Loving Bravely Newsletter

Show up with curiosity in your relationships.

A roundup of this month’s thought-provoking discussions from my podcast, Reimagining Love.

Some relationship challenges arrive quietly while others shake your foundation. What does it mean to love bravely when life doesn’t go as planned? This month on Reimagining Love, we explore how to develop the courage to sit with the complexity of the situation in front of you rather than rush toward easy answers.

As you listen, use the related reflection questions to check in with yourself, and if you’re up for it, bring them to your partner as a conversation starter. The goal isn’t to “fix” anything — it’s to create space for curiosity, understanding, and connection.

💗From the Office of Dr. Alexandra Solomon

Unpacking your big relationship dynamics and questions

Navigating the crossroads of heartbreak and hope

🎧 Listen to “Mailbag Episode! Part One"​

I’m kicking off a new summer series where I answer some of your biggest relationship questions — starting with some heavy hitters. What do you do when a partner unexpectedly changes? How do you begin to rebuild after betrayal? (Do you?) When is it time to let go? This episode tackles three listener questions, each grappling with relationships at the crossroads of a hard decision. I invite you to step away from black-and-white thinking and into the tender, complicated spaces where real love lives.

Reflect: Who are your "witnessing eyes"—the safe people who can reflect back what they see happening in your relationships? How might their perspective help you trust your own wisdom?

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When your relationship timing is all wrong

🎧Listen to “Mailbag Episode! Blended Families, LDRs, Talking About the Future”​

Have you ever felt like you're in the right relationship at the wrong time? Or wondered if external circumstances are clouding your judgment about a partner? In this episode, we tackle three more listener questions about love's most challenging timing dilemmas. I will share a framework for difficult but necessary conversations. You'll learn to stop waiting for the "perfect" moment and start making intentional decisions about your future.

Reflect: What am I using as an excuse to avoid making a decision about my relationship — and what would I choose if those external circumstances weren't a factor?

💓 In Conversation with Guests

Thought-provoking conversations with special guests

Protecting Your Relationship During Stress

🎧 Listen to “The Journey of Raising a Disabled Child: Cultivating Community and Self-Compassion”​

Feeling the full weight of love's complexities, especially when parenting through the challenge of raising a child with special needs? In this episode, therapist Amanda Griffith-Atkins explores how to tend to yourself through love’s entire emotional spectrum — from sadness, anger, grief, and even jealousy, to joy and celebration — all without judgment. And how self-compassion is a gift we give to ourselves… and to our families!

Reflect: What "difficult" emotions do you tend to suppress, and what might be the cost of that suppression on your well-being or relationships?​
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Finding Your Spark And Pursuing Your Inner Desires

🎧 Listen to "Step Into Your Purpose: Using Righteous Anger for Good in a Broken World"​

How do we find our path of personal growth and fulfillment amid relationship responsibilities and obligations?. And does personal growth threaten or enhance relational connection? Or both? In this episode with activist and author Shannon Watts, we explore how to help our relationships expand as we do. What’s clear is that when change is fueled by intuition and finding your purpose, Relational Self-Awareness can guide our way.

Reflect: How have your relationships needed to flex and adapt through personal inflection points or milestones?

No matter where you are in your relationship journey, I hope these episodes offer new insights and space for connection. Until next time!

xo,
Dr. Alexandra

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