Self Esteem Archives

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7 Self-Sabotaging Behaviors That Ruin Relationships

November 21, 2025

As a dating coach, I've worked with countless clients who come to me frustrated, heartbroken, and confused. They're amazing people. Successful in their careers, attractive, intelligent... yet they can't seem to make a relationship last. The conversation usually starts the same way: "Amie, I don't know what's wrong with me. Every relationship ends the same way." The truth is, most relationship failures aren't about bad luck or not finding "the one." They're about patterns of self-sabotage that we repeat without eve[...]

5 Signs Someone Is Really Into You

October 21, 2025

I spent years dating people who kept me guessing. You know the type...they'd make me feel like I was on top of the world when we were together, but the moment we were apart, I felt completely non-existent. Sound familiar? Here's what I've learned through my own journey and coaching countless singles: when someone is truly into you, you shouldn't have to play detective. A healthy relationship shouldn't feel like solving a mystery. That's not conscious dating...that's just exhausting. So let's talk about the re[...]

6 Red Flags You’re Being Breadcrumbed and How to Stop It!

October 8, 2025

Before I became a dating coach and a happily married woman, I used to date people who made me feel like I was on top of the world when we were together...but the moment we were apart, I felt completely non-existent. It was confusing, anxiety-provoking, and honestly? I spent way too much time convincing myself it was something I was doing wrong. Maybe I was being too needy. Not interesting enough. Maybe if I just gave them more space or tried harder, they'd finally come around and choose me. Now I realize it w[...]

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Dating with Social Anxiety: How to Stop Overthinking

October 3, 2025

Let me paint a picture of my old dating life before I learned how to overcome my dating anxiety. I'd either show up to a date and word-vomit my entire life story within the first twenty minutes, or I'd sit there so shy, barely able to string two sentences together. Sound familiar? The worst part? I'd go home and replay every cringeworthy moment on an endless loop. What I said, what I should have said, the awkward silences, that joke that fell flat. My anxiety wasn't just ruining my dates... it was ruining the da[...]