Is unconditional love really unconditional? Or does it depend on how you define love?

In this episode of the faith•full podcast, I’m sitting with the messy, tender space between holding on and letting go and what it really means to love without conditions while still honoring your own peace.

For so many of us, unconditional love has been confused with unconditional tolerance or self-abandonment. But here’s the truth: love doesn’t disappear when you set boundaries. It doesn’t vanish when you let someone go. Love simply transforms.

I’ll share my personal reflections on how unconditional love shows up in my life, the difference between conditions and limitations, and why boundaries are not a betrayal of love but a deeper expression of it.

If you’ve ever struggled with the tension of loving people deeply while also needing distance, this episode will remind you that love is not possession, attachment, or endurance. Love is who we are and living as love means choosing both compassion and truth.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Why your definition of love is shaped by your lived experiences.
• The difference between conditions (control) and limitations (alignment)
• Why unconditional love ≠ unconditional tolerance.
• How love transforms when relationships shift.
• Boundaries as an act of love and emotional maturity.

Takeaway: You can love fully and still walk in peace. The love doesn’t end; it simply takes a new form.

Reflection Question:

Where in your life do you need to let love transform, not end; so that you can honor both your peace and your truth?