Reinventing the Arena

When you’re on the apps, how often do you pass over a profile because his photos are... for a better word, blah? Or start glancing at his photos and see him standing next to a boat, a car, or have some shirtless “muscle” picture from the gym? You just move on to the next profile, hoping the next one might give you a better idea of what to expect. You’ve been there, done that - and so have my guest...

Ever find yourself saying there's never enough time to date?  Listen to this episode to hear how you can start rebalancing areas of your life to get back out on the dating scene. Learn what’s going on when you say that you don’t have enough time. Plus, how to make time to date or any other goal you have for yourself! Yet, what if you think you’re going to waste your time if you try to date aga...

Are you heading home for the holidays? Or maybe spending time with your in-laws? Navigating family dynamics can be interesting not only during the holidays, but any time of year. My guest Christine Conte is not only an ICF Professional Certified Coach, Certified Confidence Coach, speaker, author, and joy-filled life advocate, but a former coach of mine! Christine Conte specializes in Women’s Empow...

Do you love a good romcom? Do you enjoy romantic reality TV? Maybe you love both!  Have you ever thought about how romantic media content impacts your satisfaction in your love life? If not, today’s episode will shine a light. Find out the trouble it can bring and the four issues I have seen with recent clients surrounding romantic content. Plus, five tips to help you bring your love life back to...

In the middle of an online business course the presenter asked us how often we shared our story. What I learned was that I hadn’t shared it enough… and I hadn’t shared other key stories that have been pivotal to my love life journey. In this episode, I share a personal story that was pivotal to finding love. And it all started with a photograph. It serves as a reminder of why I made the pivot in t...

Ever wonder what your relationship is costing you? Or what dating on or off the apps is costing you in real life? In today's solo episode you're going to learn about the sunk cost of dating and relationships, specifically ones you're not happy being in. Highlights include: Questions that may relate to your current dating or relationship situation. Six resources affected by sunk cost an...

How often do you ask yourself, "Why is it so difficult to make new friends as an adult?!" Not only have I heard this from clients as they’re reinventing their love lives, but both my guest and I are living this right now! My guest describes herself as a recovering risk-avoidant scaredy cat. Through her own journey of personal development, Amanda McPherson became a trained therapist, lead...

Being betrayed by the person you love can be one of the most difficult moments to move through in a long term relationship or marriage.  Today’s guest wants you to know it’s not your fault as no one enters a relationship thinking it will happen to them. Linda Wajda offers coaching to relationally betrayed adults, adults who grew up in homes affected by alcoholism and addiction, and couples repairi...

Have you ever felt that you've been doing "all the things" to find a partner and NOTHING is working? Or maybe you've gone on date after date to come to the conclusion that the man you're looking for just doesn't exist? And now you're in the process of trying to give yourself grace. You're telling yourself to have patience because you KNOW he's out there somewh...

Have you ever felt stuck and frustrated with the dating apps? You can't seem to find anyone so you jump off... only to find out it's just as hard as meeting someone in real life? Well lady, you're in "The Stuck Season" of online dating. Join me for a solo episode where I share what options you have, what to dig into, and what actions you can take to help move you forward in y...

Pull up a seat and join Brad and I for a new Couch Conversation! In today’s episode we share our experiences, our processes and how all of it has helped our relationship during my breast cancer journey. We discuss caring for the caregiver, specifically the husband or partner when the other spouse has breast cancer. Then we share how our relationship evolved over the last few months making it stron...

Tired of fad diets, intermittent fasting, food shaming, working out to make room for cheat days and over the top workout routines that promise you’ll lose 30 pounds in 6 weeks? Then you have to give this episode a listen! My guest today is not only an ICU registered nurse and a health fitness coach, but a nationally ranked competitive bikini bodybuilder. Jennifer Garland believes health and fitnes...

Do you feel constantly chased by your partner when it comes to your sex life? Or do you feel like you're having to beg for sexual intimacy? Or maybe you've noticed the sexual desire between you and your partner has faded after the honeymoon phase? You're not alone! According to a 2015 study from Current Sexual Health Reports, nearly 80% of couples struggle with desire discrepancy. In t...

When today’s podcast guest was finished with her law and PR internships in college she didn’t feel connected to her work and decided to take a year off to find herself. Fast forward a few years to where Krystine Sherwood was sitting in a hotel lobby while her beauty team was styling models' hair for New York Fashion Week. Here she felt it was time to figure out her purpose and that was when he...

While exploring new self-development tools to help her clients through the pandemic, Christine Bilotti Peterson discovered Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT), tried it for herself and then immediately became certified due to the dramatic impact it had on her life. In today’s episode, you’ll hear how RTT helped Christine breakthrough 35 years of body image and weight issues rooted in childhood tr...

Our love lives are not happening in a vacuum. There are so many different things that can affect your love life. One of them can be this specific dating pattern, one of which I didn’t realize was affecting me until a few years before meeting my husband. When I gained the awareness and clarity of what was happening, I had to take action. In today’s episode I’m talking about the company you keep - y...

Listen in and catch the August masterclass, “What’s Care Got to Do with It?”. In this episode you’re going to learn more than what we’ve been told about “self care”.  You’ll hear what self care really is, the two missing links between self care and self love, what sabotaging behaviors appear in your “self care” and how they affect your love life. Plus, I share a few real self care shifts to help y...

Have you felt your confidence fluctuate while dating? One minute you feel like you can take over the world and the next you don’t know if you’ll ever be in a healthy relationship. Don’t worry - we all have been there! Trust me, it happens to the best of us. In today’s episode I share 4 tips to get you started to build confidence while dating so you can commit to yourself for the long game. Ready t...

Earlier this summer I held a private Q&A for the ladies on the Building Love Inside & Out waitlist.  This episode is the recording from the Q&A and covers additional information about the 8 week group coaching course as well as their submitted questions. If you have any questions about Building Love Inside & Out you can DM me on Instagram or sign up for a 30 minute chat through my...

Do you go on as many dates as possible, hoping to find the one? Do you let friends and family members set you up with anyone they think is a good fit? And you still find yourself dissatisfied - and single? Then this episode is for you Today I’m getting into the details of dating with intention - what it is, why it’s important and how you can start the process so you can stop wasting your precious...

Boundaries. They’re a people pleasers nightmare. Truth be told, a lot of my clients think boundaries are ones you set with others. When, in fact, they are ones we set with ourselves. In today’s episode, you’ll hear one of my favorite quotes about boundaries from author and therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab. It completely changed my perspective on boundaries - and I hope it does for you too! Plus, I sh...

It can be hard to trust choices and yourself in your love life. Did I make a mistake? Did I make the right decision? Those are typical questions I hear clients ask when they start to doubt themselves in their love lives. In today's episode I share my personal story from my first marriage and how I started building trust within myself. I talk about knowing your truth versus universal truths so...

As an ambitious woman you struggle with sabotaging behaviors like perfectionism and people pleasing, yet you might not see how deep they go not only in your everyday life but how you treat yourself. In today’s episode I share a client story where she wanted help with how she approached dating. We peeled back the layers one by one and found something else affecting not only her love life, but what...

Have you ever said, “I just can’t date him. There’s no ‘excitement’ in the relationship”? Or maybe it’s the opposite and you’ve thought, “When is this relationship going to have some stability?” If you have been experiencing the highs and lows, the ups and downs, and realize the only thing consistent is drama…then you’re riding the relationship roller coaster. In today’s episode I describe the rel...

Relationship myths can do some serious damage not only to you, but your current or future partner.  Even though there’s numerous myths surrounding relationships, in this episode I’m covering the top three relationship myths I hear not only from my ambitious achiever clients, but ambitious achiever friends. I cover how these myths show up with your sabotaging behaviors keeping you stuck in patterns...