Smart Dating Academy - The Podcast

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125: Love with Tamsen Fadal ❤️ Mar 04, 2024

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I couldn't be more excited to have a conversation with the fabulous Tamsen Fadal - I met Tamsen while doing dozens of love segments on her TV Show in NYC on PIX11. Tamsen is an award-winning journalist (she won 13 Emmy awards!), speaker, author, podcast host and menopause advocate. She is dedicated to championing women’s stories being bold in midlife and beyond and shares advice and education on menopause, relationships, divorce and career so that women do not feel alone during this stage in their lives.
We talk about:

Starting a matchmaking business before dating apps existed and what she learned from that
Tamsen's experience with divorce and dating after divorce
How she met her 2nd husband and how she knew he was the one (and she didn't think she would ever remarry!)
Advice on dating and meeting the one in midlife
What an "easy relationship" REALLY means
The moment that made her become a menopause advocate
Tamsen's advice on taking the action to lead a fulfilling life
Make-up tips (check out her IG for more amazing tips)

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124: Bianca, the Chemist, Finds Love in her 30s in Canada! Feb 26, 2024

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This week we are bringing to you your favorite kind of episode: another love story from one of our dear clients who will inspire you with her self-awareness, action, and authenticity at a young age. Bianca is a 36-year-old Chemist who lives in Ontario, Canada. Bianca describes herself as a late bloomer and an introverted, independent woman by nature. By her mid-twenties nearly everyone she knew was married and often to the only person they had ever dated. Bianca was puzzled on how this worked for them, but not for her.
After several unsuccessful relationships, Bianca still couldn’t analyze what had specifically gone wrong. One day, she saw Bela on the Steve Harvey Show and on Good Morning America and got in touch with Smart Dating Academy. Through coaching and devoutly following the advice from Bela and Lindsay, she realized that she had so many false beliefs that were holding her back. Bianca soaked everything up during her sessions, got more confident in dating, AND adopted the mindset of being psychotically optimistic in her entire life.
At the start of 2021, Bianca met Derek online and after their first date she thought that she would not hear back from him. But she did! They went on a second date and many more to follow. Bianca got to know him more and more and Bianca realized that he is the lid to her pot. Bianca and Derek got married last year in 2023 and couldn’t be happier to be real partners in life. She is absolutely adorable, and you will hear your own story in hers.
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123: The Science of Love Feb 19, 2024

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This week, Dr. Wendy Walsh joins me to talk about the science of love. Known as America's Relationship Expert, Dr. Wendy Walsh is an award-winning television journalist, a Radio Host & Podcaster, the author of three books on relationships & thousands of print and digital articles.
Dr. Wendy shares with us how she got to where she is today and how she went from news anchor to relationship expert, as well as what we can do to attract the best love.
We talk about:
What attachment theory is and how you can change your attachment style
How different attachment styles work together in a relationship
The importance your "tribe" plays in picking the right partner
What butterflies in your stomach really mean
What to do to get over being attracted to "bad boys" (and this may take a long time)
The RIGHT way to process your feelings (shame is the hardest one to process!)
The role self love and positive talk plays in finding true love
How to have emotional conversations and why is it important in building great relationships
What boundaries really are and how to enforce them the right way
This episode is a must listen! Dr. Wendy drops so many lovely gems during our conversation that you don't want to miss!
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122: How to Be CONFIDENT During Dates! Feb 12, 2024

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In this week's episode, I'm having a conversation with the lovely Dr. Sheva Assar about how we can amp up our confidence, especially in the dating world. Dr. Sheva is a clinical psychologist and she has a specific interest in the areas of self confidence, establishing and maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships, and living authentic, value-oriented lives. Dr. Sheva believes that the relationship that we have with ourselves, particularly how we think and respond to ourselves, is the foundation for our relationships with others. Let that sink in for a moment!
We talked about:
How we can be more confident in a world that often makes us question ourselves

How to challenge our own self-doubting beliefs & why writing them down before dates is so useful!

Ask open-ended questions to build authentic relationships
How we can express how we feel the RIGHT way during a conflict/ disagreement
Ways to be more authentic throughout the dating process
How investing in other areas of our world can make us a more confident dater
This episode is a must listen if you want to be more authentically YOU during dates!
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121: Does Exclusivity Mean They're Your Boyfriend/ Girlfriend? Feb 09, 2024

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121: Will Dating a Friend Ruin the Friendship? Feb 08, 2024

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WIll dating a friend ruin the friendship? The answer to this question, as you might expect, is complicated, and there isn't a firm yes or no. It's going to depend on you, and the person. Before you get into the relationship, look at this person crucially. Listen to this amazing podcast where Bela explains the eight crucial things to consider before jumping into a relationship with a friend (and she has a LOT of experience with this with her own marriage and clients)!
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121: Why Butterflies are BAD in Dating! Feb 07, 2024

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121: The BEST Way to Say What's Bothering You! Feb 06, 2024

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121: 4 Sentences That Will Bring You More Love, INSTANTLY Feb 05, 2024

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Bela will share an amazing set of sentences that she learned serendipitously from Dan Harris that will bring you more joy, ease, and reduce anxiety. It has changed her world in the last week, and everyone she has shared it with has LOVED it. Today, she's giving it all to us in this jewel of a mini episode. Be ready for things to change for you in a very loving way.
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120: Easy Ways to Make Meaningful Friendships in Adulthood! Jan 29, 2024

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This week I'm having a fun conversation with Lane Moore, who was the "sex / relationships" editor at Cosmo, is an award-winning actor, author, and comedian. Moore is most famously known as the creator and star of one of the most well-reviewed comedy shows in the world, Tinder Live, where she projects her dating app onto a screen, swipes through profiles live on stage, and the audience votes whether she swipes right or left, to cathartic, hilarious, and surprisingly kind results.
We talk about:
Fun moments on her Tinder Live shows

Her books "How to be Alone" (and it starts with accepting who we are and what we need) and "How to Find Your People"

What self-love and self-worth really means (I love her defintion)

How a pet can help you feel healthy, happy, and unconditional love and heal from heartbreak

How to form authentic adult friendships

Different attachment styles and what they mean in friendships

Friend breakups: How to know when to leave and how to do it

The ONLY time ghosting is ok

What being vulnerable REALLY means
You don't want to miss this high energy episode filled with awesome advice on how to find YOUR people.

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