We Need To Talk with Dr. Darcy Sterling

Darcy Sterling
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  • Mental Health
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For more than 25 years, Dr. Darcy Sterling has been helping people conquer their toughest relationship challenges. She is a New York City-based licensed therapist, the host of E! Network’s Famously Single, the former Global Ambassador to Tinder, and now she brings her no-nonsense advice to her new podcast, We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling. We Need To Talk is a dating and relationship podcast that will inspire and empower you with the tools and skills you need to love better so you can live better.

  1. 3d ago

    Why You Can’t Move On From Your Ex — And The Fix

    If your relationships have ever left you replaying a breakup, searching for one more answer, this episode is for you. The person is gone. But your mind is still building the case. Still replaying the evidence. Still trying to understand what happened. In this episode, Dr. Darcy Sterling breaks down why some breakups are so hard to move on from, why closure can become a trap, and why heartbreak is often about more than just losing the person. This episode explores breakup grief, rumination, closure, emotional attachment, relationship loss, and the version of your future that may have disappeared with them. You may hear yourself in this episode if: • You keep replaying the breakup like there is still something to solve • You want one more conversation so they finally say the thing you need to hear • You are not just grieving your ex — you are grieving the life you thought you were building • Closure still feels like the one thing standing between you and relief Because the thing you are still trying to get backmay not be the person alone. Listen to the full episode now. REFERENCES/RESOURCES ⁠www.alternativescounseling.com⁠ CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    ⁠DISCLAIMER⁠ ⁠Instagram:@drdarcysterling ⁠ ⁠Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling⁠ ⁠Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling  ⁠ X⁠:@DrDarcySterling   ⁠ ⁠YouTube:@DarcySterling   ⁠ ⁠Threads:@drdarcysterling⁠ ⁠Watch this episode here on YouTube. ⁠

    23 min

  2. Jun 9

    Why You Can’t Stop Overthinking About Your Relationship — and How to Finally Stop

    If overthinking in your relationships keeps turning small moments into big alarms, this episode is for you. A delayed text. A short answer. A shift in energy. And suddenly, your mind is off and running. If this is you: • You read into tone, pauses, and changes in energy fast • A delayed text can change your whole mood • You keep trying to get clarity, but end up feeling worse • What starts as doubt can turn into a full spiral In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Dan Siegel to talk about why your mind can start treating uncertainty like danger — and what helps you stop getting pulled into the loop. Because once overthinking starts feeling like information, it gets hard to know what you are actually responding to. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.comwww.drdansiegel.com CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    1h 1m

  3. Jun 2

    What You Risk When You Admit Your Fantasy to Your Partner

    If telling your partner the truth about a fantasy could change how they see you, this episode is for you. A fantasy. A pause. A look on their face. And suddenly, the moment is bigger than what you said. If this is you: • You start softening, editing, or managing the truth before you even say it • Your partner’s silence feels almost impossible to sit in • You worry sexual honesty could expose more than desire • You do not know when disclosure is intimacy and when it starts feeling dangerous In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife to talk about what sexual honesty can expose in a relationship. Because the moment you tell the truth is often the moment you find out what the relationship can hold. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com That We Might Have Joy: Desire, Divinity & Intimate Love CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    47 min

  4. May 27

    Why Being Emotionally Mature Isn’t Fixing Your Relationship

    If you’re the one who stays calm, reflects, communicates carefully, and keeps trying to get it right — but still feels lonely, resentful, or exhausted in the relationship — this episode will probably feel uncomfortably familiar. Because sometimes the problem is not that you are handling the relationship poorly. It is that you have gotten so good at handling it that nothing is forcing the relationship to change. At some point, it stops being about how you say it…and starts being about what the relationship can actually hold. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    23 min

  5. May 19

    Why You Keep Wanting People Who Are Emotionally Unavailable

    If people who feel distant, hard to read, or just out of reach keep pulling you in, this episode is for you. Not someone who is obviously unavailable. Someone compelling. Mysterious. Just available enough to keep you leaning in. If this is you: • You mistake mixed signals for chemistry • You keep explaining your needs better and hoping something will finally click • You do not see the cost clearly until you are already attached • Distance and inconsistency make you lean in harder, not less In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Because sometimes the pull feels strongest right where the information should be slowing you down. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child: Your Blueprint to a Lifetime of Happiness and Success for Your Child CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    1h 6m

  6. May 12

    Why Your Partner Saying No to Sex Feels So Personal

    If your partner saying no to sex lands as hurt, doubt, or feeling unwanted, this episode is for you. Because sometimes the hardest part is not the no itself. It is how fast that moment starts meaning more. More about you. More about the relationship. If this is you: • Your partner saying no to sex hits harder than you think it should • Affection has started feeling confusing instead of comforting • You keep wondering what every kiss, compliment, or distance means • You do not know whether the problem is sex, rejection, or something bigger In this episode, I’m talking about the kind of moment that does not stay contained. Because after a while, it is not just the no you are reacting to. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    27 min

  7. May 5

    Why You Panic When Someone Pulls Away

    If a subtle shift in your partner can hijack your body before your mind can make sense of what’s happening, this episode is for you. A shift in tone. A text that feels off. A little more distance. And suddenly, something in you is no longer steady. Today, I’m talking about the kind of moment that does not just feel bad. It can change everything in you in a second. Because by the time you are trying to understand it, the part of you asking questions is already late. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    20 min

  8. Apr 28

    Stop Taking the Bait: Why Negativity Is So Hard to Ignore

    If a smug comment, a passive-aggressive text, or a condescending tone can stay in your head for hours, this episode is for you. Because sometimes the hardest part is not the comment. It is what happens after. After they say it. After you should be over it. This might sound familiar if: A rude comment stays with you longer than you want it to You know responding will make it worse, but silence still feels wrong The second you do not answer, it starts to feel personal In this episode, I’m talking about the kind of negativity that does not end when the moment ends. Because the thing that keeps pulling you back may not be the comment itself. REFERENCES/RESOURCES www.alternativescounseling.com CREDITS “We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen.    DISCLAIMER Instagram:@drdarcysterling  Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling   X:@DrDarcySterling    YouTube:@DarcySterling    Threads:@drdarcysterling Watch this episode here on YouTube.

    22 min
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For more than 25 years, Dr. Darcy Sterling has been helping people conquer their toughest relationship challenges. She is a New York City-based licensed therapist, the host of E! Network’s Famously Single, the former Global Ambassador to Tinder, and now she brings her no-nonsense advice to her new podcast, We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling. We Need To Talk is a dating and relationship podcast that will inspire and empower you with the tools and skills you need to love better so you can live better.

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