Seeing Other People

On today's Unfiltered episode, I sit down with a 28-year-old guy from New York City named Sam. Sam walks us through his complicated relationship with Taylor that began right before covid started, resulting in an unexpected Long distance relationship. Sam shares the struggles that he and Taylor faced including lack of communication, internal mental health issues, external pressures, family members adding their opinions in, and breaking up and getting back together multiple times.

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Gigi Robinson, Gen Z thought leader, chronic illness and mental health advocate, and the host of Spotify Greenroom's "Everything You Need Is Within" joins the show today. We discuss how social media makes us feel more single and isolated than we are, what it feels to not have gone on a date since 2019, dating during covid when you are immune compromised, how quarantine impacted friendships, navigating dating when you are chronically ill, and why you shouldn’t making snap judgments about potential dates based on their social media.

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Caitlin Kelley, host of What The Fuck’s Up podcast, joins us for a deep dive into all things cheating. We analyze your responses to a series of cheating-focused IG story question boxes and polls, and discuss why people cheat, if they get caught if they come clean, the long term impacts of cheating and being cheated on, and how cheaters feel in the moment. 

Caitlin shares her own story of being cheated on, why she initially chose to give him the benefit of the doubt, and what finally pushed her over the edge and caused her to end it for good. Finally, we debate the age old question, “Once a cheater, always a cheater?”

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UNFILTERED: In this episode, I sit down with a woman who shares a story about being diagnosed with vaginismus. Vaginismus is a condition in which the vaginal muscles contract involuntarily during any form of vaginal penetration. Depending on the woman, the effects of vaginismus can vary from mild discomfort to severe pain. She shares what it was like to receive her diagnosis and how it’s impacted her dating life and daily life ever since.

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Artist and songwriter Gayle joins the show today to talk about what it’s like transforming her dating experiences into music and lyrics. We talk about the breakup that led to her new single "abcdefu," what it’s like putting her raw emotions out there for the world to hear, turning heartbreak into music, dating within the industry, writing revenge songs, the fear of never being good enough, and more.

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TW: the following content may be sensitive for those who have experienced any form of sexual assault.

On today’s episode, I’m joined by a woman who had a nonconsensual sexual experience when she was a college student. We hear about the events leading up to this, what actually happened in the moment, and how it’s impacted her longterm. We discuss guilt, trust, consent, communication, safe dating and more.

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Tinah (with an H) Ogalo, host of the In Your Twentys podcast, joins us today for a deep dive into the most controversial and shocking poll results from the @seeingotherpeople Instagram Story that you’ve all been voting on. Get ready to hear about politics, cheating, family involvement, social media stalking, commitment issues, exclusivity and more.

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TW: the following content may be sensitive for those with an eating disorder.

On today’s episode, we hear from a 25 year old male who has struggled with body image issues and an eating disorder. He shares what it’s been like to date and use dating apps when you aren’t comfortable in your own skin.

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Today we’re joined by Dr. Abby Medcalf, psychologist, best-selling author of "Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner Won't Do a Thing Kindle" and host of the "Relationships Made Easy" podcast. We’re sitting down to discuss everything that you need to know about moving on, leaving the past in the past and not letting previous dating and relationship experiences impact present and future ones. Abby walks us through getting closure with yourself, learning how to live in the moment and not in the past, having high standards and low expectations, learning to trust yourself, setting boundaries, and more.

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On today’s Unfiltered episode, Ilana sits down with Daniela, a 27 year old female living in Toronto, Canada. Daniela shares the story of the breakup she went through due to her partner's parents not supporting their relationship because of factors including her ethnicity, immigration status, age, career, and appearance. We discuss how this impacted her relationship, her self worth, and her values when it comes to dating and searching for a life partner.

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