The Dating Games – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we dive into a listeners dating dilemma accompanied by the fabulous Lorraine Glover.

This dilemma is one that many of us will relate to. If you’ve been dating for a few years now we can sometimes start to believe that WE are the problem? If on paper all of these people are perfect… Why don’t you like them? Will you really just ‘know’ when it’s the one? How many ‘slow burner’ dates do we need to sit through until we know they may or may not be our soul mate? Or perhaps…. Is the problem YOU?

As always we share our personal opinions, stories, advice & have some giggles along the way. This episode is definitely one that will help you level up in your self development journey & overcome dating fatigue.

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Mark Fennell joins Nathalie to discuss a listeners dilemma - How can we overcome the fear that we could be single… forever?

Dating can be tiring, time consuming & exhausting. If you have spent a long time trying to find ‘the one’, with each connection eventually reaching a dead end, it’s hard to believe you’ll ever find ‘your person’. This fear of being ‘forever single’ is a common one, but how can we overcome it & be happy in the moment? Owning our single status? How can we stop our relationship status from defining our happiness & distracting us from the now? 
Mark shares some invaluable insights & personal experiences to help you switch that fear into a strength. Get ready to view this in a totally different light on this week’s episode!


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We often hear how confidence is the most attractive trait, one that is so easily knocked & difficult to build. Nathalie Lennon takes you through 10 ways you can build unbreakable confidence today, to help you level up in your relationships & attract the life, and love, you desire. A trait she has struggled to build herself but worked hard on, one that needs constant nurturing. Life is too short to spend it lacking in confidence or at war with your thoughts, own who you are!

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Your bonus 'QUICKFIRE' episode with Brian Keane! Nathalie throws some questions at Brian which yield some fun, interesting & thought provoking answers! Expect some chat about what traits he thinks are necessary from a partner, what needs he believes should be met, his most 'unusual' first date, sex drive thought, soulmates & much more

Nathalie shares her insights also, in this extra episode that will continue to help you level up in love.

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Brian Keane joins your host Nathalie Lennon for the very first episode of Season 3 of The Dating Games to open up about the difficult heartbreak journey he went through after his engagement ended.

Brian opens up in such an honest, vulnerable & thought provoking way which will help you to overcome a heartbreak also, and gives an insight into the male side of heartache, which we rarely hear.

There are some laughs & giggles along the way, as well as invaluable advice to help you level up in a relationship.

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In this episode, Nathalie takes on The Dating Games solo.

With Damien needing to sadly walk away from the podcast, Nathalie brings you the learnings she made during the weeks of recording Season 2 when it comes to Love & The Dating Games. She takes you through her episodes, lines & some eye opening moments she had over the last few months that will no doubt, help you to navigate your relationships too.

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Season 3 is cooking... Be ready!

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When should you label a relationship - A Question often asked. Is there such a thing as too soon? What happens after the label? What stages follow the 'Honeymoon' phase? Nathalie & Damien talk through the stages of a relationship - eurphoric, early attachment, crisis & deep attachment. What does it take for a relationship to make it to that final stage, and how long will it take?

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Nathalie - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathalielennon_/?hl=en

Independence is an attractive trait to most people, and one that we individually all try to build upon. But can you become TOO independent, that your habits are damaging your chances of building a healthy relationship? To find love? To let down your boundaries? Has you past lead you to develop Hyper Indepedence Trauma? Nathalie & Damien dive into the signs of being too independent, how to change this & touch on Hyper Independence Trauma. As always, they share their experiences a long the way, hoping it helps you 'glow and grow'.

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Do relationships ruin your focus, your productivity, career progressions, studies, routines? Can you stop them from hampering your productivity without damaging the relationship? How much can they ruin your focus? What can you do to minimize extreme cases of this? Can you strike a balance? Nathalie & Damien share their experiences too - and dive into their favourite new term 'Limerence'

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The first move. Should it be left to HIM? Is it 'acceptable' for HER to make the first move? What do men think of women making the first move? How can you make the first move, or deal with rejection? Can a man make a move without being deemed 'creepy'? Damien & Nathalie share some of their own stories on making moves too!

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Nathalie - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nathalielennon_/?hl=en