It’s our Valentine’s episode This week we unpack all the feelings around Valentine’s Day; The romance, the pressure, the capitalism, the triggers, the red lobster proposals and the “I’m not making a big deal about it” that somehow… makes it a big deal. We share our own Valentine’s stories, talk love languages, new relationships vs. long-term love, and why saying “I love you” never actually gets old. We read your poll answers, introduce Kat’s Quote of the Week and an iconic RuPaul moment...
Feb 14
55 min
What if the new year isn’t about becoming someone new, but loving more intentionally? In this episode, we talk about the kind of love you put out into the world, and how it comes back to you. We explore using overthinking for good, why happiness is a mindset, and how over-consumerism (especially around the holidays) can pull us away from what really matters. We dive into loving without expectations, love languages, and the way we often love others how wewant to be loved instead of communicati...
Feb 5
54 min
Episode 11: Recap & Chat with Sjeli and Kat This might be our silliest episode yet…and also one of our most reflective. Kat kicks things off with a truly unhinged love math equation, and from there we recap and riff on some of our most thought-provoking recent conversations. We revisit Derek’s episode and unpack the idea of “reframing” ; when it can be helpful, and when it might actually be pretty terrible advice. From there, we reflect on Mike’s episode and dig into conditional vs. uncon...
Dec 31, 2025
59 min
Episode 10: Lover of People The Love Hertz Pod is back after yet another totally unannounced break; but this time we mean it when we say we’re here to stay (for good, probably). In this episode, we sit down with Andrew: A father, public speaker, and self described lover of people. Andrew and Kat go way back. They first crossed paths at a religion-based facility for teens. Decades later, they reconnected so that Andrew could come talk with us about what love has looked like through every seaso...
Oct 23, 2025
1 hr 19 min
Ep. 9: Mike on Mic This episode is as raw and honest as it gets. Mike begins by unpacking a childhood trauma and reflecting on how it shaped the way he’s moved through life and love. From the ways he learned to mask and hide parts of himself in order to fit in, to the impact it had on his relationships and sense of identity, Mike takes us through the complicated journey of growing up feeling different. We talk about what it was like for him to receive a late-in-life diagnosis, how that opened...
Sep 18, 2025
1 hr 8 min
Episode 08- Made of Glass: Part 2 We’re picking up right where we left off with Derek. This time, we dive deep into healing, presence and the quiet strength that comes from surviving something life-changing. In this episode, we talk about inevitable change; conscious or forced. Kat talks about staying calm in chaos. Sjeli reflects on the way she was affected by being a caregiver in trauma. Derek shares what it’s meant to slow down, stay present and piece himself back together. We explor...
Jul 31, 2025
54 min
Episode 07 : Made of Glass - Derek Virgo part 1 In this first part of our chat with Derek, we explore what it means to break and rebuild, with love. Derek shares his story; a traumatic accident that changed his life and the ripple affect it had on how he sees the world himself and the people closest to him. We talk about the fragility and strength of the human experience: being cared for in a moment of crisis, finding love in the little things and learning the ways that our bodies express emo...
Jul 17, 2025
55 min
This week’s episode is a little different. For the first time (since our very first episode) on The Love Hertz Podcast, it’s just the two of us: Sjeli and Kat,behind the mics, taking a breath and looking back. In this special episode, we revisit moments from the first five episodes, sharing what stuck with us, what surprised us, and the conversations that kept echoing long after we hit stop. We also ask ourselves the same question we’ve asked every guest so far: What does love mean to you? Fr...
Jul 3, 2025
1 hr 8 min
In this episode, we talk with Brittany: an end-of-life care worker who spends her days witnessing the deep, often unspoken love between people and their pets. With a background in funeral homes and her current work in a pet crematorium, Brittany offers a rare and moving perspective on how we grieve, how we love, and what our pets teach us about loss. She opens up about the surprising differences between human and pet grief, shares how she knew her new husband was “the one,” and gets beautiful...
Jun 19, 2025
1 hr 8 min
Episode 4: The “What If” Principle. This week, we sit down with Jessica, artist and environmental consultant, to talk about her powerful journey toward self-love—one shaped by solo parenting, resilience, and the kind of clarity that only comes through challenge. She opens up about raising a child with special needs on her own, the lessons that cracked her open, and the strength she didn’t know she had. Jessica also shares her “What If Principle,” a simple but profound mindset shift, and the b...
Jun 5, 2025
1 hr 12 min
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