Flirtations! with Benjamin, the Flirt Coach

It’s a BRAND NEW Flirtini!

This one all about expressing interest in dating and here’s what you can expect:

➡️ How to express interest in dating and why this matters!

➡️ What does expressing interest have to do with someone’s emotional availability?

➡️ How showing interest will help you attract higher quality connections and dates.

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Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re getting into one of the most confusing— and yet sometimes intoxicating—dating experiences out there: it’s lovebombing. 

You know that rush when someone comes on strong with over-the-top attention, affection, and promises? At first, it can feel magical—like you’ve finally found ‘the one.’ But beneath the surface, lovebombing can be manipulative, destabilizing, and even harmful.

To help...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re diving into a topic that makes so many of us squirm—small talk. 

Maybe you dread it, maybe you wonder what the point even is, or maybe you just want to know how to turn casual conversations into real connections.

To help us out, we're joined by Dr. Connie Wang, a dentist, creator of the Just a Quick Pinch podcast, and known online as the Small Talk Doc! Dr. Wang has made it her missio...

The Flirtinis are BACK and this one is all about "Tips for a First Date!"

Here's what you can expect from this Flirtini:

➡️  First date communication (planning the date and confirming the date)

➡️  What you can wear and dating mindset

➡️  Where you can go/what you can do for a date

➡️  How you can greet each other

➡️  Conversation tips/what to talk about

➡️  Strategies for different scenarios (what if they don't ask any questions, ...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re talking values based dating with Kelsea Warren!

Picture this:  you date based on timing, chemistry, or pressure—like friends settling down or feeling like you’re running out of time. 

While this can all be very real, what if dating wasn’t about chasing a spark or checking boxes, and instead was about grounding yourself in your values? What if clarity on your values could not only help...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re diving into a topic that I know many of you wonder about, but don’t always say out loud:  friend crushes. 

You know the feeling—when someone who started out as “just a friend” suddenly makes your heart race, or when you catch yourself asking: could we be more?

To explore this fascinating—and sometimes complicated—dynamic, we’re joined by human connection enthusiast and host of the Soc...

Coming up on this episode of Flirations, we’re joined by Carly Ann, a therapist and attachment expert, here to have a conversation with us about the anxious/avoidant dynamic in dating!

We’ll talk about why this duo happens so often in dating, how to spot the difference between lovebombing and genuine interest, are they avoidant or not interested, and how anxiety shows up in the dating process.

We’ll get into what to do when insecur...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re answering one of the biggest questions in dating! Are we actually connecting — or just attaching?

Joining us Dr. Janine O’Brien, a psychologist, educator, and trauma-informed relationship specialist, who helps people untangle their attachment patterns and build more secure, meaningful relationships.

We’ll unpack how to spot the difference between lovebombing and genuine interest, why ...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re going into the world of codependency with Vanessa Bennett!

Vanessa is a licensed marriage and family therapist, a sought-after speaker, co-host of the hit podcast Cheaper Than Therapy, and author of the new book The Motherhood Myth. Her work shines a light on how generational trauma, societal expectations, and personal experiences shape the ways we show up in relationships.

We’ll get ...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by Dr. Lisa Wade, a sociologist, assistant professor at Tulane University, and the author of the landmark book American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. 

Her groundbreaking research draws from the intimate, real voices of college students and reveals that hookup culture isn’t just about casual sex—it’s a social system with its own rules, hierarchies, and pressures.

We’...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by the marvelous Lily Womble—a feminist dating coach, former top matchmaker, host of the Date Brazen podcast and author of Thank You, More Please: A Feminist Guide to Breaking Dumb Dating Rules and Finding Love. 

Lily is on a mission to help us break free from the beliefs the patriarchy has embedded in our love lives—and to ask for more. 

In this conversation, we talk about wha...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re going straight to the source of transformation—the subconscious mind.

Joining us for this conversation is Natalie Stavola, a certified hypnotherapist, coach, author, and speaker with a deeply personal story of healing—from addiction and self-sabotage to empowerment and purpose. 

Natalie helps people rewire limiting beliefs, release emotional blocks, and rebuild the self-trust needed t...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by speaker, creative force, and bestselling author Amber Rae, author of Choose Wonder Over Worry and her new book, Loveable, One Woman’s Path from Good to Free.

In this memoir, Amber shares how one day, four years ago, while married, she looked into the eyes of a stranger and fell instantly in love. What ensues is a raw story about breaking up with her previous life, choosing h...

You know what Flirties, I have a question for you. Have you ever met someone and just knew they were the one?

Maybe it was instant chemistry, maybe it was a slow burn, or maybe it was heartbreak that cracked you open in a way nothing else ever had?

Well today, we’re diving into the soul-level stuff—those invisible forces that draw us to each other, shape our relationships, and sometimes, break us apart.

Joining us for this episode ...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re talking practical optimism and how this grounded, science-backed approach can help guide us toward more fulfilling connections and loving relationships.

Joining us for this conversation is Dr. Sue Varma, a board-certified psychiatrist, clinical assistant professor at NYU, and the author of Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being. Her work has helpe...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re crossing the pond and getting into it with none other than Tom Stroud! 

You may know Tom from Season 1 of Love Is Blind UK and his podcast Why Do Men…? and today, we’re going beyond the pods as we talk about what it was really like dating through a wall and how vulnerability, oddly enough, came more easily without eye contact or seeing who you’re talking to.

Tom also shares what it wa...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by breakup recovery and relationship coach Lucy Price, who is here to help us turn heartbreak into healing and a breakup into a breakthrough!

If you’ve ever found yourself crying on Facetime with your friend, rereading old texts, stalking your ex’s socials, or wondering how the hell you’re supposed to move on when it wasn’t supposed to end this way—s...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, we’re joined by Israa Nasir, a psychotherapist, speaker, mental health advocate, creator of the digital platform Well Guide, and author of the brilliant new book Toxic Productivity, here today to have a conversation with us about what it means to feel enough in a world that constantly tells us otherwise.

Inside the episode, we’re exploring how hustle culture and the need to always be doing ...

Coming up on this episode of Flirtations, Flirties, we’re joined by one of Australia’s most sought-after dating coaches — it’s Mark Rosenfeld.

He’s one of Australia’s top dating and relationship experts, author of the book Make Him Yours: Beating the Odds of Modern Dating, and over the course of his career, he’s coached more than 50,000 women in love, dating, and connection.

We start the episode with Mark’s story of going from shy...