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What's going on, everybody?

It's episode 545 of The Genius Life.

Let's go.

What's going on, everybody?

I'm your host, Max Lugavere, and today's conversation is one that I've been genuinely excited to share.

My guest is James Sexton, elite divorce attorney to billionaires and celebrities, bestselling author, and an internet phenomenon whose YouTube interviews rack up millions of views because he has this rare ability to say something about love that feels both brutally true and weirdly comforting at the same time.

His insights on relationships, connection, and how to tell when a partnership has actually run its course are honestly exquisite.

This is a wide-ranging, deeply human conversation about why smart, successful people so often fail at relationships, how disconnection actually happens, why marriage can give us a dangerous illusion of safety, and how love...

grief, impermanence, and even pets can teach us how to stay connected.

We talk about why criticism corrodes intimacy, why preventative maintenance beats grand gestures, and why despite everything he's seen, James believes in love more than ever.

It's thoughtful, funny, occasionally uncomfortable, and if you're in a relationship, have been in one, or hope to be in one, this episode will surely hit.

If you find value in this conversation, take two seconds to follow the show, leave a rating and review on your podcast app of choice, and

and share this episode with someone you care about because honestly, most people probably will benefit from hearing this conversation.

And now with all that out of the way, here's episode 545.

Let's rock.

James Sexton at long last.