ArchiveJune 2015

More Interesting News about Oxytocin

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Every week seems to bring more findings about oxytocin. Most of the research uses an oxytocin nasal spray, but our bodies release the stuff during orgasm and when we experience the emotion of love, those brief sessions of our brains getting in sync as we share some other positive emotion together. Oxytocin improves communication and increases trust in those who are not lying to us. Now we learn...

How to Stay in Love when You Ache

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Do you take acetaminophen (Tylenol®) when you have a headache, muscle ache, or the flu? If so, you might want to know about a couple of recent research studies. In Over-the-Counter Relief From Pains and Pleasures Alike: Acetaminophen Blunts Evaluation Sensitivity to Both Negative and Positive Stimuli, Geoffrey R. O. Durso, Andrew Luttrell, and Baldwin M. Way, all from Ohio State...

A Great Interview on How to Love Like You Don’t Share a Bathroom

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I was recently interviewed by Pace and Kyeli Smith for Pace’s Wild Crazy Meaningful Life podcast series. You can listen to it here: They asked some great questions. Here are some of the high points we hit, in the order they come up in the podcast: Assume Love Miller’s Law Pace, why do you put your empty coffee cup next to the sink? Kyeli, how could you have bought me the shampoo that...

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I am a widow who got it right the second time. I have been sharing here since February 14, 2006 what I learned from that experience and from positive psychology, marriage research, and my training as a marriage educator.

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