It can be challenging to talk about sex with your partner. Dr. Evelin Dacker makes it easy with the STARS Framework. Learn more here. — Do you find it hard to talk about sex? Dr. Evelin Dacker has a framework to make it easier. She is a Mexican-American Integrative Family Physician who specializes in sexual wellness, menopause and hormones, and vitality throughout life. Her unique approach to health incorporates pleasure as an important aspect for healing trauma and illness. In addition to practicing medicine, she specializes in teaching a sex positive approach to sexually transmitted disease ..read more

How do you recover from a breakup? It’s not easy, but these five steps will help you process and work through it with greater ease. — When you recover from a breakup, the path forward can be challenging. If you are having a hard time after your breakup or you know someone who is, here are five steps for processing and moving through it with less heartache and greater ease.  5 Essential Steps to Recover From a Breakup 1. Allow Yourself to Grieve: It’s important to acknowledge your emotions and give yourself permission to feel sadness, anger, or confusion. Bottling up emotions can prolon ..read more

How do you begin dating after divorce? Listen to Bobbi Palmer’s 5 steps to help you date successfully after divorce. — Dating after divorce can be overwhelming! Bobbi Palmer is a 60-something, happily divorced, proudly imperfect, sometimes sassy, progressive thinking, animal and man-loving internationally recognized dating coach for women over 40. She is known as The Compassionate Truth Teller and has helped thousands of women around the world write their grownup love story. In this episode of Last FirstDate Radio: Bobbi’s story of marrying at 47 for the first time and divorcing 18 years lat ..read more

Texting in early dating can be confusing. When to text? How much to text? Who texts first? Here’s your texting guide! — Texting in early dating can be tricky. How do you navigate texting before, after, and between dates? Who should text first after a date? Can texting too much sabotage the potential for another date? Here are the dos and don’ts of texting in the first stages of dating so you can build trust and connection early on.   6 Tips for Texting in Early Dating to Build Trust and Connection Before meeting: Don’t text a lot. Get on a call to see if there’s a connection. And ..read more

How do you prevent burnout in long-term relationships? My podcast guest, Mary Jo Rapini, shares several tips on preventing burnout. — Have you ever experienced burnout in long-term relationships? My podcast guest, Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC, is a leading psychotherapist specializing in intimacy, sex, and relationships. She’s been on the podcast before, talking about how taking a break from sex can increase intimacy. Based in Houston, Texas, she operates a private practice dedicated to providing exceptional services as a relationship and intimacy/sex psychotherapist.  In this episode: What ..read more

These six common dating myths can actually keep you from finding love. In this video, I debunk each one so you can go on your last first date. — Dating myths can keep us from finding love. Have you ever been told to wait three days before texting or calling after a date? Or that you should be searching for your twin flame or “the one” (because there’s only one right person for each of us)? If you study the science behind dating and romance, you’ll learn that many of these myths and rules are based on complete misconceptions. That’s why I’m debunking 6 common – and uncommon – dating ..read more

What is the science of love? What if we could understand attraction and love better? Dr. Liat Yakir explains it all on the podcast! — Want to learn about the science of love? My podcast guest, Dr. Liat Yakir is a biologist, author, and lecturer specializing in the biology of emotions. She holds advanced degrees in genetics and hormone research from the Weizmann Institute of Science.  Her new bestselling book, “A Brief History of Love,” has been translated into multiple languages. Dr. Yakir participated as an expert in the Israeli version of the reality show ‘Married at First Sight’. She ..read more

Do you have a broken picker? You keep dating people who are not right for you, but you’re not sure why? Watch this video now! — One of the most common reasons people hire me is to help them fix their broken picker. They have a pattern of choosing the wrong partners again and again. One of the important decisions in life is picking the right partner, which leads to a healthy relationship. Good partnership leads to better mental and physical health. Yet, about 50% of marriages end in divorce, and we get our hearts broken again and again. Why? Broken picker syndrome! Let’s talk about why our pic ..read more

Why do so many successful women tend to struggle when it comes to love and romantic relationships? Dr. Sandy To discusses this on the podcast. — This episode is for any successful women who have struggled to find love. My podcast guest, Dr. Sandy To, is a sociologist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge who writes and speaks globally about women’s partner choices on TV, radio, podcasts, and seminars. She is the author of the acclaimed book, China’s Leftover Women: Late Marriage among Professional Women and its Consequences, and she has been featured in numerous media outlets such as th ..read more

Interested in dating IRL, but don’t know how to make a romantic connection? Here are 5 tips that will help meet your match offline! — If you’re sick of online dating and want to learn more about dating IRL, you’re not alone. Dating apps can be frustrating and lead you to stop dating altogether. Instead, go out and meet potential matches in real life. But how do you start a conversation that leads to a date? How do you know if they’re single or not? How do you make a romantic connection IRL? Here are 5 steps to meet your match offline. In order to make a romantic connection, you have to get o ..read more