309: Stop Overthinking: How to Beat Anxiety in Dating

Love Life With Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Anxiety has a sneaky way of showing up in our love lives . . . whether it’s overthinking a text or worrying about someone’s shifting energy. But what if you could stop anxiety before it takes over?

In this episode, Matthew, Audrey, and Stephen get personal as they unpack how anxiety sabotages relationships, from early dating to long-term connections. They explore the roots of anxious attachment, share practical tools for calming your mind, and discuss how to stop catastrophizing when things feel uncertain.

If you’ve ever felt tortured by your thoughts or struggled to stay grounded when dating, this episode will help you find clarity, confidence, and peace.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody to another episode of Love Life. I'm here with Stephen and Audrey right now,
0:10.1	and we have a great episode for you today. Today's episode is about anxiety and the way that it shows up
0:19.2	in our lives, especially in early dating and in relationships.
0:23.6	But actually, we end up getting into the way anxiety sabotages our relationships in general,
0:30.4	how abandonment wounds can create anxious attachment styles.
0:37.0	Me and Audrey get pretty personal in this episode in a way that
0:39.6	has left me feeling incredibly naked. So enjoy listening to this to the end and knowing more about us.
0:47.9	We talk about the ways that we can overcome some of our anxiety when we're not getting texted back,
0:55.6	when someone's subtly shifted in their energy or what seems to be their level of interest
1:02.4	or their consistency. Stephen offers up an incredibly practical model for moving through anxiety.
1:14.1	We talk about one of my favorite concepts from my retreat program in terms of redirecting negative emotions towards positive ones. So if you are in a
1:21.5	situation right now that is making you anxious, if you feel like you are struggling or even tortured by your anxiety right now, you are in
1:30.8	the right place. I believe that this episode is going to be an enormous pressure valve for your
1:36.2	anxiety and one that you keep coming back to over and over again. Also coming up for all of our
1:42.6	Love Life members, we have some amazing new courses inside
1:45.6	Love Life. Stephen just did a great one called The Flame Method, which is for anyone who's
1:49.7	struggling to meet people. Audrey did an amazing one on navigating mixed signals for anyone who feels
1:55.7	like they're with someone who's blowing hot and cold or is inconsistent. We have Love Life, London, coming up on the 21st of August.
2:05.5	That is now sold out, so I can't wait to see you all there. We also have a member meetup happening
2:10.4	in Miami on October the 20th for anyone who wants to come out and meet other Love Life members there.
2:16.1	All of that is inside Love Life. If you're not a member right now, you can become one at other Love Life members there. All of that is inside Love Life.
2:17.7	If you're not a member right now,
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