Episode Details

If you feel anxious after a date, they're probably not your person.

Serena Kerrigan is a dating coach, content creator, and the author of the new book Let's Fucking Date. She has coached thousands of women to stop shrinking, stop performing, and start dating like they're the prize, because they are.

In this episode, Serena gets raw about the armor she built as "Serena F*cking Kerrigan": the confidence that carried her career but put up walls in her love life. We get into anxious attachment, why the right person feels like peace instead of butterflies, dating a younger man despite societal judgements, and how rethinking her dating standards led her to her person. This one cracked me open in a way I didn't expect.

Key takeaways:

→ Talk to yourself in the mirror. It feels corny, and it works.

→ Confidence that rejects before it gets rejected isn't confidence. It's a wall.

→ Anxiety after a date isn't a flaw in you. It's a signal about them.

→ The #1 trait to look for in a partner is safety, the freedom to be your raw self.

→ Adopt a "vacation mentality." Say yes to random sh*t and get out of your routine.

→ Date someone at face value, not for their potential.

→ Your dating standards should be about the foundation, not the flex.

→ Being the prize means setting boundaries and walking away from what doesn't serve you. Dating doesn't need to be survived. It needs a rebrand.

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