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Well, hello there and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you were listening to episode 226 of the Sustainable minimalist podcast,

a twice weekly showly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

On today's show, we are applying the wisdom of the five love languages to our closest relationships. the nobody and the holidays are about people and about connection first and

foremost. It's also about intuitively understanding the love languages of

those closest to us so that we can better show them love in ways that don't

necessarily involve physical gift giving. I wanted to record this episode

today because I think a lot of the wisdom embedded in the love language conversation gets lost in 2021 going into 2022.

I also believe that if we don't talk about love languages

and if we don't intuitively understand

that we can show deep and true love in a multitude of ways,

then we as a culture are always going to revert or resort to giving a physical gift.

So today's episode is in three parts. In part one, we are defining the love languages. So if you already know what they are this will be a refresher for anyone who's a bit rusty or perhaps if you have no idea even what a love language is part one will be your introduction to the concept. Part two is what I believe

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