I'm going to be gone from the 11th to the 22nd...during that time, I'll be completely silent, off my phone, and meditating for 10 hrs+ a day. I'm not a meditation guy. Up until this point, my attempts at that particular activity usually ends with me accidentally falling asleep after 15 minutes. But, there's a method to the madness...listen in to find out why!

Persuasion and seduction have a LOT in common. They both involve shifting how another person might think and for most of us... It's really difficult! How do I persuade someone to date or even marry me? The secret is inside this podcast.

In this episode...Rorschach tests, why it's impossible to avoid your lying brain, and what you can do about it. The mind is a sneaky thing - more than anything, the stories it tells you about what's real, the meaning it makes out of nothing, and the way it subtly bends and influences your experience are what cause MOST couples to split. Here's what you can do about it.

This go around, we talk about how the mind deals with high emotion. Yknow...like the kind of emotion you experience every time you and your partner get into a fight! When someone says something backhanded and passive aggressive to you...is your reaction hurting your mental health? You'll learn all that and more in this episode.

In this episode...how Sigmund Freud can improve your dating life, why it's sooo hard to choose the "right decision" over feelings, and how you can become sexier by having a conversation with your own mind.

Short answer... Yes! But not in the way you might think. In this episode you'll learn about how the "sugar pill effect" impacts your romantic life and your perception of reality. Should you choose to do something with that information... That's when you become happier.

In this episode, learn how a single sheet of ordinary paper could completely change your relationships and dating life. The reality is most of us are suffering waaaay more than we need to be when it comes to our romantic lives. Here's why it happens and how you can snap out of it whenever you please!

In this episode:

I interview my good friend TK a teacher and certified counselor for his take on how our education system affects our ability to successfully date and relationship as adults.

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In this episode:

- The big thing that stops us from instantly sexy connected conversations

- How to stop your first date fear cold in its tracks

- What you can learn about dating from a famous 19th century Russian novelist