About this episode

Alison Armstrong discusses the complexities of attraction and lasting love in relationships.

Alison Armstrong is back for her third round on Heart of Man , and it continues to be a real honor to learn from this woman whose work has deeply shaped the way I understand men, women, partnership, and the often hidden dynamics that govern our relationships. For those who may not yet know her, Alison has been teaching and speaking about men, women, human behavior, and relationships for over three decades. Through her seminars, books, online programs, and media contributions, she has given millions of people access to more fulfilling lives, loving relationships, stronger families, and more productive organizations. In our first conversation, we explored a man’s relationship to shame... In the second, we explored the stages of development within a man... And in this third dialogue, we turn toward one of the most charged and important territories of all: how men and women come together in romantic partnership, and what happens when sexuality, protection, and provision enter the field... At the heart of this conversation is Alison’s framing of our instinctual responses, not simply as procreate, protect, and provide, but more accurately as procreate first, then protect, then provide…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Lehmann

Guest: Alison Armstrong

Topics covered

• relationships
• attraction
• sexuality
• partnership
• human behavior

Keywords

• chemistry
• romantic partnership
• men and women
• unmet needs
• love

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