What if you could make friends with your anxiety? What if you could learn to leverage your anxiety to be a gift? We look at anxiety as such a bad thing, but so often our anxiety is trying to tell us something. Learning how to harness that can be a game changer. This week’s conversation could help you change your life. Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. Her TED talk has over 31 million views and was the 2nd ...
May 23, 2023•32 min
This week’s guests are Drs. Glenn and Phyllis Hill. Dr Glenn & Phyllis Hill spent the first 30 years of their marriage living in disconnect. Their first sexual experience sent them into years of avoidance and pain. Dr Glenn was so determined to find out what went wrong that he went back to school & became a Marriage & Family Therapist and a Clinical Sexologist. But, it wasn't until he dug deep into emotional regulation where he discovered the source of all of their disconnect. From t...
May 16, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 30
***Matchmaker Maria’s Eurovision Party in NYC this weekend, Saturday, May 13! Get tickets now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matchmaker-marias-eurovision-party-tickets-617316860347 *** This week on the hotline, Maria is joined by her BFF and fellow matchmaker, Laurie Berzack! She’s the founder of Carolinas Matchmaker and the host of the Love on the Go podcast. Read the VOX article mentioned in the episode: https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/5/3/23707936/surgeon-general-loneliness-epidemic-report Fol...
May 09, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 29
*** Join us at Matchmaker Maria’s Eurovision Party on Saturday, May 13th in NYC! Get tickets now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/matchmaker-marias-eurovision-party-tickets-617316860347 *** This week on the hotline, Maria is joined by her husband, George, to answer your questions! Follow George on… Instagram at http://instagram.com/nerdmeetsfood TikTok at http://tiktok.com/@nerdmeetsfood *****Let's work together!***** Is matchmaking right for you? Let’s find out! https://calendly.com/felix-louie Fo...
May 02, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 28
This week, Maria is getting real about body image and dating with Dr. Lindsay Kite! Dr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the book More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament (2020, HarperCollins) and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. Both received PhDs from the University of Utah in the study of female body image and have become leading experts in body image resilience and media literacy. Lindsay and Lexie help girls and ...
Apr 25, 2023•31 min
This week, Maria is back with another hotline episode with award-winning writer, actor, comedian, and musician Lane Moore! Her first book, How To Be Alone: If You Want To And Even If You Don’t, became an instant #1 bestseller and was praised as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, New York Magazine, NPR, Good Morning America, Fast Company, Marie Claire, and many others Her second book, You Will Find Your People: How To Make Meaningful Friendships As An Adult, will be released...
Apr 18, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 27
After two weeks off, Maria is BACK with another edition of the hotline! If you want to join us for a live taping of a future hotline episode, be sure to follow Maria on instagram to know when the hotline will open next: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Selena Coppock is a former standup comedian, writer, author, and storyteller based in NYC. She is the creator and voice of @NYTVows, the parody Twitter and Instagram account that lampoons the New York Times Wedding section, the wedding industr...
Apr 11, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 26
********* Pre-Registration for Tulum 2023 is open! Visit http://agapeescapes.com . Or enroll in a virtual Agape Intensive instead: http://agapeintensive.com ********* When it comes to modern relationships, our thumbs do the talking. We swipe right into a stranger’s life, flirt inside text bubbles, spill our hearts onto the screen, and use emojis to convey desire, frustration, and rage. Where once we pored over love letters, now we obsess over response times, or wonder why the three-dot ellipsis ...
Apr 04, 2023•39 min
********* Pre-Registration for Tulum 2023 is open! Visit http://agapeescapes.com . Or enroll in a virtual Agape Intensive instead: http://agapeintensive.com ********* It feels like narcissism has taken a bigger role in society in the last few years. What might start off as charming and great can quickly turn negative and unhealthy. How do we make sure we don’t get caught up with someone who is a narcissist? What should we look out for? How can you know if your partner IS one? Dr. Ramani Durvasul...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 17 min
********* Pre-Registration for Tulum 2023 is open! Visit http://agapeescapes.com . Or enroll in a virtual Agape Intensive instead: http://agapeintensive.com ********* Often during Ask a Matchmaker on Wednesdays, Maria gets asked about STIs. She’s joined by comedian Erica Spera to change the conversation and debunk the myths of herpes. If you’re nervous about having the herpes conversation with your partner, sit down with them and listen to this together. Erika is a comedian and the host of the S...
Mar 21, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Pre-Registration for Tulum 2023 is open! Visit http://agapeescapes.com Or enroll in a virtual Agape Intensive instead: http://agapeintensive.com ********* Joining Maria on this week’s hotline is Logan Ury, the Director of Relationship Science at Hinge, who has the awesome job of conducting research into modern dating. Logan Ury is a behavioral scientist turned dating coach and the author of the bestselling dating book How to Not Die Alone. She studied psychology at Harvard and ran Google’s behav...
Mar 14, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 24
If you’ve recently been through a break up or know someone that has, this week’s episode is a must listen. Joining Maria to talk about the 4 Rs to get through a break up is Tough Love Healer, Gilza Fort-Martinez. Gilza Fort-Martinez, MS, LFMT is a Latina therapist, speaker, and writer that specializes in helping women rebuild self-love and confidence after betrayal. For 30 years, Gilza has helped hundreds of individuals navigate life transitions and create paths of resolution that have turned th...
Mar 07, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 23
It’s another hotline episode! This week, Maria welcomes back a podcast OG guest, Hannah Orenstein! Want to join in on a live recording of a hotline episode via zoom? You get to ask Maria your questions! Follow her on Instagram to find out when she’ll open it up again. http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Hannah Orenstein is the Deputy Editor of Lifestyle and Wellness at Bustle, as well as the author of four novels, Playing with Matches, Love at First Like, Head Over Heels, and Meant to Be Mine. ...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Today we’re turning inward and looking at how your relationship with yourself impacts your outer world. Talking about everything related to mindset in your personal and business life is coach Stephanie Movahhed! Stephanie Movahhed is a San Francisco based leadership coach. She helps people find more growth, fulfillment and success in their work and lives. Prior to becoming a coach, Stephanie wore all sorts of hats as a leader within tech companies large and small (e.g. Google, LinkedIn, high gro...
Feb 21, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Happy Valentine’s Day! Maria is celebrating on the podcast with her work husband, Louie Felix, as they take YOUR dating and relationship questions! Want to ask Maria YOUR question on an upcoming hotline episode? We record them LIVE and you can join the fun! Make sure you follow Maria on Instagram to know when the hotline will open up next: http://instagarm.com/matchmakermaria Follow Louie on Instagram at http://instagram.com/louiefelix Let's work together! Schedule a Dating Strategy call: https:...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Today on the hotline, Maria is joined by Dr. Celeste Holbrook! Dr. Celeste is a sex educator who helps people create better sex through deconstruction and education. She speaks to audiences of all ages using the sensitive topic of sex through straight-forward language and has a knack for making the awkward approachable. Follow Dr. Holbrook on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/drcelesteholbrook/ Let's work together! Schedule a Dating Strategy call: https://calendly.com/felix-louie or Enroll ...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 19
This week, Maria talks to the host of Narcissist Apocalypse podcast, Brandon Chadwick! Brandon interviews survivors of narcissistic and domestic abuse as well as therapists, lawyers, domestic violence advocates and agencies. Brandon's philosophy is to provide a safe space to be real, not clinical. His goal is to help survivors tell/validate their own stories, but to also validate and teach other survivors through those stories. Find Brandon… Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/narciss...
Jan 31, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Joining Maria on the hotline this week is Seeing Other People podcast host Ilana Dunn! Check out the Seeing Other People podcast on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/seeingotherpeople/ Follow Ilana on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ilana.dunn/ Follow Ilana on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@ilana.dunn Follow Maria on Instagram for more dating and relationship content: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Or join Maria on an upcoming Agape Intensive! http://agapeintensive.com Want ...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Today, Maria welcomes author Tara Schuster. Tara Schuster is an accomplished entertainment executive turned mental health advocate and best selling author. On February 28th, she’ll be releasing her highly anticipated new book, “Glow in the F*cking Dark: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way.” Pre-order your copy of “Glow in the F*cking Dark: Simple Practices to Heal Your Soul, from Someone Who Learned the Hard Way” at https://amzn.to/3QGDU4F . Follow Tara on I...
Jan 17, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 16
This episode is sponsored by First Rounds on Me. Download here: https://firstroundsonme.co/?utm_source=Maria&utm_medium=Ad&utm_campaign=December We start the new year taking your dating and relationships questions with online dating expert, Erika Ettin! To find out when we open up the next hotline, follow http://instagram.com/askamatchmaker Things we talk about on this week’s episode… How long should I give a guy a chance? I’m not really attached to him physically. How do I tell a guy th...
Jan 10, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 15
First things first, happy new year! I’m so glad you’re here! Download my 2023 Goal Planner! https://agapematch.wufoo.com/forms/2023-goal-planner/ Let’s work together! Follow this link to learn more about Agape Match’s programs or schedule a Dating Strategy call. https://linktr.ee/matchmakermaria Welcome to 2023! This week, Tinder made a major announcement regarding a great change to the app! Joining the podcast this week to talk about it as well as dating in the new year is Tinder’s new CMO, Mel...
Jan 03, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This episode is sponsored by First Rounds on Me. Download here: https://firstroundsonme.co/?utm_source=Maria&utm_medium=Ad&utm_campaign=December Humble the Poet is a Canadian born rapper, spoken word artist, poet, international best selling author and former Elementary school teacher who began reciting spoken word poetry in coffee shops to impress girls evolved into a creative adventure that has spanned across the last 10 years, crossing genres, mediums and oceans. His first two releases...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This episode is sponsored by First Rounds on Me. Download here: https://firstroundsonme.co/?utm_source=Maria&utm_medium=Ad&utm_campaign=December Maria’s guests this week are the hosts of the True Romance podcast, Carolina Barlow and Devin Leary. They guide you through the trials and tribulations of public and personal love stories. They’ve been there for each other’s best and worst romantic moments because that’s what friends do. Both have become obsessed with relationship dramas. As rom...
Dec 13, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 12
This week, Maria celebrates a birthday and her 10 year anniversary with her husband, George! To celebrate, she has a chat with him about their last year and where life is headed for them. Check out George’s food videos: instagram.com/nerdmeetsfood Follow Maria on Instagram for more dating and relationship content: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Want to work with Maria? Book a Dating Strategy call with a member of her team and learn more about her matchmaking and coaching programs. https://...
Dec 06, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Maria is joined by her work husband, Louie Felix, to take your questions. This week, Maria and Louie talk about… Our communication has drastically changed. Is he cheating on me? Expectations around emotional intimacy. How much is too much to share? I gave him a h***job and now he’s not talking to me as much. Am I reading into this? I found out the guy I’m sleeping with doesn’t vote the same way I do. Follow Maria on Instagram for more dating and relationship content: http://instagram.com/matchma...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 10
***Join Maria on her next retreat to Greece! June 24 - July 1, 2023 Register at http://agapeescapes.com *** Match Group’s annual Singles in America study has been released and Maria has a few thoughts about it! Today, Online Dating Coach Erika Ettin joins her to discuss the data. See the study for yourself at https://www.singlesinamerica.com/ Erika Ettin is an online dating expert and dating coach who helps people navigate the world of online dating. Her expertise includes profile creation, phot...
Nov 22, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This week, Maria takes your questions with Celebrity Dating Coach, Damona Hoffman! Damona Hoffman has been coaching singles on how to find love online and offline for over 15 years. Damona Hoffman is the dating expert of the new generation. An online dating early-adopter and success story, she has been showing singles how to harness the power of technology to find love for over a decade. Her articles appear regularly in The LA Times and The Washington Post. Plus, she’s a regular on-air contribut...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Maria has a chat with Violetta Lazé on the energetics that shape our relationships. Follow Violetta on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/violettalaze/ Violetta Lazé is an intuitive guide, astrologer, hypnotherapist, and spiritual psychology coach in life and relationships. She has assisted in the soulful transformation and individuation of high achieving professionals from all over the world to embody their innate power while awakening their divinity. Violetta possesses the gift of foresigh...
Nov 08, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Loving reminder! We’re a week away from the midterm election. Make a plan to vote! Joining Maria to answer your dating and relationship questions is Congressman Eric Swalwell! Follow Rep. Swalwell on Instagram at http://instagram.com/repswalwell Representative Eric Swalwell was elected to represent California’s Fifteenth Congressional District in 2012, which includes a large part of the East Bay. Now in his fourth term, he’s working hard to bring new energy, ideas, and a problem-solving spirit t...
Nov 01, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week, Maria speaks with relationship therapist Kim Polinder. Kim is a relationship expert who assists others through individual and couples counseling. Kim was born in South Korea and adopted when she was a baby. Her personal journey involved navigating abandonment issues, alcohol addiction, and barriers to emotional intimacy. Kim’s studies of eastern and western approaches to healing have given her a well-informed perspective on the root of suffering. Kim now teaches others tools for commu...
Oct 25, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 5
