Limerance & Why You Can't Get Them Out Of You...

In this episode, Dr. K tackles a fascinating and highly requested question: Do therapists actually know when their patient is the "villain" of their own story? He explores how toxic individuals and narcissists frequently weaponize therapy language, why some therapists miss person ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr. K tackles the popular self-help myth of "thought control" and positive thinking. Disagreeing with top athletes who claim they can fully master their minds, he explains the actual science of attention, emotional regulation, and cognitive conditioning. Drawing ...  Show more

Forrest and therapist Brandy Wyant discuss limerence, an intense and often one-sided state of romantic obsession. They explore how limerence differs from both love and ordinary crushes, why uncertainty fuels it, and how it can take over a person’s inner world. Brandy shares both ...  Show more

Limerance - the state of having undeniable feelings for someone who does not feel the same way - feels so much like love but can be so confusing, because deep down we know this person is probably not the one. Despite that we find it impossible to move on, impossible to disconnect ...  Show more

When a crush turns into a harmful obsession, you might experience limerence, romantic infatuation characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows, intrusive thoughts and idealization. In this episode, we talk to neuroscientist Tom Bellamy, author of the book Smitten, about how ...  Show more

This episode is for when you're obsessed. We're talking like really, really obsessed. You know, thinking about them 24x7, imagining you see them everywhere you go - hoping for a chance encounter? Basically, mad fantasy bonding. And this episode? It's to help you understand that y ...  Show more