Single Sounds

The one with spiritual curiosity

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15th February 7pm @ The Ministry in collaboration with LUVISS

Katie interviews a fascinating and very creative 28-year-old guest in this episode. He discusses his journey figuring out his sexuality, spending 4 years living in western monasteries and meditation retreats and how he now works a 9-5 job in London while still maintaining his spiritual curiosity. Katie uncovers that whoever dates this man won't have dated anyone like him before, he is truly unique. He has plenty of self-awareness to list his toxic traits, provides a bonus voice note from his therapist and has a bizarre worst dating story involving emergency services in Peckham!


KEY TAKEAWAYS 

  • He struggled with his sexuality for a long time, recently realising he's probably pansexual and open to dating all genders.
  • After studying philosophy and getting into Buddhism, he spent 4 years living in western monasteries and Buddhist retreats doing intensive meditation. 
  • Though he's no longer as immersed in monastic life, spirituality remains important to him.
  • One toxic trait he admits to is compulsively oversharing personal details with people.
  • His therapist said he can sometimes come across as too sharp or cutting with people. But this challenges others to connect on a deeper level.
  • He classifies himself as religious to annoy the anti-religious, though he doesn't align with any one religion, he values spiritual openness.
  • After getting locked inside Copeland Park on an awkward date, he had to call emergency services!


    • BEST MOMENTS

    "Dating apps should have a feature where you can filter out names, like your brother and sisters' names".

    "When you do a lot of meditation consecutively, you kind of start to have some strange experiences as well...And it's like existentially risky. It's risky in the most fundamental way."

    "I kind of compulsively disclose things to people like desperately honest maybe?"

    "As long as the person is sort of, like, spiritually curious and has some kind of humility. It's not just like, eh, it's all bullshit, you know?"


    VALUABLE RESOURCES

    To date, this character contact the podcast on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/singlesounds/

    Katie McNamara: https://www.instagram.com/katiee.mcnamara/

     

    ABOUT THE HOST

    Katie McNamara - London.

    I started Single Sounds to create a new fun method of dating as I felt that there is now little variety with how to meet people. I absolutely love podcasts and believe in the strong sense of self you can get from them so I thought it was perfect for a dating medium.

    As I like to say this podcast is for people who have too much personality for a dating app.

     

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