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House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

359. 10 Simple Ways to Show Love (That Actually Change Everything)

House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

Dr. Edie Wadsworth

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Christianity, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

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.” 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 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. In this episode, we talk about:Your love challenge: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome back to the podcast where you are invited for lighthearted conversations

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about things that matter as you seek to live your

0:38.2

most meaningful, beautiful, and joyful life. I'm your host, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, and I hope you

0:43.6

enjoy your stay here at the House of Joy. Hey, everybody. Welcome back to House of Joy. We're back.

0:50.7

We're so excited about this episode. We are talking about our 10, maybe 12, but probably 10. Favorite ways we love to show love. It's love month. On purpose, it's February. And look, if you're on YouTube, it's got her lover hat. I've got my heart sweater. I actually made mom change her sweater.

1:12.8

We've been loving to hold hands right here. We do our love hands.

1:13.7

Here, let's do our love hands.

1:14.9

Oh yeah, love hands.

1:15.9

It's probably going to show hearts on the screen.

1:19.8

But yeah, we thought like since it's almost Valentine's Day, since it's the month of love, technically technically we would do an episode on that theme and

1:31.6

this is going to be such a good one i'm actually so excited because this is always something i

1:36.9

really want to work on because the people in my life deserve the best bless you the best the best form of love and I always like I want to be better

1:51.6

at loving the people intentionally choosing love yeah I have actually I don't know if I've

1:58.7

ever put it on the podcast but but if I have, I will,

2:02.7

we'll link it here. But one of the concepts that I learned years ago from one of my coaches

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was that we think of, when we think of other people, we think of they're not very lovable.

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And she would teach that lovability doesn't come from the other person it comes from your ability

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