Hello and welcome to the baggage reclaim sessions a

podcast filled with inspiration and practices for living and loving with healthy

self-esteem I talk about discovering the great view that already exists,

navigating dating and interpersonal relationships, strategies and tools for dealing with tricky

situations, plus I share my own experiences.

I'm Nasley Lou, a writer based in southeast London who is dedicated to helping people

improve their emotional and relationship literacy.

Let's kick this off. First up, how do you know if you're ready to date again?

Starting over after How do you know if you're ready to date again?

Starting over after a breakup can be incredibly daunting.

There can be this fear of uncertainty.

How long is it gonna take for me to meet somebody?

Is it a big bad scary world out there?

Are there a whole load of psychos out there on dating apps and dating websites?

What if it takes a really long time? What if I find it really difficult to cope with dating? What if I'm not doing

things right? What if we break up and then I find that it's really, really hard for me to get over

and then I have to go and start over again.

You can end up feeling incredibly panicky and then you just don't really do anything.

You almost end up paralyzed.

So what you want to do is kind of take a bit of a Goldilocks approach so you don't want to leave it for too long either you want to find that middle ground.

If you leave it for too short amount of time then you're going to be trying to escape you.

You may be trying to escape your feelings and thoughts, you may be trying to escape just being in your own skin.

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