighter in your authenticity whilst adding tools to your toolkit to empower you to be all you came to be. Anastasia promises you a glow that doesn’t fade with doses of her melanin magic, naked truths and radical acceptance to get you back into alignment. Learn how to experience more harmony, joy and ultimate fulfilment. Listen to these sounds of self love and authenticity to cultivate Sacred Spaces and conversations that heal the invisible scars whilst building bigger communities of love anywhere.

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Podcast: https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/

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Why is love so hard? Why do we keep having the same arguments, feel disconnected from our partners, or struggle with trust and intimacy? In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the real reasons modern relationships feel so complicated—from unrealistic expectations and unresolved childhood wounds to attachment styles and communication breakdowns.

I'll share insights from relationship experts like Dr. John Gottman, Esther Perel, and Dr. Sue Johnson, and explore how emotional safety, effective communication, and healing past wounds can transform your relationship into something truly fulfilling.

Plus, I'll provide practical tools and solutions you can start using right away to strengthen your connection, improve communication, and rebuild trust.

Whether you’re struggling with insecurity, feeling emotionally disconnected, or wondering if love is worth the effort—this episode is for you. Because healthy love that's unconditional isn’t impossible, it’s just about having the right tools, mindset and becoming!

🎧 Listen now and discover how to make love work, even when it feels impossible.

❤️‍🔥📕TheEmpath&HerTwinFlame: Through you, I discovered me' Poetry bookAvailable on iBooks , Kindle, Paperback & Hardcover NOW! ❤️‍🔥 BUY HERE:
https://a.co/d/8yR5X31
https://amzn.eu/d/2YArwn9
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6502837199
The Twin Flame [Lined] Journal
UK/EU https://amzn.eu/d/25KALcH
US https://a.co/d/htFFoWB

💖 Book your Counselling session or Relationship Reading with me below to help you feel fulfilled in your intimate relationships 💖

https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/service-page/counselling?referral=service_list_widget

https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/service-page/relationship-reading?referral=service_list_widget

Anastasia is an Author, Intuitive, Integrative Specialist Counsellor, Holistic Therapist and Twin Flame Guide . A bridge between the seen & unseen. A kind of soul whisperer and the ultimate Sacred Space, providing a safe container for those searching for more, to fully integrate. Helping you rewrite traumas into testimonies of transformation, gaining enough clarity to process all of life’s events and activating one's true self to awaken, heal and safely feel. Use deeper creative exploration, self enquiry and acceptance to fix unresolved issues, move past the blocks or resistance easier. Here you have the opportunity to master your magnetism and become your most luminous self! Shine brighter in your authenticity whilst adding tools to your toolkit to empower you to be all you came to be. Anastasia promises you a glow that doesn’t fade with doses of her melanin magic, naked truths and radical acceptance to get you back into alignment. Learn how to experience more harmony, joy and ultimate fulfilment. Listen to these sounds of self love and authenticity to cultivate Sacred Spaces and conversations that heal the invisible scars whilst building bigger communities of love anywhere.

🚨DON’T FORGET TO LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE. ✅

Let’s Connect
Website: anastasiaspeaks.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anastasia.speaks?_t=8YzmIROWiqT&_r=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasiaspeaks
Podcast: https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/

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https://a.co/d/8yR5X31
https://amzn.eu/d/2YArwn9
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6502837199
The Twin Flame [Lined] Journal
UK/EU https://amzn.eu/d/25KALcH
US https://a.co/d/htFFoWB

✨Book your 'Soul Integration Therapy' session with me or a FREE discovery call NOW to see how I can best support you.✨

Anastasia is an Author, Intuitive, Integrative Specialist Counsellor, Holistic Therapist and Twin Flame Guide . A bridge between the seen & unseen. A kind of soul whisperer and the ultimate Sacred Space, providing a safe container for those searching for more, to fully integrate. Helping you rewrite traumas into testimonies of transformation, gaining enough clarity to process all of life’s events and activating one's true self to awaken, heal and safely feel. Use deeper creative exploration, self enquiry and acceptance to fix unresolved issues, move past the blocks or resistance easier. Here you have the opportunity to master your magnetism and become your most luminous self! Shine brighter in your authenticity whilst adding tools to your toolkit to empower you to be all you came to be. Anastasia promises you a glow that doesn’t fade with doses of her melanin magic, naked truths and radical acceptance to get you back into alignment. Learn how to experience more harmony, joy and ultimate fulfilment. Listen to these sounds of self love and authenticity to cultivate Sacred Spaces and conversations that heal the invisible scars whilst building bigger communities of love anywhere.

🚨DON’T FORGET TO LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE. ✅

Let’s Connect
Website: anastasiaspeaks.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anastasia.speaks?_t=8YzmIROWiqT&_r=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasiaspeaks
Podcast: https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/podcast

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❤️‍🔥📕TheEmpath&HerTwinFlame: Through you, I discovered me' Poetry bookAvailable on iBooks , Kindle, Paperback & Hardcover NOW! ❤️‍🔥 BUY HERE:
https://a.co/d/8yR5X31
https://amzn.eu/d/2YArwn9
http://books.apple.com/us/book/id6502837199
The Twin Flame [Lined] Journal
UK/EU https://amzn.eu/d/25KALcH
US https://a.co/d/htFFoWB

Anastasia is an Author, Intuitive, Integrative Specialist Counsellor, Holistic Therapist and Twin Flame Guide . A bridge between the seen & unseen. A kind of soul whisperer and the ultimate Sacred Space, providing a safe container for those searching for more, to fully integrate. Helping you rewrite traumas into testimonies of transformation, gaining enough clarity to process all of life’s events and activating one's true self to awaken, heal and safely feel. Use deeper creative exploration, self enquiry and acceptance to fix unresolved issues, move past the blocks or resistance easier. Here you have the opportunity to master your magnetism and become your most luminous self! Shine brighter in your authenticity whilst adding tools to your toolkit to empower you to be all you came to be. Anastasia promises you a glow that doesn’t fade with doses of her melanin magic, naked truths and radical acceptance to get you back into alignment. Learn how to experience more harmony, joy and ultimate fulfilment. Listen to these sounds of self love and authenticity to cultivate Sacred Spaces and conversations that heal the invisible scars whilst building bigger communities of love anywhere.

🚨DON’T FORGET TO LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE. ✅

Let’s Connect
Website: anastasiaspeaks.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anastasia.speaks?_t=8YzmIROWiqT&_r=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anastasiaspeaks
Podcast: https://www.anastasiaspeaks.com/podcast

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