Trust in Sales Explained
Trust in sales built through honesty admitting when you're not the fit, deep product competence, reliability keeping promises, and customer-first mindset.
September 2025
June 2025
Network Theory Applied to Real Relationships
Apply network theory: weak ties connect different clusters bringing novel information. Strong ties provide reliable support and trust between close friends.
January 2025
Attachment Theory: How Early Bonds Shape Every Relationship We Will Ever Have
In 1957, Harry Harlow placed infant rhesus monkeys with two wire surrogates — one that provided milk, one wrapped in terrycloth that provided comfort but no food. The monkeys clung to the terrycloth mother for most of the day and used her as a secure base to explore, running back when frightened. The wire mother — the food source — was visited only to feed. Harlow had disproved the drive-reduction theory of attachment: infants bond not to those who feed them, but to those who comfort them.
July 2024
What Happens When You Fall in Love: The Neuroscience of Romantic Attachment
Falling in love activates the same brain circuits as cocaine addiction. The neuroscience of romantic love — dopamine, oxytocin, attachment bonds, and heartbreak — reveals why love is so powerful and so disorienting.
February 2024
Why Relationships Fail: The Psychology and Science of Romantic Breakdown
Why relationships fail: Gottman's Four Horsemen, attachment theory, the investment model, and what the research says actually predicts relationship success.
November 2023
What Is Gaslighting: The Psychology of Psychological Manipulation
Gaslighting is a pattern of psychological manipulation that causes victims to question their own perceptions and memory. Research by Paige Sweet and Robin Stern examines its mechanisms, effects, and how recovery happens.
Attachment Styles Explained: How Your Childhood Shapes Your Relationships
Attachment theory explains how early bonds with caregivers shape adult relationships. Learn the four attachment styles, the research behind them, and whether attachment patterns can change.