The Perception Podcast

The Secret to Successful Online Dating with Sally Baker


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In this Valentine's Day special, Caroline talks to therapist Sally Baker about how to win at the dating game. 

Sally Baker´s Online Dating Course - https://workingonthebody.com/online-dating/

They discuss the lengths love bombers will go to, how to recognise good 'green' relationship flags, and why you should stop feeling downhearted if you're single. Your prince or princess really is just around the corner - you just need clarity on what it is you're looking for. Try the quiz in the show description to give yourselves a head start and join Caroline and Sally as they look at love through a different lens. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Successfully dating online requires the right mindset.
  • Treat finding the right person like a project.
  • Be truly clear about what you want before you start looking.
  • Forget trying to change someone. Instead, seek out a person that is already a good match for you.
  • Be aware of the red flags e.g. love-bombers.
  • If you are not talking as openly as you would normally about the relationship with your friends, it's a warning sign.
  • Be open and honest.
  • People behave better when they are accountable, which is why dating your friends' mates often works well. They are pre-vetted and more motivated to behave decently.
  • There is not just one person out there for you, there are thousands. You are not looking for a needle in a haystack.

BEST MOMENTS

‘The whole dating online thing is a mindset. ´

‘Love happens in the strangest of places, once you are open to the prospect.’

‘When your gut says – Oh, this is a bit weird, that's your intuition working to your higher good.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Dating Quiz: Online Dating

Valentine's Day Statistics - https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/half-of-all-couples-arent-having-sex-on-valentines-day_uk_5c583d20e4b09293b2062a94?ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4&utm_campaign=share_email

ABOUT THE GUEST

Sally Baker APAQAM

Sally is a highly experienced licensed and accredited award winning therapist, writer, and speaker. She sees adults and young people face-to-face in London and worldwide via Zoom. She is trained to an advanced or master practitioner level in many of the latest therapeutic approaches all of which work rapidly and powerfully to resolve a wide range of presenting issues. 

During thousands of client hours over more than 25 years in private practice, Sally has developed the most effective ways of working to resolve and release whatever is stopping her clients from fulfilling their full potential. She also teaches powerful self-help therapeutic approaches to improve and maintain ongoing positive mental health. Her clients present with a wide range of issues from general anxiety as well as performance anxiety, addictions/compulsive behaviour, coping with online bullying and managing social media, and eating disorders through to trauma and PTSD. As someone with lived experience, her work includes the emotional impact in adulthood for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. She wholeheartedly believes that trauma does not end things, people can not only recover but thrive.

Sally worked as a journalist in the 1980s in the film and television industry. She started on Screen International Magazine before working as an Editor launching several other film industry titles. She then moved into film production as a line producer with a leading Visual Effects Supervisor before taking a management role at a film and TV production and post-production company.

Since retraining as a therapist Sally has written books on key aspects of therapy published by Hammersmith Books, London. Through her therapy work, she is often in demand for her expert opinion on human behaviour and is frequently quoted in the international press, magazines, BBC Radio, and influential online media platforms.  She is regularly invited to comment on human behaviour and relationships insights in the national press and on television referencing Love Island and high-profile professionals including Harry & Meghan, the Beckhams, and Katie Price. She is regularly invited to speak and lead workshops on resilience, achieving peak performance, and how to recover from trauma and PTSD.

With her many years of working in film production, Sally recognises the pressures on actors when in front of the camera and the duty of care and responsibility of the production company. She also understands the psychological demands of an acting career and works closely with a well-respected acting academy to help emerging and experienced actors manage the challenging impact acting can have on their mental health. 

"Therapy isn't for everyone but if you've tried everything it could just be what you need. “Sally says it’s always worth a conversation to find out.

Contact

[email protected] 

www.workingonthebody.com

Tel: + (0) 7986 812851

Twitter: @Sally_Therapist

FB: Working on the Body

ABOUT THE HOST

Bio

Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

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FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

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The Perception PodcastBy Caroline Partridge