Ask a Matchmaker

A few weeks ago, Maria received a closure letter that moved her to tears. It was for a relationship in 2018, but the letter's author wrote it so she could be able to heal and allow love into her life today. Maria decided to invite the woman who wrote the letter onto this week's podcast to talk about healing and moving on in life. 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

It's been an amazing year on the podcast! Thank you so much for listening and thank you for your support! This fall, we'll be starting season 2. And with season 2, we're starting something new… The Ask a Matchmaker Hotline! You will be able to call in and ask Maria about anything! On the spot advice just for you! Those calls will be on upcoming episodes. This week, we're giving you a sneak peek into the hotline with two listeners calling into the Ask a Matchmaker hotline. Take a listen! 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

This week, Maria is talking about one of the most unique dating apps on the internet right now, Snack, with its founder Kim Kaplan! Kim Kaplan was one of the earliest employees at Plenty of Fish. She led product marketing and revenue on the executive team that eventually sold PoF to Match Group for $575 million in 2015. After a two year hiatus after Plenty of Fish, where she spent her time advising and angel investing, she scrolled on TikTok and saw that many users were creating essentially dating video profiles. But TikTok did not have the interface to support this. That's when the dating app Snack was born! Download the Snack dating app for iPhone Follow Snack on Instagram Follow Snack on TikTok 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

Personality tests have been around for many years. Sometimes they're used for fun, sometimes your employer might want you to take them to help with your career. This week, we talk about personality tests with Erin Baute and how they can help you in love and dating! AND Maria takes one on the podcast! Erin has been studying and working in the field of behavior change for over 20 years and uses the Enneagram, consciousness practices and behavior change theory to help individuals, couples, leaders, and teams in both life and at work. She has a bachelor's degree in Human Development, Master of Public Health and is finishing her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, with a focus on coaching and development. She has been studying and using the Enneagram for 11 years as a tool to get clear about behavioral patterns that align with individual, relationship, and team success. She is a Certified Enneagram Teacher and Trainer, as well as an Accredited Enneagram Professional from the International Enneagram Association. If you would like to learn your own Enneagram, you can visit Erin's website to book a session. Book a session with Erin at http://livingtheenneagram.com/ Follow Erin on Instagram at http://instagram.com/livingtheenneagram/ 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

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