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Women, Oxytocin, and the Cost of Never Receiving

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    Women, Oxytocin, and the Cost of Never Receiving

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  2. The insight — Women are biologically wired for oxytocin, the bonding and receiving hormone amplified by estrogen. But a culture bui...

    Women are biologically wired for oxytocin, the bonding and receiving hormone amplified by estrogen. But a culture bui...

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  3. The truth — Women, Oxytocin, and the Cost of Never Receiving

    The truth about women, oxytocin, and the cost of never receiving

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  4. Key takeaway — Women are biologically wired for oxytocin, the bonding and receiving hormone amplified by estrogen. But a culture bui...

    Women are biologically wired for oxytocin, the bonding and receiving hormone amplified by estrogen. But a culture bui...

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Women are biologically wired for oxytocin, the bonding and receiving hormone amplified by estrogen. But a culture built on dopamine achievement has conditioned women to live entirely in giving mode. This is what that costs — and what it takes to recover the capacity to receive.

 

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