# Is it Love or Limerence? With Amanda McCracken

An episode of [Books From Your Therapist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1739960503), 15 Aug 2026, 47 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65be6945eb7e5500166bd8d9/e/6a5f6c2a1e00545615649596/media.mp3

This month, we're joined by award-winning journalist Amanda McCracken to talk about her debut book, When Longing Becomes Your Lover alongside the classic psychology text Love and Limerence by Dorothy Tennov. In When Longing Becomes Your Lover, McCracken shares her personal experience with limerence and explores how this unfulfilled desire can quietly become central to our identity. The term limerence was introduced by Dorothy Tennov in her book, Love and Limerence. Through interviews and case studies, this book explores the obsessive thoughts, uncertainty and longing for reciprocation that characterise limerence, while distinguishing it from real love. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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