The Date with Confidence Podcast

If you’ve ever left a first date feeling deflated, disappointed, or questioning if you’ll ever meet someone, this is for you.  I dive into the exact things I tell myself after a disastrous first date: the reminders, re-frames, and confidence resets that stop me from spiralling into “I’m unlovable” territory. Dating is full of highs and lows, and one bad date doesn’t define your worth.  I...

EPISODE 72: This Is The Energy You Need To Take With You On A First Date Be honest—have you ever planned your wedding with someone you haven’t even met yet?  And then felt totally let down when they rocked up in a tracksuit and picked their nose through dinner? (Yeah… I’ve been there too.) After a 4-year dating break, I made a huge mistake: I over-romanticised first dates before they even hap...

EPISODE 71: You Need To Hold Yourself To High Standards Too (It's Not Just About Him) Be honest, are you holding yourself to the same dating standards you expect from others?  In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I share a big shift I’ve made in my dating mindset—one that’s honestly changed everything. We always talk about what we want from someone else: effort, communication,...

EPISODE 70: You Fall For Potential, Not Proven Consistency: ChatGPT's Brutal Dating Advice Ever wondered what ChatGPT really thinks about your love life?  In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I asked ChatGPT to be brutally honest with me about my romantic blind spots… and she did not hold back. Using a juicy prompt inspired by Gala Darling, I got an AI-powered reality check on...

EPISODE 69: Releasing The Energy Of Past Lovers Isn't Fun, But You Need To Do It If You Want To Move On Ever felt like you’ve moved on from a past relationship… but something still lingers? Maybe it’s the memory of an ex, the grip of a rebound that’s not quite right, or the way your body tenses when someone new gets too close.  In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m being ho...

EPISODE 68: Your Dating Profile: How To Write One, When To Update It, What Not To Include (Rewrite Mine With Me) FYI: If you’re listening to this anywhere that isn’t YouTube, you may wanna skip between 19.45-24.30 as I’m updating my dating profile and if you can’t see it, it’s not that interesting… In this juicy, slightly chaotic (but super helpful, I think) episode of The Date with Confidence pod...

EPISODE 67: How to Quit Dating Someone You’re Just Not Into He didn’t make the bed so I ended it (but there’s more to this story….). What started as a promising connection took a turn on date seven, when the effort (or lack of it) just didn’t match up. It took around 3 seconds for me to be fully checked out and this time I ended things immediately. That’s growth for ya… In this episode of The Date...

EPISODE 66: Don't Let Their Negative Dating Experiences Impact You (There Are Still Good Men Out There) If you’ve ever thought:  “I used to feel hopeful about dating, but now all I hear is horror stories.”  “Everyone around me says men are trash, and part of me is starting to believe it.” “There’s no such thing as a fairytale anymore, online dating is just full of ghosters, love bombers...

EPISODE 65: Blindsided By Red Flags In Your 30s? Here's How To Remove The Shame If you’ve ever thought, “How did I miss that?” “I should’ve known better” “I can’t believe I didn’t recognise that sooner” or “After everything I’ve worked on… how the fuck did I fall for this?” this is the episode for you. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m diving into something I don’t think we...

EPISODE 64: How To Know When You're Ready To Date Again In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I open up about the grief, healing, and realisations that shaped my decision to return to dating after a tough year.  After losing two grandparents within weeks of each other and navigating the fallout of a painful dating experience, I took a long, conscious break. Now, I'm back—dating...

EPISODE 63: How to Use ChatGPT to NEVER Settle in a Relationship The reason so many people (women especially) settle in average relationships with average men - and by average I mean not the type of person they actually want to be dating - is because they’re not crystal clear on their relationship vision. But I’ve got just the solution for you…..a solution that means you’ll NEVER settle in a relat...

EPISODE 62: Dating Advice: Stop Giving People Chances When Your Intuition's Off Our monthly community episode is here! In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I answer the following questions: Is it just me who finds it sexual when someone touches inside my belly button? Would you be the one to initiate the conversation of going from dating to exclusive? How would you ask someone out...

EPISODE 61: Redefining Love And Relationship Standards I’ve been reflecting on the kind of love I want to call into my life in a different way recently, a way that I’ve never considered before now. It’s causing me to reevaluate my relationship standards and helping me to go even deeper with what I desire from a relationship in the future.  Here’s a brief overview: 1. Evolving Relationship Sta...

EPISODE 60: The Truth: You're Actually Obsessed With Yourself, Not With Him In this episode, I reflect on a transformative realisation about dating: sometimes, our obsession with a partner isn’t about them at all—it’s about how incredible *we* are. After watching a TikTok that highlighted this, I began to look differently at my dating experiences. I now notice that the excitement and fulfilment I...

EPISODE 59: How To Overcome Anxious Attachment When Dating Someone New Is your anxious attachment style affecting your dating experience? Are your relationships often overshadowed by feelings of insecurity or fear of abandonment? Do you find yourself overthinking every text or interaction, constantly worried that your partner may pull away? In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast,...

EPISODE 58: Dating Advice: Should He Delete Photos Of His Ex? It’s our monthly community episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast! We kick things off with a hilarious dating story about an awkward, accidental belly-button encounter that broke the ice when a new girlfriend met her partner’s sister for the first time, followed by the loveliest feedback from a regular listener. You'll also hear my...

EPISODE 57: The Reason I Stopped Looking At Their Social Media I was swiping away on Hinge the other day when I was reminded of the thing that gives me the ick instantly.... Get Involved! You can contribute your stories to the Date with Confidence Podcast here . Share your best or worst dating stories, your biggest icks, dating tips you think everyone should know or ask me anything about my dating...

EPISODE 56: Watch Out: 7 Easy To Ignore Red Flags I'm No Longer Available For Have you ever been on a date with someone and something’s just felt….off? You can’t put your finger on it because it’s not an “in your face” red flag, but your intuition is telling you something isn’t quite right. As you reflect on the date(s), you realise there were subtle red flags that’d be easy to miss had you not be...

EPISODE 55: How To Be Happy In Your Skin When Divorced In Your 30s Back in the summer, I received a message on Instagram asking me “What would you suggest the best thing to do for someone who wants to find happiness in their own skin and not feel they need a girl's attention to feel confident and wanted?”. This message came from someone who was going through a divorce and realised they had some wo...

EPISODE 54: Single For 5 Years & Celebrating ONE YEAR Of The Podcast! HAPPY ONE YEAR OF THE DATE WITH CONFIDENCE PODCAST!! In this episode, I reflect on my personal journey through relationships, breakups and self-discovery. From overcoming codependency to setting healthy boundaries, I share some of the most transformative lessons I’ve learned while navigating love and loss over the past 5 yea...

EPISODE 53: Dating Advice: He Hasn't Said “I Love You” Yet We’re back baby!! In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I take a deep dive into my recent experiences with dating and how they've made me reflect on my own values, self-awareness and boundaries. After ending a ‘relationship’ with someone whose views didn't align with mine, I took some time off from dating to process everythi...

EPISODE 52: We Need to Talk There's some things we need to catch up about.... Resources Mentioned: Manifest The One The 9 Red Flags You Need to Stop Ignoring Immediately Heal Your Heart: Powerful Journalling for Breakup Grief The reel I was talking about Get Involved! You can contribute your stories to the Date with Confidence Podcast here . Share your best or worst dating stories, your biggest ic...

EPISODE 51: If I Wanted to Fall in Love, This is What I'd Do This video was shared on my YouTube channel in February and I thought it'd be something you'd benefit from listening to too so here ya go.... After 4 years of being single, I'm ready to fall in love again. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I talk about my commitment to intentional dating with the goal of finding a mean...

EPISODE 50: An Alternative Perspective On The 5 Love Languages “Love Languages are a load of rubbish!” was his response when I asked him to take the 5 Love Languages quiz, which led to an in depth discussion and a new, alternative perspective on Gary Chapman’s Love Languages. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I dive deep into the concept of Love Languages, reflecting on personal...

EPISODE 49: MAFS S11: Lessons You Need To Improve Your New Relationship Who knew that your Married At First Sight Australia addiction could improve your new relationship? Whether you’re actively dating and looking for ‘The One’ or you’ve just started seeing someone new ( it’s ok, you don’t have to call it a relationship yet ), I’m sharing the important lessons we can learn from the remaining coupl...