Smart Dating Academy - The Podcast

In this heartfelt episode, Bela Gandhi sits down with relationship expert Robin Ducharme to talk about forgiveness, emotional availability, and how to break free from toxic relationship cycles.
You will learn:
• How to heal after unhealthy relationships
• Why forgiveness unlocks emotional freedom
• The power of saying “I’m sorry” in love
• How to stop over-functioning in dating
• What it means to be an elevator person
If you are dating after divorce, heartbreak, or burnout, this episode will change how you approach love and healthy relationships forever.
Apply to work with our dating coaches:
https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/contact

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Dating after 50 can feel intimidating — especially if you’ve been out of the dating world for years.
Maybe you're divorced.
Maybe you're widowed.
Maybe dating apps feel overwhelming.
But here’s the truth: some of the healthiest and happiest relationships actually begin in midlife.

In this episode, Smart Dating Academy founder Bela Gandhi shares the mindset shifts and strategies that help singles successfully navigate dating after 50, dating after divorce, and online dating in midlife.

If you're wondering how to approach dating in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or beyond, this episode will help you date with confidence, clarity, and optimism.

In this episode you’ll learn:
• The biggest mistake people make when dating again after a long relationship
• Why the midlife dating pool is stronger than most people think
• How to stop repeating unhealthy relationship patterns
• Why online dating feels overwhelming — and how to approach it differently
• Why chemistry isn’t always the best indicator of compatibility
If you’re ready to date smarter in midlife, Bela is also hosting a live workshop:
Dating During Midlife and Over 50 Love Lab

👉 Register here:
https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/lovelab-dating-during-midlife

Love does not have an expiration date — and your best relationship may still be ahead.

Are hidden self-worth patterns quietly sabotaging your love life?
In this powerful episode, Bela Gandhi and Dr. Amanda Hanson explore how childhood conditioning, emotional availability, and nervous system patterns impact dating, relationships, and finding healthy love.
If you are dating after divorce, feeling stuck in unhealthy attraction cycles, or ready to find love again without settling, this conversation will help you shift from overgiving and burnout to confidence and alignment.
You will learn how self-worth, inner child healing, and emotional awareness directly influence who you attract and how you build lasting relationships.
👉 Apply to work with our dating coaches: https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/contact
Website: https://www.smartdatingacademy.com

Feeling anxious about dating? You are not alone.
In this episode of The Smart Dating Academy Podcast, Bela Gandhi sits down with therapist Kevin Mimms to unpack dating anxiety, emotional availability, and how to calm your nervous system so you can find love again.
If you are dating after divorce, newly single, or simply exhausted by modern dating, this episode gives you practical tools to feel confident and grounded.
You will learn:
• Why dating anxiety happens
• How to regulate your nervous system
• How to stop avoiding and start building confidence
• What emotional availability really looks like
• How to create healthy relationships without settling
Ready to work with a relationship coach?
Apply here: https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/contact
Visit us: https://www.smartdatingacademy.com

In this episode, Bela Gandhi is joined by Dr. Justin Garcia, Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute and author of The Intimate Animal, for a fascinating conversation on modern dating, emotional availability, and healthy relationships.
They explore why humans crave both intimacy and novelty, how sex influences connection, why dating apps feel overwhelming, and what actually helps high achieving women and men find love again without settling.
This episode blends research, compassion, and real life dating wisdom you can actually use.
Apply to work with our dating coaches:
https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/contact

Website:
https://www.smartdatingacademy.com

Purchase Justin's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Animal-Science-Fidelity-Live/dp/0316594032