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Finding love on Clubhouse is a thing! Just ask today's guest Kelly Shepherd Watts, a life and relationship coach who found love with relationship coach Louis Morris on Clubhouse. Kelly and I are obsessed with Clubhouse and can't believe howmuch our lives have changed from using this app. We love the connections, learned so much, and met the most amazing people since we've been hanging out on Clubhouse. Clubhouse is filled with successful singles who are not only lookingfor love but looking to level up professionally. These new friendships and connections have deepened our mission to help others find love. In this week'sepisode, Kelly will encourage you to join the conversation, find that community or love interest. Kellydiscusses how to make a powerful impact while sharing tips and strategies to finding love on Clubhouse. 

 Kelly Shepherd Watts has spent 35 years in the non-profit, social work and education industries. She completed her MBA and serves her community in Charlotte, NC while serving on 11 nonprofit boards in leadership roles. She started "The Coaching Concierge” where she has helped people “Make their Dreams a Reality.' Kelly has been a motivational speaker and facilitated leadership and professional development seminars. She’s also the Executive Director of a nonprofit helping single parents create economic success through group and individual coaching. 

Kerry Brett and Kelly Shepherd Watts discuss how and why people are finding love on Clubhouse.
It's easy to find like-minded people who are interested in similar conversations.
Clubhouse fills the feeling of loneliness.
Why Clubhouse is different than dating apps and a great connector.
How the heart can hear what's true and real.
If you are grounded within yourself, you'll do well on Clubhouse.
What makes you stand out on Clubhouse?
You create opportunity because you should up.
You don't know where your people are, so try many rooms to see which rooms resonate.
Why Clubhouse gives you inspiration and motivation.
Why people go to Clubhouse to change their lives.
Why Clubhouse allows people to connect without the pressure of dating.
Why we believe Clubhouse holds the future of dating.
Using Clubhouse to connect is using a different vehicle, just like if you used a variety of dating apps. 
Clubhouse gives you a unique opportunity to use your voice instead of relying on your leading photograph to open the door to a new connection. 
Nowadays, most people work remotely and are open to moving to a new location if they find the right person. 
More people are open to finding love in other states or countries by changing the radius or willing to try different apps to meet others.

To find out more about Kelly Shepherd Watts, you can find her on FaceBook under Iamkellydenise, Instagram @iamkellydenise. She moderates "Let the Gratitude Flow" and "The Heart Matters" rooms on Clubhouse.

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This week's guest is Louis Morris, he's the host of The Heart Matters podcast; he's also a relationship coach who is lovingly known as "Les Brown of Relationships." Attention all singles, did you know that finding love on Clubhouse is a thing? Well, it is! It's a real thing, and in this episode, Louis will share how he found love on Clubhouse and how you can too! In fact, Louis and I feel so strongly about helping others find love on Clubhouse that we've even created a Club together called the 90 Second Pitch To Get Hitched, which we host on Monday and Wednesday at 4 PM (EST) on Clubhouse. Louis shares his expertise about relationships, love and how to find the right person to compliment your life. He'll also teach us how to get our relationship groove back through spirituality, love, intimacy, and trust. 

After pursuing his certification as a life coach in 2018, Louis turned his passion for helping people with intimate heart matters into a career. Louis's mission is to help others who want to work through their relationship issues. He also assists singles who have been through a divorce, break-up, lost their companion, or struggled with past relationship issues. He supports his clients by helping them address their relationship issues from the inside out.

Kerry Brett and Louis Morris make the announcement of the new club, 90 Second Pitch To Get Hitched on Clubhouse,  and how excited they are to bring others together giving them an opportunity to find love. They also share what they've learned from all of the 90 Second Pitch's  while offering advice about how to stand out and make a memorable impact.

Along with coaching, Louis is a published author, writes a weekly blog, has a branded Amazon shop, and hosts his podcast The Heart Matters, which offers relationship tips and advice and exciting interviews with smart and driven guests.  To find out more about Louis go to louismorriscoaching.com, listen to his podcast The Heart Matters or follow on Instagram @louis_morris_coaching.

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Today's guest is Denise Rodgers, and she's a spiritual teacher, healer, and former "Dream Lady" who's appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows internationally. Denise found herself in her early 20’s pregnant and in love. Her life took on new meaning and direction after spiraling out of control and overcoming a traumatic, near-death experience, where she was shot twice, badly beaten, and left to die as her 5-year-old hid in the next room. Denise is the epitome of a survivor and in expert in breaking the cycle with a bad boy. In this episode, Denise will share how to quit bad boys for once and for all. Life with a bad boy is toxic, harmful, exhausting, and can be so destructive that could lead to dangerous situations that could cost you your life. Bad boys use drama, conflict, and confidence while telling us what we want to hear to keep us in the game. When we come back, Denise will share reason why bad boy relationships are highly toxic. How not to get hooked and break the spell to pull in a healthy relationship because love doesn’t equal drama and pain.

Following her near-death experience, Denise Rodgers embarked upon a healing journey by studying the mind and dreams. For the past 30 years, she has been developing and teaching her Mind, Body, & Spirit Self-Empowerment Programs. The results from her program have been published in numerous journals. Denise contributed a chapter on mind & body interventions in the leading medical textbook globally, and she's one of the few non-physician or non-Ph. D. to be featured in this prestigious book. Her program was also a special topics SPECIAL course at the University of Texas school of Medicine. After her deceased husband came to her in a dream, Denise began to study dreams and consciousness. She also appeared on the radio and television for 10 years as an expert on the altered state of Consciousness. Denise has been a Hospice Chaplain and Death Doula for eleven years and finds great satisfaction in helping people cross over to the other side. She strives to change the dialogue about death and dying, and she's interested in facilitating communication from loved ones through the form of Dream Visitations. 

Kerry Brett and Denise Rodgers cover a lot of ground topics include:
Characteristics that draw you into a relationship with a bad boy.
Why women often make the mistake that they can change a man.
Bad boys don’t pretend to be someone they’re not and have a high opinion of themselves.
Why bad boys use confidence and charm to hook you, meanwhile your confidence starts to diminish.
Bad boys are highly unpredictable, they love creating drama and a series of highs and lows.
How to change the cycle of falling for bad boys and kicking patterns of toxicity.
Even if you feel your situation is impossible to change it is possible.
Always chose hope, once you chose hope anything is possible.

To find out more about Denise Rodgers follow on Instagram @mindbodyspirit0921or her website mindbodypotential.org.

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Today's guest is Kait Warman, and she's the author of the book "Thank You for Rejecting Me.” Rejection is one of the hardest things we deal with when dating. In fact, 99.9 percent of us feel defined by our rejections. Kait's journey with setbacks and heartbreak wasn't wasted; it’s made her who she is today. Kait's experiences inspired her to write a book to help women navigate the painful throes of rejection. Kait believes rejection can hurt us - but doesn't need to derail us, destroy our self-esteem, or impact our feelings about ourselves. Kait is willing to go there and talk about how she's been rejected in many painful ways but encourages us and proves that rejection can build our strength. It can also clarify our life purpose so we can call in a more secure love for ourselves. Kait discusses how you can easily be freed from rejection and realize it is part of life, but it doesn’t have to run or affect our future. 

Kait Warman is an author, inspirational speaker, relationship coach, online educator, and host of The Heart of Dating podcast. Kait's mission is to empower others to have the courage to own their story, walk-in victory, discover clarity and vision in their life and relationships. Kait is passionate about relationships and has hope that the dating scene can be transformed because let's face it, the struggle is real. She has an extensive dating background, has actively worked to seek hope, growth and a deeper sense of self love. She loves walking along side those on the same journey while showing others that dating can be amazing!

Kerry Brett and Kait Warman cover a lot of ground. Topics include:

How Kait realized there wasn’t a lot of information around dating in the Christian culture, so four years ago, she started her podcast The Heart of Dating.
How derailing it can be to hand your power over to someone else.
How to take back your power at your lowest moment.
You have a choice in your pain and suffering and can take control of your healing.
Rejection is protection and redirection plus an opportunity to focus on your self-worth.
Rejection is an opportunity to pivot.
Why you should grab a notebook and write down the truths about you so you don’t believe the lies that someone else tells you about yourself.
Why the right relationship will humble you and make you want to do better, the wrong relationship will have you constantly questioning yourself, feeling anxious, and walking on eggshells.
Why one of the most attractive things is when someone is sure they want to be with you!
Why you should be with someone who is interested in being with you without you trying to convince them to be.
Rejections can keep us small and scared, or they can become things we grow through, learn from, and one day claim as a victory.

To find out more about Kait Warman go to www.heartofdating.com or follow on Instagram @kaitness or @heartofdating.

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Today, we have the MOST special guest—this woman is my HERO, and her books changed my life. Her name is Natalie Lue; she's a podcaster, speaker, artist, and writer of well-known books such as Mr. Unavailable and the Fallback Girl, a book that means so much to me I can basically recite it. Like so many women, Natalie had a litany of problems that included bad boundaries, toxic relationships, and a penchant for emotionally unavailable men. Until everything changed in 2005, when a crippling disease and the breakup from a barely-there guy triggered an awakening, igniting the desire to fight back. She wrote down her experiences and documented her journey, which led to self-publishing five best-selling books and creating Baggage Reclaim, including online courses, over 16,000 blog entries, and a podcast that has helped millions of women become "reclaimers" in over 140 countries. Through it all, her mission remains the same: if she can help even one person avoid what she went through and support others who have struggled with abandonment, rejection, trauma, people-pleasing, emotional unavailability, and feeling "not good enough," she's making the world a better place.
 
Natalie Lue is a thought leader in relationships. Her no-nonsense, compassionate, and humorous take has garnered a following in over 140 countries, and she's been featured in The New York Times, NPR, and the BBC, to name a few. She's the author of Mr. Unavailable and the Fallback Girl, The No Contact Rule, The Dreamer and Fantasy Relationship and Love, Care, Trust & Respect, which has sold 140K+ copies, and her podcast, The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, has over 2 million downloads. Harper Horizon is publishing her next book, The Joy of Saying No, in October 2022. Aside from her self-help blog, Baggage Reclaim, she is also the founder of the kids' lifestyle blog Bambino Goodies. She's based in London with her husband, two daughters, and crazy cockerpoo. She left advertising to become a full-time blogger for the past 13.5 years. She's the former relationship columnist for In The Moment Magazine and has spoken worldwide at numerous conferences. Her current work centers around people-pleasing, boundaries, mindfulness, and creativity. 

Kerry Brett and Natalie Lue cover a lot of ground. In my opinion, Natalie is a brilliant writer who channeled this epic book and had the unique and perfect skill set to put it all together. If you struggle to date or think something is wrong with you, unworthy or not good enough, this episode will be a game-changer. Topics include:

Why Natalie has a knack for calling a spade a spade, tune into why she's always 100 percent right when it comes to problems within relationships.
You're not crazy or losing your mind, why it's crazy-making dealing with a "Mr. Unavailable".
Why Mr. Unavailable and the Fallback Girl is the the gift that keeps on giving.
Why Natalie's books speak to the collective pain women, go through.
Why women are socialized and conditioned to get the short end of the stick when it comes to toxic relationships.
Why this is not the "Last Chance Saloon" and why we should never settle!
What a relationship looks like with a "Mr. Unavailable", spoiler alert it's not pretty and never ends well. EVER!
Why "Mr. Unavailable and the Fallback Girl" was survival for me because society doesn't talk about these things or these types of men who cause all this distribution, havoc, and pain.
The definition of "Future Faking" – when someone fakes a future to get what they want in the present.
What "Fast Forwarding" is and why things start intense and moments later end up in smokes.
Why "Mr. Unavailable's" use "blowing hot or cold" to manage down expectations and control the narrative.

Follow Natalie on Instagram @natlue or find out more at natalielue.com. Purcha

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Today’s guest is Lori Mendelsohn; she’s a matchmaker, dating coach, and owner of Smart, Funny Singe, a service that helps divorced, widowed, and singles in their pursuit of finding love. What’s unique about this Milwaukee matchmaker is that Lori uses her intuition to vet possible prospects and is an expert at writing the perfect Bio that helps you get noticed and stand out above the rest. She carefully curates and crafts together words that read so perfectly that the other person can imagine themselves in a relationship with you and believes he’s the person you’re writing about. In this week’s episode, Lori discusses the importance of first impressions and why you should pay attention to body language. She also explains how she creates an exclusive story where the man of your dreams can imagine sharing their life with you.

In 2016, Lori Mendelsohn’s life changed when her husband broke the kitchen sink with his bare hands. Never in her life did she imagine that she would find herself navigating out of an unhealthy relationship or her marriage ending at the age of 61. This day became a turning point in her life, and from that moment on, she decided to walk the path of healing not only her broken heart while helping others who were going through a similar situation.  Lori also realized she could use her intuitive and empathic to help others. Going through a divorce, then entering the dating arena, she understood that being “out of the market” for 13 years, things had changed and changed in a big way. Now Lori coaches others in their mid-life to find themselves first, and in turn, find a partner of substance based on today’s needs and wants. She can help you write a dating profile that stops suitors in their tracks and on the road to finding love. 

Kerry Brett and Lori Mendelsohn cover a lot of ground. Topics include:

How she learned to date in her 60’’s, and how she learned to avoid scammers, and players. Why pain and experience are the most excellent teacher.
You should write your Bio as if you are writing a story while explaining this is who I am, this is what I love doing, and I’d love to see you being a part of that because men want to be included.
Why you should add humor into the Bio.
The do’s and don’ts of what to put in a Bio.
Why the leading photograph is so important and why it needs to be a killer shot.
Why you should lead with something that is unique or special about you when writing your Bio.
Why Lori encourages you to open your radius to a nationwide search. If you are interested in relocating for a job, then finding love shouldn’t be any different.
Why you should have a phone conversation or virtual chat before going on a date because it could save you a lot of time and the emotional investment.
Why you shouldn’t be focused on the outcome when dating and go into it without any expectations.
People often hide who they are and put on this fake persona. The secret to dating is being authentic and showing up as your authentic self, not your representative.
Why you need to drop the end game and don’t be attached to outcomes. Not every relationship is supposed to work. If it doesn’t work out, it’s not supposed to. Brush it off and say to yourself. NEXT!

To find out more about Lori Mendelsohn, go to her website www.SmartFunnySingle.com, on Instagram @smartfunnysingle or follow and ring Lori’s bell on Clubhouse, she’s located under her name Lori Mendelsohn. Follow her clubs, The Single Connection and Single Over 50.

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Today's guest is Carla Romo, and she's the author of the book Contagious Love, Break Free from Codependency for Damn Good, A book for women going through heartbreak. Carla is a firm believer in, failing to succeed, and in this episode, Carla shares how she held herself back from living her best life and was afraid of healthy relationships. How over and over she picked the wrong guys, then things would become toxic, yet she missed the lesson. Until one day, it all changed, and she realized she was exactly where she was supposed to be. We'll discuss why self-love is the foundation of successful relationships and how to ditch codependency, feeling bad about yourself while believing and investing in yourself. 

Carla Romo is an author and certified dating & relationship coach. She's the co-host of the podcast The Love Fix with Sherry Gaba. Carla is a nationwide speaker and leads workshops that inspire self-love regardless of your relationship status. Carla has been featured on BRAVO, also in Cosmopolitan, Lifetime, and the Knot. Melissa Hobley, the Global CMO at Ok Cupid, sings her praise and said her book Contagious Love, is relatable, inspiring, and the perfect guide to self-love and self-worth. 

Kerry Brett and Carlo Romo cover a lot of ground. Topics include:

What's the definition of a codependent relationship?
How do you know if you are codependent? What are the signs?
How to build successful intimate relationships?
How to communicate like a boss?
How to spot the red flags in relationships?
How to create relationship boundaries?
How to cultivate contagious self-love?
Carla’s advice for women who are afraid to leave a relationship that’s not working for them.
How to recognize your self-worth.
How to stop using the past to predict your future.
How to quit second-guessing your gut, your gut is your inner knowing in guide.
Carla’s golden rule for cultivating self-love.
Why boundaries will keep you afloat when you're not getting what you want in a relationship?
How to find the courage to be a confident warrior.
Carla’s advice for avoiding making mistakes online.

To find out more about Carla Romo, you can follow on Instagram @iamcarlaromo, or go to her website at www.iamcarlaromo.com. You can purchase her book Contagious Love on her website or on Amazon.

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Today's guest is Erin Washington, she's Lifestyle blogger, podcaster, and the author of the book Squats and Margaritas, a journey to finding balance - where she shares her story of how she overcame an eating disorder, and after struggling for two decades, two kids later, play dates, and happy hours she finally has the best body of her life. Erin's mission is to offer tips and support for women who feel alone in their struggle, working out, and not seeing results. 90 percent of women aren't happy with the way they look, and having negative feelings about your weight is one of the main reasons people hold themselves back from dating. Erin, shares her advice around getting in shape and feeling good about yourself so you can take the dating world by storm with confidence. 

Erin Washington is a wellness blogger from Northern Virginia. She's a former college athlete who struggled with weight and body image for 20 years. Erin promotes a balanced lifestyle of "Squats and Margaritas" and offers tips and motivation to women who are doing the work and are frustrated by the results.

She was a high school stand-out and went on to play at the collegiate level. After graduating from college, she moved to Washington, DC to work for the Washington Redskins where she met her husband, a former linebacker. In addition to raising a family and staying fit, Erin has contributed to Scary Mommy, Chowhound, and Northern Virginia Style and Living. 

Kerry Brett and Erin Washington cover a lot of ground. Topics they discuss include:

Body image, and worthiness.
How the loss of identity lead to an eating disorder.
How working out compulsively seven days a week didn't work.
Lifting weights, not cardio, is the secret to maintaining the weight you desire.
Why you should get off the cardio machines and lift. 
Weight and dating. 
Why not feeling good about your weight is one of the biggest blocks in online dating.
Advice for the person who thinks they need to lose weight to find love.
Why you don't need to be in the best shape of your life to date.
Advice for someone who's lost confidence in themselves.
Why getting in shape can make you feel better about yourself and motivated to join online dating. 
Erin's tips around fitness.
Erin's advice around finding balance.
If you feel good about yourself, it will shine through. If you don't feel that great about yourself, fake it and know what's inside matters the most. 
When you are dating, pick an outfit that you feel good in flattering and feels most like you. 
Weight affects how we feel about ourselves and if someone thinks we are attractive and wants to date us. 
Don't talk about your weight on a date. It may be a big deal to you but not at all to your date. It's not about fitting into your skinny jeans. It's about finding a person who's a good fit. 

To find out more about Erin Washington, you can go to www.squatsandmargaritas.com, follow on Instagram @squatsandmargaritas, order her book Squats and Margaritas on Amazon or listen to her podcast Squats and Margaritas on all platforms podcasts are found.

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Today's guest is astrologer and psychic healer Jill Jardine, and she'll discuss why love is in the air because Cuffing Season is about to take full effect. Say goodbye to casual summer flings because people are looking to get locked down. From September to March, singles hunt for a romantic partner, looking for someone to weather the colder months. The fall season is an incredible time to take things to the next level. Cuffing Season is a time when singles are more inclined to settle down intoa serious relationship. Just because the temperature turns doesn’t mean things can't heat up. Jill lets us know what in our love forecast for the Fall of 2021. 

Jill Jardine is an astrologer, therapist, psychic healer, and spiritual advisor. She's also a former radio personality on95.9 WATD and the host of the podcast Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine. She's a Reverend in Sanskrit Mantra, and chanting mantras shifts outcomes and proves to be an invaluable tool. For over 30 years, Jill’s helped thousands of people find power and confidence within themselves wile guiding them with important decisions. It’s no secret that people turn to Astrology in the age of uncertainty and often people look to the stars, as cosmic compass when dating. In today's episode, Jill will bring us up to speed so we can get a clear picture of what will be happening astrologically this fall.

Labor Day is behind us, and it’s that time of year Cuffing Season: for those of you who don’t know what Cuffing Season means? Cuffing Season is a term used to describe the desire to be tied or cuffed during the colder months. 

Cuffing Season is psychological, biological, and scientific. It goes back to the cavemen days and Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest. Data shows that more babies are born in the summer months, meaning those babies were conceived during the colder months. When the darker days settle in, people are more inclined to binge-watch Netflix and stay home, which means the time to get out there is fall for sure. 

Match’s CEO recently stated on CNBC that this fall would be the biggest "cuffing season" in history due toCOVIDlockdowns and vaccines. Match expects online dating to explode, so now is the time to refresh, rebrand yourselfonline and get back out there.

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Today’s guest is Sherry Gaba, and she’s the author of the book “Love Smacked How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to Find Everlasting Love.” Sherry is also a Psychotherapist, Counselor and Life Coach. She was the go-to expert on a series of VH1 show’s such as VH1 Celebrity Rehab, Sober House as well as Celebrity Rehab and Sex Addiction. Sherry shares her experience around relationship addicts and why people who are hopelessly romantic and love being in a relationship continually move from one relationship to another always on the rebound never giving themselves time to heal or learn how to be independent. You’ll learnhow to steer clear of bad relationship choices,how to break unhealthy relationships patterns while living fabulously on your own or with a partner. 

Sherry Gaba helps people cope with codependency, love addiction, toxic relationships, and mental health issues. As a leading expert on addiction and recovery, Sherry’s TV appearances include:  CNN, Inside Edition, the Robert Irvine Show, Access Live, E! News, among others. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Women’s World, the LA Times, the New York Post, and Psychology Today to name a few. She has also been a guest on many SiriusXM radio shows and now hosts her own podcast, The Love Fix. Sherry is also the contributing writer to the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times Tough People.

Kerry Brett and Sherry Gaba cover a lot of ground, topics include:
Why it’s important to dismantle and unpack the shame around failed relationships.
What empty void in your life causes you to jump from one relationship to another and how to fix those unhealthy patterns.
Why do co-dependent love addicts match up with narcissists?
Why it’s so important to be discerning.
Why the universe always brings you what you need to know.
Why having self-esteem is so important and helps you navigate out of unhealthy relationships faster. When you have self-esteem, you don’t put up with unhealthy situations.
Why do love addicts feel so alone and nothingness. If you’re alone and lonely how to address those feelings. You have you; get connected to you first.
The power in being present, people spend most of their time complaining or worrying which doesn't serve you.

To find out more about Sherry Gaba you can follow her on Instagram @codependantlycurious, or listen to her podcast The Love Fix where all podcasts are found. Free Ebook Narcissistic Partners and Love Addiction  https://relationship-quizzes.com/narcissistic-partners-quiz/

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Author of Love Smacked:How to Stop the Cycle of Relationship Addiction and Codependency to find Everlasting Love

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