It's Complicated

Breakups are inevitable. They happen to all of us and we have ALL made mistakes trying to get through them. Why isn’t there a class on how to do this if it’s something that WE ALL need to know how to get through? Thankfully, there are people like Claire Byrne, aka the heartbreak coach, who recognize the need for a one stop shop to help navigate the excruciating pain of heartbreak and the importance of moving on. We all share our heartbreak stories, and Claire tells us what she thinks is the FIRST thing you need to do when your heart is broken, and how to stop wanting him or her back and find someone better!

It’s November. The temps have dropped to a frigid 68 degrees in LA. Things are just slowly inching towards normalcy and we think it’s much more organic to enter cuffing season a.k.a. the cold, wintry time of year when everyone stops hooking up with abandon and settles down with a partner to watch Hallmark movies and be together for the holidays, with a less pressure kind of vibe. Why do people feel the need to partner up, especially when there are some major boundaries set by a pandemic that starts everyone off at a deficit? Don’t worry, we’re talking it out and recapping our past few episodes to discuss how to hook up without heartbreak if you’re not into getting cuffed or how to level up to the 5th dimension if you’re looking to cuff up for the holidays.

Hook up without Heartbreak:

Trust your gut! What are your instincts telling you? How does he or she make you feel? We’ve all heard these questions when asking our friends for advice when it comes to dating and relationships. While they’re all legit things to say, they are kind of vague because how do we really know what our gut, instincts and feelings are saying when we are clouded and confused by potential hopeful excuses or simply just because we are still getting to know someone? We’re lucky to have our guest, world renowned medical intuitive, activist, speaker and author of AWAKENING TO THE FIFTH DIMENSION: Discovering the Soul’s Path to Healing, out November 16th, in to discuss how healing, listening to your inner voice and paying attention to signs can help you find the one when it comes to love.

Get Woke with KIMBERLY:

This episode is a part of Veronica Grant’s Worthy in Love Podcast Tour. Every day for two weeks, the tour featured an episode from a variety of podcasts on how to actually feel worthy in love. Veronica has specially curated this list of podcasts to ensure that you get the most actional, BS-free support to help you feel more worthy in love.

Fear and love might feel like opposites but they actually are more connected when you think. The truth is, when you allow someone to love you, you are also allowing them to hurt you because at some point. LOVE feels scary and causes people to be fearful of losing it. All of these fears on top of the trials and tribulations that go along with dating in LA make it scarier than getting a bad perm, and ultimately can cause you to feel unworthy of it depending on how badly you were hurt. This is why we dove deep into the worthiness wound, how entertainment and content affect our self of self worth, ways to feel more confident on a date, why people need to pony up with a reason when rejecting someone rather than ghosting, and how taking a time out from dating can get you closer to your goal.

Traumas come in all shapes and sizes, from break ups, to accidents and grieving the loss of a loved one, to toxic relationships. We've experience them all and are thankful Jessica Zimmerman, author of Sleeping with a Stranger and founder of Zimmerman Events and Education, joins us to discuss defying social and cultural norms, how to redefine relationships and why healing childhood and adult trauma can help you reclaim your true self, in and out of relationships.

Heal and Reclaim Yourself with Jessica:

Feeling loved looks different for everyone but the common thread is that often it comes from another individual. With all this trendy self love talk, we tell ourselves we don’t need to seek love from others to feel loved and while that is true, it is healthy to seek love from others, as long as it is not all you depend on to feel love in general. So how can we tell if the love we look for is toxic or not? We have love and life coach and host of Love Life connection podcast, Veronica Grant, in to discuss emotional availability and why women should stop pointing the finger at men, how our patterns and lack of self-love affect relationships, and why we do what we do in our love life.

Heal with Veronica:

@veronicaegrant

Failed relationships. We all have them but why? During a breakup or separation we spend soooo much time trying to figure out who is at fault when we need to focus on the real issues that cause the same patterns of failed relationships in the first place, so we can fix it in time for “the one.” Most people think problems with communication is the reason most relationships bite the dust but you’d be surprised to hear what our guest relationship maven, author, psychologist, and TEDx speaker, Dr. Abby Medcalf, has to say about what she thinks are the REAL reason relationships fail is! And trust us, you have never heard this one before but it makes SO. Much. Sense.

Don’t Fail, with Abby

Ghosting, we have all been ghosted and we have all been the ghoster! When someone just disappears it can cause a ton of insecure thoughts and make it scary to jump back into the dating pool and when you are doing the ghosting it ends up making you feel guilty and like you’re going to have bad karma. If all this strife comes from merely NOT texting or calling someone back then why do we all keep doing it? Lucky for us we have licensed marriage and family therapist and dating coach at eHarmony, Melanie Hersch in to discuss, ghosting: why it happens and why it’s good, how can we fail proof our communication in dating, why our limiting beliefs impact our dating success and what we can do to build dating resilience.

Get Good, with Melanie

Have you seen red flags but painted them white? Spotting an issue in someone else is hard because you don’t want to write them off after one incident, but you also don't want to stick around too long and get caught in a toxic relationship. The longer you hold on, the harder it is to let go because feelings grow deeper, you become more attached and you are more apt to make excuses, otherwise known as painting red flags white! We are happy to have journalist and host of “Should We Talk About It,” Gabriela Ulloa in to discuss how to love and forgive yourself by strengthening your mental health, how to avoid burnout and take care of yourself in your career when you are just starting out, and how to create healthy relationships and spot red flags in toxic ones.

Talk it Out with Gaby

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want! We all know we need to ask for what we want but when it comes to actually doing it we clam up. Are people going to think we are rude? Are we going to make someone feel bad? And when someone tells you what they want, do we actually want to hear it? I mean, when Tom told you he didn’t want to continue dating did you blame him and make up a bunch of reasons in your head about why he was being an ass or did you just respect that he told you what he really, really wanted? All this honesty talk is hard and we need some direction so we brought self-advocacy expert, on-air legal analyst, and award-winning trial attorney Heather Hansen in to discuss her book Advocate to Win: 10 Tools to Ask for What You Want and Get It, and how you can use the tools of a trial attorney to ask for what you want — and get it.

Advocate to Win, with Heather

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Boundaries! You don’t realize how difficult they are to make until you have lost track of what they are. We have all been in relationships where our boundary lines disappeared because we wanted to be the “cool girl.” If you’ve let your significant-o text their ex and acted unaffected, pretended you didn’t want a commitment more than you really did or played it off like you were fine with the fact that the person you are casually dating is still casually dating other people then you are guilty of blurred boundaries. We've all been there but thankfully after you listen to this show you’ll be able to draw a clear line in the sand and say goodbye to the old “cool girl” who is crying inside because we have our guest, Terri Cole, licensed psychotherapist, global leading relationship expert and author, in to discuss how to speak your truth with ease, her tried and true strategy to uncover when the past is negatively impacting the present, how to navigate conflict with the Recognize-Release-Respond strategy and how to create a boundary blueprint so you can become a Boundary Boss!

Get Bossy, with Terri

Let’s face it, we can all be doing a little better right now and if you’re listening to this pod, you are probably trying to refine, enhance, mix it up or get real about some aspects of your love life. There are a trillion things to discuss when it comes to dating, relationships and love and we’re here to make that inner dialogue a little less complicated with an episode that focuses on one of the most important romantic topics, SEX and ORGASMS! Listen along as author Dr. Stephanie Estima joins us to discuss her new book, The Betty Body, and how we can use intimacy, sex, and orgasms as a way to heal our hormones, and use it as a tool for self-actualization!

Do Better, with Dr. Stephanie Estima

Breakups are the worst, are they not? What other time in your life are you expected to completely stop contact with the person that you have the deepest connection with? There is so much conflicting advice on how to handle break ups, it’s hard to know which the best actions are to take in order to help yourself move on and get back to finding love. That’s why we are not all broken up about having author and dating coach Connell Barrett in to discuss breakups and how to go from rock bottom to rock star, how to restore your self-esteem and sell yourself in your dating profile, and Connell is going to crack the code of a romantic connection!

Don’t Suck with Connell:

@datingtransformation

Dating is sooo different now, are we right? Coming off the heels of the #metoo era and currently slapped in the middle of a global pandemic (that makes seeing and coming in contact with people impossible), meeting “the one” has legit NEVER been more complicated than it is now. We have author and former guest Jon Birger back again to discuss his latest book Make Your Move, why hetero women who make the first move with men have an advantage (especially in the #metoo era), why online dating has proved so disappointing and sometimes dangerous for many women, especially during COVID times and how to make your move offline!

Make A Move with Jon:

After staying at home and being isolated for a year, we are curious to see what kind of trends will emerge in 2021. Going into offices for work and face to face meetings are out, FaceTime dating and virtual date nights are in! But, when it comes to sex, will people be way more careful (eww germs) or way more sexual because we are all desperate for human touch? Thank goodness we have Susan Bratton, relationship expert, author and trusted hot sex advisor to millions, in to discuss her cutting edge and highly entertaining predictions and trends in the realm of love and intimacy for 2021, that are sure to stretch your possibility for orgasmic pleasure and connection!

Make Sex Great Again with Susan

@susanbratton

Relationships in the workplace is a widely debated topic. Is it appropriate? Have you ever done it? Is it grounds for firing employees? It’s scary to fall for someone in your professional life and it’s even more scary to think that you could be judged differently for entering into a work romance based on your gender. That’s why we’re excited to have former police officer and author of The Moral Police, Janelle Perez, in to discuss exploring a personal relationship in a professional environment, what you should be aware of before you venture down a path of romance with a coworker and how your gender can affect the way your employer and co-workers view your choice.

Stand Up with Janelle:

We really wanted 2021 to start with a bang, and not in the current political sense, so we’re bringing back the question: Does size matter? But this time from the female perspective! We are elated to have our very good friend Dr. Emily Morse on to shed some light on this age old debate and see if we can put it to bed! We also discuss why it’s important to talk openly about sex in order to discover greater sexual satisfaction, and how to rev it up for Valentine’s Day!

Sex It Up with Emily Morse

2021 is here and it’s shaping up to feel like a sequel to 2020, which did not get rave reviews! Everyone is “over it” and relationships are being put to the test right now with all that is going on in the world. We think that taking control of your own personal well being is not only good for you but for the potential partner you are searching for OR for the relationship you are currently in! Calum McGuigan, Community Founder of Shape & Foster joins us to discuss how you can inject some confidence into your lives and your new year resolutions...because dating app profiles aren't the only apps that can help you shine!

Shape Up & Foster!

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Happy new year! We’re excited for the first episode of 2021 because we have an update from one of our 2020 guests and village members who’s back to keep us in the loop and share a new perspective on a previous relationship...because as we all know - hindsight is 2020!

Make Ben Your Boo:

Happy New Year’s Eve! We really want to end 2020 with a bang so we’re asking the question: does size matter? We are hard pressed to think of a more asked question in the dating, relationship and sex world. Why can we not settle on a definitive answer? Is it men or women that keep the debate going? Is it the perception from the opposite sex that keeps the question erect (see what we did there)? Can we come up with an answer by the end of this pod? Well, we are happy to have our very good friend Rob Evors in to bring the candid male perspective (he’s good about keeping it real) to the table for this discussion so we can examine if men are self conscious of their size, what men think women think about penis size, if we all really think size matters, and our dating and relationship resolutions for 2021!

Be Friends For Evors, with Rob

@forevorsevors

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

Dating is an emotional thing, are we right? We feel a lot of things while we are on our dating journeys and in and out of relationships, so we think it’s fair to say that it’s okay to feel a range of emotions about dating and being single, sometimes it’s great and sometimes it is not. This is why we are celebrating Jen’s Bday with a list of 36 reasons why Jen is single, one for every year she has graced us all with her presence on this earth, and they won't all be as pretty as she is. So, in honor of a new year a head for Jen and a new year ahead for the rest of you all, let’s take some time to talk about the good and the bad in hopes to keep our village member status in good standing and to help Jen on her journey of love!

The holidays are in full swing and we are in the spirit of giving, as long as it’s not germs! This time of year is usually filled with so many parties that by the end the year we are tired, broke and a few pounds heavier. The lack of white elephant parties, holiday work gatherings, ugly sweater soirees, shopping trips and family Christmas eve celebrations leaves less opportunities for single people to meet someone if they are looking to cuff, and for those already coupled up to get out and do fun activities to keep the relationship fresh and exciting. Either way, we all want Santa to get the band back together so we can all celebrate together again which is why we are amped to have The Captain, singer-songwriter Ben Hey, in to discuss dating in the big city during quarantine, how love languages affect the harmony of the dating experience, and how to look inward so you can come out!

Get Ben’s Balls!:

Restriction fatigue has caused a lack of creativity when it comes to romance because it’s hard to know how to even do it with all the socially distant guidelines changing every day! Many singles are throwing in the towel, and we think that’s a naughty thing to do. So we want to wake up your love lives and serve you some great holidate ideas for every kind of relationship, new and old. Buckle up because this episode is going to blow your burnt out minds and hopefully give you the inspiration you need to keep it merry and bright in the bedroom as we close out this dark-ish year!

Make Dating Over the Holidays Great Again with Jen and Lauren:

We’ve all heard the saying, men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and we can confidently confirm that the sexes operate from different atmospheres. We’re getting mixed reviews though from our single female friends who are receiving some interesting messages on the dating apps! Extremely forward messages detailing a stranger's sexual fetishes can be quite off putting but the argument could be made that honesty off the bat is actually respected! Either way, we have actress Mara Marini in to debate and discuss the differences between male and female brains, the challenges of dating during quarantine, why inappropriate messages on dating apps are becoming a trend and how to edit your profile to repel the crazies!

Send appropriate messages to Mara:

@popgloss

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

We are thankful this Thanksgiving because we were served an extra helping of good news from our fave astrologer, Tara Nichols. Listen as she offers us a glimpse into future 2021 predictions that will leave us all with a glimmer of hope. Tara also dives deep into eclipse energies, why the current direction of the planets will cause forward momentum and move years of stagnation along, how ALL of this affects relationships and why you may find yourself attracted to someone you least expect, and how we should stay positive because the Age of Awakening is upon us!

See Into the Future with Tara:

@tarajadestar

https://www.tarajadenichols.com

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

This year has felt like time is flying at either a snail’s pace or disappears before our eyes. Time is currency, because we truly don’t know how much time we will be fortunate enough to have, so like the old adage, time is money, we don’t want to waste anyone’s and we certainly don’t want anyone to waste ours either. That’s why we are excited to have podcaster and friend Rachel O’Brien clock in to discuss how to gauge when your time is being wasted romantically, how the extra “quality” time from quarantine affects our relationships and how true crime shows help spot the crazies!

Be Here with Rachael

@rachaelnobrien @sevendeadlysinnerspodcast

It’s officially the start of the holidays and while we love this joyful time of year, we also know that it can bring sadness for some people, especially those that have lost a loved one, whether at the hands of COVID, or otherwise, which is not something that’s easily dealt with. That’s why we are delivering the gift of a quick fix episode where we share our tips for how to approach the matter of grief, especially leading into the holidays so the people we love who’ve lost don’t have to feel so alone.

Support your loved ones with Jen and Lauren

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

The election dust has yet to settle and it’s the perfect time to break the dating rules by talking about politics. We respect those that don’t kiss and tell so we won’t disclose our dirty voting details, but we will say we are equally excited for change and very uneasy about the potential of unrest. With the hope that we can all eventually just get along, we are distracting ourselves from election stress disorder with author, speaker and host of #NoFilter and #Adulting podcasts Zack Peter who joins the show AGAIN to discuss our love for celebs and reality tv, why we should all consider a self induced dating cleanse, the upcoming cuffing season and why we need Zack's “hack your hangover cocktail guide” after the election.

Adult with Zack

We are usually excited to mask up for Halloween, however this year things are a bit diff. While we love a good costume and Halloween party, but we also know that those things can't happen right now, we're going to make due with what we've got, kinda like when you get a bunch of plain tootsie rolls in your candy bag! Listen along for our thoughts on what to expect out of the holidays this year, which couples costumes we love and which make us want to barf, and how to celebrate Halloween during COVID 19!

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

Keeping it real is our job and we think it should be important to everyone else too, especially when it comes to dating and relationships! The ability to express what you want without compromising what you need to feel safe, secure, happy and loved are skills we should all master in and out of love!  Throw away those reservations you have about seeming too desperate, scaring off a guy, appearing too picky, or skipping that waxing appointment to go au natural!  Be unapologetically true to yourself is the name of the game and no one does that better than the hosts of the Unwaxed podcast, Sistine and Sophia Stallone who are going to dish on first dates, when the right time is to meet the family, the thrills of online dating and how to spot red flags!!

Get Waxed with Sistine and Sophia

People are dating smarter now because they don’t have time to waste on potential partners that are not worth the measures that need to be taken to get close with someone during these times. We’re excited to talk about what dating smarter, not harder, looks like with values-based relationship coach and speaker Elliott Davis as we figure out how to date like a dang genius, why falling in love is easy but staying in love is the hard part, and why he thinks amazing women settle for less than amazing men!

Date Smarter with Elliot

It’s Lauren’s birthday and it’s a big one. Milestone events like these all mark significant times in our lives, but this pandemic has taken away some maj celebrations.  Lauren’s choosing to celebrate regardless because there are things to celebrate! We’re reflecting on the past decade, focusing on the decade ahead and discussing things everyone should master by 40!

Grow Up with Jen and Lauren

Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen:

Follow your intuition! That is advice we have all given and received but how do you really implement that, especially if you are at a relationship crossroads? Well, practical intuition is intuitive healer and speaker Laura Day’s specialty and we have her back for part II where we discuss her book, Practical Intuition in Love, and how intuition can be used to find the right partner, as well as navigate unhealthy relationships.

Get Practically Intuitive with Laura Day:

I felt it in my gut! How many times have you said that? What is your gut exactly? How well can you tap into your intuition? If you’re feeling anxiety due to the state of the world and all the changes on the horizon, then you are not alone. This is the best time to tap into your inner self and utilize your sixth sense when it comes to all types of relationships in your life because that might be the only thing you can consistently rely on at this point! We are thanking our lucky stars that we have New York Times bestselling author and practicing intuitive Laura Day in to discuss why anxiety is not intuition, the four crisis response types, five ways to unlock your intuition, how to use your sixth sense in love and more!

Use your intuition to Seize the day with Laura Day

Keeping up with Susie Q on Instagram is so hard! Comparing your life and relationships to others in order to try and “live your best life” is not a healthy way to be. What is wrong with being normal and wanting the status quo? We find out when we take a deep dive into why average isn’t a bad thing with the author of Average Is the New Awesome: A Manifesto for the Rest of Us, Samantha Matt! Listen as we discuss why people need to stop comparing their relationships and relationship status to others, why the insecurities you have might be more average than you think and why being average is actually awesome!

Stay Average with Samantha

Astrology can tell us a lot about relationships and timing, so why don’t more people use it as a guide to help find their soulmates, twin flames or even their north node? What does that even mean, you ask? Well, we have intuitive astrologer Tara Nichols back on to explain all things astrology including what Mars in retrograde is and how it seeking Aries for the next 6 months affects us, which houses show you your gifts and the kind of relationship you will have, how to approach former loves who come back into the picture, and how a couple’s chart compatibility can help predict relationship success!

Tap that Astrology with Tara:

What would you say if your therapist offered you a tarot card reading? (We’d say yes, duh). People who act as life guides, whether they’re your bffs, psychics, yoga instructors, therapists or tarot card readers, can all provide valuable perspectives and advice. We are fortunate enough to have Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and spiritual guide and tarot card reader Whitney Walker in to discuss the personal narrative that often keeps us from engaging openly in dating and relationships, how the ego and the heart conflict, what attachment styles are, and how tarot card readings and therapy complement each other and can help guide you on a path to find your twin flame/soul mate!!

Get Tarotious with Whitney:

Dating and real estate are more connected than you think. If communication and trust are key factors in a romantic relationship, think about how important they are in a relationship with a real estate agent too. Falling in love with a person and falling in love with a home are equally as complicated but they can also be very rewarding. We are lucky to have entrepreneur, wife, mom, investor and real estate agent Michelle Crochet in to discuss the key to a successful marriage, why singles should invest in property and themselves, and why couples need to get real when purchasing real estate!

In Da House with Michelle:

@michelle.crochet.la

Imagine if you could access your subconscious mind in order to help you find love! Well, you can with some hypnotherapy! Not the “you’re getting sleeeepy” type of hypnosis but a therapeutic state of relaxation guided by an expert like life coach, hypnotherapist, spiritual mentor and meditation teacher Ryan Haddon. Listen as we break down and discuss the relationship triumvirate, why someone's type might keep them from finding their soulmate, and how to manifest the relationship you want!

Get Hypnotized with Ryan

Why does feeling happy have to be so complicated? Dating and relationships are hard enough, so layering a pandemic into the mix definitely makes it feel like it’s NOT a piece of cake! Coach and creator of Level Up, Thomas Edwards Jr. joins us again to discuss why the importance of happiness, in and out of relationships, is the key to getting through the tough times we are facing today!

1up yourself with Thomas

@thomashedwardsjr

Doesn’t isolating feel like the opposite of dating?! So what do you do if you are single and looking for love, but you aren’t allowed to get closer than 6 feet to someone? You get the advice from the Dear Abby for men, that’s what ya do! We have comedian,  podcast host, and writer Jared Freid on to dive deep into the waters of pairing up during a pandemic - from how to get out there and meet someone, to whether your relationship is real or just a fling!

Stay Up with Jared:

Have you ever wanted to change the narrative you tell yourself so you can take your power back and change the story of your love life? We have award winning author, sought after speaker and relationship coach Denna Babul on to help us learn from our past, how to understand your partner's conflict style, red and green flags to spot when evaluating a new online relationship, how to cope with a partner returning to work after quarantine, her new book Love Strong., and the difference between weak and strong love.

Love Stronger with Denna:

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Have you ever wondered where commitment issues come from and why we all have them? Natasha Chandel, host of Kinda Dating podcast joins us to discuss the commitment-phobe epidemic! We break down why the lack of coping mechanisms plagues our generation, how to master the art of virtual and social distance dating during Covid, why being alone doesn’t mean you are lonely, how to speak the Covid edition of the 5 Love Languages, and more on this week’s episode!

Kinda Date with Natasha:

Since we’re home, and have time to work on ourselves, we’ve been taking a deeper dive into the people Jen has had FaceTime dates with, as well as the other profiles floating around the dating apps. We’re noticing a lot of guys recently got out of relationships and right onto the apps so in an effort to work out our own baggage we’ve got author, speaker and performer Zara Barrie in to discuss how her book Girl, Stop Passing Out in Your Makeup: The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together to discuss the inspiration for her book, why passing out in your makeup has nothing to do with washing your face, how to recognize when it’s time to get your life back in order, why rebounds actually teach you a lot, how to view breakups as breakthroughs, whether Zara thinks COVID is causing a break up epidemic, why a case of the “fuck-its” can help you find the power of heartbreak, what it means to be codependent and how to shift an imbalance if you are headed in that direction, whether we should wait to have sex and why it’s different if you’re a women, what the lesbian U-Haul theory is and how not to avoid moving into a relationship too fast, the slow burn vs. the rapid-fire romance, and how to know when it’s time to cut the cord.

Lez Be Friends with Zara:

Sooo in LA they just opened the bars, and closed them again due to COVID cases going up, and on top of that they closed the beaches for the holiday weekend. If you can’t go to a bar, and you can’t go to the beach, and the rest of the time you’re wearing a mask so no one can see you - how on earth are singles supposed to meet someone? Serena Fucking Kerrigan joins us to discuss how to become a confidence queen, whether we should fake it ‘til we make it, why we should ignore the people who label confidence as intimidating, how Serena’s Let’s Fucking Date Instagram Live show came to be and why it’s easier than the distractions real life dating throws at you, how her dates are vetted and her village (audience, followers, and friends) helps her out with the process, why Serena is an advocate for virtual dates FIRST before dating IRL, how the pandemic has actually created a new sense of intimacy, whether she thinks virtual dating will still be a thing after the pandemic is behind us, which dating apps she likes and why, how to send an opening message with confidence, the path Serena is on to becoming the Oprah of her field, how you can get in touch and be coached by Serena, and why the most important relationship is ultimately with yourself!

Date with Serena:

Surprise, we’ve got a VERY special, and provocative episode! With old views on various human rights issues being challenged more and more each day, we’re doing our part to keep up, learn, and support our fellow humans by offering as much love as possible. We’re excited and full of PRIDE to have an expert in today to guide us on all things LGBTQ+. We have speaker and author of A Gay Man’s Guide To Life, Britt East, in to discuss the release of his book and the past experiences that inspired him to write it, how homophobia can be considered sexual abuse, why we should all be ruling each other in rather than ruling eachother out, how hiding who you are can affect milestones like first crushes, first kisses and other crucial developmental stages in a gay person’s life, how gay dating became transactional, and why that can develop a crippling fear of intimacy, the social injustices within the gay community you didn’t know existed, what racism looks like with in the gay community and why it’s more stark than you think, how sexual preference labels can be hurtful and helpful at the same time, what gender roles look like for gay men, why the future is pansexual, how we can help the gay youth of today, and why the formula for finding love is to first figure out who you are and then to follow the energy. Love is love!

Get Britt’s Guide:

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Things are starting to open up across cities so we’re wondering how that will affect dating! Do we still need to go virtual, or are we back to meeting people IRL? We need help knowing what’s what so we can work on finding love before the next lockdown. Thankfully we have Rance Nix and Thi Lam, hosts of the popular Instagram show Love Is Quarantine, in to discuss what inspired them to begin matchmaking, how they matched the couples and whether any of them are still together, what they learned about partnering during a pandemic and how that can work as we get back to real life, tips for how to approach women in 2020, why it’s a sensitive subject and what a guy needs to remember when asking a woman out, why Rance and Thi are single and how they feel about entering into a relationship these days, what advice they were given to figure out if the person you are dating is “the one,” the behind the scenes surprising facts about dating from the male’s perspective, how they think you can spot “red flags” and how to remain patient every. step. of. the. way.

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