Mental health awareness has gone main stream, with several top stars; such as Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Serena Williams, Pete Davidson and more, generously lending their voice and personal experience with mental health challenges, to help raise awareness. This, and other factors have played an important role in reducing stigma and normalizing conversations about mental health. Now that the conversation has started, it is important to understand commonly used – and misused - mental health terms and why they matter.

Anyone who has ever been in a mutually supportive, loving relationship knows just how wonderful it feels. Within the comfort and security of a loving relationship, you often feel protected, empowered, and confident. It is the perfect environment to grow and thrive. In fact, research has shown that love, within a healthy relationship, can have many therapeutic benefits to mental health, and can even help in the treatment of mental illness. 

There may be no better feeling in life than that of being “IN LOVE”. A new love, or even the potential for one, can bring intense feelings of infatuation, happiness, excitement, nervousness, attraction, and lust.  It can also bring physical symptoms, such as sweating, dizziness, pounding heart, appetite changes, insomnia and more. What makes us feel this way? It may feel like magic, but it is actually biology.  Let’s discuss the biology behind falling in love.