{"id":23254,"date":"2025-03-05T09:22:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23254"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:27:20","slug":"modern-love-podcast-if-you-want-this-kind-of-love-dont-expect-it-to-be-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=23254","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Modern Love\u2019 Podcast: If You Want This Kind of Love, Don\u2019t Expect It to Be Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<div class=\"css-zera2v\">\n<div class=\"css-p6m5rf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-2644e180\"><span><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Listen to and follow <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love-podcast\" title><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Modern Love<\/em><\/a><br \/><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/modern-love\/id1065559535?mt=2\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/03Er7mSPq9IEewOgbPD3vO?si=CYApBISZSoCH6AjwdiGsFw\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/c40b7b82-b31d-493d-ac33-273b39d153ca\/modern-love\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLdMrbgYfVl-s2_KrR5DosEB0gqr4w-XZd\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> |<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/560-modern-love-28288069\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeartRadio<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"css-tosae5 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-26aeaeec\">\u2018Fear is one way of looking at the future, of evaluating all that could go wrong. But if you let hope in too? Hope can prevail, and the future can be much brighter than fear would have you think.\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-1\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-mqw7kw e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\"><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-gbc9ki ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Illustration by Brian Rea<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Samaiya Mushtaq was growing up, she imagined marrying a kind Muslim man, and at 21, she did. But while studying to become a psychiatrist in medical school, she realized her husband couldn\u2019t meet her emotional needs \u2014 something she deeply craved. Despite the shame she felt, she got a divorce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In this episode, Mushtaq shares the twists and turns of her unexpected second chance at love, where service is at the center. From working in health care during the pandemic to building a family to undertaking harrowing service trips to Gaza, she found what she truly needed in a marriage \u2014 only after letting go of what she thought she wanted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Samaiya Mushtaq\u2019s memoir will be published by Daybreak Press next winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">This episode was inspired by her 2023 essay, \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/17\/style\/modern-love-must-we-feel-shame-over-divorce.html\" title>Must We Feel Shame Over Divorce?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/how-to-submit-a-modern-love-essay.html\" title>how to submit a Modern Love essay to The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/09\/19\/style\/modern-love-tiny-love-stories.html?pgtype=Article&amp;action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks\" title>how to submit a Tiny Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"http:\/\/nytimes.com\/podcasts\" title>nytimes.com\/podcasts<\/a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-5\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Links to transcripts of episodes generally appear on these pages within a week.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">\u201cModern Love\u201d is hosted by Anna Martin and produced by Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Amy Pearl and Sara Curtis. The show is edited by Gianna Palmer and Jen Poyant, our executive producer. Production management is by Christina Djossa. The show is mixed by Daniel Ramirez and recorded by Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Elisheba Ittoop, Dan Powell and Rowan Niemisto. Our theme music is by Dan Powell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Ena Alvarado, Dahlia Haddad, Lisa Tobin, Brooke Minters, Sawyer Roque, Daniel Jones, Miya Lee, Mahima Chablani, Nell Gallogly, Jeffrey Miranda, Isabella Anderson, Christine Nguyen, Reyna Desai, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam and Julia Simon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Thoughts? <\/strong>Email us at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"mailto:modernlove@nytimes.com\" title>modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Want more from <\/strong><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love\" title>Modern Love<\/a><\/strong><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">?<\/strong> Read past <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/modern-love\" title>stories<\/a>. Watch the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/09\/12\/style\/modern-love-tv-show-trailer.html\" title>TV series<\/a> and sign up for the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/newsletters\/love-letter\" title>newsletter<\/a>. We also have swag at <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/store.nytimes.com\/collections\/modern-love\" title>the NYT Store<\/a> and two books, \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/623036\/modern-love-revised-and-updated-by-edited-by-daniel-jones-with-contributions-by-andrew-rannells-ayelet-waldman-amy-krouse-rosenthal-veronica-chambers-and-more\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Modern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/daniel-jones\/tiny-love-stories\/9781579659912\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube |iHeartRadio\u2018Fear is one way of looking at the future, of evaluating all that could go wrong. But if you let hope in too? Hope can prevail, and the future can be much brighter than fear would have you think.\u2019Illustration by Brian ReaWhen Samaiya Mushtaq was growing up, she imagined marrying a kind Muslim man, and at 21, she did. But while studying to become a psychiatrist in medical school, she realized her husband couldn\u2019t meet her emotional needs \u2014 something she deeply craved. Despite the shame she felt, she got a divorce.In this episode, Mushtaq shares the twists and turns of her unexpected second chance at love, where service is at the center. From working in health care during the pandemic to building a family to undertaking harrowing service trips to Gaza, she found what she truly needed in a marriage \u2014 only after letting go of what she thought she wanted.Samaiya Mushtaq\u2019s memoir will be published by Daybreak Press next winter.This episode was inspired by her 2023 essay, \u201cMust We Feel Shame Over Divorce?\u201dHere\u2019s how to submit a Modern Love essay to The New York TimesHere\u2019s how to submit a Tiny Love StoryUnlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com\/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Links to transcripts of episodes generally appear on these pages within a week.\u201cModern Love\u201d is hosted by Anna Martin and produced by Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang, Davis Land, Amy Pearl and Sara Curtis. The show is edited by Gianna Palmer and Jen Poyant, our executive producer. Production management is by Christina Djossa. The show is mixed by Daniel Ramirez and recorded by Maddy Masiello and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Elisheba Ittoop, Dan Powell and Rowan Niemisto. Our theme music is by Dan Powell.Special thanks to Larissa Anderson, Ena Alvarado, Dahlia Haddad, Lisa Tobin, Brooke Minters, Sawyer Roque, Daniel Jones, Miya Lee, Mahima Chablani, Nell Gallogly, Jeffrey Miranda, Isabella Anderson, Christine Nguyen, Reyna Desai, Jordan Cohen, Victoria Kim, Nina Lassam and Julia Simon.Thoughts? Email us at modernlovepodcast@nytimes.com.Want more from Modern Love? Read past stories. Watch the TV series and sign up for the newsletter. We also have swag at the NYT Store and two books, \u201cModern Love: True Stories of Love, Loss and Redemption\u201d and \u201cTiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23256,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23254"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23257,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254\/revisions\/23257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}