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Life is all about those pivotal moments, those big life changes when we ask ourselves,

why didn't somebody tell me this?

I'm TV host and journalist Abbey Huntsman. My best pal, comedy writer and media producer

Lauren Leeds and I are going to bring you conversations with some of the most

impactful people of our time to learn their life lessons. We'll pull back the curtain on their

biggest transitions, how their reality is probably far less perfect than it might appear.

And of course, what they wish somebody had told them back when.

Check out, I wish somebody told me anywhere you listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every week.

Hey, it's Mariana and welcome back to the Life with Mariana podcast. This episode is all about

confidence and who better to ask than the Queen of Confidence herself, Serena Kyrgyn.

So Serena is a creator of Let's Effing Date if you guys find it on Instagram.

And I've loved following her career journey, especially all through the pandemic, which she created

this online dating show for herself, created a business for herself from her own personality and

her own needs. And I love that she's sharing confidence through so many different avenues from

dating to friendship and networking and just making new friends, which I feel like there's so many

areas of our life where we could feel a little bit more confident. So if you guys want to learn more

about confidence from Serena, keep listening. And before we get into the episode, be sure to

subscribe to my podcast. I've got new episodes every Tuesday. And if you're loving it, leave me a

five star rating and review. Now let's hear from Serena.

Were you always so confident?

Absolutely not at all. In fact, I think that's why I created this persona for myself because

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