Jessica Baum Jessica Baum

The Most Important Ingredient In Lasting Love Is... Oxytocin

Why cuddling on the couch is sexy

Staying in, ordering take out, and sharing a bottle of wine while watching Netflix. Does that say romance to you? No? Maybe it should. I’m talking about lasting romance. The kind of relationship based on security and communication.

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Melissa Montalvo Melissa Montalvo

Dopamine and the High of New Love

Can it last? Do you want it to last?

Do you remember your first love? The first time you fell head over heels for someone and those feelings were returned? Chances are you could think about little else. You felt as if you’d met your soulmate, your one true love. You were certain no one else had ever felt that way and that your love would last forever.

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Jessica Baum Jessica Baum

How Can Glinda the Good Witch Help You Avoid a Toxic Relationship?

Close your eyes and picture the moment when Glinda the Good Witch first appears in The Wizard of Oz. She floats onto the scene in what looks like a pink bubble, golden crown sparkling, ball gown swaying back and forth as she lands. And that wand… every little girl watching wanted a wand just like hers. It’s a moment of movie magic, plain and simple.

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Jessica Baum Jessica Baum

Can You Have Intimacy in a Relationship Without Safety?

Do you know what true intimacy is? Well, it all comes down to safety...Why? Let’s discover in this blog post!

Think back to being a young teenager, dreaming about love. You spent hours flopped across your bed, talking with your best friends about what kind of guy would make the perfect boyfriend and what true love would look and feel like.

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