Blocks to Love

“Hi Orna and Matthew, It appears I’m still attracting emotionally unavailable men. My current situation involves a guy who started off pursuing me, and I thought it would be a different — sadly it’s not! Now that we’ve been dating a few months I can see he’s just like all the rest. Our physical connection [...]

Are guilt and shame blocking you from the lasting love you want? The energetic drain of carrying these low-vibration emotions is keeping you stuck in the past. To release yourself from these chains that close off your heart you’ll want to learn how to forgive yourself and open the flow of love to your heart. [...]

Wonder why lasting love is elusive for you? Confused about what’s blocking love in your life? It may feel like you’re cursed, but the truth is your love blocks are inside of you and you can rewire your brain for love. Rewiring your brain, or neuroplasticity is the ability to rewire neurological connections and form [...]

“Hi Orna and Matthew, I'm so sick of sabotaging my relationships! Recently, I completely blew it with a guy who was a great match for me, but my fears got in the way of me being open and vulnerable with him. I get scared and clam up. I'm afraid my relationship self-sabotage strategies are still [...]

"Hi Orna and Matthew, Why do I attract married men?! I seem to be stuck in this pattern and I need a way to repel them so they stop wasting my time. I must confess when I was younger, I was the other woman in a few relationships, and I feel terrible about it. Since [...]

“Dear O&M, I’m a bit on the shy side, so I’ve put off emailing you my question… I think I’ve also struggled with how to word it. Here’s my best shot: how is my unresolved emotional baggage holding me back from finding true love? I’m not even sure true love exists so maybe I’m not [...]

Do you think you’re too old for love? Maybe you think dating is for younger people; it can seem hard to meet new people when you’re over 40. It doesn’t matter if you’re 35 or 75, the belief that you’re too old for love can dash your hopes and cause you to keep your love [...]

One of the best parts of the early stage of dating is discovering each other and creating emotional connection and intimacy. Opening your heart to someone new has so much hope and possibility for what you can create together. But what if you start to feel emotionally distant or emotionally detached from the guy you’re [...]

Let’s face it, as you get older it can be harder to meet someone who isn’t carrying a cartload of emotional baggage. You don’t have to go far to find dating horror stories that can scare you away from meeting someone new. It can seem like dating is hopeless for those in their second or [...]

“Hi Orna and Matthew, Do men want what they can’t have? Here’s my pattern… every single time I allow myself to TRULY love a man and trust/become vulnerable/believe he loves me back – he leaves! All different types of men, wildly variable circumstances and timelines, but each time I chose to love – they leave. [...]