Why would you want to be more vulnerable in dating? According to Brené Brown, “Vulnerability is uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. It’s that unstable feeling we get when we step out of our comfort zone or do something that forces us to loosen control. In fact, vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center of meaningful human experiences. It’s the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I’m willing to show you. In you, it’s courage and daring. In me, it’s weakness.” In this ep...
Jul 23, 2023•6 min
Christine Eartheart is the Founder of the Center for Thriving Relationships where she and her husband help couples transform conflict, deepen connection, and create the kind of love they have always wanted. Combining both the heart and science of relationships, they offer weekend retreats, online courses, and private sessions to clients around the world. They also developed the Thriving Relationship Coach Certification program where they train others on 50+ signature and scientifically-backed to...
Jul 18, 2023•45 min•Season 10Ep. 565
Deciding whether to get back together with an ex is tricky. You might be thinking “what if he was the one that got away?” or “did I break up too soon?” “What would it be like to try again?” While there isn’t one solution to the internal debate concerning this dilemma, here are 6 things you might want to think about before getting back with your ex. ►Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/lastfirstdateradio ►If you’re feeling stuck in dating and relationships...
Jul 16, 2023•5 min
Through her writing, teaching, and Feminine mentorship, Gillian Pothier helps women repair and co-create fulfilling lifelong bonds with the men in her life (husband, lover, father, son, brother, former husband, friend, colleague…). Gillian studied literature and visual art at Bennington College before receiving an MA in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her work centers on what becomes possible when we understand Masculine and Feminine nature and co-creation through the lens of ...
Jul 11, 2023•49 min•Season 10Ep. 564
Nick Kidawski helps women in their 30's -40's heal from a devastating breakup by connecting to the wisdom of their heart to calm their thoughts, increase their self-love, and neutralize challenging emotions so they can begin to move forward. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What is the Heart Math Method and how does it help people heal from a breakup? What role do the brain and heart play in it being so hard for a woman to stop thinking about her ex after a breakup? How is Avana Method ...
Jul 04, 2023•31 min•Season 10Ep. 563
Dr Glenn and Phyllis Hill developed a tool to help conquer conflict in relationships in just four minutes. After experiencing 30 years of a painful marriage, Dr Glenn went back to school to become a marriage and family therapist and clinical sexologist. He spent many years researching emotions and studying how the brain fires when we experience them, which led to developing the Connection Codes. Through using their unique system, couples who had signed divorce papers reunite, incomes double, hea...
Jun 27, 2023•51 min•Season 10Ep. 562
Krista St-Germain is a Master Certified Life Coach, Post-Traumatic Growth and grief expert, widow, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely flipped upside down. After therapy helped her uncurl from the fetal position, Krista discovered Life Coaching, Post Traumatic Growth and learned the tools she needed to move forward. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why we have such a hard time with grief How the 5 stage...
Jun 20, 2023•36 min•Season 10Ep. 561
Claire and James Davis are the husband and wife team behind the multi-award winning coaching and fitness company 38 Degrees North and coaching company The Midlife Mentors. They host a midlife health podcast The Midlife Mentors, and their passion is helping midlifers achieve not only the body, but the lifestyle they deserve. Their backgrounds in psychology, coaching, hormones, nutrition and NLP, empowers individuals with the tools and knowledge they need to make positive changes to their lives. T...
Jun 13, 2023•41 min•Season 10Ep. 560
Figs O’Sullivan has spent years working with frustrated couples at a crossroads in their relationship—they want to make things work but are stuck in what he calls their “Waltz of Pain”. This is what led him to create Empathi. Inspired by attachment theory, improvisational dance and theater, experiential psychotherapy, and EFT, Empathi provides fun, effective, and simple solutions to help couples stop fighting and snuggle more. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: The only relationship probl...
Jun 06, 2023•39 min•Season 10Ep. 559
Lisa Wilkes is an American author, flight attendant, animal rescuer, and licensed social worker (LMSW). Her debut romance novel, Flight Path, was published in 2020. Lisa’s second novel, Mid-Flight, was released on March 31, 2023. She serves on the leadership board of her airline’s nationally-recognized animal transport team, fostering healthy communication among volunteers, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and community partners. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What it’s like to date as a flight ...
May 30, 2023•40 min•Season 10Ep. 558
Alexandra Stockwell, MD, aka “The Intimacy Doctor”, is widely known for her ability to catalyze immediate and profound shifts in high achieving couples who want it all–genuine emotional connection, sensual passion, and erotic intimacy. A physician coach and Intimate Marriage Expert, Alexandra is the best-selling author of “Uncompromising Intimacy,” host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast, a wife of 29 years and a mother of 4. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why most marriages lack passio...
May 23, 2023•49 min•Season 10Ep. 557
Treva Brandon Scharf is an ICF-certified life/dating/relationship coach, fitness pro, and author of the new book, “Done Being Single: A Late Bloomer’s Guide to Love.” Treva writes about surviving singledom and finding love later in life. She’s been published in Newsweek, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, The Intelligencer, Bustle, UpJourney, BetterAfter50, and others. Treva is an advocate for strong, independent women, a voice for empowered singles, and a champion for late bloomers everywhere. In ...
May 16, 2023•39 min•Season 10Ep. 556
C.K. Collins, aka Kelly, is the author of The Swipe Right Effect: The Power to Get Unstuck . In this creative memoir, she writes about her five-year journey back to empowerment, joy, happiness and love. She unfolds her ongoing journey to wholeness through storytelling and shares the lessons she learned from her friends all over the world. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How Kelly came up with her concept to get unstuck Where she traveled and why Why she used travel to heal Get the Book...
May 09, 2023•39 min•Season 10Ep. 555
Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive certifications and teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Her new book is “SNAP! From Chaos to Calm.” Through her Mindful Methods for Life program offerings, Julie helps others bring more peace and wellness into their lives. Julie's first book, “Life Falls Apart, but You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos," is now available on audiobook. In this episode of Last ...
May 02, 2023•44 min•Season 10Ep. 554
In this bonus episode, I was honored to be interviewed by Ken Page, L.C.S.W., a New York based psychotherapist, lecturer and author of Deeper Dating: How to Drop the Games of Seduction and Discover the Power of Intimacy . A dynamic and inspiring speaker, he has led hundreds of workshops on intimacy and spirituality for thousands of participants of all ages, backgrounds and sexual orientations. He and his work have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine , Life Magazine , The New York Times , WPIX...
Apr 25, 2023•37 min
Debbie Weiss is the author of “Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love”. A former lawyer, she has essays published in the New York Times’ Modern Love column among other places. She’s proudest of getting an MFA at 56. She lives in Benicia, CA with her second life partner, Randall. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How to start dating after loss What it was like to start dating as a 50 year old widow who hadn’t dated since she was 16 The biggest problem with dating over 50 How s...
Apr 18, 2023•29 min•Season 10Ep. 553
Tal Yardeni is known as the breakup recovery coach. She’s the creator of The Breakup To Badass Formula, which helps women let go of their ex, learn to love themselves more, and get ready for their best relationship. Having gone through and healed from her own difficult breakup, she’s passionate about helping women recover from heartbreak. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why self love as we know it is BS, and why true self love is crucial to healing from heartbreak What Rom Coms have ta...
Apr 11, 2023•33 min•Season 10Ep. 552
Jeff Kimes is a single divorced dad of two college-age girls. He's in his 50s and dating in Denver, Colorado. Jeff is the host of the podcast Dating Daze, where he and his guests talk about sex, love, breakups, divorce, and everything related to dating. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What is dating in Denver like for post-divorce midlife singles? What are some dating dos and don’ts for divorced single dads? Are dating apps a good way for single dads over 40 to meet their match? What a...
Apr 03, 2023•44 min•Season 10Ep. 551
Elliott Katz is a relationship coach and author of "Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless wisdom on being a man" which has been translated into 24 languages, and "How to Get Your Man to Wear the Pants ...So You Don't Have To: Inspiring him to take the lead, more decisions and STOP LEAVING IT ALL TO YOU!" In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why Elliott wrote a book about how a woman can get a man to wear the pants Why don’t men know they should be doing more When a man asks a woman o...
Mar 28, 2023•35 min•Season 10Ep. 550
Mara Glatzel, MSW is an author, intuitive coach, and podcast host who helps humans stop abandoning themselves and start reclaiming their humanity through embracing their needs and honoring their natural energy rhythms. Her superpower is saying what you need to hear when you need to hear it and she is here to help you believe in yourself as much as she believes in you. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why we’re so uncomfortable with our neediness The difference between the self-care we a...
Mar 21, 2023•51 min•Season 10Ep. 549
Ashleigh Renard, creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series, is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people. After sharing her own story of rehabbing a shabby marriage in her memoir, Swing, she now answers hundreds of requests from her audience each day on how they can improve their relationships. As a synchronized skating coach and choreographer, she spent over two decades fostering cooperation and teamwork for adolescent girls. Part coach, part storyteller, part cooperation whispere...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr•Season 10Ep. 548
Juliette Karaman-van Schaardenburg is a UK-based mind and body coach and teacher on relationships, sex, intimacy, healing, and trauma. She specializes in the reinvention of the most intimate relationship in life - the one we have with ourselves. Juliette helps highly successful women rediscover who they are outside of being an entrepreneur, a wife, and a mother and experience all the pleasures and possibilities of life again. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What is body shame, and why ...
Mar 07, 2023•34 min•Season 10Ep. 547
Chris Rackliffe is a personal development writer and anxious attachment style coach, whose ability to paint with words has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. In It’s Good to See Me Again , Rackliffe shares stories that cut straight to the heart, detailing his own heartfelt and harrowing experiences to help others lead happier, healthier, more fulfilling lives. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What does it mean to take a trauma-informed approach to emotional healin...
Feb 28, 2023•47 min•Season 10Ep. 546
Featured by ABC, CBS, NBC, and The New York Times, author Elizabeth Overstreet is a trusted love and relationship strategist who keeps things real. Through her expert coaching and motivational speaking, she’s known for creating personalized, practical roadmaps to happier, more satisfying relationships with others and themselves. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How do you define a toxic or unhealthy relationship? Why do people stay in unhealthy relationships? What are some signs of a he...
Feb 21, 2023•41 min•Season 10Ep. 545
Ursula Mentjes is a leading expert on success and business growth and a USA Today bestselling author of UpLevel NOW and five other non-fiction books. She is a business strategist and coach who works with entrepreneurs to double their monthly revenue in as little as 30 days while working less! She is also a keynote speaker and certified as an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Coach through the NLP Institute of California and helps her clients release the limiting beliefs and blocks that hold the...
Feb 14, 2023•32 min•Season 10Ep. 544
Dr. Shawn Haywood is the founder of Reimagine Love Coaching for individuals and couples. She’s a speaker and author of Living For Love, Set Yourself Free from the Daily Stress, Worry, & Hurry that Wears You Down. Dr. Haywood works with couples whose marriage has fallen asleep or fallen apart, and helps them adopt a fight-free, conflict free relationship, raise sexual intimacy and desire, and become the best of friends and teammates. Her husband, Chris is Shawn’s biz partner and full time tra...
Feb 07, 2023•34 min•Season 10Ep. 543
Dr. Doni Wilson is a Naturopathic Doctor, certified professional midwife, certified nutrition specialist, and bestselling author of Master Your Stress, Reset Your Health . For more than 22 years, she has helped thousands of patients overcome health challenges and achieve wellness by using specific strategies that address the whole body and ultimately resolve the underlying causes of distress. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How do you figure out what kind of unique stress type you are ...
Jan 31, 2023•34 min•Season 10Ep. 542
Lisa Zeiderman is a matrimonial attorney and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst who handles complex financial and custody divorce matters, as well as pre- and post-nuptial agreements. She has been on many "best-of" peer-nominated lists in the New York metro area. She’s a founding member of the American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, and a member of the Forbes Business Council. She has also been published in Forbes, Psychology Today, Financial Advisor Magazine, and the New York Law J...
Jan 24, 2023•23 min•Season 10Ep. 541
Dr. Ramon Presson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 30 years of experience. He’s in private practice in the Nashville, TN area where he is also a regularly featured newspaper columnist. He is the author of a dozen books, including three co-written with Dr. Gary Chapman, the author of the international best-seller The Five Love Languages. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: Why a marriage therapist is an expert in divorce and dating Why the divorce rate is higher for sec...
Jan 17, 2023•54 min•Season 10Ep. 540
Robert Manni hosts Guy's Guy Radio show on NBC’s KCAA radio So Cal (106.5FM, 1050AM), the worldwide podcast downloaded in over 100 countries, YouTube and Rumble channels (Robert Manni / GUY’S GUY TV). GUY’S GUY RADIO features interviews and in-depth conversations with thought leaders across the worlds of relationships and modern masculinity, spirituality, health, wellness and diet, business, and much more. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: What women need to know about men How dating has...
Jan 10, 2023•37 min•Season 10Ep. 539
