HELD: Notes for Practicing Love, Presence & Intimacy

A weekly newsletter with tools, reflections, and practices to help you deepen connection, cultivate lasting intimacy, and improve all your relationships.

#6: Hold Steady and Escape the Negativity Spiral in Conversations

Jul 7, 2025

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7 min read

#6: Hold Steady and Escape the Negativity Spiral in Conversations

Staying Solid in Love Instead of Sinking into Shared Pain

Leo A. Sante

Jun 20, 2025

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8 min read

#5: Hold the Awareness, Drop the Funk

How Tracking Your Moods Can Help Shape Your Day

Leo A. Sante

masculinity

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Jun 18, 2025

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7 min read

#4: Hold the Love, Release the Plan

This Father’s Day didn’t go as planned—and it was perfect.

Leo A. Sante

Jun 17, 2025

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8 min read

#3: Hold Yourself In Rest

Sometimes, we’re just tired. Permission to Rest.

Leo A. Sante

Jun 15, 2025

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8 min read

#2: Hold the Person, Drop the Story

The Key to Letting Emotions Pass

Leo A. Sante

listening

May 28, 2025

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5 min read

#1: Hold Steady & Just Listen

Presence—not performance—is your greatest act of love

Leo A. Sante