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Aug 2023
51m 27s

Dating Droughts, Leaving Situationships,...

Ilana Dunn
About this episode
Erica Shea is back on the pod to catch up with us about taking time off from dating and finding the strength to end her most recent situationship. We talk about how it's normal (and sometimes beneficial) to be in a dating drought, how she knew it was time to end the situationship instead of continuing in discomfort, as many of us do. Later we discuss mindset ... Show More
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