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Heart of Dating

HOD Select: Am I Enough? Seeking Approval and Validation in Dating with Lindsey Maestas

Heart of Dating

That Sounds Fun Network

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Heart of Dating welcomes Lindsey Maestas to the show today! We are so excited to welcome her as she is the host of The Living Easy Podcast where she discusses faith and relationships and gives women ideas, opportunities and practical tips for real change! She is also a lifestyle blogger, speaker, wife and momma of two boys based in Albuquerque, NM. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Relevant Magazine, Faithit, Focus on the Family, Better Homes & Gardens and more. She loves to read, eat tacos and binge-watch Netflix with her husband. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest or visit her blog at sparrowsandlily.com.

She speaks vulnerably about the challenges of relationships and real life while sharing practical wisdom and tips. On today’s episode her and Kait talk about her struggles as she sought out validation from others in place of God. She also shares her story of abuse, and how she found Christ after a long journey of toxic relationships and searching for wholeness.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Heart of Dating Podcast.

0:04.0

Hey, it's Kate.

0:07.0

I'm so glad you could join us this week as we try to entangle the ever-so ambiguous

0:11.0

world of dating as a Christian.

0:13.0

Over here on Heart of Dating, we get real as we answer some tough questions

0:17.0

and uncover transformative ways to approach Christian dating.

0:21.0

Oh, and you better believe we have some laughs along the way,

0:24.0

because last time I checked, the struggle is hashtag real.

0:28.0

Who did say it?

0:30.0

Now, let's get to the heart of the matter.

0:35.0

What's up, family?

0:37.0

Is JJ again?

0:39.0

Yes, sad news is just me.

0:42.0

Like I told you last week, season 9.5.

0:45.0

I'm going solo and hosting this series.

0:49.0

What's been super fun and what you guys saw last week is what we're essentially doing

0:54.0

is pulling the heart of dating, Hall of Fame episodes,

0:58.0

the ones that just hit differently that as I told you guys last week,

1:03.0

for some reason whenever somebody stumbles upon the heart of dating podcasts

1:08.0

is they go back to episode 1 or episode 50 and they just listen to all of them.

1:14.0

So it's really cool to see that.

1:16.0

If you think about podcasts like Daily News podcasts,

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