This week's question comes from Nina:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I’m having something weird happen lately that has me concerned about what to do. I broke up with a man I was dating over a year ago. He was verbally abusive and definitely a narcissist. When I first met him though, I was really attracted to him. It wasn’t until later when I saw who he really was that I got out.
I’m currently dating a really great guy. In fact, we’re talking about moving in together. He is the opposite of my ex
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Overcome Self Sabotage
5 Tips To Shift Your Thoughts And Your Mood
This week's question comes from Vivian:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
Please pick me! I would so appreciate you answering my question ASAP!
I’m feeling super melancholy with the holidays here and I’m still on my own. I love my life, I love my independence, I have great friends and family… what I don’t have is my Beloved.
As I look around it seems everyone is partnered up. My friends and co-workers are all with their special someone. This time last year I vowed I would find that special guy
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Self-Care Is NOT Always Sexy…
As wildfires rage around California we are grateful that many in our Love On Purpose Community have reached out to ask if we are okay. Yes, we are safe and sound thank goodness, however many of our friends are displaced from their homes and several have lost theirs. It’s tragic.
We have been offering support in many ways and we wanted to let you know two things:
We are safe.
Self-care is not optional.
Here we are with N95 masks as the air quality all around Los Angeles is very poor
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Truth About Love Blocks
This week's question comes from Rebecca:
"Hey Orna and Matthew,
I just love you two! You’re always sharing the best of the best through your own experience and with your clients. I find it refreshing and truly awesome.
I hear from all over the place about “love blocks.” I’ve heard them called road blocks, subconscious blocks, blocks you’re not aware of, blocks to love, etc.
It appears there are all kinds of solutions to these blocks from having conversations with your parents (if
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Addicted to drama?
This week's question comes from Marybeth:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I have been reading your weekly love notes for years. There so much great information you two share. I love getting both a male and female perspective. Today I’m reaching out because despite the fact that I’ve done a lot of personal growth work on myself I can’t seem to settle in with a nice guy.
Everything starts off great, there’s chemistry, and I enjoy the getting to know each other part of the relationship, but then
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Pushing away good men?
This week's question comes from Tracy:
"Hi Orna and Matthew,
I really love reading your newsletter. It gives me so much hope that I can figure out my crazy love life.
I’ve done a lot of work to identify my patterns and I hope you can help me break them. I feel like I push away good men because deep inside I don’t really love myself. Also, I stay too long with nice men who just aren’t right for me.
How do I figure out how to love myself more/enough such that I don’t continue to be
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