You don’t need to be ready to be loved

Someone recently told me I wasn’t too complicated to love and it inspired me to explore the ways in which we keep ourselves small rather than dare to show up for love. This one’s a pep talk about the lie we…

Why men pull away after sex?

This week, Shaun comes to you solo from Seoul, South Korea, for an episode that’s part travel diary, part dating debrief, and part emotional field note from the road.After a muted-mic false start, a pastry reset, and some solo wandering,…

Should your friends unfollow your ex?

In this solo episode, Shaun shares the story of Roger, his blind dog, and what loving him through loss taught him about trust, grief, and letting go. What begins as a response to a listener’s question about a dog losing…

You're probably doing better than you think

In this solo check-in, Shaun begins with a simple question that lands deeper than expected: how is your heart? From there, Shaun moves through a mix of life update, therapy reflection, sex question detour, and a deeper check-in on what…

A smarter way to date with Jennie Young

Jennie Young, creator of the Burned Haystack dating method, joins Shaun to talk about how to stop wasting time on the wrong people and date with way more intention. They get into dating app red flags, boundary testing, bad first…