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How to Love Deliberately in Midlife and Beyond (Without Working So Hard)

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How do you love deliberately in midlife and beyond without repeating old patterns and working so hard? Tune in to this episode to find out! — How do you love deliberately in midlife and beyond? Alfina Lofaro is a kinesiologist, coach, author and speaker helping people build healthier relationships with themselves and others. Through Love Deliberately, she teaches self-awareness, communication, boundaries and compassion, drawing on more than two decades of experience and her own lived journey to help audiences connect with greater intention and responsibility. In this episode: How doing more in relationships impacts your relationship with yourself Why we repeat relationship patterns while waiting for the other person to change How COVID revealed the quality of people’s relationships Why your body reacts when your mind wants to respond differently EP 720: Alfina Lofaro – How to Love Deliberately in Midlife and Beyond (Without Working ...
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How to Define Your Needs in Dating: 5 Ways to Stop Guessing and Start Choosing Right

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If you don’t define your needs in dating, you’ll end up in relationships that don’t work. Here are five ways to define your needs so you can finally meet your match. I talk to daters every week who are frustrated, confused, and exhausted, and when I dig into what’s really going on, it almost always comes back to the same thing. They’ve never sat down and figured out what they actually need in a partner. Without that clarity, dating turns into guesswork. You swipe through profiles with no real sense of what you’re hoping to find. You go on a date and walk away unsure if you should go on another date. You start to wonder if you’re being too picky, or if wanting certain things makes you high maintenance. And when someone promising comes along, you have no idea how to even bring up what matters most to you. I know this firsthand. I spent years in relationships that felt slightly off, and it took me way too long to understand why...
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Why Successful Women Over 40 Struggle to Find Love

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Why do successful women over 40 struggle to find love today? Riana Malia tells all in this episode of Last First Date Radio. — Why do successful women over 40 struggle to find love? Riana Malia is an Identity Architect and Board-Certified Neurosomatic Practitioner. She rewires why love hasn’t matched the life high-achieving women have built, working below insight at the level where the choosing actually changes. She’s the founder of the Brilliance Brunch and author of The Last Piece on Substack. In this episode: The role of neuroscience is creating permanent change Why high-achieving women need a different approach to love Why understanding the problem isn’t enough What makes love the one area where problem solving skills aren’t effective enough EP 719: Riana Malia – Why Successful Women Over 40 Struggle to Find Love (And How to Change It) Highlights of this episode: Guest background & catalyst for the work she d...
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4 Ways to Become Detached in Dating (And Why It Makes You More Attractive)

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Being detached in dating isn’t about being cold. It’s about detaching from outcomes rather than feelings. Here are 4 reasons to detach. — Have you ever caught yourself refreshing your phone while waiting for him to text you back? Replaying a date over and over, trying to figure out what he meant by something he said? Changing who you are, even just a little, to make someone like you more? If you have, you’re not alone and there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re just attached to outcomes in a way that works against you. Relationship coach Sabrina Alexis Bendory wrote Detached: How to Let Go, Heal, and Become Irresistible to address this. Her central message is that detachment in dating has nothing to do with being cold or playing games. It’s the inner stability that comes from building self-worth, the ability to care deeply about someone without losing yourself, and to stop chasing approval. When you’re detached in dating, yo...
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Why Are Men So Scared to Flirt Today?

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Men are too scared to flirt, and this is impacting their mental health. Here’s how men can become more confident in flirting and dating. — Marni Kinrys believes men are too scared to flirt, and it’s leading to a mental health crisis no one is talking about. She’s the founder of The Wing Girl Method, host of the Ask Women Podcast, designer of the F-Formula, and an award-winning female dating coach for men ages 25-85 at every stage of dating and relationships. Marni is known for her blunt, no “fluff” approach and honest insider tips, tools and advice on what women really want vs. what they say they want. In this episode: Why men today are so scared to flirt The impact on men’s mental health How men can improve self-confidence Why so many men are afraid of rejection EP 718: Marni Kinrys – Are Men Too Scared to Flirt? The Mental Health Connection No One’s Talking About Highlights of this episode: Background ...
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How to Redefine Commitment for Modern Relationships

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Dana McNeil and Jeffrey Young are redefining commitment for today’s modern relationships. Tune in to this episode to learn why this is crucial. — It’s time for redefining commitment in relationships, especially in midlife and beyond. Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT and Jeffrey Young are partners in life and work. They specialize in working with modern relationships, helping individuals and couples navigate connection, commitment, and emotional safety in today’s dating landscape. Together, they bring a unique blend of clinical expertise and real-life perspective, drawing from their work with high-functioning couples, intensive relationship therapy, and years of experience helping people repair, rebuild, and redefine what partnership looks like in midlife. In this episode: Why it’s important to redefine commitment in today’s modern relationships What tends to go off course in relationships when there aren’t clear definitions of...
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The Fears that Sabotage Relationships

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What are the fears that sabotage relationships? Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides helps us explore why good relationships fall apart. — What are the three key fears that sabotage relationships? That was the topic of discussion with Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides. She is a Sydney-based Clinical Psychologist, meditation teacher, and pioneer in psychedelic-assisted therapy in Australia. With nearly 30 years in mental health, she integrates clinical psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness, and psychedelic therapy to explore trauma, healing, and human connection, drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience. In this episode, we covered: The three key fears that hold us back in life and love What happens in relationships when people are unaware of the fears they carry How to begin to overcome our fears and have better relationships with ourselves and others EP 716: Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides – The Fears That Sabotage Relationships Highlig...
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