I‘ve been living with my high-school sweetheart (from 20 years ago) for two blissful years. However, he’s still married to his ex (though they’ve been separated for 10 years). Every dollar he has goes into the business he’s building or child support, so I’m paying all the bills. I want to get married and start […]
Amy Alkon advice
Amy Alkon โ Stop Letting Fear Ruin Your Relationships
Amy Alkon HumanLab โ The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science and therapy. Tonightโs show will help you stop pushing potential partners away by exploring why you do that and explaining how you can stop. Psychologist Dr. Michelle Skeen explores how our โcore beliefsโ can set the stage for […]
Dr. Joyce Benenson: How the evolution of male warriors/female worriers drives us
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. This week’s show explains why advice to “lean in” is totally unrealistic and other ways evolved male/female sex differences shape who we are. My guest this week is psychology professor Dr. Joyce Benenson, discussing her fantastic new book, “Warriors […]
Sexual Confidence for Women with Dr. Beth Montemurro
Welcome to Amy Alkon’s HumanLab: The Science Between Us, a weekly show with the luminaries of behavioral science. Tonightโs show is about women and sexual power โ why some women feel like passive participants in their sex lives and why and how other women are able to feel comfortable in their sexual skin. My guest […]

