Valentine’s Wisdom & The Fairy Tale Fallacy

About this episode

In this Valentine's Day episode, Damona discusses relationship myths and truths with various guests.

In this special Valentine's Day episode, Damona hears insights from John Kim (The Angry Therapist), Vedic astrologer Carol Allen, Authors of Getting it Right This Time Orna & Matthew Walters, feminist dating coach Lily Womble, and Seth Hoffman (her husband) about what they got wrong about love and what they got right. She asks each of them two questions: What's the biggest relationship myth you once believed that turned out to be untrue? And what's the one pillar that actually keeps your relationship standing today? What You'll Hear In This Episode: Why doing "the work" on yourself isn't a one-time fix that makes love easy Why “the spark” fizzles out How a fixed mindset keeps you stuck The one way out of the friend zone How much is too much to share on a date The secret quality that couples need to thrive The feeling of true connection vs. chemistry The #1 Pillar in Damona’s relationship Guest Links: John Kim (The Angry Therapist): theangrytherapist.com Carol Allen: loveisinthestars.com Orna & Matthew Walters: loveonpurpose.com / Book: Getting It Right This Time Lily Womble: datebrazen.com / Book: Thank You More Please Resources and Links: Pick up F The Fairytale: Rewrite…

People in this episode

Host: Damona Hoffman

Guests: John Kim, Carol Allen, Orna Walters, Matthew Walters, Lily Womble, Seth Hoffman

Topics covered

• Valentine's Day
• relationship myths
• self-improvement
• dating advice
• couples therapy
• astrology

Keywords

• relationship advice
• dating myths
• self-work
• friend zone
• true connection
• couples thriving

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dates and Mates Media

Books & works: Getting it Right This Time, Thank You More Please, F The Fairytale

Places: Civana Wellness Resort

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