Love Project: Dating, boundaries & healthy relationships

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson offers a compassionate yet firm guide on how to support a friend through addiction without losing your own identity or well-being. This conversation is essential for anyone who has ever felt exhausted by the emotional labor of loving someone struggling with substance abuse, codependency, or compulsive behaviors. The episode begins by validating the heavy silence and isolation t...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the complex and often invisible wounds of long-term emotional neglect in relationships. Unlike dramatic betrayals like cheating or public humiliation, emotional neglect creates a deep silence that leaves partners feeling invisible, unheard, and unsafe for years. This guide is essential for anyone who has spent time feeling like they were shouting into a void, validatin...

This episode of Love Project, hosted by Alexandra Wilson, offers a compassionate and realistic guide to navigating the first month after discovering infidelity. It is designed for individuals who are either the betrayed partner or the one who strayed, providing essential tools for healing without losing your sense of self. The conversation dismantles the myth that reconciliation means hitting a reset button; instead, it frames this...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the damaging dynamic of weaponized silence in romantic relationships. This guide is designed for individuals who feel anxious, confused, or responsible when their partner shuts down during conflicts. You will learn to distinguish between healthy space and punitive withdrawal, understanding that silence used as a tactic is often a power move disguised as disengagement r...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the profound pain and complexity of forgiving a best friend who has betrayed your trust through romantic infidelity. This guide is essential for anyone navigating the unique grief of losing a platonic bond while simultaneously dealing with heartbreak from a partner or ex. Unlike standard dating advice, this conversation delves into the specific psychology of 'home inva...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the complex emotional landscape of maintaining deep friendships when one partner remains monogamous while the other enters polyamory. This guide is essential for anyone navigating the 'invisible contract' of long-term friendship, offering practical advice on how to bridge the gap between different relationship structures without losing your bond. If you’ve ever f...

This episode of Love Project explores the complex dynamics between mothers-in-law and new parents, offering practical strategies for reclaiming parenting autonomy without damaging family relationships. Hosted by Alexandra Wilson, this conversation is designed for women who feel overwhelmed by unsolicited advice, criticism, or overstepping from in-laws regarding their child's nap schedules, diet, discipline, or daily routines. It ad...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson offers a compassionate and practical guide for couples navigating the emotional turbulence of infertility. This discussion is specifically designed for partners who feel isolated in their grief, exploring how to maintain intimacy and connection when the desire for a child becomes a source of stress rather than joy. The episode addresses the heavy silence that can settle between...

This episode of Love Project explores the quiet, often overlooked grief that accompanies a best friend moving away. Host Alexandra Wilson addresses the specific hollow ache of realizing your closest confidante is now just a name on your phone screen. This conversation is for anyone experiencing the slow drift of a friendship due to distance, life changes, or diverging paths, offering validation that this pain is real and worthy of ...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson tackles the critical yet often avoided topic of financial transparency in dating and relationships. She explores the concept of 'financial silence' as a major red flag, explaining how a partner's refusal to discuss money, debt, savings, or future planning is not just about cash—it’s about whether they view you as an equal partner or merely a passenger in their life....

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the dangerous habit of falling in love with a man's potential rather than his reality. This guide is designed for women who find themselves exhausted by mixed signals, lukewarm interest, and the emotional labor of trying to 'fix' or change their partners. If you are tired of dating emotionally unavailable men or building elaborate fantasies about who someone could be i...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the complex and often silent dynamics of financial transparency in romantic relationships. When a partner refuses to discuss money, it is rarely just about numbers; it is a profound test of trust, vulnerability, and shared vision for the future. This episode is designed for individuals navigating dating, serious relationships, or marriage who feel stuck in cycles of av...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson delivers a candid and essential reality check on dating with a significant age gap. This discussion is specifically designed for individuals navigating relationships where there is a substantial difference in life stage, financial status, or social capital between partners. The core premise challenges the romanticized notion that love exists in a vacuum, arguing instead that la...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the profound isolation that accompanies grief when friends and loved ones fail to provide adequate emotional support. This conversation is essential for anyone navigating loss who feels misunderstood, dismissed, or burdened by well-meaning but ineffective platitudes. We unpack the specific loneliness of having your raw pain met with solutions like 'have you tried medit...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the unique psychological challenges of maintaining healthy boundaries in long-distance relationships. She explains how physical distance removes the natural 'containers' for personal space—like closing a door or walking into another room—leading to a phenomenon where individuals blur their edges and sacrifice their comfort for the illusion of intimacy. This...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the devastating impact of financial secrets in marriage, specifically focusing on the emotional aftermath of discovering a spouse's hidden debt. This guide is designed for individuals who have recently uncovered undisclosed credit card debt, student loans, or secret spending habits and are grappling with feelings of betrayal, shock, and grief. The conversation moves be...

This episode of Love Project explores the profound emotional and psychological toll of loving a partner with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Host Alexandra Wilson dismantles the common misconception that OCD is simply about tidiness or organization, clarifying instead that it is a debilitating mental health condition characterized by intrusive obsessions and compulsive rituals. This guide is essential for partners, spou...

In this episode of Love Project, host Alexandra Wilson explores the profound emotional devastation of being left by a partner specifically for their financial status or access to wealth. This is not a standard breakup discussion; it is an examination of the unique grief that comes from realizing you were used as a stepping stone rather than loved as a whole person. If you are wondering 'why did he leave me for money' or feeling the...

Loving someone with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) often feels like walking through a minefield of invisible rules, leaving partners exhausted, confused, and feeling like ghosts in their own homes. This episode of Love Project explores the profound emotional toll on the 'well' partner, validating feelings of fatigue, resentment, and self-erasure that arise when accommodating rituals like excessive cleaning, checking loc...