The Ready for Real Love Podcast: Recent Episodes

Kristi Van Sickle

The Ready for Real Love Podcast is the place to be if you want to learn all about healthy relationships. You’re ready to draw a line in the sand and walk away from toxic relationships, steer clear of narcissists, and kick co-dependency and people-pleasing to the curb.

It’s time to break the cycle and stop settling.

Real love starts with really loving yourself, setting boundaries, and finding that authentic someone special who will love, respect, and deeply value the real YOU!

You are worthy of real love. Are you ready for it?

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Everybody wants love, right? 

Well, yeah, but it can be tricky when your history is full of narcissists who have made you doubt that real love actually exists.

I'll tell you from personal experience... real love looks different, feels different, IS different.

...and I can also tell you that it's worth finding. So, in this episode, I pull back the curtain on a few of the characteristics you'll find in a healthy love relationship.

Join me on the journey. 

Oh, and hop over the the free Facebook group where we hang out with other people who've been there, done that, and are determined and destined never to do it again. 

See ya there!

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Relationships with narcissists and other toxic people can feel like a cycle you're doomed to tolerate - or simply try to survive - for the rest of your life.

Kinda like you lost the relationship lottery, and here you are: stuck in a loop of heartbreak, disappointment, and settling for survival mode.

You deserve more than that, and the good news is... you've got the power to break the cycle.

Join me today to find out how!

...and be sure to join me over on FB in The Fresh Start Society! See you there!

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This episode is the second part of my Online Dating Mistakes to Avoid mini-series.

Online dating really CAN work.

I know it can! It worked for me.

Spend a few minutes with me and learn the "what NOT to do" lessons so you don't have to learn them the hard way.

Who knows? Maybe Mr. Right is online right now looking for you... 

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Relationships begin online every day. 

Sometimes, online dating can lead to a beautiful love story (it did for me!), but sometimes, it's the beginning of the world's worst nightmare.

What mistakes should you avoid? Here are a few you need to keep in mind!

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Trust is key to any healthy relationship, but it's something that's established over time.

...and it's something that's even more important (and more difficult) after being in a toxic relationship.

So, in this podcast, I give you some tips about qualities to observe about your new man that will help you determine if your new man passes the initial Trust Test.

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Nobody's got time for that!

...not another toxic relationship, at least!

Because you know as well as I do that a toxic relationship can take years of your life, and you've got WAY better things to do with your life than waste it on someone who isn't committed to growing a healthy loving relationship.

Join me on today's podcast to learn how you can spot the men who are worth it. They really ARE out there! 

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Is it possible to have a healthy relationship after a toxic one?

Yes, it IS! 

...and it's worth the wait and the effort when it finally becomes a reality in your life.

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Real Love.

What does that even mean?

In this episode, we talk about the characteristics you'll find in a relationship that's full of real love.

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Welcome to The Ready for Real Love Podcast, THE place to be if you want to learn all about healthy relationships.

If you're ready to draw the line in the sand, walk away from toxic relationships, steer clear of narcissists, and kick co-dependency and people-pleasing to the curb, you're going to love it here.

It's time to break the cycle and stop settling.

Real love starts with really loving yourself, setting boundaries, and finding that authentic someone special who will love, respect, and deeply value the real YOU!

You are worthy of real love. Are you ready for it?