Today we’re talking nerdy about how the experience of love changes your brain. This solo episode with Alex Nashton will explore the neuroscience of love, how the experience of love changes your brain chemically and structurally, how different types of love impact the brain differently, and the impact on your brain and nervous system when love is lost. 

This episode will focus primarily on romantic love, but will also look at the love parents have for children, owners have for pets, love between friends, and love for nature & activities.

Today’s episode is inspired by the Thriving Relationships Coach Certification program that Alex is currently a student in. In this six month long program, Alex is learning how to coach and counsel couples through power struggles and conflict and support them in moving towards happier, healthier, long-term relationships. 

Click here to learn more about the Thriving Relationships Coach Certification - the next cohort begins on April 28th, 2025!

Listen to the episode of Talk Nerdy To Me on communication with Christine Eartheart, one of the co-founders of the Center for Thriving Relationships. 

Schedule a complimentary 1:1 60 minute Zoom call with Alex to learn more about whether the Thriving Relationships Coach Certification is the next best step in creating better personal relationships or developing a new skill set as a counselor or coach.

Listen to Alex & Christine talk about The Neuroscience of Love & Attraction on Talk Nerdy To Me

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