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Welcome to The Date with Confidence Podcast, a place to come for dating advice, support and stories that'll fill you with hope or relief that your dating experience wasn't as bad as it could've been. With practical episodes that'll provide you with easy to implement tips to help you feel confident af on your next date, alongside light hearted catch ups where your host Rebecca shares her own experience dating after 4 years of the single life, you're guaranteed to end each episode feeling less ...
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Roots Hospitality is a lighthearted podcast that shares the personal experiences of the chefs, bartenders and producers that come on each week. Hosted by a chef; it's a humorous and raw look at what it takes to make it in a competitive industry, with a few laughs along the way.
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The Professoriate

Olga Martin-Ortega

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Professor Olga Martin-Ortega talks to women, and people who identify themselves as women, in academia about their lives and work; the choices and decisions they made to get where they are; the women who inspired them and how to empower women at earlier stages in their academic development. The Professoriate is the 'body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society'. In this podcast we focus on the voices of women, who have had less representation and whose experiences h ...
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Speaking to the University of Exeter's marine researchers and collaborators about all aspects of our marine environment. Show notes are available here - https://blogs.exeter.ac.uk/exetermarine/category/podcasts/
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EPISODE 52: We Need to Talk There's some things we need to catch up about.... Resources Mentioned: Manifest The One The 9 Red Flags You Need to Stop Ignoring Immediately Heal Your Heart: Powerful Journalling for Breakup Grief The reel I was talking about Get Involved! You can contribute your stories to the Date with Confidence Podcast here. Share y…
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EPISODE 51: If I Wanted to Fall in Love, This is What I'd Do This video was shared on my YouTube channel in February and I thought it'd be something you'd benefit from listening to too so here ya go.... After 4 years of being single, I'm ready to fall in love again. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I talk about my commitment to …
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EPISODE 50: An Alternative Perspective On The 5 Love Languages “Love Languages are a load of rubbish!” was his response when I asked him to take the 5 Love Languages quiz, which led to an in depth discussion and a new, alternative perspective on Gary Chapman’s Love Languages. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I dive deep into the…
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EPISODE 49: MAFS S11: Lessons You Need To Improve Your New Relationship Who knew that your Married At First Sight Australia addiction could improve your new relationship? Whether you’re actively dating and looking for ‘The One’ or you’ve just started seeing someone new (it’s ok, you don’t have to call it a relationship yet), I’m sharing the importa…
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EPISODE 48: Dating Advice: He Asked Me To Make A Video With Him, What Should I Do? It’s that time of the month again….Community Episode! This episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast is all about YOU. We’ve got dating stories, bad responses to your dating profile prompts and some particularly juicy questions including: 1. A guy I’m dating asked …
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EPISODE 47: How To Be More Attractive To Men Want to become more magnetic to the man of your dreams? In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, we’re talking about how to be more attractive to men including the pep talk every woman needs, actionable steps to feel more attractive in your own skin and common things that can instantly put me…
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EPISODE 46: Dating Apps: I'm Immediately Swiping Left If I See This We’ve got a fun one today, friend! Join me in this lighthearted episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast as I dive into the world of dating profiles, sharing my instant "swipe left" criteria. From nicknames to topless photos, I explore what repels me and why. Drawing from my per…
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EPISODE 45: Dating Someone New? Expect This To Happen I did not expect this to happen when I started dating someone new…. And I’m not going to lie, some of the things that’ve been coming up since I started dating the new guy in January have come as a bit of a shock. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, we’re exploring the unexpected…
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EPISODE 44: You Need This To Survive Dating In Your 30s Dating can be brutal, can't it? There are moments in dating where you're just like “what the fuck am I doing?” There are moments where we question ourselves, we question our choices and we question whether it's even worth it. To survive the shitshow that dating can be, there’s one thing you ne…
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EPISODE 43: How to Stop Dating Losers: You Deserve More It’s time to stop dating losers. It's time to stop dating dickheads. It’s time to stop dating people who are not worth your time, energy and effort. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I tackle the issue of settling for less in relationships. I share why I’m refusing to accept…
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EPISODE 42: The Guaranteed Way To Be Single Forever I’ve noticed a trend in Facebook groups for women who are actively dating. This trend is super common and ridiculously easy to get sucked into. It’s also a pattern that’s guaranteed to keep you single forever. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m revealing the unhealthy dating …
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EPISODE 41: Important Changes I Made To How I Date Now I'm In My 30s Are you ready to leave the mistakes you made in your twenties behind and date with confidence in your thirties? Do you need guidance on what those mistakes *could* have been? Would you like to make changes to the way you’re dating so you can manifest your dream relationship? In th…
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EPISODE 40: Dating Advice: How Can I Stop Comparing Myself? It’s our second (official) community episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast! This episode is dedicated to you, your questions, your icks and your dating stories. This month, you asked: I’m dating a really lovely guy and I’m scared it’s all going to go wrong - how do I prevent self sab…
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EPISODE 39: How To Quit Obsessing Over Why He Hasn't Messaged Have you ever been frozen in an anxious spiral, obsessing over why your latest match on Bumble hasn’t replied to your message yet? Or you’ve been on an amazing second, third, fourth date with someone but now they’re not as texty as they were? This is the episode for you. In this episode …
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EPISODE 38: Dating Advice: Is This Really A Red Flag? Let’s talk about red flags in dating. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m answering a number of questions about whether something is a red flag and you should run a mile or if you’re simply being oversensitive and you need to work on your self esteem. (Spoiler alert: you’re …
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EPISODE 37: How To Be Confident In Yourself When You're Dating You deserve your dream relationship. And in order to get that, you need to put yourself out there. But putting yourself out there can feel pretty terrifying, can’t it? In this episode of The Date With Confidence Podcast, I'm sharing how to be confident in yourself when you’re dating so …
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EPISODE 36: Psychological Tricks To Make A Man Fall In Love With You A few weeks ago, I was having a little scroll on TikTok and a video popped up in my feed: Psychological Tricks to Make a Man Fall In Love With You. I’ve got a few thoughts and feelings about this so in this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I thought I’d share with you …
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EPISODE 35: How to Level Up In Love Are you ready to level up in love? In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I delve into the crucial aspects of levelling up in love, drawing from personal experiences and insights. We cover a LOT in this ep, here’s a tiny overview: 1. Mindset Tips for Levelling Up: We’re starting this episode by expl…
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EPISODE 34: Date Three Would've Happened If He Hadn't Said This Ready for some pre-date stalking and a potentially awkward kiss? It’s another cringe-filled dating story! In this episode of The Date With Confidence Podcast, I’m sharing all the gossip about the first two dates I went on with Tech Guy and why I chose not to see him again (despite agre…
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EPISODE 33: How To Feel Confident Having Sex With Someone New After my last break up, I chose not to have sex for over four years. During that time, feelings of embarrassment and shame for going so long without came up and I was also faced with many new fears: what if no one found me attractive ever again? What if no one wanted to have sex with me?…
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EPISODE 32: Dating Advice: When's The Best Time to Discuss a Fetish With Someone You're Dating? When’s the right time to discuss your kinks with someone you’re dating? Did she know who I was when she messaged me? And what should I do if my ex friend’s ex boyfriend swipes right on me? This episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast is dedicated to …
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EPISODE 31: How To Have Fun On Valentine's Day When You're Single If you’re sick of being single or trying to manifest ‘The One’ as fast as you possibly can, Valentine’s Day can bring up some negative feelings. Whether you’re embracing your single era or you’re actively hunting for your dream relationship, join me in this episode of The Date With C…
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EPISODE 30: Your Dream Relationship Exists: Here's How To Believe In It What you think, you believe and what you believe, becomes your reality. And this is so important when it comes to dating. If you enter the dating world with the belief that what you truly desire from a partner doesn't exist or isn't available to you, you’ll never find ‘The One’…
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EPISODE 29: How to Manifest 'The One': Do This Before Dating Are you ready to manifest love, romance and your dream relationship into your reality? Join me in this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast as we deep dive into the mental, practical and energetic manifestation practices for manifesting ‘the one’. We explore the exact exercises I u…
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EPISODE 28: My First Date Of 2024: Everything You Need To Know Are you ready to hear all the details about my first date of 2024? Because that's exactly what we're going to talk about in this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast. From the nerves that crept in before the date to the (not so) unexpected turns, I’m sharing all the juicy details…
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EPISODE 27: Dating Diaries: A New Year, A New Season It's the start of a new year which means it's the start of a new dating season! We've got a lot to catch up on in this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast so grab yourself a cup of something (or a glass of something - no judgement from me) and get ready to hear a very brief overview of my…
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Episode 26: You're Allowed to Change Your Mind at Any Point You're allowed to change your mind at any point, especially and most importantly, when it comes to your body. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, we dive into the topic of consent and why it's also ok for you to change your mind to a no, even after you've said yes. Here's …
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EPISODE 25: I Ignored the Guy Who Cancelled Last Minute You don't owe anyone a response. You don't owe anyone a response. If someone hasn’t treated you the way you deserve, you don’t owe them anything. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about a recent (near) dating experience where I chose not to respond to a last-minu…
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EPISODE 24: The Energy You Need to Take Into Dating in 2024 You’re a 10/10. You always have been, always will be. And in this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m sharing practical tips for how to feel like a 10/10 so you can date with confidence and stop settling for less than you deserve. Here are the key topics covered: 1. The Barbie…
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EPISODE 23: Interview With My Grandad: Dating Advice From An 81-Year-Old This is hands down my favourite episode I’ve ever recorded. I have the most special guest on The Date with Confidence Podcast: my grandad. In this episode, we delve into the charming story of how my grandparents met and why grandad believes their 57 year marriage has been so s…
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EPISODE 22: He Wanted Me to Send Photos and Lied About His Age Guess who's got a new dating story for you.... In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I've got a brand new first date story about Rob*. Find out why my friends insisted I sack him off immediately and how I responded when he continued to ask me to send photos of myself. Plu…
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EPISODE 21: I Tried Bumble Speed Dating Twice: Here's What Happened I decided to give Bumble Speed Dating a shot, not just once, but twice. I’d heard good things about it from a few people so thought I’d have a go myself. What’s the harm, eh? In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m sharing what happened during my experience and why…
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EPISODE 20: I Know What I Deserve Now and This Is NOT It A few weeks ago, I went for dinner with two of my besties and as we enjoyed our food, I revealed all about a new guy on the scene who would be taking me on a date 4 days later. They suggested I record a pre-date episode that I could reflect back on after this initial date. And that’s exactly …
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EPISODE 19: This Simple Concept Will Help You Date With Confidence Whether it's a first date, second, third, fourth date that fills you with anxiety… Or whether the idea of connecting with people on apps makes you feel sick… Or whether it's putting yourself out there for the first time if you've been single for a long time… Or you just want to ente…
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EPISODE 18: How to Cancel a Date with the 'Nice One' You’ve been on a lovely date with a lovely guy and had a lovely time. But however lovely it was, he’s just not doing it for you. The problem is, you’ve committed to another date. How can you cancel a date with the nice one, without coming across as a complete arsehole? In this episode of The Date…
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EPISODE 17: "Wanna Level Up to Bride?" Weird Comments I've Received on Hinge Have you ever been told you “look saucy as a bowl of spaghetti”? Or been asked to dress up like a bridesmaid for a first date? Are you ever left confused about whether someone’s trying to make a joke or genuinely means the wild shit that’s coming out of their fingertips? S…
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EPISODE 16: Sex On The Third Date?! Dating Rules You Need To Ditch Now Should you have sex on the third date? Should the guy pay for everything on a first date? Should you really be waiting for hours before responding to a message from them? And, is it an absolute no no to talk about your exes on a first date? In this episode of The Date with Confi…
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EPISODE 15: How To Deal With Rejection When You're Dating  Let's talk about rejection. Rejection happens to all of us, no matter what stage of life we're in, no matter what stage of dating we're in, no matter how old we are, how young we are: we're going to get rejected at some point. Fact. Just as we’re going to reject someone at some point. Whils…
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EPISODE 14: Closure & New Beginnings: Am I Delusional?! Part 2 When something ends quicker than you expected, how do you handle it? What actions do you take to prevent these patterns repeating themselves? How do you release the trauma so it doesn’t impact you in the future? In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast - a follow up to the "A…
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EPISODE 13: The 'Near-Perfect' Date That Became a Hilarious Nightmare I’m not sure you’re ready to hear this story…. Let me set the scene: it's a Thursday evening in London, and I'm gearing up for a first date with someone who isn’t my type but seems promising. I've had my fair share of dating adventures in the past four years of single life, but t…
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Episode 12: Am I Actually Delusional?! The Rollercoaster Of Modern Dating Am I actually delusional? Did I make this shit up? Am I just living on a whole different planet?! These are just some of the questions I was left asking myself after a recent dating experience that ended as quickly as it started. It was the first time I’d caught the feels for…
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EPISODE 11: "Do you swipe right if their mate's more attractive?!" Dating Q&A Who should pay on a first date? How do you deal with rejection? And most importantly, do you swipe right if their mate’s more attractive?! In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, I’m hosting the first ever dating Q&A and answering the questions you submitted …
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EPISODE 10: What It Really Means When You Get Ghosted Getting ghosted can be a bewildering and disheartening experience, but before you let it shake your confidence, let's break down what's really happening behind those silent screens and unanswered messages. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podcast, we dive into what it really means whe…
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EPISODE 09: How to Act & Feel Confident Before a First Date You’ve matched with someone, had a bit of a chat back and forth, and they’ve asked you out on a date - yayyy! Whilst you’re excited at the prospect of meeting them face to face, there’s a part of you that feels anxious and worried about making a good first impression. It’s completely norma…
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EPISODE 08: Important Things I Tell Myself Before a First Date Going on a first date can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. The anticipation, the butterflies, and the desire to make a great impression can lead to anxiety. However, the key to a successful first date lies in your mindset. In this episode of The Date With Confidence podcast, I’m sha…
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EPISODE 07: Mindset Shifts You Need to Make Around Dating Are you stuck in a dating rut, feeling like you're trudging through an endless cycle of disappointment and frustration? It's time for a change, and that change starts with your mindset. In this episode of The Date With Confidence podcast, I’m exploring the importance of changing your mindset…
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EPISODE 06: If I Wanted to Date Again After a Toxic Relationship, This Is What I’d Do Healing is an ongoing process; it's not a quick fix or a magical transformation that happens overnight. It's a journey, a series of steps towards rediscovering your best self and finding the love you truly deserve. In this episode of The Date with Confidence Podca…
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EPISODE 05: Should I Really Delete Everything After a Breakup? In 2012, I went through my first of two catastrophic breakups. To help me process the breakup, my friends thought it’d be a good idea to take my phone and delete all evidence of the relationship. They deleted every message he'd sent. They deleted him off Facebook. And they deleted his n…
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EPISODE 04: Were They Really Your Best Friend? 6 Signs Your Ex Wasn’t ‘The One’ I’ve been in 5 relationships since I was 17. One fizzled out after two years, one was destined to be temporary, one ended in a screaming match and me moving to another island, and two ended in catastrophic heartbreak. They were unexpected and shook me to my core. After …
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EPISODE 03: How to Self Care When You’re Going Through a Breakup A relationship ending can be one of the most difficult experiences to go through. It can be especially hard to practise self-care when you’re in the process of healing from a breakup. However, it’s important to remember that taking care of yourself is one of the best things you can do…
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