Barry describes the hormonal effect of cuddling and being held through oxytocin, it’s impact on creating a healthy relationship, and how single people and people in relationships can maximize cuddling and being held. He also mentions the main blocks and wounds that get in the way of having lots of cuddling and being held.

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Barry explains how and why we can think the grass is greener on the other side: single people yearning for a partner, couples yearning for a different partner or to be single. He shares how to begin assessing if this is a healthy intuition or an unhealthy one, then describes the concept of Fantasy Contamination and balancing reality with fantasy. Also, he shares what to focus on to help us stop comparing.

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Barry describes the dating and relationship challenges of being a very successful woman, plus his conversation with Maria Shriver about this. He also shares about a study on this, plus what to do about it to have a healthy relationship that celebrated your FULL success and power.

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Barry shares about the role of laughter in dating and relationships. He discusses how it can be sought out in a partner to compensate for an imbalance in our own life, or can be used positively in attraction and dating, or as a very healthy component of a long-term relationship. He explains how to incorporate healthy laughter into your dating and relationships.

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Barry explains the concept of emotional dysregulation, how it contributes to reactivity and cause problems with dating and relationships, and offers methods to emotionally regulate so you and any partner have less stress, anxiety, fear, conflict and anger and more love, joy and connection.

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Barry details how to feel free while dating or in a relationship — how to untether yourself from worrying or being restricted by other people’s opinions, judgement or reactions. How to worry less, stress less, and be carefree and yourself!

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Barry talks about how attention os a developmental aspect of our psyche from infancy, through our childhood and teenage years, and how it affects our adult relationships. We don’t want attention, we need it. Here’s how to start getting it in a healthier way.

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Barry explains why we are attracted to certain people and not others, the psychology of attraction, our past pattern, how our wounds and unmet needs are involved. and how to be more conscious of why we are feeling attraction.

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Barry explains why dating and relationships are a rollercoaster of emotion. What fuels these extreme highs and lows? How do we get off the rollercoaster? Barry answers both questions.

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Barry discuss the decision of whether to block an ex on social media. We explore factors like length of relationship, social and professional context, whether it’s emotionally healthy to be connected, and how to assess what you really need here.

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