In this episode we bring you the story young love, two people starting a life together without knowing who they really were. Adam and Caitlin share their journey of both reinventing themselves and their relationship, all while confronting their own childhood trauma and juggling the demands of paying the bills and raising a family. Follow their story as they transform from two people playing a role they inherited, learning to drop the masks, and bravely facing the pain that comes with authentic awakening. They share what it takes to find ourselves without losing each other. Let this story bring hope and challenge the narrative that young love cannot grow into a mature relationship!


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In this episode, April sits down with Chad for a deeply personal conversation about the twists and turns that shaped his life. From the reality of addiction and the long road of recovery to rebuilding his identity through the working with Men, Chad shares how choosing courage over and over again led to deep healing and opened doors he never expected.

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Their story eventually intersects in a way that feels both serendipitous and intentional: two people doing their individual work who found belonging, partnership, and the spark that became this podcast. Together they reflect on what it means to create a relationship rooted in safety, accountability, and emotional maturity and why their shared mission through Safe to Love
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In this episode of Safe to Love, Chelsea talks with April and Chad about the history of marriage, the cultural forces that shape intimacy, the impact of religion on relationships, and what her research shows about connection, safety, and healing within partnership.

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Chelsea Shields is a biological and cultural anthropologist who studies how culture, belief, and social connection shape the human body and our most intimate relationships. Raised in a traditional Mormon family, she became curious about how symbols, expectations, and suggestion create real physiological change. This focus led her to earn dual PhDs from Boston University in Biological and Cultural Anthropology. For over a decade, Chelsea led an international field school and conducted long term research with Asante Indigenous healers in Ghana, examining ritual, group entrainment, polyrhythmic drumming, and the link between social pain and social healing. Her work with mentors including Dr. Ted Kaptchuk at Harvard Medical School revealed new insights into social susceptibility and sociocultural placebo effects.

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