262804066 Dating in Your 30s: From Anxious Texts to Confident Choices with Dating Coach Lauren Fondriest - Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

Episode 114

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4th Feb 2025

114. Dating in Your 30s: From Anxious Texts to Confident Choices (ft. Dating Coach Lauren Fondriest

Ever find yourself in a surface level relationship? Or wondering if the butterflies you feel are actually a sign of compatibility? In this vulnerable episode, I sit down with millennial dating coach Lauren Fondriest to unpack everything from dating anxiety to building lasting partnerships. Plus, I share never-before-told stories about my own journey from marriage to dating again.

Chapters:

[0:00] Navigating Dating & Friendship Changes in Your 30s

[6:00] Red Flag or Green Flag? The Truth About Chemistry vs. Compatibility

[9:00] Stop Settling: How to Date with Intention (& Actually Love Yourself First)

[14:00] Trust Your Gut: What Your Body Is Telling You About That New Guy

[21:00] Anxious About Dating? These 3 Questions Will Change Everything

[29:00] Beyond the Honeymoon Phase: Secrets to a Thriving Marriage

[34:00] The Manifestation List That Actually Works (What to Put On It & What to Leave Off)

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💖 In this episode, you'll discover:

  • The crucial difference between chemistry and true compatibility
  • How to stop the anxiety spiral when waiting for texts
  • My personal story of unlearning & rebuilding trust in my voice after divorce
  • Expert strategies for dating with intention in your 30s
  • Practical tips for identifying and communicating your needs
  • The types of qualities that should actually be on your "dream partner" list
  • The secret to maintaining a thriving long-term partnership

Key Takeaways:

  • Why emotional awareness is crucial for modern dating
  • How to trust your intuition in early relationship stages
  • The important questions to ask when you're dating in your 30s
  • Practical strategies for managing dating anxiety
  • Ways to evaluate compatibility beyond initial attraction

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Ways to work with Samantha:

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

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