#132 Midlife Hormones, Love, Sex & Relationships with Dr John Gray
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He’s back by popular demand! Dr John Gray of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus fame. Touted as one of the top 10 most influential books of the past 25 years, John’s also one of the most influential relationship counsellors of our time. His latest book, Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Our Complex Modern World, continues his legacy. Check out his website MarsVenus.com. John's always a captivating guest; in this episode, he winds through various biohacks for relationships. Tip: Listen more than once as you always pick up something new. He generally speaks to heterosexual people but some hormonal/nutritional aspects may be helpful for same-sex couples too. In this episode, we talk about: 01:04 Intro 02:26 The biological difference men & women 04:00 Women and stress 06:07 Libido, attraction and peri and post-menopause 09:50 Relationship skills in a complex world 14:12 Biohack 1: protein and elevated cortisol (stress) 15:54 The committed relationship effect 18:18 Traditional gender roles; masculine and feminine 27:58 Biohack 2: estrogen and relationships in menopause (for singles and couples) 30:00 What turns a man on? 33:55 Biohack 3: an exercise to raise estrogen and connect to a man 39:38 Singles: how to get a man in your life 52:09 Getting back on the relationship horse after a loss or a breakup 1:05:55 If you're dating in midlife Episode Resources: Episode #107 with John here Website: MarsVenus.com Follow John on Instagram here Follow John on Facebook here Free Relationship Course: https://www.marsvenus.com/gift John's book: Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills For Our Complex Modern World Event: 50% off singles and couples relationship weekend Women On Fire® is sponsored by MenoMe® Follow MenoMe® on Instagram here Follow MenoMe® on Facebook here Visit the website here Subscribe to the YouTube channel to watch the interviews here  We're honoured you've joined Women On Fire® and hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, we'd be grateful if you would leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts or subscribe to YouTube. That way, we can reach as many women as possible with Women On Fire®. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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