Jodi Klein is the author of "First Date Stories: Women’s Romantic and Ridiculous Midlife Adventures," which was published September, 2021. She is the host of the podcast “First Date Stories” and blog of the same name. Jodi created the First Date Stories platform to help women navigate dating in midlife, share advice, and stay on course to find enduring love. In EP 478 of the Last First Date Podcast: Why Jodi wrote First Date Stories Who was the Dame in Shining Armor? How Jodi went on her last fi...
Nov 09, 2021•51 min•Season 8Ep. 478
Kimberly is an international dating and relationship coach who supports men to attract and keep healthy, loving relationships. Kimberly's unique coaching style brings in a humorous and lighthearted approach while getting deep into the heart of what really matters. She has experience with a wide range of modalities and practices from psychology, energy healing, mindfulness-based stress-reduction, relationship theory, dating strategy, neurolinguistics, and solution-focused coaching. In this episod...
Nov 02, 2021•56 min•Season 8Ep. 477
Camille Virginia is the author of the best-selling book The Offline Dating Method - her 3-step process to help singles ditch the apps and attract a partner in the real world. She is dedicated to helping others create a more meaningful life OFFline - yes even in a pandemic. She has been featured in media including The Atlantic, the BBC, and USA Today. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why connection is crucial during the pandemic How to date offline with COVID restrictions How Camille met...
Oct 26, 2021•51 min•Season 8Ep. 476
Tamar Samuels is the founder of Culina Health. She’s a health coach and an RD specializing in helping people change their health behaviors. Providing knowledge and education is only a small part of the puzzle when it comes to making changes. The hard part is implementing the things you know you need to do on a consistent basis. This requires a tremendous amount of support, mindset shifts, action focused goals, collaboration and motivation. Coaching encompasses positive psychology, neuroscience, ...
Oct 19, 2021•40 min•Season 8Ep. 471
Bill Saubert is the author of "The Girl With The Green Lipstick". He’s an adventurer, NPR radio host, entrepreneur, non-profit board member, and novelist. He was a partner with the management consulting firm of McKinsey & Co before taking a senior marketing role with MasterCard in Australia for four years after which he retired. He is the proud father of a fabulous daughter and the grandfather of two beautiful children. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: - What motivated Bill to write...
Oct 12, 2021•50 min•Season 8Ep. 474
In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Learn the top 5 mistakes that sabotage love Discover why boundaries are so important Find out why people DON’T set boundaries Learn what NOT setting boundaries is costing you Discover how to stop making those mistakes and find your last first date! Join the waitlist for Boundary University and improve every aspect of your life with clear, kind boundaries: https://www.boundaryuniversity.com/ This episode is part of the Worthy in Love podcast tour. Sign up...
Oct 05, 2021•36 min•Season 8Ep. 473
Frederica Hendricks Noble is a trained psychologist and life coach. Born in Detroit, she met her Englishman while living in Los Angeles. Frederica left the U.S. and moved to England to live and work. Frederica is now the Principal Consultant and Lead Life Strategist at Noble & Noble Consulting, where she coaches private clients through personal and professional transitions. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How Frederica met her husband from ‘across the pond’ Why she wrote ‘The Speci...
Sep 28, 2021•33 min•Season 8Ep. 472
I coach Michelle who is struggling with re-entering the dating world after an emotionally abusive 24-year marriage. She’s been in therapy to process this and understand healthy attachments and good communication. She’s well educated, financially secure, and independent, and she believes that seems to scare off potential dates. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: The invisible trauma of emotional abuse The PTSD that comes up when dating again The true reason Michelle is struggling with dati...
Sep 21, 2021•53 min•Season 8Ep. 469
Robin Lieberman is an educator and novelist with life experience in the areas of marriage, divorce, long term relationships, and middle age dating. Her own triumphs, and those of other women who have used her as their sounding board, gave her the impetus to write her debut novel, Searching for September. This fictional romance/suspense captures the essence of one woman finding passion in what ultimately becomes an emotionally abusive relationship. Robin lives in Manhattan, enjoys world travel, s...
Sep 14, 2021•40 min•Season 8Ep. 470
Carolyn Lee Arnold is a writer, hiker, relationship workshop assistant, and former educational researcher. Fifty First Dates After Fifty is about an experiment she set up for dating men. Before that, she spent 18 years identifying as a lesbian feminist. Still a feminist, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why Carolyn wrote a book about her fifty dates after fifty How setting a goal of 50 dates made dating more enjoyable The workshops Carolyn attend...
Sep 07, 2021•51 min•Season 8Ep. 469
Andre Paradis has been studying people his entire life. Over a decade ago, he was compelled to teach his findings and knowledge to the masses. He's a Coach, Teacher, Educator, Mentor and Public Speaker, and is an expert in dating, love, parenting and business. The magic is to be fully aware of the energy mechanism in place in these dynamics and learn to negotiate the terms to reduce power friction. Andre has been married for over two decades and is a proud parent of two teens. In this episode: W...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 465
Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sheva Assar specializes in supporting others by improving their confidence and experiences with dating, relationships, and life. She has a passion for advancing conversations around mental health, especially for young women, and sharing the tools necessary to not just get through life, but to thrive. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: -The challenges of post-pandemic dating -How to successfully date again after the pandemic -How to increase self-confidence in dat...
Aug 24, 2021•36 min•Season 8Ep. 467
Junie Moon, aka The Love Coach, teaches women in midlife how to magnetize their ideal partner and experience what she calls Next Level Love. She’s an award-winning international speaker, best-selling author of Loving the Whole Package: Shed the Shame and Live Life Out Loud, director/producer of the film Shed the Shame, host of the podcast Midlife Love Out Loud and a Certified Shadow Work® Facilitator. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: - How Junie went from a 200 pound unhappy wife to los...
Aug 17, 2021•42 min•Season 8Ep. 466
Irene Fehr is a Sex and Intimacy Coach who specializes in helping women in rebuilding libido. She helps couples in long-term relationships improve their intimacy and sex. Her mission is to dispel dangerous myths about women’s libido that cause heartache and broken dreams. She is no stranger to her clients' issues, having recovered from the all-too-common story of a ‘happy marriage turned sexless’ when she lost her libido — all before turning 30. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How Iren...
Aug 10, 2021•50 min•Season 8Ep. 465
From Tinder to bars to speed dating, you've tried it all. So why does every relationship you find yourself in feel so lackluster? Author and Frenchman Guy Blaise wants you to know that it's not you that's the problem: It's the fundamental failure of American culture to teach its male-identifying people how to love well. In this episode we discuss his new book, Love Like the French: A Guide to Better Romance and Relationships . In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Tips and tricks on love and...
Aug 03, 2021•44 min•Season 6Ep. 464
Do you shy away from asking hard questions in dating? Do you share too much early on? My podcast guest, Dr. Duana Welc h has scripts and tips for you. She is the original Love Factually author and coach known for using social science to help find and keep the right partner. She has taught at universities in Florida, California, and Texas across 20 years. Her Love Factually books are now out globally in five languages. Her client practice is global. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: The b...
Jul 27, 2021•58 min•Season 8Ep. 463
Kim Quick was 40, never married and trapped in a cycle of dating unemotionally available men. Determined to break this pattern, she discovered the key reasons she hadn't found her true love YET, took action, and found her amazing true love and married at the age of 51. She now shares this proven system with 1000s of women who are having success in finding their true love, too. Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/lastfirstdateradio If you’re feeling stuck ...
Jul 20, 2021•26 min•Season 8Ep. 462
Power couple, Dr. Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian are CoFounders of a counseling center in the Chicagoland area and CoFounders of a unique approach to helping couples have amazing relationships, called Couples Synergy and have worked with thousands of couples for more than 20 years. Dr. Ray & Jean both have Master's degrees in Clinical Psychology, and Dr. Ray has an additional doctorate in Clinical Psychology. They are also CoHosts of their own podcast called, Couples Synergy: Real Couples, Real ...
Jul 13, 2021•45 min•Season 8Ep. 461
Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to help organizations navigate difficult conversations and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. For his work, Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2020 and has been featured in the NY Times, Mashable, Upworthy, and Shondaland. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why play is so important in dating Jeff’s definition of play...
Jul 06, 2021•50 min•Season 8Ep. 460
ST Rappaport is a Relationship Photographer and host of the LifePix Relationships Podcast. She utilizes her experience and expertise working with individuals, couples and experts in the field, on her mission to help as many people as possible overcome challenges and live the best life possible. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How writing with your non-dominant hand can help improve your relationships A powerful exercise in using your non-dominant hand to understand your partner better ...
Jun 29, 2021•31 min•Season 8Ep. 459
Dr. Diana Hill is a clinical psychologist, podcaster, and expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) , a cutting-edge, evidence-based approach to living with psychological flexibility. Diana’s new book, co-authored with Dr. Debbie Sorensen, is ACT Daily Journal. It offers an 8-week program that breaks psychological flexibility into practical steps that guide you in living a life that aligns with your values. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What’s ACT and the research supporting ...
Jun 22, 2021•48 min•Season 8Ep. 458
Dr. Jeanne Michele is a teacher, modern day philosopher, change agent, and Coach. Her coaching is dynamic, engaging and deeply transformative. She helps individuals and couples gain the clarity they need to create powerful, intimate, and creative lives, relationships and partnerships. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How women and men process differently Why all men are not from Mars, and what that means to you How infidelity can be the positive catalyst to transforming your relationshi...
Jun 15, 2021•38 min•Season 8Ep. 457
In this episode of Last First Date Radio, I coach Colleen on the struggles she faces as a solo parent who wants to date. You’ll learn: How to gain more balance when you’re overworked How to create more time to date by delegating, deleting, and asking for more support The importance of dreaming bigger about life and love Small steps you can take to identify your dreams How to identify your TRUE must have list How to ask the right people in the right way for the support you need How to let men kno...
Jun 08, 2021•42 min•Season 8Ep. 456
Lisa Copeland is a leading internationally recognized Love Coach and Dating Expert for women over 50. She's the Amazon Best-Selling Author of The Winning Dating Formula For Women Over 50. Has been seen in Huffington Post and has appeared on ABC and Fox. She inspires and teaches women how to feel confident, empowered and joyful dating after 50. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Do older men really only date younger women? What men over 50 look for in a woman How women and men can improve ...
Jun 01, 2021•36 min•Season 8Ep. 455
Yue Xu & Julie Krafchick are the hosts of Dateable, one of the top rated podcasts about dating, love and sex. As active daters turned dating sociologists, they’ve talked to thousands of real life daters and experts to explore modern dating culture and why people date the way they do. Before the podcast, Yue was a dating coach with clients all over the world. Julie was an app designer and researcher using technology to help people form connections. Together they have been #stayingdateable sin...
May 25, 2021•54 min•Season 8Ep. 454
Maureen Scanlon is the founder and CEO of Maureen Scanlon Life coaching. She’s an award-winning author, relationship expert, motivational speaker, positive change integrator, and spiritual coach who has successfully helped many people, from experienced professionals to young adults and couples. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How animals help us overcome dating frustration How our pets can stop us from attracting the wrong people What pets can teach us about spicing up a relationship W...
May 18, 2021•57 min•Season 8Ep. 453
Jocelyn Johnson, founder of the Happy Partners Project, created the Relationship Check-In method by drawing upon over 10 years of her own personal development practices, mindfulness, and her training in Cognitive Behavioral Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What Check-Ins are and why we need them in our relationships The five categories of Check-Ins Conscious relationship habits to help your relationship The ...
May 11, 2021•46 min•Season 8Ep. 452
I was honored to be a featured guest on Divorce Force's Facebook Live broadcast, where the topic was women over 40 who are dating after divorce. Host, Jenn Butler, interviewed me and Anne Grey, author, consultant, and advocate for women over 40 who specializes in empowering women to navigate the world of dating apps to find gratifying relationships. She is the author of Amazon Best Seller, Sex and the Single Girl, A Slightly Older Girl’s Guide to Dominating the Dating World and has recently part...
May 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min
In a world where dating is dictated by algorithms and predetermined categories, Laura Bilotta, professional matchmaker, dating coach and author, offers over 19 years of expertise and personal guidance to help singles navigate through the complicated dating landscape in the ever-elusive search for “the one.” Her experience, skills and insights have led to thousands of successfully united singles through events and one-on-one matchmaking coaching sessions. She is host of The Dating and Relationshi...
May 04, 2021•33 min•Season 8Ep. 451
Behavioral scientist turned dating coach, Logan Ury is an internationally recognized expert on modern love. She’s the author of the new Amazon #1 bestseller, How to Not Die Alone. As the Director of Relationship Science at the dating app Hinge, Logan leads a research team dedicated to helping people find love. After studying psychology at Harvard, she ran Google’s behavioral science team—the Irrational Lab. Logan lives in the Bay Area with her husband, Scott. In this episode of Last First Date R...
Apr 27, 2021•36 min•Season 8Ep. 450