Midlife Love Bytes! | Relationship | Insight | Psychology | Healthy Love | Transition

Wonder why your communication breaks down in your intimate and close relationships? Learn how the common text and subtext of so much of human talking makes it so hard to establish and maintain a sense of empathy and closeness. Beth presents her trademarked formula: Clean, Non-Blaming communication or CNBC, explaining how this four-step process helps you strengthen your parasympathetic nervous system. It can shift relationship, invite both participants into responsibility, and does it with respect and value for each. This is an overview of the rules, guidelines for the process, and a demonstration using a common conflict between people who live together. Not in a relationship? You can use this in ALL kinds of connections and even with friends and your children! Just you getting good at going through the steps will have major benefits! Near Cincinnati? Midlife Mating Seminar 110 on March 31st is a great place to explore this more, apply your unique situation and get some hands-on demonstration and practice. Go

Beth Luwandi Lofstrom, LPC explores the complex relationship between love and loss. After enduring significant grief, one's ability and willingness to love is altered permanently. She tells the very personal story of losing her closest sister and how it impacted her willingness and ability to love and what events marked her healing. Punctuated with four music tracks from her sister, Mary Lofstrom, jazz vocalist and founder of Shimmering Fishbelly Music (here used by permission) this weaving together of story, psychology, grief, healing, hope, and pain will let you know once and for all that choosing to love again is the richest possibility. Getting there can take as long as you need it to.

Beth Luwandi LPC and Stephen J Billmann, PsyD, D,ABSM have a conversation about the relationship of sleep, sex, and love. Cincinnati's ONLY Board-Certified Sleep Psychologist for adults, Steve shares answers to dilemmas of how sleep changes (or doesn't) as we get a little older, negotiate with a partner, and mindfully accept reality. His treatment for insomnia is evidence-based, medication-free, and won't ruin your relationship! Like Beth's Dating, Mating, and Relating specialty for couples and individuals, this treatment is perfect for successful professionals who are already driven to do well. He presents the possibility of embracing an above-average grade versus needing an A. WARNING:there's a lot of silly giggling (mine) and laughter together. Please Rate and Review on iTunes and leave your love note there. 

Learn how to make attraction work for you. Beth outlines the psychology behind what men find attractive. More than the beauty ideal, learn what he really thinks of your body and what traits of emotional maturity he values most. Beth reveals the one very common "good thing" good women routinely do to mess up their love relationships and drive good men away. It can lead to divorce and enormous heartache. Thankfully also included is the solution that makes good love possible. Burning question answered about when and how to tell a man about a physical issue. Whether in dating, mating, or relating, you're in for the best love of your life!  

Beth shares three crucial secrets of the female psyche that will give you understanding to get leverage in dating, mating, and relating. Burning Question answered about why women just want the Bad Boy. Real communication and relationship hacks to please your woman.

Beth Luwandi, LPC outlines why and how to use online dating and your profile to make quality connections with relationship-minded candidates. What to avoid. What to do now! Write an effective, attractive profile. Use your photos to further your message. Burning question from a woman wondering about maintaining multiple connections and when to take the profile down. Specific guide to crafting online dating profile content.

Beth Luwandi LPC takes you through first steps to successful midlife dating and relating. Examine silly notions about romance and love, stop asking stupid questions and replace them with helpful, productive ones. Clarify what you want in order to begin looking for it. Burning question from a man asking about dating younger women or someone in his same life stage.

Introducing: wisdom in midlife dating, mating, & relating by Beth Luwandi, Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach in Cincinnati, Ohio. It's all about having the best love of your life NOW...even if you've been married for a long time. We'll cover attraction, connection, and relationship. Other topics include: online dating, healthy sex and love, blending families, spicing things up, effective communication, real attraction, healing and preventing heartache plus more. Lots of great FREE wisdom and techniques to use today in all your relationships and connections. Panels and interviews with experts and specialists around the country and locally. Answers to your burning questions and links to lots of good information and fun, functional support. Submit your burning questions to bethluwandi@gmail.com. Read the show notes at midlifelovebytes.com.