# 099 - The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love: How to Love in Heavy Times

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Podcast: [Modern Homemaking   I   Mindset and Methods for Happier, Healthier Homes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-homemaking-i-mindset-and-methods-for-happier-healthier-homes-6749919)
Published: 2026-02-13T16:33:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-common-nest/episodes/099---The-Only-Thing-More-Powerful-Than-Hate-Is-Love-How-to-Love-in-Heavy-Times-e3f1fnv
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## Resource

In this episode, we’re talking about love, but not the soft, sentimental kind that fills store windows in February. We are talking about the kind of love that holds up when the world feels heavy. Because if you’re honest, the world right now feels heavy, divided, activating and loud. There is injustice playing out publicly. There is anger in the air. There are communities, particularly people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community, who are feeling the weight of hatred in very real ways. And maybe you’ve felt it in your body too. The grief. The outrage. The exhaustion. So what do we do with all of it? After hearing the phrase, “The only thing more powerful than hate is love,” I found myself sitting with that question. What does powerful love actually look like in practice? And how do we live it out without becoming burned out or bitter? In this episode, I share a grounded framework for building rooted love, the kind that sustains you instead of draining you, and the specific order it has to move in to truly be strong. This episode is for you if you’ve ever: Felt overwhelmed by the state of the world and unsure how to respond Experienced grief, anger, or activation that’s affecting your home life Wanted to raise children who value dignity, justice, and compassion Struggled with resentment, burnout, or emotional overload Wondered how to stay grounded without becoming disengaged We’ll explore: Why love must be rooted before it can be powerful What it means to receive love before trying to give it How tending to your nervous system strengthens your impact The connection between a regulated home and a more just world What “out-of-order love” looks like, and why it leads to burnout How to build a loving home in heavy times without shrinking your world This conver…

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