Ask a Matchmaker Maria Avgitidis

On this week's episode, I am joined by Kirsy Lovett. We improve her online dating profile and we take some hotline questions together!
New York native, first-generation Dominican-American, content creator and model Kirsy Lovett translates her love of fitness, beauty and fashion into compelling content for her followers on Instagram, Tiktok and her website, kirsylovett.com. She has been tapped for campaigns for brands including H&M, Meta, Kiehl’s, Reformation, Free People and Grey Goose, to name a few. As well as working on her own brand LVTT which carries swimsuits made in the Dominican Republic and playful hoodies poking fun at being “Your Favorite Ex”, you can catch Kirsy at her favorite workout studio Session and or her favorite bar Las Lap.
Follow Kirsy at: IG: @kirsylovett TikTok: @notkirsylovett
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💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

On this week's episode, we are joined by Chris Rackliffe to discuss anxious attachment styles, signs of codependency, and tools for getting over the fear of abandonment.
 
Chris Rackliffe, also known as @crackliffe, is a trauma healer, mental health advocate, anxious attachment style coach, and author of the self-help book, It’s Good to See Me Again: How to Find Your Way When You Feel Lost—an illuminating guidebook on the journey to find emotional healing. Chris has worked with hundreds of people around the world to help them heal their anxious attachment style and grow more secure, sharing everything he’s learned on his own healing journey—from how to integrate trauma and regulate the nervous system, to how to effectively communicate and set boundaries. Chris’s website: crackliffe.com
Follow Maria at @MatchmakerMaria and the podcast @AskAMatchmaker. 
Work with or talk to Maria by visiting: https://linktr.ee/matchmakermaria
 
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Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

Stay Connected! 
@matchmakermaria (Follow!)
@askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
 
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💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
 
💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
 
💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
 
💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
 
💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
 
💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

Alison Leiby is a writer and comedian in New York. She has written for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Life & Beth, The President Show, and many others. Her stand up has appeared on Comedy Central and her solo hour, "Oh God, A Show About Abortion" ran off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane theater with multiple extensions and had a run at the Kennedy Center.

She's the cohost of the podcast Ruined with Halle Kiefer, who runs a different horror movie for Alison each week. @ruinedpodcast on socials!
Follow Alison at @Alison Leiby.
 
Follow Maria at @MatchmakerMaria and the podcast @AskAMatchmaker. 
Work with or talk to Maria by visiting: https://linktr.ee/matchmakermaria
 
Follow the podcast @askamatchmaker
And follow Maria @matchmakermaria
***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

Stay Connected! 
@matchmakermaria (Follow!)
@askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
 
🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
 
💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
 
💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
 
💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
 
💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
 
💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
 
💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

Jordana joins Matchmaker Maria on the Ask a Matchmaker Podcast -- they catch up the new cool things happening at Betches and Jordana's fertility journey. 
 
Jordana Abraham is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Betches, one of the earliest digitally native media and entertainment companies founded and led by women and the most influential female-focused humor brand in the market today. Betches was founded in 2011 and bootstrapped by Jordana with her childhood friends Aleen Dreksler and Sami Sage during their senior year at Cornell University. Initially, Betches was developed as a satirical blog for female college students; however, since its inception, Betches has evolved into a multi-platform juggernaut that has expertly leaned into social media as a storytelling platform, audience-building tool and brand marketing machine. Today, Betches is the most powerful comedy platform for women on the internet with millions of passionate millennial and gen z fans, offering entertainment, connection and community. 
 
Follow Jordana at  @jordanaabraham and @u.up.podcast
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You can work with Maria by either joining the matchmaking database at agapematch.com or enrolling in an upcoming Agape Intensive. https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/ 
 
Maria and Chrisoula host an annual retreat to Greece! Join them: https://www.agapeescapes.com/
 
Follow the podcast @askamatchmaker
And follow Maria @matchmakermaria
***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

Stay Connected! 
@matchmakermaria (Follow!)
@askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
 
🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
 
💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
 
💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
 
💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
 
💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
 
💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
 
💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

This week's episode, Matchmaker Maria interviews psychotherapist Lisa Brateman on financial infidelity and moving on. They are joined by Matchmaker Chrisoula. 
Lisa Brateman, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, relationship specialist, public speaker, and media commentator with more than two decades of experience. She offers individual, couples, and group therapy in New York City. Her areas of expertise include anxiety and depression, couples therapy—marital and premarital—and conflict resolution. Analyzing the psychological impact of betrayal as well as current events, Lisa demystifies human behavior and relationships for clients and the media. As an internationally recognized expert in her field, Lisa is a frequent commentator for TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines and has appeared on CBS Evening News, WPIX-TV Evening News, NBC Evening News, Arise America-TV News, CCTV, Asia America Television, CTV and more. She has contributed to articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, GQ, U.S. News & World Report, MSNBC, WSJ Market Watch, Vogue, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Harper's Bazaar, CBS News MoneyWatch, Rolling Stone, The Independent, TODAY, the Daily Mail, New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan, PBS, Teen Vogue, Bravo TV, New York Daily News, Brides magazine and the New York Post. Her second book, What Are We Really Fighting About? will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in Fall 2024.
Links: Website
https://www.lisabrateman.com/
 
The Courage to Walk Away (Just came out February 20, 2024)
https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Walk-Away-Identifying-Relationship/dp/1646045580/
 
What Are We Really Fighting About?
https://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Fighting-About-Conversations/dp/1538182246
 
Follow her on social media @LisaBrateman
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You can work with Maria and Chrisoula by either joining the matchmaking database at agapematch.com or enrolling in an upcoming Agape Intensive. https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/
 
Maria and Chrisoula host an annual retreat to Greece! Join them: https://www.agapeescapes.com/
 
Follow the podcast @askamatchmaker
And follow Maria @matchmakermaria
***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

Stay Connected! 
@matchmakermaria (Follow!)
@askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
 
🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
 
💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
 
💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
 
💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
 
💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
 
💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
 
💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmaker

This week’s guest is Janine Rogan, author of The Pink Tax and founder of the Wealth Building Academy.
Janine’s mission is to educate and empower women to grow their wealth confidently and profitably through financial feminism—financial equality for all. Janine has been featured internationally in a number of publications and has delivered keynotes to thousands of individuals and companies around the world. She currently sits on the CPA Alberta Education Foundation board, the board of FESA, and the planning committee of the AICPA Global Women’s Leadership Summit. Janine is a University of Alberta alumni, born and raised in Edmonton, Canada. She is based in Calgary, where she lives with her husband, Andrew, and son, Theodore.
Links :
https://janinerogan.com/ ww.thewealthbuildingacademy.com/summit https://the-wealth-building-academy.thinkific.com/courses/the-wealth-l Instagram @janinerogan 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinerogan/?originalSubdomain=caHer Financial Courses: https://www.thewealthbuildingacademy.com/courses
***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

Stay Connected! 
@matchmakermaria (Follow!)
@askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
 
🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
 
💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
 
💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
 
💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
 
💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
 
💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
 
💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
 
💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
 
 
ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
 
#matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast