It’s officially love month, and we’re leaning all the way in. In this episode, Edie and Emme share 10 (okay… maybe 12) practical, real-life ways to show love—the kind that actually makes people feel seen, safe, and cared for.

We start with a mindset shift we learned years ago: lovability doesn’t come from the other person—it comes from your ability to love them. Which means you have more agency than you think to create love in your relationships, regardless of circumstances.

Then we get super tangible: the everyday, ordinary things that become extraordinary when they’re “clothed in love.”

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why love is a choice and a skill you can grow
  
  
• How making food (especially soup) can be one of the most powerful acts of love
  
  
• The importance of human touch (hello “compassion circles” + holding hands)
  
  
• One of the most underrated forms of love: cleaning something for someone quietly (without martyr energy)
  
  
• How making things beautiful is a real way to care for the people around you
  
  
• Why it’s loving to pause before reacting—especially in parenting + relationships
  
  
• The “small thing” that helps you stay loving: do one thing that makes you feel like you
  
  
• How giving someone your full attention (aka putting the phone down) is one of the most expensive gifts you can give
  
  
• The power of apologizing quickly and repairing fast
  
  
• Thoughtfulness that lands every time: cards, notes, tiny gifts, and “I thought of you” moments
  
  
• Our favorite practice: a LOVE SPREE—writing down everything you love about someone…and then telling them
  
  

Your love challenge:

Pick one person.
Write down everything you love about them.
And then—don’t keep it to yourself—tell them today.

Because you’ll feel the love while you’re thinking it… and they’ll feel it when you share it.

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