Hey, flirty! With new episodes dropping every week, Flirtations is your go-to resource for getting out of your head and into the flirt! I’m so excited to bring you classic conversations on timeless dating questions around pacing, communication, and confidence ... with a unique Flirt Coach perspective! You can expect thought provoking, inclusive conversations with an array of guests and much, much more. Let’s flirt! You can connect with me on Flirtstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benjaminca ...
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, I’m joined by certified sex Claire Perelman for an important conversation about dating after sexual assault. Together, we explore the complexities of reclaiming your sense of self in dating and relationships while navigating boundaries, consent, and personal healing. I also share my own story, opening up ab…
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Coming up in this episode of Flirtations, registered psychotherapist Kaleigh Smith is back on the show for an honest conversation about depression and dating! We'll explore what depression really feels like, how it can impact our ability to connect with others, and the unique challenges it brings to forming and maintaining relationships. I also ope…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we have licensed marriage and family therapist and dating coach Lauren Zamora to talk about one of the hottest topics when it comes to dating and relationships — attachment theory. We’re breaking down what attachment theory is, how our attachment styles develop and the different types, and what it truly mea…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’ve got Mark King and Matt King as we flirt with personal style! Mark and Matt have got soooo much for you inside as we explore what having style even means and how you can feel crazy, sexy, cool, and confident in what you wear! Don’t have a personal style? We got you and by the end of the episode, you wi…
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It's Attachment Theory Week on Flirtations! Coming up on this episode, we welcome dating coach Mimi Watt to the show to share her story of going from anxious to secure as we explore the world of anxious attachment in dating! Mimi breaks down how our attachment styles form and why understanding your attachment style can be a total game-changer in yo…
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Today's Flirtini takes place at a coffeeshop as we talk about flirting ... at a coffeeshop! There are three places* you ask for for flirting tips the most and the coffeeshop is one of them! For this conversation, we welcome coffee educator, entrepreneur, and former barista Sommer Morel to the show as we answer your flirting questions! Why are these…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, I'm thrilled to introduce my dear friend Rita! In this heartwarming conversation, Rita, who now I know I’m not supposed to share a lady’s age, but it comes out in the episode that she’s 95 and ya’ll, Rita is gonna share her invaluable insights on love, relationships, and what truly matters most in life. Rit…
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Coming up in this episode of Flirtations, we welcome crisis communications strategist and PR guru Molly McPherson to the show as we decode communication! Molly and I discuss essential communication strategies for handling those sometimes hard and awkward, yet necessary, conversations in dating, like how to talk about past relationships and what to …
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we welcome the Hot High Priestess, Sarah Perl, to the show! Sarah is a manifestation expert and in this conversation, she will share how you can use manifestation to harness the power of the universe - and the power within you - to create your dream dating life and relationships! We’ll learn about what mani…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtatations, we’re going to have a magical time as Fernie, our favorite mystic and fortune teller, is back on the show for our winter solstice and new year's dating horoscope! The longest night of the year has passed us and we'll explore the cosmic energies that will influence our dating lives heading into the new yea…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, it’s part two answering more of your holiday dating questions with dating coach and podcast host Madison Brandt! Today, we’re talking about traveling together for the first time as a new couple or maybe you're figuring things out, and whether or not you invite your maybe new date to the company holiday part…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we've got a festive episode for you with Madison Brandt, host of the Deeptalk Podcast back on the show! With the holiday season in full swing, we're answering your most pressing dating questions you might face during this time of year. In part one of the first ever two part episode, we’ll be talking about b…
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I've got an original short story for you in this Flirtini! No heads up about what to expect. If you've got ten minutes, I hope you'll give this episode a listen and if you're streaming on Spotify or YouTube where comments are enabled, please let me know what you think! Then don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Flirtations on your favorite po…
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57. Overcoming Dating Burnout: Breaks, Boundaries, and Staying Hopeful with Michelle Mouhtis
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Michelle Mouhtis to the show for a conversation about dating burnout and staying hopeful navigating the battlefield that is modern dating! With the endless swiping, messaging, and meeting up, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the dating scene. Yet today, we hope to make this whole da…
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re diving deep into the Enneagram with our special guest, retired psychotherapist and Enneagram expert Marilyn Wolf! Together, we'll discover how and why the Enneagram is a powerful tool for self-awareness, ultimately helping you develop deeper connections and more fulfilling relationships! We’ll start b…
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There are some questions I get every Flirt Friday. And one of those questions is, “How do I flirt at the gym?” Welp, that’s what this Flirtini is all about as we break a sweat and break the ice! Inside the episode, we welcome fitness instructor and personal trainer Jonathan Tylicki to the show to help answer all of your flirting at the gym related …
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It’s the LOVE episode of Flirtations y’all, with Shaun Galanos! The creator behind @thelovedrive and co-host of the “We Can Do Better” podcast is on the show to take us on a journey as we talk about love! Along the way, we’ll answer questions like, “what is love?” “How can we create more of it in our lives?” Whether you're dating, in a relationship…
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Coming up on this episode, we're venturing into the world of asexuality, aromanticism, and demisexuality with guest, creator, educator and author, Cody Daigle-Orians! Please join us as we explore what each of these identities mean, how to figure out where you fit on the spectrum, and practical dating and flirting strategies! We also discuss the imp…
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Coming up in this Flirtini, we're untangling the difference between anxiety and intuition! How can you distinguish the uneasy feeling of anxiety from your intuition speaking to you? Are they one in the same? Knowing the difference can significantly shape your dating experience, help you stay more grounded and focused, and allow for better decision …
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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we're catching vibes y'all, with CiiCii! Have you ever wondered how you can use the energetic laws of the universe to transform your dating life? Even if you haven't, you should stick around! Inside is a fascinating conversation about the world of energy, vibrations, frequency, and how you can become the ul…
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52. Frugal and Fabulous: Low Cost Date Ideas + Your Money Questions with Bradley on a Budget
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In this episode, we're dating on a budget and answering your money questions in dating! To have this conversation with us, we welcome Bradley on a Budget aka Baddie Brad to the show! Bradley has gone viral on Tik Tok many times sharing his story of six figure student loan debt as an early 20 year and now, 11 years later, finds himself debt free. Ho…
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What is F.O.M.O. (fear of missing out) in dating? What does it look like? What are some ways FOMO shows up? How might it hold us back in our dating lives? And what can we do about it? You'll find the answers to all of these questions inside! At it's core, I believe FOMO is about a scarcity mindset that causes us to feel like something in our life i…
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Have you every felt like you're a late bloomer when it comes to dating and relationships? Or wondered if the love you're looking is meant for you? In this episode of Flirtations, we're going into both of these topics - and much more - with our guest Mia Chard! Mia went viral on Tik Tok for talking about the themes of dating in her early 40's, adult…
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Have you ever dated someone's potential? Dating who you want them to be? Who they could be? Who you think they should be? Or maybe you find yourself romanticizing the future? Lawd knows I have! Thankfully, in this episode, we welcome Dr. Sheva to the show to talk about why we date potential and how can we practice a different approach! Inside, we t…
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In this Flirtini today, we're doing some flirting, ya'll! No matter where you're at in the dating process, whether you're heading into a first date, a tenth date, or looking to get back out there in the future, this episode is for you! As we answer the question, "How can you have more engaging conversations - and flirts - on a date?" All is reveale…
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On this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Tal Fish to the show, a licensed mental health counselor, to have a conversation with us about trauma. In this complex, sometimes misunderstood, and yet highly relevant topic, we hold the space to go deep and talk about trauma, which many of us will experience at some point in our lives. And when a trauma …
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48. Breaking Free: Surviving and Thriving After a Narcissistic Relationship with Madeline Beeler and Randi Markowitz
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In this powerful episode of Flirtations, we welcome two Flirties to the show to share with us their stories of surviving and thriving after a narcissistic relationship. Our guests, Madeline Beeler and Randi Markowitz, share their personal experiences of being in relationships with narcissistic partners and, through their stories, we explore the sig…
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Flirties! It's the first Q&A Flirtini! In this one today, I answer three dating questions that were submitted! ➡️ Question 1: When I meet someone, I automatically ask myself, “Is this my future partner?” How can I stop doing that and enjoy the dating process more? ➡️ Question 2: I tend to rush a connection and go into codependency mode. What can I …
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On this episode of Flirtations, we welcome the incredible Dana Flaherty to share with us her story of healing from a relationship with a narcissist. If you've ever found yourself trapped in the harmful cycle of narcissistic abuse, this episode offers hope, guidance, and inspiration for reclaiming your power and why the best is yet to come. Today, w…
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Coming up in this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Yanni Dimitri, the co-founder of No Ghosts Official, to the show to have a conversation with us all about ghosting! Ghosting, the act of suddenly cutting off all communication with someone without explanation, can leave you feeling confused, hurt, and searching for answers. Today, we hope to help…
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Flirtini #5: What is Intimacy + How to Create It in Dating and Relationships with Lisa Brateman
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It's the first ever guest Flirtini! In this Flirtini, we welcome author and psychotherapist Lisa Brateman to the show to have a conversation with us about intimacy! Intimacy goes beyond physical connection—it's about emotional closeness, trust, and mutual understanding. So how can we create it in dating and in our relationships? Join us as we break…
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On the show today, we are joined by Jessica Stahl, creator of the indelible @vanillcooldance, to have an empowering conversation with us all about shame. Indeed, shame is an incredibly strong emotion that can hold us back from fully embracing our authentic selves. Shame can keep us repeating the same patterns of beliefs and behaviors, and affect ho…
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When is the last time you witnessed the power of your own voice? Maybe you're like Benjamin, it was today, fool! Or maybe it's been while? Finding my own voice and starting this Flirtcast didn't come easily. I've struggled for most of my life to even just connect to my voice and that's the inspiration for this episode today. To hopefully help you i…
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It's a Flirtini all about flirting! I open this conversation with what flirting is and WHY flirting is so important in dating and relationships! I believe flirting creates and maintains intimacy, which you can think of as a cozy closeness centered around connection and vulnerability. And that's hot! So whether you're in a long term relationships an…
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43. The Psychology of Connection and Loneliness with Jemma Sbeg
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What is connection? And why is connection so important? Not just for our hearts, but for our overall health and wellbeing? What about loneliness? In many ways the inverse of connection, how does loneliness impact our lives? Mentally? Emotionally? Physically? In this episode of Flirtations, we welcome Jemma Sbeg to the show, creator and host of the …
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42. Healing from Past Relationships, Thriving While Single, and Decentering Dating with Emma Cole
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Flirities, on the show today is Emma Cole and we're gonna be doing some healing, y'all! Emma has turned her experiences healing from a toxic relationship into a powerful mission to help other women - and some gay men! - thrive in their single lives and prove that life doesn’t stop when you’re not in a relationship. Rather, life can be more fulfilli…
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Flirty! Do you like them? Or are you delulu?! In this Flirtini, I share how you can tell the difference! First, we focus on delulu, shorthand for delusion, as we also bring in obsession, infatuation, and limerence for this part of the discussion! I think all of these states and experiences are cut from the same cloth and right at the top, I share e…
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On this episode of Flirtations, we're joined by dating coach and entrepreneur Tisia Saffold who is going to spill the dating tea with us and share all the big sister dating advice you wish you knew, but maybe haven't heard before ... until now! Here's what you can expect from this episode: Why you can’t date potential (and the mindset shift you nee…
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In this episode of Flirtations, we're getting into the nuances of dating and ADHD with our guest, Kaleigh Smith. If you've got ADHD and you're dating, this episode is for you! Here's what you can expect: What ADHD is and what happens in the ADHD brain Traits and characteristics of ADHD, what does it look like day to day? How does ADHD impact the wa…
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39. Breaking Cycles in Dating (and in life!) with Jessica Amos
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In this episode of Flirtations, we're breaking cycles, y'all! Cuz you are what? A cycle breaker! With our incredible guest for this conversation, mindfulness coach and TEDx speaker Jessica Amos, we’ll explore how to break free from three types of cycles that play out in our dating lives - and beyond. First, we'll look at generational cycles, or the…
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38. Why F*ckboys are Boring and How to Not Chase in Dating with Ryan Sheldon
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Today we're asking the question "what the heck is happening out there dating?!" with Ryan Sheldon, author of the new book, "F*ckboys are Boring: A Gay Man's Guide to Dating (for everyone)." We'll take on the topic of the f*ckboy, how he dates, how you can spot him, and what you can do with your boundaries so you don't get emotionally caught up in t…
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Maybe today you find yourself looking to date for the first or for the first time in a long time. Perhaps you're recently coming off an extended dating break or you're single again after a long term relationship. And you don't know where to start. Flirty, I got you! In this Flirtini, I've got a plethora of tips for where to even begin in dating! Fi…
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Ooooo flirties ... today on Flirtations, we welcome Anna Kristina to the show, creator of the viral Black Cat/Golden Retriever theory in dating on Tik Tok and founder of the Black Cat Academy to share with us allll the details about this wildly popular - and transformational - approach to dating. We'll learn from Anna what it means to be a black ca…
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Confidence is one of the most alluring, captivating, and powerful qualities a person can have ... yet it can also be one of the most elusive! In the first official confidence! episode of Flirtations, we welcome superstar Silky Nutmeg Ganache on the show to inspire us to be our most authentic, confident selves! Throughout this conversation, we answe…
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Welcome to the very first Flirtini on Flirtations! Today, we're hopping in the emotional C.A.R. to answer the question, "How can I know if they are ready to date?" We'll also using this tool to answer the same question for yourself - how to know if you're ready to date! I love a good acronym and C.A.R. stands for capacity, availability, and readine…
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35. From First Impression to First Date with Matchmaker Daniel Cooley
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On this episode of Flirtations, we're going from first impression to first date, y'all! Let's set the scene. You walk into a party. A singles event. Networking get together. Really any social situation where you're looking to mix 'n mingle ... and maybe come away with a first date at the end of it all! This is where today's episode takes place! As …
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Today we're taking a peek behind the curtain into the dating lives of European royals! For this conversation, we welcome Amanda Matta to the show, who has captivated over 2+ million followers on social media as an expert on the British crown and European royals! We'll be flirting with royalty and having a lot of fun, asking questions like ... Why a…
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33. Dating Deliciously: How to Bring More Fun, Pleasure, and Desire into Dating with Torah Cents
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Are you ready to date deliciously?! On this episode, we welcome Torah Cents, who is going to give us all the details on how to infuse more fun, passion, pleasure, and desire into your dating life for an ultimately delicious experience! We'll hear how to date deliciously on the apps and in person, creating engaging conversations that are sure to kee…
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32. Your Fall Dating Horoscope + Cuffing Season Dating Guide with Fernie!
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Fernie is BACK on Flirtations to share with us in this episode our fall dating horoscope and dating guide for cuffing season! What is cuffing season? What do the stars hold for our dating lives these next few months? What should we be focusing on out there dating this upcoming season? Are there big themes the universe has in store for our love live…
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Do you have a type? What does having a type mean, anyway? Is it just the way someone looks? Does type equate to a personality? Interests? Career? Or even energy? Today on Flirtations, we’re demystifying what “type” actually means, learning how to date outside our type, and uncovering WHY this should part of your dating strategy! We welcome Ali Jack…
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