Episode 21: Not Loved — Why Love is Greater Than Sacrifice

Part five of the Adopt-a-Nots series dives into love languages, boundaries, and a 14-year-old truth bomb that changed everything.

Love. It can be stained-glass beauty that lights up your soul… or it can feel like you’re handing out juice boxes nobody asked for. In this fifth episode of the Adopt-a-Nots series,

Jax goes full throttle into Not Loved—the wound that cuts the deepest and lingers the longest.

This episode brings humor, sass, and a few too-honest family stories to show what love actually looks like when boundaries, communication, and respect are missing.

Jax strips away the sugar coating and dives into the messy truth: love loses its name when it comes at the cost of your own value.

Inside this episode, you’ll get:

• A real-world breakdown of Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages—why they help, why they trip us up, and how they can flip into weapons when mismatched.

• The infamous orange juice vs. grape juice story—a family lesson in what happens when you keep pouring out what’s easy for you instead of what the other person actually craves. The glass may be full, but the need still goes dry.

• A 14-year-old’s jaw-dropping truth bomb that reminded Jax that “saying no” is allowed—and it is powerful.

• A blunt reflection on why love is greater than sacrifice, and how choosing yourself first changes the entire playing field.

• Practical mantra work: “I’m the type of person who says no when it counts.” Use it. Repeat it. Prove it in real time.

This is love without the Hallmark filter. It’s messy, it’s personal, and it asks you to get honest about how you give and receive.

💡 “You’ll only attract the love that matches the love you give yourself.”

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