Best Hopeless Romantic Podcasts (2025)

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441. Coaching Hotline: Thoughts That Made Me My First Million & Relationship Betrayal 17:21

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9h ago17:21

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When you're building a business, raising a family, or navigating relationships, those uncomfortable feelings of inadequacy, jealousy or betrayal feel like roadblocks. But what if they're actually signposts pointing you toward exactly what you need to examine? In this Coaching Hotline episode, I answer two listener questions that dig into the messy,…

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EP: 149 The Real Reason He Pulls away after Sex 52:15

3h ago52:15

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Episode Description Have you ever wondered why the sex felt so connected, but then he became a completely different person afterward? You thought you were building something real, but suddenly he's distant, stops texting as much, and you're left confused wondering what you did wrong. In this episode, we're debunking the most common myths about why …

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440. Self-Compassion Without Self-Pity (Confidence Compass Skill 2) 20:21

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Do you worry that if you practice self-compassion, you’ll stop getting things done or start letting yourself off the hook? This is a common fear, and it comes from confusing self-compassion with self-pity. In this episode, I’m teaching the second skill of the Confidence Compass: self-compassion. You’ll learn how self-pity, self-criticism, and self-…

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Double Shot 38:43

4h ago38:43

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Send us a text The ice is cold but these love stories are blazin'. We’re pouring drinks, pulling on jerseys and diving into two hockey romances that deliver big feelings, bigger chemistry and the kind of character growth that lingers after the final buzzer. First up: One Shot by A.C. Wonderland. It's a slow-burn college romance where a PR hopeful a…

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439. Coaching Hotline: Making Thoughts Conscious & How to Stop Being Overwhelmed 10:59

18m ago10:59

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Most of your thoughts are running on autopilot, shaping how you feel and act without you even realizing it. The good news is that you can learn to access those unconscious thoughts and bring them into your awareness, but only if you know how to look for them. This week, I’m answering two questions that get right to the heart of this work: how to un…

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438. Creating Accurate Self-Awareness (Confidence Compass Skill 1) 19:33

7d ago19:33

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When I was in my twenties and early thirties, I thought I was deeply self-aware. I’d read the books, gone to therapy, and could explain all my patterns in perfect detail. But nothing was really changing. It wasn’t until I learned what self-awareness actually means and why understanding your story isn’t the same as understanding your mind that I fin…

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437. Coaching Hotline: Fear of Flying and Was Elizabeth Holmes Using Thought Work? 19:49

2d ago19:49

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In this week’s Coaching Hotline episode, I’m answering two questions that get to the core of how we manage our minds. The first explores how to handle phobias, like the fear of flying, and panic attacks by changing our relationship with anxiety itself. The second dives into a meta question about thought work: could managing our thoughts turn us int…

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EP: 148: Why Feminine Energy Feels like Spanx: How did we get here? The Series... 34:14

13d ago34:14

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🎙 You've been told to "stay in your feminine," "be magnetic," "lean back." But what if that calm, soft version of you isn't power… it's compression? In this episode, Melissa Roberts peels back what we've been calling "feminine energy" and hints at the quiet exhaustion underneath—the confidence that doesn't breathe. If you've ever felt like you're p…

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436. The Confidence Compass 19:20

7d ago19:20

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You’ve hit the milestones: the degree, the dream job, the relationship that looks right on paper. But no matter how much you achieve, that deep sense of confidence still feels out of reach. That isn’t because you’re missing something; it’s because we’ve all been taught to think about confidence the wrong way. Tune in this week to discover what The …

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That Time We Got Drunk and Did a Podcast 49:00

18d ago49:00

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Send us a text Let’s end spooky season with a clink: a neon-blue zombie cocktail meets a cozy Oktoberfest beer as we close our creature feature month and dig into two wildly different monster romances. First up, Zombie Moon by Lori Devoti drops us into "Brain Alley", Wisconsin, where a werewolf zombie-hunter and a mystery woman collide over brain b…

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435. Coaching Hotline: Regretting Years in Therapy & Dealing with Romantic Rejection 13:03

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You’ve done the therapy, read the books, and gained awareness, but the same anxious thoughts still run the show. This week’s Coaching Hotline episode dives into why understanding your patterns isn’t enough to change them and what’s really required to create lasting emotional shifts. I help one listener who’s been through years of therapy without re…

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EPISODE 147: The Theory that Made us Settle: How did we get here? The Series... 43:17

14d ago43:17

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In this episode, Melissa Roberts breaks down the cultural conditioning that trained women to manage men's emotions, lower their expectations, and mistake emotional regulation for emotional connection. From the "Silent Woman" era to the Mars / Venus phenomenon and the rise of pickup-artist culture, Melissa unpacks how each generation inherited the s…

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434. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Confidence (Greatest Hits) 17:27

14d ago17:27

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Most people think confidence is just about feeling good about yourself, but that is only the beginning. In this episode, I am revisiting one of the most important concepts I have ever taught: what true confidence actually is, and what it is not. When you stop thinking of confidence as a fleeting feeling and start seeing it as a mindset and a relati…

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108: Romantic story,The House by the Sea 28:06

15d ago28:06

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The new plant was n’t perfect. That’s what made it perfect. It had cracked windows, a door that stuck in sticky rainfall, and a roof that creaked every time the wind pushed in from the ocean. But it smelled like swab and makeup and sun. And when the swells hit the jewels below, the whole place sounded to breathe. Arin stood in the doorway that firs…

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107: Romantic story,The Space Between Heartbeats 25:59

19d ago25:59

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The sound of rain against the plant windows had come a kind of music. It was n’t just background noise — it was meter, texture, the kind of sound that reminded Arin and Lena that they were alive, still moving, still changing. Berlin had shifted from a temporary stay to a home, and their plant with its uneven bottoms and makeup- barred walls had tur…

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Got Minotaur Milk? 50:00

21d ago50:00

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Send us a text What happens when a debt-crushed millennial takes a job at a "milking farm" and a runaway stumbles into the arms of a golden-sapped tree man who can sew, garden and cook? We pour a drink (okay, a few), roll up our sleeves, and unpack two monster romances that are equal parts spicy, sweet and unexpectedly practical. From fictional Cam…

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433. Coaching Hotline: How to Not Take On Other People’s Pain 16:45

29d ago16:45

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In this week's Coaching Hotline episode, I answer two listener questions that get to the heart of managing our emotions and taking action despite resistance. The first listener struggles with guilt when their actions unintentionally cause someone they love pain. The second listener is trying to build a consistent thought work routine, but often doe…

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106: Romantic story,I Am Lost in the Blue of Your Eyes.Colors of Togetherness 25:34

21d ago25:34

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The megacity of Berlin hummed with life. Arin and Lena had grown habituated to its meter the rain- oiled thoroughfares, the late- night cafés, the constant movement that noway sounded to break. Yet indeed in all the noise, there were quiet moments where the world shrank down to just the two of them, their art, and the spaces between their breaths. …

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EPISODE 146: Who Taught Us To Fix men? How Did We Get Here? The Series... 32:20

19d ago32:20

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Why are smart, self-aware women still getting tangled with emotionally unavailable men? In this episode, Melissa Roberts stands in the lip-gloss aisle at Duane Reade having a full-blown "aha" moment with AI (Viv) — and it leads to one of the most powerful breakdowns of modern dating culture you'll ever hear. Melissa traces the roots of today's dati…

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105: Romantic story,The Sea Between Words 26:05

22d ago26:05

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The ocean had a meter that metropolises did n’t. It did n’t rush or apologize; it just moved — steady, dateless, patient. For the first many days after Arin arrived in the littoral city, time felt slower. The mornings were filled with light that did n’t fight its way through towers, and the nights were darker in a comforting way. Indeed silence the…

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104: Romantic story,I Am Lost in the Blue of Your Eyes 27:44

24d ago27:44

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The megacity was breathing. Not loudly, not still — just a constant hum that sounded to run beneath everything. buses rolled through the wet thoroughfares, neon signs flitted in billabongs , and a thin mist hung low over the structures like the sky had n’t decided yet whether it wanted to rain again. Inside a small café put away between a bookstore…

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432. Creating Self-Confidence (Greatest Hits) 25:05

21d ago25:05

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Confidence doesn’t come from promotions, degrees, or other people telling you that you’re impressive. In this episode, I revisit one of the earliest conversations on the podcast to break down the myths about where confidence comes from and why relying on external validation alone never works. You’ll learn why starting with your past accomplishments…

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103: You in an old letter, a romantic story 11:58

25d ago11:58

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You live within an old letter, its faded essay still breathing your words. Time has worn the paper, but not the feeling. Each line carries your voice, your warmth, your love. Reading it brings you back to me, proving that recollections written with heart noway truly fade.By Romantic story

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Love Spells 47:48

1M ago47:48

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Send us a text Do monsters make the perfect mate? We kick off with our signature cocktails — Buttersquatch whiskey for a Sasquatch fling and a citrus-spiked Werewolf’s Call — then dive into two paranormal romances that couldn’t be more different in pace, tone, and payoff. First up: a 97-page sprint where a half-banshee heroine bolts from an arrange…

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431. Coaching Hotline: When To Speak Up and How 14:40

23d ago14:40

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Other people are going to make choices you don’t agree with - your partner won’t go to therapy, your family says things that clash with your values, your friends act in ways that frustrate you. The real question isn’t how to change them - it’s how you’re going to show up for yourself when faced with choices you don’t like. In this Coaching Hotline …

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102: Window of love, romantic story 5:57

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The window of love opens between two hearts — ganders changed, smiles reflected in the glass. Through that fragile space, dreams and feelings flow like sun. Each meeting of eyes becomes a pledge, each moment a memory. Love blooms still, framed by distance yet bound by an implied connection that noway fades.…

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101: Unseen love, romantic story 10:20

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Unseen love lives in silent ganders, implied words, and hidden hearts that beat for one another. It asks for nothing yet gives everything — quiet, constant, and pure. Though unnoticeable to the world, it shines brightly within, proving that true love does n’t always need to be seen to be felt.By Romantic story

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100: Unseen love, romantic story 10:20

1M ago10:20

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Unseen love lives in silent ganders, implied words, and hidden hearts that beat for one another. It asks for nothing yet gives everything — quiet, constant, and pure. Though unnoticeable to the world, it shines brightly within, proving that true love does n’t always need to be seen to be felt.By Romantic story

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99: Unseen love, romantic story 10:20

1M ago10:20

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Unseen love lives in silent ganders, implied words, and hidden hearts that beat for one another. It asks for nothing yet gives everything — quiet, constant, and pure. Though unnoticeable to the world, it shines brightly within, proving that true love does n’t always need to be seen to be felt.By Romantic story

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EPISODE 145: Fantasy Bubble Paradox- Hopeless Romantic? Why it's not leading to love. 53:22

28d ago53:22

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🎙️ The Fantasy Bubble Paradox Why can't you stop thinking about him — the guy who gives you just enough to keep you hooked but never enough to move forward? Why do you replay the texts, the almosts, the "maybe this time" moments? In this episode, Melissa breaks down what's really happening when you fall for potential instead of reality — and why yo…

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98: You are in the scent of flowers, a romantic story 9:37

1M ago9:37

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You're in the scent of flowers, carried by the breath and felt in every bloom. Each scent reminds me of your touch, your warmth, your smile. Love lingers like incense in the air — sweet, gentle, and eternal — turning every theater moment into a memory of you and us.By Romantic story

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430. How to Embrace Friction and Grow From It 15:51

28d ago15:51

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Friction feels annoying, stressful, and uncomfortable, but it is also where real growth happens. In this episode, I show you how to stop avoiding discomfort and start using it to build confidence, resilience, and stronger connections. You’ll learn why your brain resists effort and failure, how to reframe frustration as progress, and simple ways to …

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I'm Also in Love with Mothman 43:03

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By Meghan Leigh & Nicole Danielle

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429. Coaching Hotline: How to Handle “Bad Behavior” From Your Partner 16:13

1M ago16:13

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We spend so much time telling ourselves how other people should act and it keeps us frustrated, anxious, and stuck. In this week's Coaching Hotline episode, I answer two listener questions that expose this trap. One caller is constantly angry about her partner’s availability, the other worries that her friends aren’t putting in as much effort as he…

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97: Your name rings in my heart, romantic story 16:36

1M ago16:36

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Your name rings in my heart like a soft, endless air — each beat echoing with love and craving. Indeed in silence, it whispers through my soul, a memorial of what can noway fade. Every memory, every breath carries your name, turning absence into a beautiful song of devotion.By Romantic story

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EPISODE 144: Why Playing Hard to Get is keeping you Stuck. 20:16

1M ago20:16

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🎙 Why Playing Hard to Get Keeps You Stuck The Gumball Love Podcast with Melissa Roberts is where successful, ambitious women finally decode the mystery of why love feels so complicated. Melissa — relationship scientist, life coach, and creator of the Gumball Love Method — pulls back the curtain on patterns that keep you stuck with the wrong guys, i…

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96: Touching love, romantic story 14:34

2M ago14:34

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Touching love is felt in the lowest gestures — a hand held, a regard participated, a smile that lingers. It's gentle yet important, weaving two hearts together with kindness and care. In every grasp and quiet word, love speaks vocally, proving its strength lies in tenderheartedness and devotion.By Romantic story

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428. How to Stop Emotional Outsourcing with Bea Albina 32:18

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Ever feel like you’re constantly giving love, safety, or approval away, but never getting enough back? Today’s guest is Bea Albina, author of the brand-new book End Emotional Outsourcing: How to Overcome Your Codependent, Perfectionist, and People-Pleasing Habits. We’re breaking down emotional outsourcing, the habit of looking outside yourself for …

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Love in the Stacks: One Year of Romance on the Rocks 45:12

2M ago45:12

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Send us a text Something remarkable is happening in Milwaukee — a renaissance of dedicated romance bookstores creating vital community spaces where readers connect over shared literary passions. As we celebrate our one-year podcast anniversary, we're thrilled to spotlight two visionary women transforming the local literary landscape. Meet Natasha M…

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427. Coaching Hotline: When You're Told to "Just Get Over It" 11:13

2M ago11:13

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Ever been told to “just get over it” and felt like it made everything worse? In this week’s Coaching Hotline, I answer a listener who’s struggling with that exact phrase and the pressure to move on before they’re ready. We dig into why vague instructions like this don’t help your brain—and what actually does. I also tackle a question about imagined…

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95: That old song, that romantic story 13:02

2M ago13:02

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That old song carries the air of love long flashed back — each note a memory, each lyric a twinkle from the history. When it plays, hearts reconnect across time, reviving feelings allowed forgotten. In its meter lies tenderheartedness, reminding two souls that love, like music, noway truly fades down.…

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94: Waiting letter, romantic story 10:01

2M ago10:01

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A waiting letter lies untouched, its essay carrying whispers of love and craving. Days pass, yet the words remain alive, holding stopgap for the one meant to read them. In every pack rests a pledge, in every pause a twinkle — love patiently staying to be discovered and embraced.By Romantic story

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EPISODE 143: Why Gumball Love? START HERE. 49:37

1M ago49:37

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🎙 Why Gumball Love? Start here: The Gumball Love Podcast with Melissa Roberts is where successful, ambitious women finally decode the mystery of why love feels so complicated. Melissa — relationship scientist, life coach, and creator of the Gumball Love Method — pulls back the curtain on patterns that keep you stuck with the wrong guys, stuck in th…

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426. Scientific Proof This Coaching Works Published in JAMA: A Conversation with Dr. Tyra Fainstad and Dr. Adrienne Mann (Greatest Hits) 42:48

2M ago42:48

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In this Greatest Hits episode, we’re diving into the science behind why coaching works—and why it can completely transform high-pressure careers. I’m revisiting my conversation with Dr. Tyra Fainstad and Dr. Adrienne Mann about their groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and how structured coa…

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93: Waiting letter, romantic story-part.1 11:48

2M ago11:48

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A waiting letter rests still, holding words the heart could n't speak audibly. Each line carries craving, every pause heavy with love. Unopened, it waits with tolerance, like the soul of its pen. In its silence lies devotion, proving that true love endures through time and distance.By Romantic story

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425. Coaching Hotline: Resisting Pleasure or Not Enjoying It 12:21

1M ago12:21

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Do you ever feel like you're chasing future happiness—only to miss out on the joy of right now? That nagging feeling that you should be doing something else or preparing for what’s next keeps you stuck in a loop of dissatisfaction. In this week's Coaching Hotline episode, I’m answering two questions about being present and actually enjoying life, i…

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92: You are still here, romantic story. 14:35

2M ago14:35

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You're still then — in every breath, every memory, every corner of my heart. Though time has passed and moments have faded, your presence lingers like a gentle touch. Love endures beyond distance and silence, reminding me that true bonds noway break, for you remain with me always.By Romantic story

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EPISODE 142: Why Love is the one thing you can't figure out? 43:23

2M ago43:23

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Welcome to the first episode of the new season of The Gumball Love Podcast! If you've ever looked around at your life and thought, "Why is love the one thing I can't figure out?" — this episode is for you. I know what it's like to feel successful in every other area, but still be single, overthinking every text, or stuck in situationships you can't…

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424. Turning Compare & Despair Into Motivation & Inspiration 15:48

2M ago15:48

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Ever felt that gut punch when you see someone else living the life you want? Maybe they’ve landed your dream job, bought your ideal house, or achieved the business success you’re chasing. It feels awful—like proof that you’ll never get there. In this episode, I’m showing you how to turn those painful feelings of envy and comparison into fuel for yo…

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91: That first shock, a romantic story 22:11

2M ago22:11

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That first shock of love came like lightning — sudden, fierce, indelible. A regard, a smile, and the heart lost its meter, caught between fear and wonder. In that moment, everything changed, the world lustrously and new. What sounded like chance came fortune, a spark kindling ever in their souls.By Romantic story