Before we focus on finding the right partner, it’s essential to ask—how strong is your relationship with yourself? In this episode, we unpack what it truly means to build a relationship with yourself from a psychological perspective.

In this episode:

- Learn how self-awareness, self-respect, and internal safety lay the foundation for dating with confidence and clarity. 

- How your inner world can shape who you’re drawn to, how you show up in relationships, and your ability to set healthy boundaries.

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If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Are you stuck in the same dating pattern—but not sure what exactly needs to change?
Before you jump into solutions, take a step back: have you clearly defined the problem?

In this episode, we explore how identifying what’s truly within your control in dating can help you move forward with clarity and purpose.

✨ Dating Coaching Program – Now Enrolling
Starts July 9. Learn more → nadineneukirch.com

🎁 Free Guide: Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating
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💌 Submit your dating questions → nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Should you keep seeing them—or call it quits?
In this episode, we explore how to navigate early dating with clarity and confidence.

You’ll learn:

• When to stay open and keep exploring a connection
• How to follow through with connections on dating apps and in person
• How to make decisions that align with your values—not just your anxiety

✨ Dating Coaching Program – Now Enrolling
Starts July 9. Join here → nadineneukirch.com

🎁 Free Guide: Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating
Download → nadineneukirch.com

💌 Submit your dating questions → nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Why does dating feel so overwhelming when all you want is a healthy connection?
In this episode, we explore how complex trauma can shape the way you approach dating and relationships—and what healing can look like.

You’ll learn:

• Common ways complex trauma shows up in dating
• How your nervous system may confuse safety with danger
• Why emotional avoidance, over-functioning, or shutdowns aren't “bad” behavior—but protective patterns

Whether you’ve experienced emotional neglect, relational trauma, or simply want to date more consciously, this episode offers compassionate insight to help you move forward.

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If you're in distress or need someone to talk to, please reach out:

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Please contact your local crisis line, GP, or search online for mental health support services in your region.

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✨ Dating Coaching Program – Now Enrolling
Starts July 9. Join here → nadineneukirch.com

🎁 Free Guide: Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating
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💌 Submit your dating questions → nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Not sure what to text back?
Feeling anxious while waiting for a reply or wondering if you're coming on too strong?

In this episode:

• How to pace texting without overextending
• Managing anxiety while waiting for replies
• When overthinking = avoiding real communication

✨ Dating Coaching Program – Now Open
Starts July 9. Join here → nadineneukirch.com

🎁 Free Guide: Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating
Download → nadineneukirch.com

💌 Submit your dating questions → nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Meeting new people in dating can be anxiety provoking, frustrating, boring, confusing, and many other emotions. It is normal for the human brain to try and make sense of new people and made judgments and assumptions about them. This however, takes us away from being in the moment and can increase suffering and misinterpretation. 

In this episode:

- Learn about the mindfulness skill of 'Observe' from DBT therapy and how this can be applied to dating

FREE Guide on Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating:
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Submit a dating topic or question to be covered on the podcast at: https://www.nadineneukirch.com

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR *** ONLINE DATING COACHING PROGRAMS***
For more information or to register visit:
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Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Are you in your midlife and contemplating dating? People often have many fears and barriers about dating as they grow older, with thoughts such as; "All the good people are taken", "I'm not attractive anymore", "The apps are only for younger people". Most difficult thoughts however are not grounded in facts, but rather judgments and fears. In this episode you will learn tips to shift your mindset and approach dating in your midlife with increased confidence.

FREE Guide on Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

Submit a dating topic or question to be covered on the podcast at: https://www.nadineneukirch.com

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR *** ONLINE DATING COACHING PROGRAMS***
For more information or to register visit:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Do you find yourself hot and cold with use of the dating apps. You go on them for a few months and then feel disheartened and quit for another few months? Is you mindset one of defeat and hopelessness; "They don't work, they are too boring, it's impossible to get matches"

In this episode:

- Identify your mindset for use of dating apps and learn how to clarify what are facts vs judgment/fear/opinions. 

- 3 key judgments about the use of apps explored and mindset reframes covered

FREE Guide on Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

Submit a dating topic or question to be covered on the podcast at: https://www.nadineneukirch.com

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR *** ONLINE DATING COACHING PROGRAMS***
For more information or to register visit:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Do you experience intense and overwhelming emotions where you become impulsive or feel out of control in dating? Or do you feel numb and disconnected from your emotions in dating? You may be experiencing emotion dysregulation. In DBT therapy there are skills to regulate emotions, feel more in control of your emotional experience and reduce unnecessary suffering. This episode explores the basics of what emotion regulation is.

FREE Guide on Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR *** ONLINE DATING COACHING PROGRAM Feb 2025***
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Eist, H. I. (2015). DBT Skills Training Manual, Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 504 pp.: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 422 pp.

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.

Have you ever found yourself doubting your decisions in dating? Making one choice and then feeling guilt afterwards or criticising yourself? One part of you wants to go on a date and the other part of you fears rejection and wants to avoid the apps?

In this episode:

- Explore the impact of conflicting 'parts' of yourself in dating

- Strategies to befriend these parts, understand their fears and needs and make effective choices

FREE Guide on Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR *** ONLINE DATING COACHING PROGRAMS***
For more information or to register visit:
https://www.nadineneukirch.com

Thanks for tuning in to The Psychology of Dating Podcast.

If you found this episode helpful, please follow, rate, and share it with someone navigating the dating world.

Want more support? Download my free guide: “Top 3 Mindset Shifts in Dating” – link in the show notes.

For 1:1 sessions or to join my group program Dating with Confidence & Clarity: A Psychological Approach, visit nadineneukirch.com

Connect with me on Instagram @nadine.neukirch for tips, insights, and encouragement.

Remember: love starts with how you show up for yourself.