Setting yourself up for success in your dating life. Join me as we create your action plan for finding "your person" this year. How one smart 44 year old managed dating and is now married with a baby on the way. Creative first dates, out of the ordinary Zoom dates, and why it's great to have a posse of single pals. Is this your year to find Your Person?
Jan 09, 2022•27 min
Meet my guest, Chuck Tyler, author and teacher of meditation and yoga, as he shares his transformational journey through recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Gaining power over our thoughts through meditation and yoga is instrumental in moving through addiction and trauma, and why comedy improv is therapeutic.
Jan 02, 2022•41 min
Assessing 2021's dating adventures, let's mine for gold in your calendar. How to make lemonade with a Close But No Cigar gathering. Why your "crazy busy" calendar is saying to your romantic hopefuls, and how to make yourself more accessible and more bookable for dates with potential candidates. Over-sharing - how to stop doing it and how to save someone who's doing it. And how to spin a "bad date" into a mutual WIN!
Dec 19, 2021•50 min
Are you dating for only ONE reason, to find Your Person? If so, uh oh, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Listen in as we shine light on the Boobie Prizes that are everywhere along your dating journey. Expanding your capacity to communicate compassionately, to hold your space, to contribute and to embrace contribution from another imperfect person. And when it's time to evolve beyond ageism.
Dec 12, 2021•48 min
The more specific your criteria...the broader your reach needs to be. Expand your radius, qualify and nurture your candidates and suitors, book the flight or get in the car and drive to meet your most interesting prospects. You go the extra mile. Plus, why First Responders are truly hot!
Nov 28, 2021•17 min
In the hot seat today is Marty Kupper, co-founder of Surprise Date Challenge for individuals and couples. How to create and enhance connection, romance and fun in ALL of our personal relationships. How planning surprise dates will thoroughly transform your experience of dating and relating.
Nov 21, 2021•40 min
Are you "red flagging" too much? Is it OK to have a Friend with Benefits? What about the dog in the bed? She voted for WHO? Have you barricaded yourself behind so many red flags that no one can get to you? Do you really want another person in your life? Let's get real about that.
Oct 31, 2021•33 min
Are you setting yourself up for failure in dating because you're seeing an unnatural match, someone who isn't seeking you? Why you should pay particular attention to the Maybes.
Oct 11, 2021•28 min
Adam Gilad shares his invitation, to join us for the upcoming Kyyndr Summit. I want ALL of my peeps with me at this miraculous, thoroughly innovative online event -- an opportunity to engage with, learn from and learn with thousands of other single men and women who are enthused about the notion of doing dating well, with love, care, compassion, openness and courage. www.kyyndr.com/ferman
Sep 19, 2021•27 min
Why are Caroline and David still single, after years and years of dating, while Blake and Kathy find themselves entwined in a surprising new love affair? How two perfectly imperfect humans can create beautiful love together.
Sep 12, 2021•29 min
Do you have Dating ADHD? How to best utilize your tech tools: your dating apps and online dating memberships. Managing your inner psycho by building your dating funnel. What fears are driving you to sort out those who are different than you are? Doing your part to maximize each of your opportunities with likely candidates...while staying open to surprises!
Aug 29, 2021•45 min
When things go awry in dating, is it because that "loser" was misbehaving...or merely clueless? When it's you who's got the blind spot, when it's you who made the unfortunate choice, were you misbehaving or were you clueless? What do we call the person who's misbehaving AND clueless? There's a word for that too....
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Adam Gilad, founder of Kyyndr.com invites us and shows us how to bring much more kindness to the dating process. Discover with us the seductive power of willingness, why curiosity is the "baking soda" of true intimacy, and how not to be a Dick!.
Aug 01, 2021•48 min
Celebrity Matchmaker Ali Conti joins us to share best practices for dating today. Whether you're royalty, a well-known celeb, or just a normal person seeking meaningful, lasting love; this frank, open-hearted conversation between two world class matchmakers enlightens and entertains!
Jul 25, 2021•54 min
My fellow colleague, professional matchmaker and soul sister, Jessica Fass is in the hot seat today, engaging with me on issues related to spirituality and religion in dating. The parameters you've set for your personal search for love -- are they spot on or shall we tweak / broaden / narrow them? Rethinking geography, we share new tools and ideas for developing love and relationships creatively from afar with long distance prospects.
Jul 18, 2021•54 min
Should political leanings be a Critical Criteria for you, or not? Your matchmaker needs to know. Tips on scheduling and planning your dates, and a new dating avenue for mountain lovers everywhere!
Jul 11, 2021•23 min
Life is full of bad drivers and dog crap. What matters is how we manage the bumps in the road. Let's get a whole lot better at managing conflict. It's a tool in your toolbox that you'll surely need in the partnership you're hoping for. Let's develop the ability to embrace conflict and work through life's inevitable stress points with presence, acceptance, understanding, grace and humor!
Jul 04, 2021•28 min
Join me for laugh-out-loud funny stories about how real live married couples met - not online, not through a matchmaker or dating agency, but simply by playing with people, by consciously developing the art of social engagement and magnetism!
Jun 20, 2021•31 min
When love lasts, why is that? How does that happen? Listen in on my interview with family law experts, Ron and Terrie Supancic, whose 59 year marriage exemplifies partnership done well. Witness love personified, with raw emotion and discover how to develop resiliency and how to manage annoyances, conflict and crisis. How to develop emotional governance and how to respect over contempt and the evolution of a marriage over time.
Jun 13, 2021•49 min
The better we are at friendship, the more capable we are of loving and being loved in a romantic partnership. In what ways have you been a good friend? In what ways might you have been ... a lousy friend? Let's re-examine together what friendship is, what it can be, what it could be, what it should be. Let's strengthen our friendship muscles, to bring about a better, more loving experience of being human.
Jun 06, 2021•28 min
How prepared are you for the relationship you aspire to have in your life? What's your relationship fitness level? Join in on my conversation with Coach Roy Biancalana to identify which relationship muscles might have become atrophied and what to do about that.
May 30, 2021•45 min
When love works, why is that? How did it happen? What lessons and growth opportunities lie in the chaos of life's disappointments? Listen in on my interview with the woman who is the best wife, mom, and friend I have ever known!
May 23, 2021•50 min
What's worse, "settling" or fearing it so much that no one makes the cut? What's the Litmus Test for determining whether someone measures up or not, in your esteem?
May 16, 2021•36 min
Join in on my interview with coaching client, Barbara, who at the age of 69, is breezing through the dating process. What is it about her that draws in really good, solid men? Discover why she consistently receives invitations for second dates and beyond. She'll inspire you to rethink yesterday's rules for how modern day women might navigate the rapid waters of dating!
May 09, 2021•44 min
Dr. Marcy Cole, Holistic Psychotherapist, is in the hot seat today, inspiring us through insights gained through her own personal journey through dating into surprising new love. Spinning mishaps and disappointments into pivotal opportunities for positive change.
Apr 25, 2021•43 min
Who you are, how you portray yourself in your communications and in the way you present on a date -- are you appealing to / magnetizing the "right" people, or ... not? Engage with me in a discussion about the survival instincts that are driving forces in the decision making process for both men and women in dating.
Apr 18, 2021•41 min
Why had Mark been striking out with his online dating efforts? Listen in to his story and his simple, though remarkable transformation from Average Joe to Mr. Desirable in just one week, after just one coaching call. How to re-frame pain, loneliness, and frustration as a wake up call, an invitation to consider a larger question. Plus, how to turn a stagnant dating experience into an opportunity for a fresh perspective, growth and forward movement!
Apr 10, 2021•47 min
The stories we tell ourselves; do they serve us, or not? How much time does a widow or widower need before engaging in dating? Listen in on Peter's early dating adventures, how two women missed a golden opportunity, while Karen gets a fourth date with him. Plus, flirting tips for this Covid era!
Mar 28, 2021•39 min
How good are you at selling....yourself? Listen in on my lively, edu-taining interview with bestselling author, Chellie Campbell, on how to design an effective sales strategy for your dating life, incorporating The Law of Attraction and The Law of Action.
Mar 14, 2021•43 min
Dare you dive deeper on your early dates, to ask questions, to tackle topics that are scary and oh so important to know about? In this episode I share dozens of topics that you might consider broaching on your early dates, to spur growth, connection and open-hearted communication. It's your date, you get to design it!
Mar 02, 2021•44 min