Episode 309: Online Dating After Divorce with Alyssa Dineen
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Kate Anthony
4.4 • 573 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Alyssa Dineen, founder of Style My Profile, joins me to talk about the ins and outs of online dating after divorce. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the dating apps, unsure how to craft a compelling profile, or just wondering if you're ready to date, Alyssa's expertise will help you navigate it all.
Together, we tackle the realities of modern dating, from building a profile that actually sparks conversations to avoiding burnout in the endless swipe cycle. Alyssa also shares her own post-divorce dating journey, including how she found love after leaving an abusive marriage. She also shares the key strategies she uses with her clients to help them date with intention.
You'll also hear:
- The biggest mistakes people make with their dating profiles (5:24)
- How dating can help you re-discover who you are after divorce (7:23)
- The 'date uniform' strategy that makes getting ready effortless (37:46)
- The first date, avoiding dating burnout, and enjoying the process (26:37)
Learn more about Alyssa Dineen: With over 25 years of experience as a fashion editor, stylist, and art director, Alyssa established herself as a seasoned leader in the New York fashion world. In the past decade, Alyssa has also emerged as a pioneering figure in the online dating space. Her innovative approach combines her expertise in styling with her insights into dating, guiding clients on everything from personal presentation to effective communication with potential partners.
As an acclaimed dating expert, Alyssa has been featured in The New York Times, Today Show, Goop, and Oprah Daily. She is also the author of The Art of Online Dating published by Harper Collins in 2021, which offers valuable strategies for success in online dating. You can find more information about Alyssa and Style My Profile's services at stylemyprofilenyc.com.
Resources & Links:
Unbreakable – the Divorce Recovery Retreat, Sedona, AZ in April 2025
Submit your questions here for possible inclusion in future Q&A podcast episodes
Focused Strategy Sessions with Kate
Phoenix Rising: A Divorce Empowerment Collective
Alyssa is also offering 20% off her Mindful Dating 101 course and DIY Profile Kit to DSG listeners! Use code DSG20 at checkout.
Alyssa's Facebook Group for: Empowered Women Moving Forward in the Modern Dating World
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| 0:00.0 | Dating helped me discover who I was again. And from a narcissistic relationship, I really lost myself as, you know, as you guide people with. It's like you really can completely lose who you are. I had no idea who I was anymore. And dating really helped me. I know it sounds funny. It really helped me figure out who, who I was and what I liked and how would |
| 0:22.5 | I describe myself and telling my story in a different way to different people and also just |
| 0:28.2 | figuring out what type of person I really wanted to be with next time around. |
| 0:36.3 | Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations |
| 0:42.3 | about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go. |
| 0:50.1 | I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of the |
| 0:56.0 | roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. |
| 1:00.9 | I've been to hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side |
| 1:06.7 | of this process with your sanity and your heart intact. |
| 1:15.5 | Hey everyone, welcome back. |
| 1:19.2 | Big news. |
| 1:20.5 | This week is the seventh birthday of the Divorce Survival Guide podcast. |
| 1:26.8 | And I just want to give a little bit of |
| 1:30.2 | gratitude and appreciation for all of you guys for listening. If you're new here, welcome. |
| 1:37.1 | I think this is episode 309. So there are a lot of episodes for you to catch up on. Don't stress about it. But if you're new here, welcome. We've been doing this for seven years. I can't believe it's seven years. That's crazy. And we've had such incredible conversations. I have had the honor of interviewing some pretty spectacular humans, wonderful specialists and experts in |
| 2:05.3 | so, so many areas that have really guided and helped all of you to get to either where you |
| 2:13.9 | have gotten to or where you're going. So again, from the bottom of my heart, just such |
| 2:20.3 | deep gratitude and appreciation, not just for listening to my podcast, but entrusting me and my work |
| 2:27.1 | with your divorce journey. It is so humbling and it is such an honor, truly. So thank you. And now to today's episode. Today I have |
| 2:39.0 | with me, Alyssa Deneen. She is the founder of Style My Profile. She has joined me to talk about the |
| 2:45.8 | ins and outs of online dating after divorce. Alyssa is also a survivor. She has been divorced and went through |
| 2:59.7 | her own journey from after leaving an abusive marriage to finding love. She was also a member of my big Facebook group, |
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