Welcome to You Are Here, the podcast where we have conversations with people who have

courageously taken the road less traveled. I'm your host Rachel Ree and in each

episode we'll be exploring stories from people who have followed their own path and are living life on their own terms

Know that we're here to meet you where you are and where you'd like to be. This is you are here

Hi friend. It's a little bit of a different content topic today because we are delving into the world of dating and relationships. I don't know about you, but for me there's been so much

relationship change in my circle and also in what I see online. There's a lot of

change people are navigating from getting into a relationship and also getting out of one too.

Loretta Chalk is today's guest and she navigated a career in the legal field to then becoming a dating coach for a leading matchmaking service.

We go through some of the common challenges navigating relationship dynamics and she shares insights

into the importance of vulnerability, communication, and understanding

the different energies we can hold as humans.

While there is some reference to heterosexual relationship dynamics, I think there are insights that can definitely be

applicable to all different types of relationships regardless of sex.

Toward the end, we do go through some community Q&As as written by some of you in my

Instagram story call out. If you enjoy this content please don't forget to rate and review.

Before we begin just talking about relationships and dating and all the things, I realize that you have your own pivot story. You weren't always into coaching. You weren't always into coaching you weren't always doing dating

coaching specifically and it's something that you've adopted to over the past

number of years so what led you down this path? Yeah, so great question. I have

always loved dating and relationships and I've always loved helping my friends. I actually didn't have a boyfriend until I was 18 out of high school,

but I can just remember being a teenager. My friends would actually come to me for advice with their boyfriends and it was always

something that I really enjoyed and I always felt helpful doing it even though I mean I wasn't really speaking from an experience

because I didn't have any relationships till later. But it was always something that lit me up. I just could feel it. But obviously I just went the normal route. I went to college. I studied communications. I got a job in the legal field. I was in the legal field for a really long time

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