How To Date Vulnerably and Protect Yourself at the Same Time

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ve done a lot of work and understand how past experiences have shaped your relationship patterns. But are you still meeting lots of emotionally unavailable people on dates or constantly looking for red flags to keep from getting hurt or rejected? If that sounds like you, then you’ll relate to Erin who’s been single for five years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I help her discover what lies behind her frustration with her love life and seeming inability to find someone with a mutual interest in a long-term relationship.</span></p> <p><strong>9:33</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Erin explains her frustration with her existing dating situation</span></p> <p><strong>13:50</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- The perspective that’s missing from Erin’s love life right now</span></p> <p><strong>17:21</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- How being</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">too</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">open can be a form of manipulation</span></p> <p><strong>19:33</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Dating from the fearful place of “guilty until proven innocent”</span></p> <p><strong>24:12</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- The missing factor Erin may not be consciously aware of</span></p> <p><strong>27:11</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Why emotionally unavailable people can be attractive to Erin</span></p> <p><strong>31:57</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- How your thoughts can lead you to take (or not take) certain actions</span></p> <p><strong>37:15</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- What Erin can work on next and a suggestion for how to put it into practice</span></p> <p><strong>41:54</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Recapping the coaching call with Erin</span></p> <p><strong>46:38</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- My top takeaways from this episode</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoyed this episode!