Inside Jennifer Aniston's Sweet New Romance with Jim Curtis: 'He Feels Very Safe for Her' (Exclusive Source)

Jennifer Aniston is surviving her champion life!

The character has spent nan summertime pinch her caller boyfriend, hypnotherapist Jim Curtis, who she was first spotted spending clip pinch connected a yacht picnic successful Mallorca successful July.

Though a root tells PEOPLE that nan narration is her first successful immoderate clip because nan Morning Show star, 56, "didn't day earnestly for a while," they statement that her relationship pinch Curtis "feels different."

The insider shares that Aniston is "in a awesome place" and Curtis is bringing retired caller sides of her.

"Jim's great. Her adjacent friends emotion him. He's astonishing to beryllium around," nan root says. "He has this really calm and unafraid energy. Jen loves it."

The root says Aniston is "so utilized to going 100 miles an hr while balancing projects" amid her career, but Curtis has "helped her move inwards and slow down a bit."

The writer and transformational coach is school her to "really admit and consciousness proud of everything she's built."

Curtis is besides very supportive, and that's helping Aniston grow, nan root says.

"She tin beryllium very difficult connected herself ... He supports her successful a measurement that feels new," nan insider continues.

It's still "early" for nan brace — another root antecedently told PEOPLE that they've been making love casually for a fewer months — but "it's really positive."

"He feels secure for her," nan root adds.

Aniston has been introducing Curtis to galore of her closest friends complete nan past month, arsenic they've been spotted connected double dates successful New York City and Los Angeles.

The mates first stepped retired successful nan West Village pinch Jason Bateman and his woman Amanda Anka for a three-hour double date. Aniston and Bateman were later photographed returning to their edifice successful Tribeca pursuing nan dinner.

Days later, they were photographed aft different double date, this clip successful L.A., leaving Nobu successful Malibu pinch Courteney Cox and her longtime partner, Johnny McDaid.

Aniston and Curtis near nan edifice aft Cox and McDaid, and some couples were dressed casually for nan outing.

Curtis was besides connected manus to support nan character astatine an arena for her haircare brand, LolaVie, successful Los Angeles connected Aug. 20.

In a clip shared by Entertainment Tonight connected Instagram, he was sitting pinch a large grin connected his look arsenic he supported Aniston from nan sidelines astatine nan friendly event.

Per ET, Curtis was "lowkey engaging, laughing" and "seemed very happy to beryllium location to support Jen."

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Prior to Curtis, Aniston was past publically linked to Justin Theroux, who she divided from successful 2018 aft 2 and a half years of marriage. Before that, she was married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005.