Reinventing the Arena

Reinventing the Arena

By Molly ConnollyEducationSelf-Improvement
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Reinventing the Arena episodes

  • 35. Finding Real Connections featuring Shannon Snow & Sue Bennett from the Smitten Project

    How many times have you found yourself laying on your couch scrolling through Netflix trying to find something new to watch on a Friday night...

    Either because you haven't found anyone suitable to date (let alone ask you) or because all your married friends (with or without kids) had other plans? 

    I can't even count how many times this happened to me from my late 20's to just before meeting my now-husband at 38 years-old.

    Let's face it, singles have a difficult (and different) life once their friends get married and eventually have kids.

    Your single circle diminishes leaving you to figure out a new social life on top of trying to find a man to date.

    But what if I told you there was a way...

    to not only meet eligible bachelors AND make new single friends,

    but WHILE discovering ways to find and make genuine connections?!

    In today’s episode, I have Shannon Snow and Sue Bennett the Co-Founders of the Smitten Project sharing how they too were facing a similar single circle journey which led them to build a comprehensive resource base to assist singles in finding happiness and connection in the real world.

    You’ll hear the different programs, events, and opportunities they have that are designed to help you make and maintain real relationships with yourself and connections with others.

    Join me during the 5 week virtual course, Unplugged: Ditch the Dating Apps starting June 19th! Register today by clicking here.

    Smitten Singles website: https://thesmittenproject.com/singles-home/ 

    Smitten Singles Instagram: @smittensingles

    If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

    Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

    Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

    If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

    Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop 

    35 min
  • 34. Couch Conversations: How to Support Your Partner

    As an ambitious high achieving woman, you know having support is critical to your success. In the past you might have found support with your family and friends or maybe your coworkers or boss, but what about your romantic relationships?

    Today Brad and I talk about our experiences supporting each other to help reach our goals. Brad shares his path of becoming a triathlete when we moved to St. Louis and I add my moments as a Masters swimmer.

    Plus, I tell you all about 8 steps to supporting your partner, including how to communicate to your partner if you’re the one needing support.

    What’s sabotaging your dating life? Quiz

    If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

    Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

    Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

    If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 
    Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop

    32 min
  • 33. Are you afraid of the relationship you want?
    Today's episode might sound counterintuitive, but this is a real thing I have experienced and I know I’ve heard from a few of you that have danced around the topic: Are you afraid of the relationship you want?
    I share three relatable examples to highlight ways fear shows up for you. Plus, I let you know about the most common self sabotaging behavior I've seen with my clients and saw in my past self related to fears in relationships. Obviously it needed it's own episode to fully highlight it's impact.
    You'll learn two questions you need to ask yourself around fears showing up in your relationships to get you started.
    If you're looking for something beyond the two questions, I have something for you! In September I will have an 8 week group coaching course called Building Love Inside & Out. As of right now, you can join the waitlist and receive 3 benefits I won't be sharing any where else. One of them is $500 off the course! You have until Friday, July 7th to join the waitlist and receive the additional benefits.
    Join the Building Love Inside & Out group coaching course waitlist! Receive $500 off the course just for joining as well as two additional benefits. Full details coming soon.
    What’s sabotaging your dating life? Quiz
    If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠
    Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠
    Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 
    If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love.
    14 min
  • 32. 4 Ways to Shift Your Love Life

    Curious how to make a shift in your love life? I got you!

    In today's episode I tell you about a client of mine and explain not only her dating patterns, but the behaviors that kept her stuck in these patterns.

    I follow up with four shifts we discussed, challenged and applied in order for her to start laying the foundation so she could have the relationship she was craving.

    If you try one of the four shifts, let me know! Send me a message on Instagram.

    Want to know what behaviors are sabotaging you? Take my quiz! What’s sabotaging your dating life? Quiz

    If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

    Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

    Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

    If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

    Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop 

    11 min
  • 31. What are Your Dating Patterns? Part 2
    Welcome back to Part 2 of "What are Your Dating Patterns?"
    If you haven’t already, listen to part 1 which is episode 28.
    In today’s episode I’m sharing:
    Four dating patterns I see with my clients
    Seven self sabotaging behaviors associated with these dating patterns
    Examples of how these show up in your relationships and life
    What’s sabotaging your dating life? Quiz
    If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠
    Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠
    Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 
    If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love.
    19 min
  • 30. What does "Reinventing the Arena" mean?

    A short bonus episode for you! Last week I traveled back to Omaha and when I was there a woman asked me a great question, "What does 'Reinventing the Arena' even mean?" Honestly, I thought I answered this question long ago, but I realized I never mentioned it on the podcast and a haven't shared it on Instagram.

    Highlights include:

    • My transition coaching former athletes around their identity to ambitious women focusing on their love lives.
    • What reinventing means to me and how its helped us evolve little by little.
    • The similarities I have seen between former female athletes and ambitious women in their relationships.
    • What the arena means to me and what speech (and book) inspired me in the first place.
    • Bringing it all together, in the arena.
    • If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

      Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

      Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

      If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

      Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop 

      16 min
    • 29. Couch Conversations: Saying “I do” Straight Out of College

      Have marriage on your mind? Whether you feel as if you’re behind everyone else and you’re rushing to find a man so you can settle down or you’ve felt the pressure from others around you to get a ring on that finger, this episode might be for you.

      Brad and I share not only our experiences, but our opinions about getting married right out of college, which I find happens more in the Midwest and southern states than other parts of the US.

      Highlights include:

      • Statistics of the average age a woman gets married and the average cost of raising a child to age 18.

      • When your prefrontal cortex develops and how that impacts you as an adult.

      • Looking back to our after college experiences, our first marriages, and acquaintances marriages.

      • And how past generations, including our parents and grandparents, affect our decision of when to get married.

      • Divorce Rate in America: https://legaljobs.io/blog/divorce-rate-in-america/

        If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

        To see what else I have available and services I offer to clients, check out my coaching services on my website.

        Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

        Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

        If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

        Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop

        34 min
      • 28. What are Your Dating Patterns? Part 1

        Do your friends say that you have a “type”? Or maybe you’re running into the same problem in your current relationship as you had in the past?

        Sounds like you’re stuck in a dating pattern!

        In today’s episode I cover 

        • What dating patterns are

        • What’s keeping you stuck in your dating pattern

        • Different dating patterns you may have 

        • Make sure to listen to hear how you can discover your dating patterns.

          Discover Your Dating Pattern Quiz

          If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

          Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

          Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

          If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

          Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop 

          19 min
        • 27. Build Wealth & Your Relationship with Money featuring Dr. Anna Emily from She's So Money.

          What is your relationship with money? How do you discuss finances, saving and even investing with your partner? If those questions made you cringe, this episode is a must listen!

          Dr. Anna Emily shares her story from living on her doctorate stipend to making 12x that amount in 18 months. Years later she realized she no longer loved her job and needed to break free of the rich illusion, which led her to save her first $100,000.

          In this episode we dig into our personal stories and discuss everything from family members influencing our beliefs around money, the scarcity mindset, and the future of women's purchasing power.

          You’ll hear Dr. Emily discuss:

          • The importance of being on the same page of your spending, saving and investment goals with a partner.

          • How core values impact your finances and how they are reflected in your goals in your relationship.

          • Money red flags to look out for when dating, in committed relationships and even conversations around money.

          • Connect with Dr. Anna Emily on Instagram @shes_somoney and listen to her podcast The She’s So Money Podcast. You can also get instant access to her free masterclass to learn how to save your first $100,000. If you want to work with her to save your first $100,000 reach out to her on Instagram and ask about her Wealth by Design program. Let her know you found her from the Reinventing the Arena podcast! 

            If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

            To see what else I have available and services I offer to clients, check out my coaching services on my website.

            Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

            Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

            If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

            1 hr 7 min
          • 26. Couch Conversations: Why do men ghost?

            My husband, Brad, is joining me today for a Couch Conversation about ghosting.

            We talk about our ghosting experiences before we met, ways we’ve let others know it’s not going to work out and the repercussions of doing so.

            Brad shares why he thinks men ghost and what that really means about the man you’re interested in.

            Plus, I share three ways to cut ghosting out of your dating life - if you’re willing to take the action.

            If you feel called to work closely with me, I have limited spots open for my 1:1 private coaching. ⁠Apply here.⁠

            To see what else I have available and services I offer to clients, check out my coaching services on my website.

            Instagram: ⁠@reinventingthearena⁠

            Website: ⁠https://reinventingthearena.com/⁠ 

            If you loved this episode or even the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. It helps more ambitious women like yourself find this show and learn how to have a healthy relationship with themselves and a partner they love. 

            Drink Moment: Use promo code REINVENTINGTHEARENA at checkout to receive 15% OFF your first purchase: https://drinkmoment.com/collections/shop 

            25 min

          About Reinventing the Arena

          From the publisher's feed

          Align. Embody. Rise. Reinventing the Arena podcast is your gateway to self-transformation—shifting the focus from external relationships to the most important one: the relationship with yourself.