Collecting Lessons
Navigating dating and relationships in your 30’s feels different — deeper, messier, more intentional, and sometimes hilariously confusing. Collecting Lessons is a warm, honest, modern podcast about what it really takes to grow into the person you’re becoming while building (or rebuilding) love, self-trust, and a life that feels aligned.Want to submit a question for our monthly advice episodes? Email at collectinglessonspod@gmail.comMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/you-meLicense code: JAGHKTRJG2MUOLEHCover art by Looka.com
A Male Perspective; Life and Relationships with Quentin Badger Pt. 1
Two college friends reunite to discuss life lessons, relationships, and old memories.
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Sam Gives Advice Pt. 3
Sam answers your dating themed questions. Want to submit a question for next month’s advice episode? Email your question to collectinglessonspod@gmail.com
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The Narcissist
In this episode we discuss the cycle with a narcissist, the trauma bond, and how we can navigate a relationship with a narcissist if we cannot separate ourselves.
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A Conversation with Sam’s Mom
Sam and her mom discuss dating, a woke generation, motherhood, and the importance of making others feel seen and heard.
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Aging and Social Media Pressure
Growing older is a gift, but social media can sometimes makes it look like a curse. In a time of heavy editing and cosmetic procedures, it’s hard not to compare and wonder if we need to change everything about ourselves instead of wearing our age like a badge of honor.
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Sam Gives Advice Pt. 2
You asked, Sam advised for the second time. Also bonus clip of girls night with two friends from college. Want to ask a question for next month? Comment your question or ask on Instagram @collectinglessons
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Modern Tech and Dating
AI, social media, and the dating apps… are they actually conducive to dating or are they hindering our own discernment? We dive into modern technology and how it molds our world in dating today.
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Who Needs Therapy?
Have you been curious about therapy? Have you heard therapy language online and thought “yeah this applies to my life circumstances”? Do you even need therapy? We’ll dive in to what therapy can do and finding the best fit for your growth and healing.
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Dating Red Flags
Are we great at spotting red flags in the moment? Nope. But the more we acknowledge them, the better our discernment will become.
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Dating Red Flags
Are we great at spotting red flags in the moment? Nope. But the more we acknowledge them, the better our discernment will become.
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Sam Gives Advice
You had questions, I had advice. That’s all.
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The Art of Being Alone
We can learn to be alone without feeling lonely, using solitude as a path to self-love and growth. Turning inward allows you to shed old versions of yourself and grow into who you’re meant to be.
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Built for Softness
We all say we admire someone who is soft and sensitive, but do we know how to keep, nourish, and grow a relationship with them? There are cheat codes to keeping that soft person in your life and becoming emotionally available.
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Desiring a Soft Partner
We all say we admire someone who is soft and sensitive, but do we know how to keep, nourish, and grow a relationship with them? There are cheat codes to keeping that soft person in your life and becoming emotionally available.
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In Secure Company
Your attachment style can tell you everything about your own patterns in relationships and what you attract or have capacity to keep. We can change our patterns and behaviors to choose better and create stronger relationships.
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Ms. Too Independent
We learn hyper-independence as a survival mechanism, but is it actually serving us? It’s okay to ask for help and lean on others, we are built for community over solitude.
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The Potential Trap
Falling in love with someone’s potential is like falling in love with someone that doesn’t exist. Potential is only real when proven through consistency and growth.
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Dysregulation is Data
Our bodies tell us everything we need to know, but listening to it goes against everything we’ve convinced ourselves in our minds. What if we actually started listening?
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Pregnancy Loss and Fertility
The pregnancy loss club isn’t a cool club to be in, but once you know, you know. We’ll discuss my personal loss stories, skim the medical side of things, and talk about taking your fertility into your own hands.
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We Are the Problem
Nothing humbles you more than understanding your own toxic traits and realizing you are the problem in your own relationships.
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Love Languages are BS
Maybe love languages are actually what we are lacking in different moments. Consistency is the true love language.
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Introduction: The Fumble
A recent breakup has inspired a Midwest nurse in her 30’s to finally divulge what she’s learned about herself, love, and life through experience.
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