Single Minded

I am currently going through a break up... with my phone... and Linda wants to know how it is going. We're also getting prepped for our first Live show, and Linda has been having nightmares. 

This is Single Minded, the podcast flipping the script on being single. Because being single is awesome.

On today's episode, Sam Wilson  joins me to chat about her sober journey, including how to navigate the world of dating without alcohol. 

The questions we answer on this episode:

• What made you decide to stop drinking? 
• What were the challenges you faced when you stopped drinking?
• How has dating changed since going sober? 
• How do you navigate first dates without alcohol?
• Tell me more about your sober community Sober Mates

Guest: Sam Wilson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__sammywilson/
Sober Mates: https://www.instagram.com/sobermates/

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Shadow marketing, sleeping in separate beds and the number sixty nine... Just a few of the very important issues Linda and I discuss on today's intro. 

This is Single Minded, the podcast flipping the script on being single. Because being single is awesome.

On today's episode, life-coach-in-training Cara Hays joins me to chat about her #SixMonthsOfMe experiment, where she dedicated six months to genuinely loving and accepting herself, rather than jumping into a relationship hoping a partner could solve all her problems. 

The questions we answer on this episode:

• What happened when you took six months off dating to focus on yourself?
• Why did you also need to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol?
• How did you start journaling?
• What happened at the end of the six months?
• What was your journey towards self love?
• How can single women work on feeling complete on their own?

I also really loved this quote, so I will end with that: 
"If external validation is your only source of nourishment you will be starving for the rest of your life".

Guest: Cara Hays
Website: https://www.carahays.com/
Instagram: @carahays

If you want to follow my dating journey on Instagram, send me a DM to be added to my close friends @hannahfurst

Linda and I have a lot to catch up on in the intro, including Noooooosa, nude beaches and an (almost) NLH.

This is Single Minded, the podcast flipping the script on being single. Because being single is awesome.

On today's episode, life coach, fellow spiritual seeker and my friend Bonne Chance joins me again to chat about forging your own path in life. We met in Thailand a few months before the pandemic, and we've been discussing this topic a lot because Bonne just turned 40 and I just quit my full-time job.

The questions we answer on this episode:

• When you were young, is this where you thought your life would be?
• What messages do we get when we’re younger that form our ideas of the path we should take in life?
• How did you define success then, and how about now?
• We’ve both left “normal” corporate lives, what were your reasons for doing this? What kind of path are you following now?
• Why is it so hard to follow our own path? What is blocking us?
• What do you think makes a meaningful life? 

Guest: Bonne Chance
Website: http://www.bonnechancecoaching.com/
Instagram: @lebonnechance

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WORLDS COLLIDING! I am so excited that my Beauty IQ co-host Joanna agreed to join me and Linda to exclusively talk about dating for a whole 40 minutes! And she's been saving up her dating stories just for you guys. 

The questions we cover in this episode: 

• What was your dating New Year’s Resolution? How’s it going?
• What do you love about being single? 
• What are you looking for in a romantic partner? Give us your manifestation list! 
• Why do you think I’m still single? BE HONEST!
• Why do you think people are so obsessed with finding someone light, easygoing & who doesn’t take life too seriously? 
• What do you wear on a first date? 
• I’ve noticed people are really funny about grammar. You studied journalism, what are your thoughts on bad spelling & grammar on Hinge profiles?
• What are your dating icks? Disclaimer: Icks are more of a reflection of you than them! 

Joanna's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannafleming/
Skin FWD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skinfwd/

Mum turned 60 so today she shares her life lessons from her 60 years on this non-spiritual earth. Well, non-spiritual to her. I'm more woo-woo than ever.

We also chat about breast reductions, hot flushes, spiritual awakenings, status anxiety, having fun and why you need to floss every day.

You can check out her Kanye West flowers: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CM8LnyaDC-1/

Fave quote from the ep? Linda saying, "We can't blame our parents for everything!"

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As soon as I saw Lane Moore on stage at TEDX, wearing a velvet suit, I was like, "Yep, I need to meet her." And meet we did, on opposites sides of the world, on everyone's favourite app, Zoom! And despite being far away, we found comfort sharing our struggles (and triumphs) over loneliness.

Lane Moore is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and musician based in New York City. She is the author of the book How To Be Alone: If You Want To And Even If You Don’t, which her TEDx Talk was based on. 

And she's also single - she hosts a comedy show “Tinder Live!”. I think the Instagram bio sums this concept up perfectly: Created by anti-fuckboy enthusiast @hellolanemoore🖤live comedy show exploring the best of the worst dudes on dating apps.

The questions we cover in this episode: 

• What has been your journey with loneliness and being alone?
• Has your relationship with your alone time changed?
• Why has travelling alone become a thing that requires courage? What do you love about solo travel?
• How does your comedy show “Tinder Live!” work? What are some standout dating profiles you’ve come across during your show?

Lane's website: https://www.lanemoore.org/
Lane's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellolanemoore/
How To Be Alone - the book: https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Be-Alone-Want-Even/dp/1501178830/
How To Be Alone - the TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGZ5QWdfzhw&t=313s

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MY DAD JOINS AS CO-HOST TODAY... And Linda isn't happy about it! Because today we're getting a male dating coach's perspective on dating, so naturally I wanted my dad's thoughts on my own romantic prospects. 

Damien Diecke is the founder of School of Attraction, one of Australia's largest dating coaching companies, featuring in GQ and other major publications. Damien created a strategy to date women that was based on strategies he used to overcome his Severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder, with sincerity at the centre of what he teaches.  School of Attraction was founded on the idea that attracting a partner should be about self-confidence, not lying, pretending, or manipulating.

The questions we cover in this episode:

1. What strategies did you use in your dating life to help you overcome your severe generalised anxiety disorder?
2. You specialise in helping men date; what are some of the key themes you see with your clients? What are some of their biggest struggles? 
3. Are all our struggles with dating the same? Do we need a little more empathy for each other? 
4. What is sincere seduction?   
5. What's your top dating tip?

Damien's website: https://www.schoolofattraction.com.au/

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"For the millions of Americans who consider themselves quiet, shy, introverted, or socially anxious... A groundbreaking roadmap to finally being your true, authentic self."  When I read this on the cover of Dr Ellen Hendriksen's book How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic And Rise Above Social Anxiety, I knew I had to speak to her! 

Dr Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who completed her training at Harvard Medical School, has a PhD from UCLA and she actually personally lives with social anxiety. She helps people with social anxiety to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, so that they can be their true, authentic self.

The questions we cover in this episode:

1. What is social anxiety? 
2. Can extroverts have social anxiety? What’s the difference between social anxiety and introversion and shyness?
3. What are some of the themes explored in your book?
4. What are some myths about social anxiety?
5. What are the upsides of social anxiety?
6. What’s it like dating with social anxiety? 
7. What are some practical tips for people avoiding dating due to anxiety?

Ellen's website: https://www.ellenhendriksen.com/
Ellen's book: https://www.amazon.com.au/How-Be-Yourself-Critic-Anxiety/dp/1250161703

And if you'd like to added to my close friends on Instagram to follow my Bachelorette updates, send me a DM here: https://www.instagram.com/hannahfurst/

Things are gonna go a little differently this week! Every day from Thursday to Sunday, we will be releasing a quickie episodes, which will answer one listener question.

Thanks to Audrey Claire from My Wingwoman. Check out her upcoming workshops:
https://mywingwoman.com.au/workshops/

Things are gonna go a little differently this week! Every day from Thursday to Sunday, we will be releasing a quickie episodes, which will answer one listener question.

Thanks to Audrey Claire from My Wingwoman. Check out her upcoming workshops:
https://mywingwoman.com.au/workshops/