Mastering the Art of Dating
CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf
Dr. Caroline Leaf
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🗓️ 25 June 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Dating today feels like emotional gymnastics — and no one knows that better than Talia, a dating expert and podcast host who went on 150 dates in one year. In this episode, I sit down with Talia to unpack what she learned, how she stayed grounded, and why modern dating can be so mentally exhausting.
We talk about:
- The neuroscience of dating and attachment styles
- How to build resilience after rejection
- Dating app burnout
- What “slow burn chemistry” actually means
- The role of neuroplasticity in healing unhealthy patterns
- Why self-compassion might be your strongest dating tool
Talia also shares daily practices, mindset shifts, and practical advice that will help anyone — whether you’re new to dating, starting over, or just tired of the same dead-end patterns.
This conversation will change how you think about dating, love, and your brain.
📌 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:30 Talia's Journey to Becoming a Dating Expert
01:12 Scientific Approach to Dating
01:51 Mental Resilience and Podcast Impact
03:20 Breaking Free from Dating Patterns
05:44 Intentional Thinking and Practical Steps
09:55 Overcoming Overthinking in Dating
11:30 Identifying Personal Needs vs. Fear-Based Desires
14:32 Focusing on Personal Growth
15:01 Handling Rejection in Dating
16:22 Using Dating Apps Intentionally
18:10 The Concept of Slow Burn Chemistry
19:33 Aligning Dating Choices with Core Values
20:31 Self-Compassion in the Dating Journey
23:57 Reentering the Dating Scene with Confidence
25:11 Debunking Dating Myths
25:40 Daily Practices for Emotional Wellbeing
26:05 Defining a Successful Relationship
26:41 Final Thoughts and Gratitude
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| 0:32.1 | Welcome to the Dr. Leaf Show and I am so excited. We have such a great surprise for you today. |
| 0:38.7 | We've got Talia with us who is a dating expert. |
| 0:41.2 | She has an amazing podcast, an amazing story. |
| 0:44.2 | And we're going to be talking about the whole mental health side and the neuroscience and |
| 0:49.1 | really practical tips on dating. |
| 0:51.3 | So Talia, welcome. |
| 0:52.4 | I've been really looking forward to this conversation because I think |
| 0:55.0 | it's going to be so helpful for so many people. Thank you so much for having me on. I'm just so |
| 1:00.8 | excited to get into it. Okay, well, let's start with your backstory. How did you become a dating expert? |
| 1:06.6 | Sure. So, you know, I took the approach of like the 10,000 hours, you know, kind of approach. I don't know how many hours I put into it, but I did go on over 150 dates in a year. Not with 150 people. It was like 64 people. I really took this approach where I wanted to track everything. I wanted to really hone in on my patterns, learn how |
| 1:27.9 | to break them, and just figure dating out for myself. So I went on this journey of trying every |
| 1:33.1 | piece of advice I could find online in books and testing it out and then figuring out an approach |
| 1:39.1 | that works for me. Along the way, I really wanted to help other people do the same. |
| 1:45.0 | That's amazing. |
| 1:45.9 | So you went into this quite scientifically and, you know, looking at all the different approaches and things you could do. |
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