Love languages were supposed to help us feel more connected — so why do they sometimes feel like another thing to get wrong?

In this episode of Brother Sister Whatever, Lisa and Josh talk honestly about love languages, expectations, and how this framework can both help and complicate modern relationships.

We get into:

• When love languages bring clarity — and when they create pressure

• How they turn into scorekeeping instead of connection

• Why intention matters more than perfect execution

• How needs change over time and across relationships

• What it actually means to feel seen and valued

This isn’t about rejecting love languages.
It’s about using them with flexibility, realism, and grace.

In this solo Lisa’s Take episode of Brother Sister Whatever, I talk honestly about how busyness became my identity, why it was rewarded, and how it slowly disconnected me from myself.

This isn’t about laziness or doing less for the sake of it.
It’s about noticing when “busy” becomes avoidance, protection, or a way to not sit with what we actually need.

We get into:

• Why being busy is praised (especially for women)

• How productivity can turn into emotional armor

• The fear that shows up when everything finally gets quiet

• Why rest feels uncomfortable instead of restorative

• What I’m trying to unlearn now — in real time

If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down…
Or wondered who you’d be without the constant doing…
This one’s for you.

🎧 New episodes every Thursday.

Can men and women really be just friends — or does it always get complicated eventually?

In this episode of Brother Sister Whatever, Lisa and Josh get into the uncomfortable gray areas of opposite-sex friendships, emotional boundaries, and why “it’s totally platonic” doesn’t always mean what we think it does.

We talk about:

• When friendship crosses into emotional territory

• Whether attraction always changes the dynamic

• How boundaries shift in midlife, marriage, and long-term relationships

• What honesty actually looks like — and when it causes more problems

• The difference between friendship, flirtation, and emotional cheating

No extreme takes. No fake certainty.
Just real sibling debate about something everyone has an opinion on.

🎙️ New episodes every Thursday.