Kirstie Taylor is a dating, self-love and relationship writer. She's had pieces featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, Well + Good, and the Washington Post.

Her first book, What I Wish I Knew About Love comes out at the end of February / early March! Pre-order it here : ShopCatalog.com

 

Topics :

• 1 piece of advice she’d tell her younger self about love : confidence & self-love is important
• Bouncing from relationship to relationship for a decade & lessons she learned
• Growing up in Florida with big city dreams
• Falling for the Attachment Theory
• How to know when someone should or shouldn’t be dating
• Dating breaks give us time to focus on us
• Pros / cons of online dating : Allows us to be more intentional & protective of our time
• Biggest first date cheat code : grab coffee
• Advice for males in the dating scene
• Crafting the perfect online profile
• Who pays for the bill? Guy, girl or split?
• Not allowing insecurities to control our life
• How to keep the fire alive in a relationship when it starts to burn out
• Importance of communication in a relationship
• Crossing the “friendship” boundary
• Express your emotions to people
• Figuring out your attachment style
• Marriage in 2021
• Brining her vision of writing a book to life by shooting her shot
• Prioritizing sleep has helped with overall well-being
• Consistency builds success
• Tips for keeping a clear headspace
• Going through a rough time in Summer of 2018 & attempting suicide
• Taking care of yourself first
• Challenge for the listeners : Reflect on how your dating life has gone thus far, what has made you happy / sad / felt uncomfortable & then create boundaries around what you want / need

Books Referenced

• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• Attached by Amir Levine
• Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

 

Connect with Kirstie!

Instagram : @WordsWithKirstie

Tiktok : @KirstieTaylorr

Website : KirstieTaylor.com

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