Last First Date Radio

Are you dating with an avoidant attachment style? Most articles and videos talk about what do if you’re dating an avoidant, but there aren’t many that discuss what to do if you’re the avoidant. In this episode, I share what to do if you’re a person who avoids intimacy or gets scared when someone gets too close in dating and relationships. ►Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podc...

Yuval Man has spent over a decade traveling, exploring, and facilitating sex-positive events and communities around the world. He has studied erotic communication, fetish and BDSM, Bondage art, and more. He wants you to discover your own truth and walk your own path. That alone will set you free. Love is his religion and curiosity is his only philosophy. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: H...

It’s painful to learn that someone you loved is no longer willing or able to stay in the relationship. You might beat yourself up over the breakup. It’s common to ask yourself what you did wrong or question whether saying or doing something different would have kept the relationship alive. In this episode of Sundays with Sandy, you’ll learn five ways to NOT beat yourself up over your breakup so yo...

Susan Campbell, PhD, is a relationship coach who for over 50 years has been helping singles, couples, and professional teams communicate respectfully and responsibly. She is the author of Getting Real, Saying What’s Real, Five-Minute Relationship Repair, and The Couples Journey. She has been featured on CNN’s News Night, Good Morning America, The Dr. Dean Edell Show, and in Self magazine, New Woma...

Are you unconsciously sabotaging your love life? Most of us have no idea we’re stopping ourselves from finding the love we want. In this episode of Sundays with Sandy, I share the top five ways most people get in their own way when it comes to dating and building relationships. ►Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/lastfirstdateradio   ►If you’re feeling stu...

Lisa Hutcherson is the Vice President of Selective Search, the nation’s premier luxury matchmaking firm. Selective Search combines a personalized interview process with a review of over 225 key indicators to ensure that users find compatible long-term partners. As a dating and relationship expert, Lisa has been featured on various news outlets, including FOX Chicago, Arkansas Style, and WGN.  In t...

“I’m worried about what might happen if I say no.” “I wish I was wealthier/smarter/sexier/funnier.” “Why do these bad things always happen to me?” If you’ve ever found yourself saying anything like those three statements, you may have some habits that are keeping you stuck in life and love. In this episode of Sundays with Sandy, I reveal these three habits and what you can do to turn them around a...

Marlisse Testa is a licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida who works with teens, adults, couples, and families. She treats depression, anxiety, mood disorders, mild personality disorders, trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD, relationship issues, divorce, dating, grief/loss, self-esteem, self-care, assertiveness training and more. She is also trauma trained and she is a Certified Integrative Medicin...

What are the benefits of rejection? If you’ve ever felt the sting of someone rejecting you after a first date or at the end of a relationship, it’s hard to see the benefits. In this short episode, I’m sharing my top five, so you can see rejection as redirection, reflection, and protection! ►Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/lastfirstdateradio   ►If you’re...

Tracy Coenen has been investigating fraud for more than 25 years, but she didn’t always want to be a forensic accountant. With a dream of one day being a prison warden, she went to college to get a degree in criminology. A class on financial crime investigations reminded her how much she loved Encyclopedia Brown books as a kid. As she continued her criminology degree, she added accounting and econ...

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 la...

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 Relations...

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...

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 be...

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 he...

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....

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 forwar...

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, em...

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 s...

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, a...

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...

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 stron...

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...

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...

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...