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Relationship Coaching School Podcast

Oxytocin Bonding In Relationships - Dr. C. Sue Carter, Ph.D. - 320

Relationship Coaching School Podcast

Jayson Gaddis

Relationships, Relationshippodcast, Sex, Relationshipadvice, Society & Culture, Jaysongaddispodcast, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6981 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder why oxytocin is called the “Love Drug?” This week, Dr. Sue Carter, author of "Attachment and Bonding: A New Synthesis” joins me in a very interesting discussion on why oxytocin is one of the primary glues that keeps long-term relationships together.

According to Dr. Sue Carter, without oxytocin, we probably would not have been able to evolve into the complex creatures that we are today. If you have always wanted to know the relationship between oxytocin and attachment dynamics, you’ll want to check this out.

Shownotes:

  • 2:50 Introduction - Dr. Sue Carter
  • 10:15 Pair bonding, relationships and the origins of oxytocin
  • 19:40 Oxytocin fluctuations and a sense of safety
  • 17:45 The influence of oxytocin on our relationships
  • 34:40 Effects of oxytocin on men and women
  • 39:15 Action Step

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0:00.0

In the process of acquiring that particular hormone,

0:04.8

we developed a lot of capacity to be social

0:10.1

in the way that mammals are social. Greetings and welcome back to another episode of the

0:35.6

Relationship Schools podcast I'm your host Jason Gattis. Good to be here with you

0:39.5

right now. What's up? Ah man it's intense out there you breathing through it all? Yep. Um, make sure

0:49.4

that you're telling the truth to someone in, deep inside yourself with someone. When someone asks you, you know how you doing, you say fine all the time, it's okay

1:06.7

with your, you know, the farther the circle of influence goes out, but your inner circle, tell them what's up. How are you actually doing right

1:16.2

now? No, no, cut the bullshit, how are you really doing? Right? That's my little challenge for you today.

1:24.0

If you're new, welcome to this podcast.

1:27.0

We interview a whole range of people that basically help you get better at relationships

1:31.0

and understand yourself better so you're not so

1:34.1

judgey of you or other people. When you understand human beings they start to make more

1:40.8

sense and their behavior makes more sense.

1:43.4

If you're returning, welcome back, thanks for being here again.

1:47.2

Thanks for all the great reviews on iTunes.

1:50.8

You guys rock, appreciate that.

1:53.0

And thanks for sharing this with a friend.

1:55.0

Okay, sharing this love with a friend.

1:58.0

Thanks.

1:59.0

In this episode, I've got Sue Carter,

2:02.0

who is the wife of Polyvagel

2:06.4

theorist Stephen Porches.

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