The DNA of Love®️ with Dr. Williams

Emotions are tough enough when you’re dealing with them alone, and things only get more complicated when balancing said emotions with a romantic partner. The spectrum of emotion is broad, and jealousy stands out on that spectrum as an emotion that can heavily influence your relationship, for better or worse. If we are not careful, this emotion can even begin to steer the relationship down a path o...

Dating is hard enough once you're in a relationship, but getting there seems to be a battle in itself. When dating apps fail and our social circle is limited, it can appear impossible to meet the person of your dreams if said person is someone you know of but don't know personally. Then, if you're lucky enough to run into them randomly in life, you're faced with a completely di...

Many people speak about trauma, but few truly understand it. It is conceptually complex and it bleeds through all aspects of a person's life. It hinders emotional expression, connection, and selection when it comes to discerning who is safe and who is not. And this remains true as survivors of trauma begin to date in hopes of finding true love. Trauma is an impediment to healthy intimate conn...

Since the beginning of time, there has always been pressure to form companionship. Whether it be for safety, security, company, or surety...humans have always been driven to connect with others. This has not changed in the modern era. However, due to the perception of many options in the ever-shrinking dating pool, many people have drifted away from dating for the emotional and interpersonal conne...

Finding true love is hard enough as it is, and doing so as a single parent adds another layer of difficulty to consider when seeking the person you are meant to be with. That being said, single parents deserve to find love just as much as the next person, and this episode will help make that journey a little easier. In this edition of the DNA of Love, we explore best practices in dating while rais...

In the modern dating environment, it is nearly impossible to avoid the allure of online dating. The idea of having a resource that exponentially increases your chances at finding true love (or whatever other romantic pursuits you desire), almost seems too good to be true. Unfortunately, the advent of online dating has not been a 'cure-all' for loneliness and heartbreak. In fact, some wou...

Valentine's Day can be one of the more stressful holiday experiences for many in relationships, as you toil over finding the perfect gift or experience for you and your partner. No one wants to select the wrong gift, or convey the wrong message with some poorly choreographed grand gesture of pronounced love for your significant other. Yet no matter how pure your intentions may be, the pressur...

As we are find ourselves well into the holidays, many of us will be exchanging gifts over this winter season. Giving gifts to the people we love can often be a stressful experience, however, receiving gifts can be difficult as well depending on the person and context. What if someone takes a gift the wrong way? What if you're giving a gift to someone as a friend, and they take it as something...

Many of us date just to date. Solely because it feels better than being alone. Sometimes the relationships we are in aren't even good relationships. But a relationship  sometimes feels better than no relationship. Unfortunately, this is not sustainable, and these shallow relationships often fail because they are without true purpose. Healthy and long lasting relationships exist with purpose,...

Love can feel like it's forged in fire...built on a flame that burns with passion when you've fallen for someone. But what happens when we begin to feel like that flame is going out? How do we stoke the embers to ensure our fire stays lit? Well first, we assess whether that fire should be burning in the first place. Sometimes we are just not meant to be, and a dwindling flame can be a cl...

Humans have been searching for the key to finding and maintaining successful monogamous relationships for centuries. This makes sense, given the tremendous amount of effort we put into finding the loves of our lives. It is only natural that we would want such relationships to "make it" in the end. However, "making it" often entails remaining faithful , which is something that i...

Finding "the one" is hard, and it is made even more difficult when you realize that the person you're with, isn't that special person. Break-ups are incredibly tough, but what's even more exhausting, is the immediate life after the break-up. The life that involves the arduous task of once again, initiating the search for the love of your life. This journey was hard enough...

Finding the right person can feel as hard as looking for a needle in a haystack. We dig and dig and dig, and just when we think we've found love, that needle pokes us, leaving a lasting wound where hope used to be. This can leave us feeling exhausted and jaded with dating altogether, often leading to settling, sometimes out of pure loneliness. It doesn't have to be this way though. Findi...

Societal pressure to find love seems to be at an all-time high in modern contemporary culture. As the seasons go on, we begin to see specific times of the year where said pressure to be in a relationship grows to unbearable proportions for many single adults. When this happens, we see many relationships begin, when they truly should not, as people begin to link up due to fear of being alone. This...

As we strive to pursue love, it is inevitable that we will encounter rejection in many ways. Sometimes we will be on the delivering end of it, and other times receiving said rejection from others. In either circumstance, it can be quite the brutal experience. But luckily, it does not always have to be, if we take the right steps along the way. This episode will help to address how to navigate reje...

Break ups are an inevitable reality, as we chase a life with the people we're meant to be with. There are times where our hearts are in the right place, but we just are not compatible in all the ways that matter. With that comes the unfortunate experience of the break up. Whether you are doing the breaking up, or being broken up with, it always seems to hurt just the same. This episode will h...

Insecurity is defined as uncertainty or anxiety about oneself, brought upon by an inherent deficit in confidence. In relationships, this brand of limited confidence can stifle intimate growth, and lead to outright conflict if not managed effectively. This episode will help to address how to navigate insecurity, in a way that bolsters individual confidence, while reinforcing the foundation of your...