Mom Talk: Valentine’s Day Edition — Love Languages, Marriage & Motherhood
After Reality with Courtney Robertson
Courtney Robertson
4.5 • 722 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
In this Mom Talk: Valentine’s Day Edition of After Reality, I’m reflecting on the many sides of this holiday — the sweet stuff, the pressure, and everything in between. I’m celebrating my seventh Valentine’s Day with my husband (the longest Valentine I’ve ever had), and sharing how I’m trying to create meaningful traditions for our three kids — inspired by how my mom always made Valentine’s Day feel so special when I was growing up.
I also take a minute to honor Catherine O’Hara and James Van Der Beek, and how their passing had me thinking about nostalgia, legacy, and the people who shape us. Along the way, I share a few personal stories — from affordable gifts to family memories — and invite you to zoom out and think about what love really means to you.
And yes — we keep it a little spicy too. I’m talking love languages, including physical touch, and how intimacy can look different in the thick of parenting… but still matters. Because sometimes love isn’t a grand gesture. Sometimes it’s the small, everyday things — and showing up for each other in the middle of real life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, lovers. Welcome back to After Reality. It's your host, Courtney, here. I hope you're all |
| 0:05.8 | feeling the love and spoils this week. Today I've got a fun episode for you. It's Mom Talk, |
| 0:11.7 | Valentine's Day edition, where the love is in the air, and so is all the glitter from the class |
| 0:17.2 | parties. We're talking sugar crashes and the cost of construction paper. |
| 0:22.8 | This week, I am celebrating my seventh Valentine's Day with Umberto. |
| 0:27.4 | Shout out to H. |
| 0:28.7 | He's the longest Valentine I've ever had. |
| 0:31.6 | And I got him three cards this year because I couldn't decide I was wandering about Trader Joe's my favorite. So I'll read those. |
| 0:39.8 | Also, what Valentine's Day looks like now, then versus now, now that I have three kids, |
| 0:45.9 | holy moly, the kids in kindergarten, the rules, the drama, and why this holiday is actually a |
| 0:51.2 | really good moment to pause and think about what you love and what love |
| 0:55.1 | means to you. All right, let's get into it. First of all, happy Valentine's Day, whether you're |
| 1:00.9 | married, single, divorced, sending you lots of love. I know this holiday can be a little bit tricky |
| 1:07.5 | for people because I experienced that when I was single. It's such a |
| 1:11.3 | Hallmark holiday, but it's something that is very special to a lot of people. And if it's not |
| 1:17.1 | to you, then just treat yourself. I just think it's so in your face. I mean, January, you go to the |
| 1:22.5 | grocery store and it's like, you know, candy, chocolates. It's like, holy moly, I just celebrated New Year's. |
| 1:29.3 | But anyhow, I'm happy you're here. |
| 1:32.3 | And I think to start, my mother-in-law and father-in-law, Nancy and Bert, are celebrating |
| 1:38.2 | their 47th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day. |
| 1:42.8 | Yeah. |
| 1:43.8 | And Bert, it's Umberto. So Umberto, my husband, H, |
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