{"id":351121,"date":"2026-04-09T12:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=351121"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:27:29","slug":"the-impact-of-childhood-on-love-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/the-impact-of-childhood-on-love-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Childhood on Love Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>This <strong>Thursday at 7 PM<\/strong>, the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/category\/love-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Therapy<\/a><\/span> meeting at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> will address a powerful and often overlooked topic: <strong>how childhood experiences shape our love life as adults<\/strong>.<\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>When the Past Shapes the Way You Love Today<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Do you remember how many good moments you&#8217;ve experienced?\u2014the lessons learned, childhood loves, and fleeting experiences. Often, though, these <strong>positive memories can be overshadowed by disappointments<\/strong>, traumas, abuse, and failed relationships.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, you may feel a sense of <strong>emptiness, sadness, and pain<\/strong> when recalling the past. So, how can you <strong>break this cycle and start over<\/strong>, despite the negativity experienced in childhood?<\/p>\n<p>Join us this <strong>Thursday, April 9th, at 7 PM<\/strong>, at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> for a special <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/category\/love-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love Therapy<\/a><\/span>, where we will address the topic: <strong>&#8220;The Impact of Childhood on Our Love Life as Adults.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Breaking Free from Inherited Relationship Patterns<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">&#8220;You may not realize how deeply childhood influences our behavior and choices throughout life. Your current marriage might reflect experiences from your past\u2014things you inherited from your parents that need to be unlearned.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">In my book <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Bulletproof_Marriage_English_Edition\/3fG0AwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bulletproof Marriage<\/em><\/a><\/span>, I discussed how I had to unlearn many wrong lessons I absorbed from witnessing my parents&#8217; relationship to save my own marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">However, it&#8217;s essential not to blame your parents or your childhood; you must not position yourself as a victim or a slave to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">This meeting will explore these issues in depth, from a profound and biblical perspective,&#8221;<\/span> said <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universal.org\/en\/renato-cardoso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Renato Cardoso<\/a><\/span> in a recent message.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>An Opportunity to Invest in Your Love Life<\/h4>\n<p>Come and learn how your childhood can be an ally, not an enemy, in the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/category\/love-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursday Love Therapy<\/a><\/span>\u2014a valuable opportunity for those seeking to<strong> heal inner wounds and move forward<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Just as many have already benefited from attending the <strong>Love Therapy<\/strong> meetings, now is your opportunity to <strong>invest in your love life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that no one is born knowing how to love, but <strong>everyone can learn<\/strong>. There are the right tools to practice <strong>intelligent love<\/strong>; in the <strong>Thursday Love Therapy<\/strong> meetings, you will not only learn them but also find the opportunity to start anew.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">&#8220;This Thursday at the Love Therapy, we will work on a spiritual foundation that underpins our emotional lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">If your love life is based solely on feelings, it is standing on quicksand\u2014unstable and prone to change. However, if your emotional life is rooted in your spiritual life, it will be solid and unwavering,&#8221;<\/span> added Bishop Renato.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What is Love Therapy?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Love Therapy<\/strong> is a project aimed at restoring, strengthening, and guiding romantic relationships, whether you are married, single, divorced, or widowed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>For Singles:<\/strong> Learn to choose wisely and avoid toxic patterns from the past.<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>For Married Couples:<\/strong> Develop skills to strengthen the relationship, correct flaws, and rekindle the connection.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>A Space for Growth and Transformation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The <strong>Thursday Love Therapy<\/strong> meetings offer a space for <strong>emotional healing and personal growth<\/strong>, where experiences are shared and practical teachings are imparted to those seeking <strong>true and lasting love<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These transformative meetings provide practical guidance grounded in <strong>faith and the principles of God&#8217;s Word<\/strong>. Additionally, <strong>Love Therapy<\/strong> promotes inner healing by helping participants learn to be well with themselves\u2014an essential step for building healthy relationships.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Thursday Love Therapy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Love Therapy<\/strong> meetings\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">occur every <strong>Thursday at 7 PM<\/strong> at select locations of<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">.<\/span>\u00a0Please call<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or visit\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Love Therapy\u00a0meetings directly from the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otemplodesalomao.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temple of Solomon<\/a><\/span> are available on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univervideo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Univer Video.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This Thursday at 7 PM, the Love Therapy meeting at The Universal Church will address a powerful and often overlooked topic: how childhood experiences shape our love life as adults. &nbsp; &nbsp; When the Past Shapes the Way You Love Today Do you remember how many good moments you&#8217;ve experienced?\u2014the lessons learned, childhood loves, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":351125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[6201,6250],"site":[],"class_list":["post-351121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-love-life","tag-love-therapy","tag-thursday"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351121"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351124,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351121\/revisions\/351124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351121"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=351121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}