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Christian-ish Podcast: How to Stop Overthinking in Dating

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Release Date: 07/16/2025

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Dating shouldn’t feel like a mental chess game. If your mind is constantly replaying texts, tone, and timing—this one’s for you. Keshia shares how to stop overanalyzing and start dating from a place of peace, trust, and actual joy.

In This Episode:

  • Why high-achieving women tend to overthink in dating (and how to undo it)
  • How to shift from analysis mode to connection mode
  • The truth about anxiety vs. reality in relationships
  • Why your worth is not defined by a man's attention
  • How to date with clarity instead of control

Dating Homework:

  • Journal this: "Am I reacting to reality or to my anxiety?"
  • Do one thing this week that moves you forward: message a match, go on the date, or speak a boundary
  • Ask yourself: If I truly believed I was already chosen by God, how would I show up in dating?

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