Cupid's Coach With Julie Ferman

Meet my guest, Chuck Tyler, author and teacher of meditation and yoga, as he shares his transformational journey through recovery from childhood sexual abuse. Gaining power over our thoughts through meditation and yoga is instrumental in moving through addiction and trauma, and why comedy improv is therapeutic.   

Assessing  2021's dating adventures, let's mine for gold in your calendar. How to make lemonade with a Close But No Cigar gathering. Why your "crazy busy" calendar is saying to your romantic hopefuls, and how to make yourself more accessible and more bookable for dates with potential candidates. Over-sharing - how to stop doing it and how to save someone who's doing it. And how to spin a "bad date" into a mutual WIN!

Are you dating for only ONE reason, to find Your Person? If so, uh oh, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Listen in as we shine light on the Boobie Prizes that are everywhere along your dating journey. Expanding your capacity to communicate compassionately, to hold your space, to contribute and to embrace contribution from another imperfect person. And when it's time to evolve beyond ageism. 

The more specific your criteria...the broader your reach needs to be.  Expand your radius, qualify and nurture your candidates and suitors, book the flight or get in the car and drive to meet your most interesting prospects. You go the extra mile. Plus, why First Responders are truly hot!

In the hot seat today is Marty Kupper, co-founder of Surprise Date Challenge for individuals and couples. How to create and enhance connection, romance and fun in ALL of our personal relationships. How planning surprise dates will thoroughly transform your experience of dating and relating. 

Are you "red flagging" too much? Is it OK to have a Friend with Benefits? What about the dog in the bed? She voted for WHO? Have you barricaded yourself behind so many red flags that no one can get to you? Do you really want another person in your life? Let's get real about that.

Are you setting yourself up for failure in dating because you're seeing an unnatural match, someone who isn't seeking you? Why you should pay particular attention to the Maybes.

Adam Gilad shares his invitation, to join us for the upcoming Kyyndr Summit. I want ALL of my peeps with me at this miraculous, thoroughly innovative online event -- an opportunity to engage with, learn from and learn with thousands of other single men and women who are enthused about the notion of doing dating well, with love, care, compassion, openness and courage.   www.kyyndr.com/ferman

Why are Caroline and David still single, after years and years of dating, while Blake and Kathy find themselves entwined in a surprising new love affair? How two perfectly imperfect humans can create beautiful love together.

Do you have Dating ADHD? How to best utilize your tech tools: your dating apps and online dating memberships. Managing your inner psycho by building your dating funnel. What fears are driving you to sort out those who are different than you are?  Doing your part to maximize each of  your opportunities with likely candidates...while staying open to surprises!

When things go awry in dating, is it because that "loser" was misbehaving...or merely clueless? When it's you who's got the blind spot, when it's you who made the unfortunate choice, were you misbehaving or were you clueless? What do we call the person who's misbehaving AND clueless?  There's a word for that too....

Adam Gilad, founder of Kyyndr.com invites us and shows us how to bring much more kindness to the dating process. Discover with us the seductive power of willingness, why curiosity is the "baking soda" of true intimacy, and how not to be a Dick!.

Celebrity Matchmaker Ali Conti joins us to share best practices for dating today. Whether you're royalty, a well-known celeb, or just a normal person seeking meaningful, lasting love; this frank, open-hearted conversation between two world class matchmakers enlightens and entertains!

My fellow colleague, professional matchmaker and soul sister, Jessica Fass is in the hot seat today, engaging with me on issues related to spirituality and religion in dating. The  parameters you've set for your personal search for love -- are they spot on or shall we tweak / broaden / narrow them? Rethinking geography, we share new tools and ideas for developing love and relationships creatively from afar with long distance prospects. 

Should political leanings be a Critical Criteria for you, or not? Your matchmaker needs to know. Tips on scheduling and planning your dates, and a new dating avenue for mountain lovers everywhere!

Life is full of bad drivers and dog crap. What matters is how we manage the bumps in the road. Let's get a whole lot better at managing conflict. It's a tool in your toolbox that you'll surely need in the partnership you're hoping for. Let's develop the ability to embrace conflict and work through life's inevitable stress points with presence, acceptance, understanding, grace and humor!

Join me for laugh-out-loud funny stories about how real live married couples met - not online, not through a matchmaker or dating agency, but simply by playing with people, by consciously developing the art of social engagement and magnetism!

When love lasts, why is that? How does that happen? Listen in on my interview with family law experts, Ron and Terrie Supancic, whose 59 year marriage exemplifies partnership done well. Witness love personified, with raw emotion and discover how to develop resiliency and how to manage annoyances, conflict and crisis. How to develop emotional governance and how to respect over contempt and the evolution of a marriage over time. 

The better we are at friendship, the more capable we are of loving and being loved in a romantic partnership. In what ways have you been a good friend? In what ways might you have been ... a lousy friend? Let's re-examine together what friendship is, what it can be, what it could be, what it should be. Let's strengthen our friendship muscles, to bring about a better, more loving experience of being human.

How prepared are you for the relationship you aspire to have in your life? What's your relationship fitness level? Join in on my conversation with Coach Roy Biancalana to identify which relationship muscles might have become atrophied and what to do about that.