In this Episode Nadine's cousin Hazel shares the challenges and highs in her long term relationship with her now fiancé.
Topics include; dating a man who is shorter, from friends to romantic, breakdown of a relationship and cheating, dating someone narcissistic, self-love and personal growth, rebuilding trust, being 'all in' and tips to help a long term relationship thrive.

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This episode is an interview with Georgia Grace, who is a Certified Sex and Relationship Practitioner And Somatic Therapist.

Georgia shares expertise from her area, including:
- What is Somatic therapy and Sexology
- What is covered in Georgia's new book
- Tools to communicate during sex, saying no and making requests
- Common barriers to communication
- Consent, trauma, and sex

Information on Georgia Grace:
- Websites: https://www.georgiagrace.co/about
https://itsnormal.com/pages/about-normal
- Instagram: georgia grace (@gspot._)
- Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Modern-Guide-Sex-everything-practical/dp/1460765370

What are the impacts of the hormones Oestrogen and Progesterone which occur in different phases of the menstrual cycle? How can these impact your dating experience?

In this episode:
- Consider impacts of different physiological states and hormones and how you can become aware of them to enhance your dating experiences

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In this episode learn about the DBT distress tolerance skills that are fast acting to help manage distress. TIPP is an acronym for the skills of (extreme) Temperature, Intense Exercise, Paced Breathing, & Progressive Muscle Relaxation. Learn about the science behind these skills and how to practise in this episode.

If you would like to skip ahead to the practice of Paced Breathing, & Progressive Muscle Relaxation go to 17 minutes and 50 seconds.

Eist, H. I. (2015). DBT Skills Training Manual, Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 504 pp.: DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets: Marsha M. Linehan (2015) New York: The Guilford Press. 422 pp.

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Can people change? And if so which aspects of personality, characteristics, circumstances can change?

This episode covers:
- Stages of change based on Motivational Interviewing therapy
- Questions to ask yourself about someone changing
- How to shift the focus to what you can change to build greater agency in your circumstances

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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Therapy) is an established therapy with a strong evidence base. This therapy can help people to process past traumatic/distressing memories and move forwards with their lives.

In this episode:
- Learn about EMDR therapy and how this could help your dating experiences

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This episode explores two key concepts in dating:

- The importance of mindset in dating, and the difference between scarcity and abundance mindset
- Two key factors to help you identify when to stop looking and invest in the current relationship you have found

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Do you experience chronic anxiety with the person you are dating? Feel like you are walking on eggshells or are 'not good enough'? These can be symptoms of dating someone with Narcissism. This episode outlines common signs the person you are dating has narcissism, what to look out for in their behaviour and how you feel.

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