S15.5 Ep 268: Brutality & Beauty of Singleness | Annie F. Downs Breaks Her Silence

Heart of Dating

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Relationships

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Today Annie F. Downs joins us, and gets real about her singleness journey, her honest struggle, lessons with ghosting, and reminds us that both singleness and marriage are reliable paths to abundant life! The Find-Your-Person Challenge: A 4-Night Conference Experience for Christian Singles! Sign up for FREE here! https://www.heartofdating.com/challenge Join Basics of Dating! The 6-Week Program for the Christian single feeling stuck, anxious, or healing from heartbreak. https://www.heartofdating.com/basics-of-dating Love Heart of Dating Podcast? Want to support us AND be a part of the fam? Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heartofdating Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1PswEXEyeSddMmOSiRKGw Crushing on a cutie? Download this FREE Resource on how to show interest: https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/how-to-show-interest Want to further your dating knowledge? Check out our ultimate dating library! https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/ultimate-dating-library Kait wrote a book! Snag Thank You For Rejecting Me on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3E59cLQ Want to meet some epic Christian Singles? Join our huge HOD Family on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/heartofdatingpodcast Come hang with us on the gram: http://instagram.com/heartofdating http://instagram.com/kaitness https://www.instagram.com/jjtomlin/?hl=en . . . . . . . . . . Check out this week's sponsors: Better Help: This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HOD and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you hungry for guidance about mindset, relationships, health, finances, career decisions, and dealing with your past?
0:09.6	I'm Trey Tucker, licensed therapist and speaker, and host of Rugged, a podcast where I help young men and women navigate life's challenges and find solutions to help them live lives of service and meaning.
0:21.3	In this podcast, you'll learn mindset strategies to harness your thoughts and emotions in ways
0:26.1	that help you achieve your goals. I bring a blend of straight talk and empathy, and I'm
0:31.1	open to addressing any topic and treating it and the people connected to it with respect and curiosity.
0:37.1	Come join us.
0:37.8	We have a space for you.
0:39.0	Search for Ruggard with Trey Tucker wherever you listen to podcasts,
0:42.2	and make sure to hit the follow button so new weekly episodes will be delivered straight to your personal podcast feed.
0:47.9	My hope is that this podcast will leave you feeling encouraged and empowered to take charge of your life
0:53.0	and close the gap between who you are and who you want to be.
1:02.2	There will be days where I will wish I was single.
1:05.8	And I will go, I really miss.
1:08.1	Why did I do this?
1:09.4	Have you ever had that thought, JJ?
1:10.8	Every day. No. I do this? Have you ever had that thought, JJ? Every day.
1:12.1	I know.
1:13.5	I do not make big thoughts or big decisions at night when I'm alone because in the morning
1:19.4	everything is different.
1:20.8	The hard part is, which is the chicken, which is the egg?
1:23.7	Are there not a lot of great guys and therefore we experience that as single women
1:29.8	and we talk about it,
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