How Self-Esteem Influences Romantic Attraction and Chemistry

Attraction is necessary, as it distinguishes our romantic relationships from friendships. Combined with chemistry, attraction is the sum of how we connect and relate to each other. If you treat and regard yourself with love, care, trust and respect, who you experience...

Let’s Stop Tripping Over Our Attraction and Chemistry Blind Spots

The attraction and chemistry we experience at the outset of a relationship are based on snap judgements and the resonance of where we’re each at emotionally, mentally, physically, and even spiritually. This is normal. We don’t know the other person yet (or they us),...

Podcast Ep. 209: The Compatibility Factor

This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions is on one of my favourite topics: compatibility, our ability to co-exist harmoniously with someone or something. If we don’t choose our relationships from a place of honouring our core values, so who we...
Podcast Ep. 189: Let’s Talk About Chemistry

Podcast Ep. 189: Let’s Talk About Chemistry

Chemistry is that hard-to-put-your-finger-on feeling that we experience (or think we do) with certain people. Some of us chase it or have it at the top of our list, and, unfortunately, it’s a relationship pothole that so many of us walk into time and again. We...
Podcast Ep. 123: The 5 Stages of Relationships

Podcast Ep. 123: The 5 Stages of Relationships

So many people mistake intensity for intimacy, and so their relationship begins at high speed and then they experience the painful crash and burn that inevitably ensues. Intensity, as lovely as it might seem initially, isn’t sustainable. It damages the prospects...