Love Narratives: Recent Episodes
Michelle Zaylar
Love Narratives. A podcast where on-screen relationships meet real life love stories. It’s all about what we see, hear, and say (to ourselves and each other) about love. We’ll discuss love stories both on and off screen, and explore whether the narratives we witness impact what we do with our own hearts and how we write our own love stories. We’ll explore one of each guest’s favorite movies or shows by breaking down which characters they identify with or don’t, especially when it comes to love. And maybe by the end we’ll get to see how/if what we watch affects us in our real relationships.
Season 2 is designed to join you for a coffee, tea, or whatever soothes your soul. Each episode invites you take a little time throughout your day to reflect on your relationships as we continue to grow together.
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About the Episode:
In this episode of Love Narratives we discuss themes in the show, Never Have I Ever, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. Learn about our guest’s approach for what to do when you’re not sure if someone is flirting with you, a brilliant explanation about why representation matters, and more.
About the Special Guest:
Nicole Cooper has an expansive background that includes international travel as a performing artist, the culinary arts, and extended residencies in Europe, NYC, and Louisville. She appreciates activities that strengthen community especially through creativity, economic development, and cultural diversity. She is inspired to take on such projects with imagination, tenacity, intention, and curiosity.
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About the Host:
Michelle Zaylar is a relationship coach. She guides people on their journey to aligned relationships as they navigate growth with their partners and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating and other digital tools feel organic.
Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ and sign up for the monthly newsletter to get relationship tips, and to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: In part two of our conversation with Shihan Michelle we continue to chat about the show, The Queen’s Gambit, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we get to hear about dating during the sexual revolution vs. getting comfortable with dating apps after divorce, how powerful women’s friendships can be as a source of support and power, and navigating the power dynamics as a woman in a male-dominated environment; and what feels respectful or not. About the Special Guest: Shihan Michelle, is a 6th degree Black Belt, Six Time World Oyama Knockdown Karate Champion She is a Laban Certified Movement Analyst and Registered Movement Pattern Analyst and Author. She founded the Society For Martial Arts in 2003 and her own full contact school Karate-do Ken Wa Kan in 2013. In 2003 she created Self Offense: Personal Protection Practice Workshops and since then has expanded that work to include Kids on the Offense, (Power over Bullying) and Workplace Self Offense: Beyond Compliance Anti Sexual Harrassment Training Her book, Brain Breaks for the Classroom, published by Scholastic Teaching Resources in 2009 is a best seller and is in it's second edition. Her essay What’s Your Next Move; Consult Your Reflexes, was published in Exploring Body-Mind Centering; An Anthology of Experience and Method, published by North Atlantic Books. You can now purchase her latest book "Self Offense: How to protect yourself (and others) without really trying by visiting her website: https://www.shihanmichelle.com/ Click here to view Shihan Michelle’s recent TEDx Talk on Ending Sexual Assault About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a relationship coach. She guides people on their journey to aligned relationships as they navigate growth with their partners and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating and other digital tools feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ and sign up for the monthly newsletter to get relationship tips, and to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode:
In this episode you'll hear conversations about the show, The Queen’s Gambit, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss being underestimated as a woman in male-dominated environments, and overcoming fear and facing discomfort to find beauty and power in fighting. We also explore how certain movements and behaviors can unconsciously come off as flirtatious, and the experience of intentionally exploring sexual connections in certain scenarios while intentionally taking it out of other contexts and how different bonds can grow as a result. And finally, our guest shares how she paved her own path when she realized the examples she saw growing up weren't necessarily aligned for her and her life.
About the Special Guest:
Shihan Michelle, is a 6th degree Black Belt, Six Time World Oyama Knockdown Karate Champion
She is a Laban Certified Movement Analyst and Registered Movement Pattern Analyst and Author.
She founded the Society For Martial Arts in 2003 and her own full contact school Karate-do Ken Wa Kan in 2013. In 2003 she created Self Offense: Personal Protection Practice Workshops and since then has expanded that work to include Kids on the Offense, (Power over Bullying) and Workplace Self Offense: Beyond Compliance Anti Sexual Harrassment Training
Her book, Brain Breaks for the Classroom, published by Scholastic Teaching Resources in 2009 is a best seller and is in it's second edition. Her essay What’s Your Next Move; Consult Your Reflexes, was published in Exploring Body-Mind Centering; An Anthology of Experience and Method, published by North Atlantic Books. You can now purchase her latest book "Self Offense: How to protect yourself (and others) without really trying by visiting her website:
https://www.shihanmichelle.com/
Click here to watch Shihan Michelle’s recent TEDx Talk on Ending Sexual Assault
About the Host:
Michelle Zaylar is a relationship coach. She guides people on their journey to aligned relationships as they navigate growth with their partners and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating and other digital tools feel organic.
Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ and sign up for the monthly newsletter to get relationship tips, and to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode:
Listen to Episode 5 to hear conversations about the movie, Sorry to Bother You, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss how to stay true to yourself in a long-term relationship, while also holding space for your partner. We also explore how the creation and consumption of art and media can be the catalyst for reflection, vital conversations, and growth with your partner.
About the Special Guest:
Mitch Plaise is an artist whose work challenges the observer to recognize their impact in our world. Like a hive of bees, they believe all living things are connected. Individual actions are often reactions in a vicious cycle of cause and effect. They work to disrupt the recurring chain-reactions of trauma. They work in an effort to give the viewer a moment to pause and ask themselves "why?" They work to challenge the ideologies of colonizers that still live strong today and to awaken a new age of healing.
Mitch’s work stands on the shoulders of greats like Gordon Parks and Angela Davis. Humans who wielded their unfiltered lenses at the world and shared what they saw in hopes the future would be brighter.
Find Mitch on IG @whoshotsameoh, @samonature, and @samobeatz. Visit their website to learn more about their work: https://whoshotsamo.us/
About the Host:
Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic.
Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode:
Listen in for part two of our conversation about the show, The Kominsky Method, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss how family and community can impact your relationships, the importance of letting your priorities and values lead you when it comes to choosing a partner, why Valerie speaks up about her doubts and fears, and what it took for her to overcome the challenge of online dating, not to mention - online dating later in life.
About the Special Guest:
Valerie J. Lyons, founder of Valerie J. Lyons Enterprises, is a passionate career coach, women empowerment facilitator, power networker, and author of “Power Networking from the Inside Out: Where Your Career and Your Well-Being Meet”. Valerie has over 15 years of experience positively impacting and teaching others how to be the leaders of their personal and professional lives. She is a dynamic speaker and expert group facilitator who works with individuals and groups to provide them with practical and systematic approaches to actualize their life goals. The platform that guides her life and her work is “Creating Your Joy-Driven Life!” Valerie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Professional Coach, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Find Valerie on IG @valjlyons and @thepowernetworker, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/valerie.lyons.56) or on Linkedin (www.linkedin.com/in/valeriejlyons) Visit her website to learn more about her work: https://www.valeriejlyonsenterprises.com
Visit this link to buy & read Val’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Networking-Inside-Out-Well-Being-ebook/dp/B07MNBCQJT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546832709&sr=8-1&keywords=valerie+lyons
About the Host:
Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic.
Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for a chat about the show, The Kominsky Method, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss how representation matters on screen, and the importance of having uncomfortable conversations sooner rather than later: in particular, conversations about aging, retirement, and the paperwork of passing on.
About the Special Guest: Valerie J. Lyons, founder of Valerie J. Lyons Enterprises, is a passionate career coach, women empowerment facilitator, power networker, and author of “Power Networking from the Inside Out: Where Your Career and Your Well-Being Meet”. Valerie has over 15 years of experience positively impacting and teaching others how to be the leaders of their personal and professional lives. She is a dynamic speaker and expert group facilitator who works with individuals and groups to provide them with practical and systematic approaches to actualize their life goals. The platform that guides her life and her work is “Creating Your Joy-Driven Life!” Valerie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Professional Coach, and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. Find Valerie on IG @valjlyons and @thepowernetworker, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/valerie.lyons.56) or on Linkedin (www.linkedin.com/in/valeriejlyons)
Visit her website to learn more about her work: https://www.valeriejlyonsenterprises.com Visit this link to buy & read Val’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Networking-Inside-Out-Well-Being-ebook/dp/B07MNBCQJT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546832709&sr=8-1&keywords=valerie+lyons
About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for part two of our chat about the show, Schitt’s Creek, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss the assumptions we make in relationships, how to communicate clearly, and what it might look like to create conscious relationships completely outside of societal norms or expectations, whether they’re monogamous or not - relationships that work for YOU.
About the Special Guest: Lydia Billings is a photographer, teacher, and the COO of the nonprofit 100cameras, which works worldwide to teach youth to process and tell their stories through photography. She lives in Queens, NY and binges the same tv shows over and over like it’s her job (even though it’s not). She cannot count the number of times she has watched Friends, Parks & Rec, or The Office. Her recent favorite is Schitt’s Creek, which she has watched three times during quarantine :P Find Lydia on IG @lydstollbill or visit one of these two websites to learn more about her work: https://www.lydiabillings.com/ & https://www.100cameras.org/
About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for a chat about the show, Schitt’s Creek, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss the importance of doing the work on yourself, conscious uncoupling, the experience of queerness in dating (and the world), and how playing with different energies can keep a relationship thriving. About the Special Guest: Lydia Billings is a photographer, teacher, and the COO of the nonprofit 100cameras, which works worldwide to teach youth to process and tell their stories through photography. She lives in Queens, NY and binges the same tv shows over and over like it’s her job (even though it’s not). She cannot count the number of times she has watched Friends, Parks & Rec, or The Office. Her recent favorite is Schitt’s Creek, which she has watched three times during quarantine :P Find Lydia on IG @lydstollbill or visit one of these two websites to learn more about her work: https://www.lydiabillings.com/ & https://www.100cameras.org/ About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for a chat about the show, Stranger Things, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss dating on your own terms, creating your own definition of a power couple, how different people interpret ‘dating etiquette’ - and whether practice dates are a thing, or if they could be! About the Special Guest: Sharyl M. Curry is German-born and raised, NYC based, and considers herself a global citizen. She’s a trained dancer and the founder of Park East Pilates, named “The Studio for Pilates Purists” by New York Magazine. They support game changers in creating powerful and free bodies. They are dedicated to providing authentic Pilates training as Joseph Pilates intended. Park East Pilates is a serious studio with a sense of humor! Find Sharyl on IG @sharylmcurry or visit the studio website to learn more about her work: https://www.parkeastpilates.com/ About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for a chat about the show, Stranger Things, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss feeling like an outsider, feeling like you need to put everyone else’s expectations and desires above your own, how the pandemic helped us turn inward to see what was really important, and what it’s like to change your long-standing beliefs around dating and marriage. About the Special Guest: Sharyl M. Curry is German-born and raised, NYC based, and considers herself a global citizen. She’s a trained dancer and the founder of Park East Pilates, named “The Studio for Pilates Purists” by New York Magazine. They support game changers in creating powerful and free bodies. They are dedicated to providing authentic Pilates training as Joseph Pilates intended. Park East Pilates is a serious studio with a sense of humor! Find Sharyl on IG @sharylmcurry or visit the studio website to learn more about her work: https://www.parkeastpilates.com/ About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic. Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar or visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/ to stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers.
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About the Episode: Listen in for an chat about the movie, In The Heights, along with some personal experiences from both our guest and our host. In this episode of Love Narratives, we discuss how couples can support each other's growth, the whirlwind experience that is NRE (New Relationship Energy), and how each partner in the relationship can learn to overcome their own insecurities throughout the process.
About the Special Guest: German Marin is New York City’s premier online dating photographer helping singles create outstanding photos for their online dating profiles for ultimate dating success. To learn more about the man behind the camera, find German on any social media platform @mrmarinnyc for the latest updates and photo giveaways, or visit https://www.marinnyc.com/
About the Host: Michelle Zaylar is a love + dating coach. She guides singles on their journey to meeting their ideal partners as they navigate the dating world and create conscious relationships — full of passion, healthy boundaries, and more. One of her greatest superpowers is her ability to make online dating feel organic.
To stay in the loop about all of her current updates and offers, visit https://www.michellezaylar.com/
Find Michelle on IG and Tiktok @michellezaylar and say hi!
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Learn about what to expect as you listen to Season 1 of Love Narratives!
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