139. Dating Apps: Why They Feel So Hard and How to Navigate Them

139. Dating Apps: Why They Feel So Hard and How to Navigate Them

April 28, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

This episode explores the deeper emotional patterns influencing our experiences with dating apps.

Send Gemma a message Dating apps can feel like a bit of a horror show at times. But underneath the frustration, the confusion and the endless swiping… there’s something much deeper going on. In this episode, I explore how your schemas - particularly abandonment, defectiveness, emotional deprivation and people-pleasing patterns - can shape: Who you feel drawn to What you tolerate And why you might ignore your own instincts I also walk you through a more grounde...

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