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"Did I just date a narcissist?" More than likely you or someone you know has asked this question. Narcissists come off as charming and amazing at first. But then you start to see the patterns. The truth comes out. What do you do then? This week, Maria is joined by Heather Kent to help you, whether you're currently dating one or dated one in the past. Heather Kent is a Registered Psychotherapist with a training background in trauma assessment and treatment. She is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of the books Heal From Your Narcissist Ex and I Left My Toxic Relationship – Now What? Much of her professional practice is focused on helping clients through the process of recovering from the trauma and PTSD of abusive relationships. Having survived her own experience in an abusive relationship, Heather soon came to realize that many other women (and men) find themselves in the same situation, which leaves them feeling broken, ashamed, and paralyzed by fear. Heather combines her experience from her previous teaching career with her integrative therapeutic approach to counselling. Through her virtual programs, speaking engagements, workshops, and retreats, Heather is able to serve a larger population of clients who want interactive guided support from a licensed professional, as they navigate their way through trauma recovery from an abusive relationship and begin the next phase of their lives with safety and confidence. Heather currently resides in Ontario, Canada. Visit Heather's Website: https://www.heatherjkent.com/ To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch Follow Maria on Instagram: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Follow Maria on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJaSAhfw/ Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Matchs Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com

Financial compatibility is such an important part of a relationship. Yet it's also one of the toughest things to talk about with a potential partner. Heck, it can even be tough to talk about when you're married! Do you two have the same beliefs about money? Are you two in debt? Do you spend a lot or do you prefer to save? How do you take care of the bills when you get married? So many questions! This week, Dr. Shannon Curry is here to help answer them! Dr. Shannon Curry is an award winning Clinical Psychologist and a national expert in psychological and interpersonal issues. She has been interviewed for major media outlets including the TODAY show, New York Magazine and The Cut. She talks about topics from trauma, violence and abuse to intimate relationships, parenting, career change and motivation. She regularly works with couples who are experiencing financial conflicts. In this episode, we talk about everything from knowing how you're a financial match in a relationship to having those awkward conversations about money early on and even after you're married. Learn more about Dr. Curry at https://currypsychology.com/ To learn how Maria can help you find love in 2021, go to: https://linktr.ee/agapematch Follow Maria on Instagram: http://instagram.com/matchmakermaria Follow Maria on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJaSAhfw/ Have a question for Maria? Visit http://askamatchmaker.com Enroll in Agape Matchs Group Coaching Intensive: https://agapematch.com/events To learn more about how Maria and how her team can help you find love, visit http://agapematch.com

The cold weather in Texas has been all over the news the last two weeks. This week, Maria talks to someone on the ground and is dealing with it first hand... lifestyle blogger, Danielle Price. After graduating from film school at the University of Southern California in 2014, Danielle worked at a content creation focused ad agency & house of lifestyle magazines in Los Angeles. Danielle quit her job and put her whole life into a storage unit in January 2020 (great timing!) to take the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in the South of France where she planned to learn to cook from the chef/owner of a bed & breakfast in Provence in exchange for overhauling the social media of the business. However, the pandemic struck and she unexpectedly ended up back in her childhood bedroom in the middle of the West Texas desert instead. While spending 2020 soaking up precious time with her parents, Danielle dove into writing and creating social media videos for She's Fun, her lifestyle blog for all things feminine & fun. She continues to help small businesses with unique content creation and branding. Find Danielle on Instagram Visit Danielle's website, She's Fun To help the people of Texas, Venmo to these great organizations: Feed the People Dallas: http://venmo.com/feedthepeopledallas Mutual Aid Houston: http://venmo.com/mutualaidhou Mutual Aid Austin: http://venmo.com/austinmutualaid Mutual Aid Trinity/San Antonio: http://venmo.com/trinitymutualaid 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

You loved it! We loved it! So we're doing it again! This week on the podcast, Maria is reading your closure letters with her friend Katie Morse. Those words you wish you could say to someone but you know it's better you don't. But you still need to get the words and feelings out! We happily read them and put them out in the universe for you! Plus, Maria and Katie talk about how they became friends. Spoiler alert: It started when they realized that at one point they both were with the same guy! 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

Years ago he was ready to meet someone. But he wasn't happy with the apps and ways to meet people. So, he took things into his own hands and created his own app! This week's guest is David Vermeulen. He is the founder of Inner circle, the app where you'll find some of the world's most inspiring single professionals with similar backgrounds and interests. Plus, we take YOUR dating and relationship questions! Download the Inner Circle app from the Apple App store 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

When we think of dating, we think of the feelings. The emotions. All of the feels. But did you know there is SCIENCE behind how we act? Did you know we can LEARN from all of this research to help us find the love of our life? Maria's guest is here to tell us all about it… author Jon Birger! Jon Birger is an award winning magazine writer and author of two dating books: "Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game" which was published in 2015 and his new book, "Make Your Move: The New Science of Dating and Why Women Are in Charge." In his new book, Jon offers women bold new strategies for finding the one. Backed by research showing that women can win at romance by making the first move with the men of their choice. Things talked about in the episode include… - Why it's important to open up your criteria when it comes to dating. You'd be surprised what you could find! - Men's biggest turns on and what they're really looking for. - Maria and Jon don't see eye to eye on dating apps. - Where to meet people when you don't want to online date - especially during a global pandemic. - Is it okay to date someone from work? Purchase Make Your Move on Amazon Follow Jon on Twitter Follow Jon on Instagram Visit Jon's website 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

It's all about confidence in dating. It's easy to second guess yourself. Ask your friends what you should text him. Survey the crowd to find out what you should do next. This week, we're gaining our power and confidence back. This week's guest is Candice Jalili. She is the Senior Dating Writer at Elite Daily and has written over 3,000 articles in the relationship space. Outside of Elite Daily, Candice also write for Cosmopolitan, Tinder Swipe Life, and more. Her book, Just Send the Text, a guide to letting go of your dating anxiety, will be out with Tiller Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, on February 2nd. This week, we talk about: - Why you should just send the text you're thinking. Be confident. Take back your power. - The most important texts and emails Maria and Candice have ever sent in their dating lives. - How to handle rejection when you're dating. - Why it's okay to take a break from online dating. - What to do if you meet someone that might be moving away soon. - A discussion on whether it's a good idea to try a long distance relationship. Order "Just Send the Text" from The Strand Bookstore Order "Just Send the Text" from Amazon Follow Candice on Instagram Visit Candice's website 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

This week, we dig into the topic of polyamory... Yup, throuples! Or, as Maria calls it: "a trinity". This week's guest, Margaret French, met her husband Cody five years ago. Just nine months later, they would meet their to-be girlfriend Janie. After coming out on social media, they now share insights into their unique life online to help educate those interested in the world of polyamory. Maria and Margaret have a fascinating conversation and answer YOUR questions about how this relationship works! Read the New York Times article Maria talked about Follow Margaret on Instagram Follow Margaret on TikTok Follow Margaret on Twitter Follow Margaret on YouTube Follow 3 Mountains on Instagram Follow 3 Mountains on YouTube 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

This week on the pod, Maria chats with the founder of one of her favorite apps to meet people, MeetMe's Catherine Cook Connelly! Catherine is co-founder and SVP, Marketing at The Meet Group. The Meet Group owns and operates the most engaging dating communities in the world, spanning five apps including MeetMe, Skout, Tagged, LOVOO and GROWLr. Serving millions of daters daily, our community sends 70 million chats per day. Each month, our livestreaming solutions entice our community to spend 1.1 billion minutes in video. Our network size, technology, and leading moderation and talent teams enable us to partner for and acquire new audiences, including through video platform-as-service products. The Meet Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of ParshipMeet Group, a diversified international market leader in online dating, which also owns and operates leading matchmaking brands eharmony, Parship, and ElitePartner. In this episode, Maria and Catherine discuss… - The history of MeetMe and why the app was created. - How MeetMe is different from every other app out there. (it's not all about dating!) - How to connect and chat with someone in a speed dating situation. - How to handle a potential long distance relationship at the beginning. - Great ice breaker questions to get a conversation going with someone. Follow Catherine on Twitter Connect with Catherine on LinkedIn 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

To kick off the new year, we're not only talking about how to achieve your love and relationship goals, but your goals in every aspect of your life this week! Joining Maria is Charly Lester! Charly Lester is one of the world's leading dating industry experts. She is a serial entrepreneur, who currently runs a successful marketing consultancy business for dating apps and tech start-ups. Charly co-founded 'Lumen' – the dating app for over 50s – the fastest growing dating app in the world in 2019. Charly is the former Dating Editor for the Guardian, and Global Head of Dating for Time Out. She has appeared on BBC Newsnight representing the online dating industry, and in 2015 she was an expert advisor to Lord Sugar in the final of The Apprentice. Charly is a regular guest on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Find Charly on Twitter Find Charly on Instagram 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