Dating in the Bae

After recording 44 episodes and growing an incredible community, our girl Becca will be taking a much-needed season break to broaden her horizons and see what the next steps for the show will be! If you are interested in sponsoring the show and/or are interested in joining the show as a  co-host, hit her up! In the meantime, follow her on Instagram and Twitter to get show updates! Make sure you’re subscribed to Dating in the Bae wherever you listen to your podcasts to automatically receive future announcements!Fear not! This season finale episode is a fun one! Jenna Langbaum, the author of “Me in Search of You,” joins the show to chat about her new book and the New York City dating scene.  Jenna shares how the book came to be, her favorite anecdotes, plus she reads an excerpt from her book! Jenna is such a lively, positive, and smart woman; you are going to love her!  Tune into this last episode before the show’s season break.Jump straight into:(00:26) - Season break announcement and key learnings: Reflecting and remembering Dating In the Bae’s beginnings.(04:20) - Jenna’s career as a creative going through the swirl of dating. (07:53) - Me in Search of You: The book’s witty style and how it reminds us to go back and laugh at ourselves. (09:47) - Jenna’s favorite stories from her book: The cab driver psychic and a post-breakup photoshoot for Facebook. (11:23) - Reading an excerpt from Me in Search of You, I Replicate It: “It’s such a ritual of costume and performance…”(13:07) - How writing the book has changed Jenna’s view on modern dating: Reflections, ghosting stories, takeaways, and the golden texting rule. (19:08) - Badass. Resilient. Single: Is there an added dimension to single women? (22:27) - The hardest part about writing a book: Growing up in the middle of heartbreak and a rollercoaster of emotions. (26:15) - How Jenna came up with the book title, what is next for her as a writer and why binge-watching Working Moms is an entire mood.Episode resourcesMe in Search of You by Jenna Langbaum  Follow the podcast on Instagram (@datinginthebae). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and share with all of your fellow baes. 

Have you had your red dress moment? Kimmy can help you out with that!In this episode of Dating in the Bae, Becca talks to dating expert, confidence coach, therapist, and stylist Kimmy Seltzer, who is also the host of The Charisma Quotient Podcast. Kimmy tells us the story of how she went from having a traditional picket-fence life to divorcing and rediscovering herself. She believes in working on your confidence from the outside in and creating a symbiotic relationship between how you look and how you feel. Tune in and listen to Becca fangirl over the wonderful and super knowledgeable Kimmy!Jump straight into:(00:25) - Kimmy’s back story and her red dress moment: A gal from Chicago that turned into a Renaissance woman in LA.(08:17) - “It’s about you!”: Shift the way you feel about yourself and start being confident and sexy!(10:45) - Charisma, magnetism, and the attraction factor: Building up the advertisement piece you need.(13:45) - Why Kimmy loves flirting: How to be present, playful, and have fun without attachments. (18:06) - Gratitude attitude makes you more dateable! A few tangible things you can do to be in the right positive state of mind. (22:27) - A quick story about changing your mindset: Put a different pair of glasses on and look at the world differently. Episode resources:Follow Kimmy on InstagramCharisma Quotient | Apple PodcastsKim Seltzer | Dating & Image ExpertAsk KimmyFollow us on Instagram (@datinginthebae). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share with all of your fellow baes. Rebecca’s IG:@pibblesandpizza

Is your subconscious sabotaging your dating life? You need to try shadow work!In this episode of Dating in the Bae, Becca talks to Sarah Cohan, host of the Lit AF podcast, a hilarious podcast about personal growth. Sarah is super fun and fresh, plus she also lives in San Francisco! Join in and listen to Sarah and Becca’s conversation about shadow work, limiting beliefs, and how to overcome those to find a partner and call in money! Plus a super simple technique to start building up trust within yourself. Also, don’t forget to join this week’s challenge and check out the Lit AF Podcast! Sarah’s show is linked below in the “resources” section. Jump straight into:(00:24) - An unpaid pet detective? (02:07) - Sarah’s experience working on the Burning Man Project: A week of synchronicity and magic. (04:24) - Dabbling into personal development and getting started on the podcast medium. (08:26) - Really opening up in front of the mic: Sarah’s miscarriage story and how it helped her feel universally connected. (13:24) - Building trust within yourself: A super simple technique to create congruency!(15:27) - Sarah’s shadow work: “Until we make the unconscious conscious, we will call it fate and it will ruin our lives.”(20:26) - Ruminating thoughts and how to heal the subconscious: Calling in partnership and money through Sarah’s program!(28:43) - This week’s challenge: Give your phone number to a stranger or set up your single friends! Episode resources:Lit AF Podcast | Sarah CohanFollow Sarah on InstagramFollow us on Instagram (@datinginthebae). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and share with all of your fellow baes. Rebecca’s IG:@pibblesandpizza

The Washington Post’s dating and relationships reporter, Lisa Bonos, is a special guest on this week’s episode of Dating in the Bae.  Lisa shares how she landed this dream job, dishes on her current dating life in San Francisco, and shares the best advice she has ever received. Plus, she shares her favorite questions to ask when writing a story and whether being a dating reporter scares men off or lures them in! Don’t forget to check out Lisa’s work linked in the resources below!          Jump straight into:(00:22) - Persistence + dumb luck: How Lisa landed the perfect job writing a dating column.(04:58) - “It’s my job to ask!” Lisa’s inquiries into people’s dating stories and her favorite questions to ask. (08:51) - Relationship status + moving from DC to San Francisco: Is the Lox Club a total fraud?(13:11) - Washington DC dating vs. San Francisco dating: Are men more optimistic in California? Is software talk hot date material?(16:23) - How being a dating reporter affects Lisa’s dating life plus Becca’s favorite SF spots for a fun relaxed date. (20:39) - Trash reality TV: The Bachelor “It’s fun to cover but kind of terrible.” (21:40) - The best dating advice Lisa has ever received: give two options! It shows you are flexible, but not SO available. Episode Resources:Nabeel Redwood (Shaman in LA)Follow Lisa Bonos on InstagramLisa Bonos - The Washington Post“Hot Vax Summer’ is coming. Can it possibly live up to the hype?” by Lisa BonosFollow us on Instagram (@datinginthebae). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share with all of your fellow baes. Rebecca’s IG:@pibblesandpizza

Life is hard for two reasons, either because you are staying in your comfort zone or because you are leaving it. Which one do you choose?In this episode of Dating in the Bae, our girl Becca talks to dating coach, entrepreneur, and HR at Tinder, Janel Abrahami. Janel was unemployed during the pandemic but don’t worry, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise! She pivoted her own career, got a new awesome job, and is now building her career coaching business step by step. Join in this conversation and listen to Janel and Becca talk about the similarities between the dating scene and choosing a career path. Plus, how to authentically market yourself in both worlds!Jump straight into:(00:25) - Getting back into normal life: Snapping back from the 3-second zoom delay and actively choosing a purposeful life. (02:56) - What is Janel Abrahami all about and how she can help you clarify your career goals and hinge into your dream job.(04:47) - Working on Tinder and Janel’s own career pivot during the pandemic! (07:51) - Janel’s experience dating in San Francisco: Grabbing drinks and handing out numbers at Shangai Kelly’s.(11:29) - Dating in SF vs. dating in NY and London: Is there such a thing as an east-coast mentality?(16:36) - Career coaching and the abundance mindset: Janel’s plan for creating her business brick by brick while still living her best life. (24:36) - All of Janel’s awesome resources to take ownership over your life!(26:51) - A quote from Mark Groves to get out of the same patterns and really begin to choose and love yourself. Episode resourcesFollow Janel on InstagramFree Guide: How to Stop Job-HoppingThe Audacity by Janel AbrahamiCreate The Love Follow us on Instagram (@datinginthebae). Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share with all of your fellow baes. Rebecca’s IG:@pibblesandpizza