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This week, Maria welcomes author Nancy Jo Sales. Nancy Jo Sales is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist who has written for Vanity Fair and Harpar’s Bazaar among others. Sales famously exposed Hollywood’s “Bling Ring," a group of teens who broke into the homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Orlando Bloom, stealing millions of dollars’ worth of luxury goods. Known for her stories on youth culture, celebrity culture, and the effects of tech on kids as well as dating and courtship, Nancy Jo is also a filmmaker.  Her feature documentary, "Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age," which premiered on HBO in 2018, is an investigation into how technology has changed the landscape of sex and dating, promoting sexism, sexual harassment and sexual violence. Nancy Jo's new memoir, "Nothing Personal: My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno," is now available. Get Nancy’s new book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLYW53K/ Go to Nancy’s website at http://nancyjosales.com  Follow Nancy on Instagram at http://instagram.com/nancyjosales Follow Nancy on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nancyjosales Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com

Arguments happen in relationships. That’s just a fact. But we’re not really taught how to handle it when we start dating. There is no rule book on how to handle the situation! This week, Maria chats with Monica Berg on how to handle arguments and disagreements with your partner in a healthy way! Monica Berg is a spiritual thought leader and author of “Fear is Not an Option” and “Rethink Love.” She’s also the host of the Spiritually Hungry podcast. She has a fresh voice that channels her many years of Kabbalistic study along with personal life experiences to show individuals how to create a life that not only feels like it’s working, but most importantly, a life in which they are living and loving as the powerful, fulfilled person they’ve always wanted to be.  Follow Monica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicaberg74/ Pick up Monica's Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Monica+Berg Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com  

This week, Maria is so excited to welcome Marlo Thomas! Marlo Thomas is an actress, a producer, an author, a philanthropist and a social activist. In fact, she's in the OG group of feminist icons. Having starred in the sitcom “That Girl” in the 60s, she is the prototype to the "single girl in the city" sitcoms that have been in production ever since. She's won four Emmy awards, a Golden Globe and Peabody for her work in television and a Grammy for her children's album, “Free to be You and Me.” In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She serves as National Outreach Director for St Jude Children's Research Hospital and is this month’s cover girl for Town and Country magazine highlighting her work with St Jude. Last year, her book written with her husband, Phil Donahue, “What Makes a Marriage Last,” became a New York Times Best seller. Their book pairs well with their podcast Double Date, where you get to listen in as they pull down the curtains to learn from 40 Couples their secrets to a happy life.  Pick up Marlo's book: https://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Marriage-Last-Celebrated/dp/0062982583 Check out Marlo and Phil's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/double-date-with-marlo-thomas-phil-donahue/id1547645093 Follow Marlo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marlothomas/ Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com  

This week, we’re talking about love on a different level. Maria talks so much about her belief in manifestation. Is it possible to call in your soulmate? Do we really HAVE soulmates in our lives? We’re going deep into the soul with physic medium, Michelle Clare.  In a span of 11 years, Michelle had had 3 near death experiences. The second one was a monumental life changing event in which Michelle suffered a traumatic brain injury. Shortly after this life altering event, she started receiving information for other people from their loved ones who had transitioned. All 3 NDEs were a reminder of an unconditional love and connection that surpasses our earthly life.   During readings, Michelle is divinely guided by the client's Spirit Team to lovingly empower, direct, provide comfort and hope for each individual. She is known for giving factual information: personality traits, characteristics, and validations of signs that loved ones are sending. She helps each person she reads to raise their vibration, clear their energy and understand that they are not living life alone. Follow Michelle on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/medium_michelle_clare/ To connect with Michelle, go to https://www.michelleclare.net/ Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com  

This week on the podcast, Maria talks to the co-hosts of the Shooters Gotta Shoot podcast, Erica Spera and Molly DeMellier. NCAA athletes Erica Spera and Molly DeMellier have always taken shots on and off the court. They know how to get what they want, except when it comes to men. Recently, dating has become harder to navigate with Erica getting diagnosed with herpes and Molly’s sister/best friend excommunicating herself from the family. But instead of giving up on love, they've made a pact to challenge each other to test modern and old school dating methods. They'll stay in the game and laugh at the rejections they take along the way. Erica Spera is a New York City comedian originally from Binghamton, NY. Spera was named one of Conan's 2017 TBS Comics to Watch and since then has opened for Patton Oswalt, Bert Kreischer, Judah Friedlander, and more!  Molly DeMellier is a New York City podcaster, writer and communications expert with experience spanning a variety of industries including entertainment, comedy, travel, sports, tech, and enterprise software.  Follow Molly on Instagram at http://instagram.com/theguaca_molly Follow Molly on Twitter at http://twitter.com/theguaca_molly     Follow Erica on Instagram at http://instagram.com/spericaa Follow Erica on Twitter at http://twitter.com/spericaa  Learn more about the Shooters Gotta Shoot podcast on Instagram at http://instagram.com/shootersgottashootpod  Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com  

This week, Maria is so excited to welcome Dr. Helen Fisher to the podcast to answer your dating and relationship questions! Fisher has written several books about  the evolution and future of human sex, love, marriage, gender differences in the brain, how your personality style shapes who you are and who you love, and more. Her books include Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray and Why Him? Why Her? Finding Real Love by Understanding your personality type.  She is also the Chief Scientific Advisor for the internet dating site Match.com.  Dr. Fisher is a senior research fellow at The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, and a member of the Center For Human Evolutionary Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University. Prior to that, she was a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Fisher holds a B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology from New York University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Visit Helen's website: https://helenfisher.com/ Follow Hellen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helenfishersexandlove/ Purchase Hellen's books: https://www.amazon.com/Helen-Fisher/e/B000API2K0 Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Match’s Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com    

While we spend much of our time on the podcast talking about finding love, what do you do once that happens? How do you protect yourself and your family when you decide to say “I do!” to one another? It’s time to talk about the big D… divorce.  This week’s guest is Certified Family Law Specialist Kelly Chang Rickert, better known online as Lawyer Kelly.  She has exclusively handled family law cases and prenuptial agreements for over twenty years. She is the author of several divorce articles published by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine. Her latest books, "Protecting Yourself From False Accusations" and "Two Adventures With Mom and Dad" (children's book about divorce) were both Amazon #1 best‑sellers. Kelly routinely appears as an expert on television/radio to comment on family law issues in celebrity divorce and custody cases. Kelly discourages "scorched‑earth" tactics in family law and encourages mediation and collaborative solutions whenever possible. Follow Lawyer Kelly on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lawyerkelly/ Follow Lawyer Kelly on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@lawyerkelly Pick up Lawyer Kelly's books at https://www.amazon.com/Kelly-Chang-Rickert/e/B08BG9DC8C%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Match’s Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com    

This week Maria welcomes your new gay best friend, Matthew Anchel, to help with your dating and relationship questions! Maria and Matthew tackle body image in dating as well as some unique insight into dating from around the world. Follow Matthew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewanchel/ Visit Matthew's website: https://www.matthewanchel.com/ Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Match’s Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com    

This week, Jenna Langbaum joins us to discuss her new book, “Me in Seach of You”, which is a collection of stories inspired by her dating life as well as others through prose. “Me in Search of You” is the kind of book you’re going to stop after every story and reflect on your own dating experiences. It is available where all books are sold.  Jenna Langbaum is a creative director, copywriter, poet and playwright. Her original play, The Night of Blue and Salt, was produced through the New York City International Fringe Festival in in 2016. Purchase Me in Search of You on Amazon Follow Jenna on Instagram Enroll in the next Agape Intensive: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/  Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Match’s Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com    

It’s easy to sit on our phone, scroll through social media and feel the fear of missing out, or FOMO. Everything looks amazing! Why aren’t I doing that? Why don’t I have that in my life? When it comes to dating, it’s easy to not make a decision or commitment when there are so many options available. It’s the fear of better options, or FOBO. But how do we live in the moment? How do we make the decision? How do we appreciate what we already have? This week Maria discusses this and more with the man that created the term FOMO, Patrick McGinnis! Patrick J. McGinnis is a venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice and The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the related term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. Since that time, FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis. Patrick is also the host of the hit podcast, FOMO Sapiens (www.fomosapiens.com), where entrepreneurial thinkers unpack how they make decisions. He has been featured in The New York Times, Politico, The Financial Times, and The Guardian. Visit Patrick's website: https://patrickmcginnis.com/ Follow Patrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickjmcginnis/ Read Patrick's article on FOMO and the vaccine:  https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccine-fomo-might-end-pandemic-skeptics-fear-of-missing-out-2021-3 To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch Follow Maria on Instagram Follow Maria on TikTok Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Match’s Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit agapematch.com