REAL-ationship Talk: The Podcast with Teresha Young (Dating and Relationships)

Teresha Young
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Hello and welcome to REAL-ationship Talk: The Podcast hosted by yours truly, Teresha Young, International Wellness & Relationship Coach. Where we have REAL conversations about love, relationships, well-being and personal growth. I'm deeply dedicated to showing you how to find a deeper understanding of yourself, to set yourself up for well-being, effectiveness, dating and relationship success. Find out more about me here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Be sure to subscribe/follow, rate and review this podcast if you like it!

  1. 3d ago

    How Hidden Trauma Impacts Your Love & Happiness with Owen Smithyman | RT082

    In this episode, Owen Smithyman joins me to explore howhidden trauma can shape our love, happiness and relationships, from the impact of generational trauma and the patterns we unknowingly repeat, to understanding peak states of consciousness and how healing may help us reconnect with parts of ourselves we've lost along the way. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - What peak states of consciousness are, why those amazing feelings of happiness, freedom and connection can sometimes fade, and whether we can get them back. - Generational trauma and how things that happened in our families long before we were born could still be affecting us today. - Why we sometimes keep repeating the same patterns in dating and relationships, including being attracted to people who aren't necessarily good for us or pushing away those who treat us well. - Whether healing means learning to live with past emotional pain or whether we can truly move beyond it. Owen even takes me through one of his healing techniques during the conversation! And so much more! // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Owen Smithyman is a Peak States Therapy practitioner whohelps emotionally open, self-aware people resolve the fears and wounds that keep them stuck, even after years of therapy, coaching, plant medicine, or other work. He uses the ground-breaking Psychobiology Model of consciousness to inform both trauma healing and the unlocking of powerful states of consciousness known as peak states, that make life truly magical. To find out more about Owen, you can connect with him on the links below: Website: https://optimize-consciousness.com Free gift: https://gift.optimize-consciousness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/optimizeconsciousness TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@optimizeconsciousness YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@optimizeconsciousness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimizeconsciousness Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    How Hidden Trauma Impacts Your Love & Happiness with Owen Smithyman | RT082

  2. Nov 1

    Are Blind Spots Hurting Your Relationships? with Allison Brenner | RT081

    In this episode, Allison Brenner joins me to explore self-awareness, relationship blind spots, the difference between our intentions and how others experience us, the value of honest feedback, and how understanding our impact on others can lead to healthier, more connected relationships. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // -  The difference between self-awareness and ‘other awareness’, and why knowing yourself also means understanding your impact on others. - Why our intentions don’t always match how others experience us, and how curiosity and honest feedback can reveal what we may be missing. - Why blind spots aren’t always negative, including the strengths and qualities others may see in us that we overlook. - How a lack of self-awareness can affect dating and relationships, from how we present ourselves, to the patterns we keep repeating. And so much more! // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Allison Brenner, MA, PCC, is an industrial/organizationalpsychology consultant, executive coach, and founder of InnerVue, a human development technology platform that helps people understand how they're actually experienced by others. For nearly 30 years, Allison has worked at the intersection of human behavior, relationships, leadership, and personal growth. She began her career as a psychotherapist, later moving into coaching, leadership development, and high-stakes behavioral assessment in international settings. Her work centers on one powerful question: "What's it like to be on the other side of me?" Through InnerVue, Allison helps people uncover blind spots, recognize overlooked strengths, and close the gap between their intentions and their impact. She is also a wife of more than 30 years and the mother of three adult children. To find out more about Allison, you can connect with her on the links below: Website: https://www.yourinnervue.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourinnervue X (Twitter): https://x.com/yourinnervue Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourInnervue2025 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourInnerVue TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourinnervue?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7389759920633724928 Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    Are Blind Spots Hurting Your Relationships? with Allison Brenner | RT081

  3. Oct 18

    Love Smarter, Not Harder: Chemistry vs Compatibility with Jena Jake | RT080

    In this episode, Jena Jake joins me to explore chemistry vs compatibility, what it means to ‘love smarter, not harder’, and how we can make healthier, more intentional choices in relationships. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - Why chemistry can be rooted in what love looked like to us as children, and why familiar doesn’t always mean healthy. - What it means to ‘love smarter, not harder’, and how over-functioning and shape-shifting can cause us to lose ourselves in relationships. - Why compatibility starts with the relationship we have with ourselves, including knowing our boundaries and non-negotiables. - How to recognise red and green flags when dating, including Jena’s four S’s: safe, seen, supported and sought after. And so much more! // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Jena Jake is a former therapist, Compatibility Strategist,speaker, and creator of Love Smarter, a transformational approach to building healthier, more intentional relationships. With a background in psychology, behavioral science, and years of counseling and coaching experience, she helps individuals and couples stop choosing relationships by chance and start building them by design. Jena believes that lasting love begins with self-love. Her work challenges the idea that success in relationships is about finding the right person. Instead, she teaches that the most important relationship you'll ever create is the one with yourself—because it's not about getting someone, it's about becoming someone. Through her signature frameworks, audiences learn to break unhealthy patterns, choose alignment over attachment, and build relationships rooted in authenticity, compatibility, and purpose. Whether speaking on stage, coaching clients, or writing, Jena's mission is to help people stop settling for relationships that diminish them and start creating lives—and love—that reflect who they truly are. To find out more about Jena, you can connect with her on the links below: Website: https://www.jenajake.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jena.jake TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jena.jake New book (visit website for updates) "Ask Him This: 25 Questions to Reveal Who He Really Is — Never Choose the Wrong Man Again": https://www.jenajake.com Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    Love Smarter, Not Harder: Chemistry vs Compatibility with Jena Jake | RT080

  4. Oct 11

    Trying Harder to Sleep Could Be Keeping You Awake with Rachel Goth | RT079

    In this episode, Rachel Goth joins me to explore why trying harder to sleep can become part of the problem, the role of the body’s protection system, good sleep hygiene, common sleep misconceptions, and the wider impact of poor sleep on our well-being and relationships. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - Why trying harder to sleep can become part of the problem, and how over-focusing on sleep can create more stress around something our bodies are designed to do naturally. - How our internal “protection system” can remain on high alert long after the original reason for feeling unsafe has passed, and how this can interfere with our ability to sleep. - Some common misconceptions around good sleep, from striving for the “perfect” sleep routine to relying on sleep trackers, and we consider why what works for one person may not work for another. - The wider impact of poor sleep on our well-being, decision-making and relationships, including how exhaustion can affect our patience, empathy and connection with others. And so much more! // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Rachel Goth is a Sleep Strategist who helps tired but wired professionals overcome persistent sleep problems when the usual advice hasn't worked. Having spent years believing she was a bad sleeper, Rachel understands first-hand how exhausting sleep difficulties can be. She works with people for whom sleep no longer comes naturally. They may struggle to fall asleep, wake repeatedly through the night, or lie awake for hours. People don't forget how to sleep. Instead, sleep can become overridden by vigilance as the nervous system continues to prioritise protection over rest. Using a combination of hypnotherapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Rachel works with both the mind and nervous system so healthy, restorative sleep can return naturally. To find out more about Rachel, you can connect with her on the links below: Website: https://rachelgoth.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-goth Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    Trying Harder to Sleep Could Be Keeping You Awake with Rachel Goth | RT079

  5. Oct 4

    How to Be Your Own Matchmaker with Amari Ice | RT078

    In this episode, Amari Ice joins me to explore relationship readiness, dating skills, compatibility, his M.A.T.C.H. framework, and the role of chemistry, connection, commitment and consistency in creating healthy relationships. Whilst Amari’s work has a particular focus, this conversation explores dating and relationship principles that transcend gender and sexual orientation. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - How to become your own matchmaker, including how to identify and vet the qualities that truly matter in a potential partner. - What relationship readiness truly looks like, from realistic expectations and emotional availability to self-confidence and having the logistical capacity for a relationship. - Why compatibility goes beyond simply ticking boxes on paper, as Amari walks us through his M.A.T.C.H. framework for assessing ourselves and potential partners. - The difference between chemistry and connection, alongside the role of commitment and consistency in creating a healthy relationship. And so much more! // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Amari Ice – The Prince of Hearts – is a gay dating coach, hypnotherapist, and matchmaker who helps single men develop their dating skills and heal patterns of self-sabotage so that love becomes inevitable. Amari is the author of the #1 international best-sellingbook Lasting Love at Last: The Gay Guide to Attracting the Relationship of Your Dreams. On the celebrity front, he matched Matt and Daniel, the first successful gay couple on the Married at First Sight TV franchise. According to the Global Love Institute, Amari is the first Black, gay, certified matchmaker in the entire love industry. To find out more about Amari, you can connect with him on the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmariMeansLove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/princeamari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrinceAmari TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@princeamari_ Dating Skill Quiz: https://www.amarimeanslove.com/dating-skill-quiz Dating Compatibility Quiz: https://www.amarimeanslove.com/love-alchemy-test Schedule a Consultation with Amari: https://www.amarimeanslove.com/work-with-amari Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    How to Be Your Own Matchmaker with Amari Ice | RT078

  6. Sep 20

    Why What You Eat Shapes How You Love, Date & Relate with Axay Shah | RT077

    // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Axay Shah is the Kirkus Starred author of "IN NATURE WE TRUST: A Raw Food Manifesto for Energy, Healing & Longevity" and founder of Raw Foodiest. At 67 years young, he has lived 100% plant-based and raw for 16+ years, documenting complete health transformation across 21+ years of medical records. With zero medications, zero chronic disease, and 8 marathons completed, Axay teaches how biology shapes the way we love, relate, and thrive. His Energy System Dysfunction framework connects root causes of chronic illness, burnout, and relational depletion to nature-aligned solutions. His philosophy: "If it's not made by Mother Nature, it's not going on my plate."  // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - Why attraction is rooted in biology rather than chemistry, and how our biological state influences the way we connect and relate to others. - How depleted biology creates depleted relationships, and the connection between food, energy, mood and our ability to listen, communicate and connect. - The five dietary “poisons”, and why changing what we eat can transform far more than our physical health. - The generational ripple effect of the choices we make, including what our children learn from the way we live, care for ourselves and show up for them. And so much more! To find out more about Axay, you can connect with him on the links below: Website: https://rawfoodiest.com Website: https://innaturewetrust.net Book "IN NATURE WE TRUST" on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0j5uR0Am LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahaxay/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RawFoodiest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawfoodiest/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RawFoodiestGuru/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RawFoodiest Kirkus Starred Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/axay-shah/in-nature-we-trust/ Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    Why What You Eat Shapes How You Love, Date & Relate with Axay Shah | RT077

  7. Sep 6

    What Your Relationship Patterns Tell You with Dr. Nahal Delpassand | RT076

    // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Dr. Nahal Delpassand, is a licensed psychologist, writer, andspeaker based in Austin, Texas, whose work explores what it means to live authentically and build resilience in a complex world. As the daughter of Iranian immigrants, she grew up watchingher parents rebuild their lives from scratch after leaving Iran — and that early lesson in resilience never left her. Her clinical work is also deeply informed by her own lived experience: navigating cerebral palsy, divorce, and six rounds of IVF have given her a firsthand understanding of what it means tohold hope and uncertainty at the same time. She brings nearly a decade of clinical experience to her work with individuals navigating life's harder seasons, from infertility and chronic illness to major life transitions and the quiet work of figuring out who you are.  She's the creator of Rooted in Self, an integrative framework that helps individuals ground themselves in their values and truth rather than external expectations. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - How recurring experiences in dating and relationships can reveal important insights about ourselves, our choices, and offer the opportunities for growth they present. - Why self-awareness, self-worth, emotional readiness, and understanding your own values are essential before trying to find the right partner. - The difference between simply saying we value something and consistently living those values, and how values-based living influences dating, relationships, and everyday decisions. - How developing a stronger sense of self can improve discernment, strengthen empathy, and help us build more authentic, aligned relationships. And so much more! To find out more about Dr. Delpassand, you can connect with her on the links below: Website: https://www.drnahaldelpassand.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnahal_delpassand LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnahaldelpassand Book Website: https://littletreestories.com Amazon Book Page: https://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Little-Tree-Childrens-Resilience/dp/B0GVPW5KMZ Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    What Your Relationship Patterns Tell You with Dr. Nahal Delpassand | RT076

  8. Jul 19

    What Does Healthy Love Really Look Like? with Johan Raubal | RT075

    // OUR REAL-ATIONSHIP TALK PODCAST GUEST // Johan Raubal is the author of Hannah, his debut novel exploring love, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to be truly seen. Through lyrical prose and emotional depth, his writing focuses on intimacy, human connection, and the quiet moments that shape our lives. Johan writes with a thoughtful and reflective style, invitingreaders to consider what real love looks like beyond grand gestures and surface-level connection. // WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE // - The inspiration behind Johan’s debut novel Hannah, and how its exploration of love invites us to consider the possibility that connection can be safe, equal, and still deeply moving, especially in a world where many people have been conditioned to chase sparks, intensity, or emotional uncertainty. - How love and meaningful connection can sometimes enter our lives when we least expect it, and the delicate balance between protecting ourselves from hurt and remaining open to connection. - What it means to be truly seen and cared for in a healthy relationship, including the powerful distinction between being cherished rather than consumed. - Johan’s honest reflections on modern relationship culture, including performative connection, image over intimacy, and what healthy relationships may be asking us to return to. And so much more! To find out more about Johan, you can connect with him on the links below: Website: https://www.johanraubalbooks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Johan-M-Raubal/61579107271275 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johanmraubal TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johanmraubal Connect directly with Teresha here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TereshaYoungRestyler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tereshayoung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tereshayoung X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tereshayoung Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tereshayoung Email: letsconnect@tereshayoung.com

    What Does Healthy Love Really Look Like? with Johan Raubal | RT075
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Hello and welcome to REAL-ationship Talk: The Podcast hosted by yours truly, Teresha Young, International Wellness & Relationship Coach. Where we have REAL conversations about love, relationships, well-being and personal growth. I'm deeply dedicated to showing you how to find a deeper understanding of yourself, to set yourself up for well-being, effectiveness, dating and relationship success. Find out more about me here: Website: https://tereshayoung.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tereshayoung Be sure to subscribe/follow, rate and review this podcast if you like it!

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