Something About Soulmates

In this episode, we talk about:  >> The exquisite agony of yearning for your best friend for years >> Queerness, demisexuality, and discovering love outside traditional dating norms >> What happens when your carefully curated independent life collides with unexpected soulmate-level love   Jillian and Brenna's love story includes board game meetups, tarot readings, COVID bubble companionship, and p...

Anna didn't used to believe in ghosts. At least, not really. Until she brought her girlfriend to her old family cabin. Now, let's just say, she's a believer.  Join Anna and Grace for this season's "Just Between Us" episode where we talk all about Anna's first real supernatural encounter, the moment in Italy when Grace screamed "God, give me a sign!!!" and God literally delivered, and the daily pra...

In this episode we talk about: >> How to make it to the other side of grief with your partner >> Experiencing love as a knowing >> Rediscovering yourself, again and again    They never even went on a date. When Amy and Luna met, they were living full, separate lives with careers, partners and identities already in place. Eventually, they weren't even in the same state. But through a series of quie...

In this episode we talk about: >> What happens when your romantic partner is also your business partner >> Navigating money, stress, and conflict when your lives are completely intertwined >> The powerful boundary that keeps love at the center of a working relationship When Polly and Oliver started their business, they had a problem: two passionate, perfectionist designers trying to do everything...

In this episode we talk about:  >> Polyamory and the wilderness of loving more than one person >> Finding your soulmate when you weren't looking >> Radical honesty and living a self-directed life  Polly and Oliver started as coworkers during a time when they were both dating other people. For a while, they ha-ha'ed their way around their uncanny connection, until they just couldn't deny it any mor...

We released this episode on Valentine's Day on purpose because it captures love at its most honest. Cameron spent her life chasing a dream job in marine mammal care, only to realize that achieving it was taking a serious toll on her health. As she worked to untangle her identity from her work, a new dog tippy-tapped into her life and became an unlikely anchor, offering presence, steadiness, and a...

Meet the couples you'll be hearing from on season two of Something About Soulmates: Two best friends and next-door neighbors who didn't know they were yearning for each other for years An animal behavior expert whose job was slowly crushing her, and whose Pomeranian brings more to the table than any boyfriend ever has Two women who found each other later in life, and never once questioned that thi...

Is it just us or does the world really need some love stories right now? Don't worry, we're on it. Welcome to season two! Our first full episode is dropping Feb. 14, but in the meantime, we're sharing clips from our upcoming interviews and introducing you to the all-star lovers of season two. These lovers are trainers of Navy seals (ahem, we mean sea lions), business partners, mothers, best friend...

Darla and Nadia's love story began after the soulmate myth had already been dismantled for one of them. In this episode, they reflect on growing up with a narrow idea of what love was "supposed" to look like, and how unlearning those beliefs reshaped what they thought was possible. What followed surprised them both: a relationship that formed quickly, demanded emotional presence from the start, an...

First-born children, where you at? Today we're diving into what happens when the hyperindependent folks among us finally (begrudgingly?) let our loved ones help us. We're sharing the vulnerable, visceral moments when we interrupted our default patterns, stopped white-knuckling it, and actually let ourselves be supported in real moments of need. Being self-sufficient has its perks, but it can also...

In part two of our conversation with Chloe and Kiara, we are shocked to learn that long distance doesn't have to be a death knell! In fact, it can become one of a relationship's most surprising strengths. Chloe shares her honest take on soulmates (finally!), and she and Kiara talk about how living apart has actually created more freedom, more attraction, and deeper intention in how they show up fo...

This relationship started with... a rejection. What does it take for a friendship to withstand a "no," hold steady, and eventually become something deeper? In part 1 of our interview with Chloe and Kiara, we learn about the high-stakes, tender and messy shift from platonic to romantic love. Their story is a study in vulnerability: testing boundaries, saying the hard thing that needs to be said, an...

CJ and Emily don't just believe in soulmates, they believe their lives are evidence. From the day they met in college, their connection always felt certain. Now, a decade and a marriage later, they join Grace and Anna to unpack what soulmate-ship feels like for them, and what has kept them convinced their relationship was something destined.    More About Your Hosts:  Anna Socolofsky is a queer we...

Anna and Grace share why they created the show, what makes them so obsessed with love stories (and qualified to talk about them), and how their own decades-long friendship shapes the way they think about partnership. They talk about the kinds of relationships you'll hear on the show, from committed partnerships to soul-level friendships and even post-breakup couples. And they introduce the standin...

We're not here for "happily ever after." We're here for what comes next. Something About Soulmates is a podcast about love as practice, hosted by best friends Anna Socolofsky and Grace Heerman. Together, they interview couples to explore the tender, funny, and complex art of loving on purpose. And every episode ends with the same question: do you believe in soulmates?  Episodes 1-3 drop November 1...