Secrets with Kate McGwire

A hilarious, candid conversation about being over thirty, flirty and single!

Kate's Top 10 Secrets for Finding Love 12/31/2024

Kate's Top 10 Secrets for Finding Love Here's a secret, there is no secret. But there are definitely things I did that I can attribute to helping me find love. There is no road map, but there are markers along the way that can point you in the right direction. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/34663510

How Hard Can it Be? 12/21/2024

How Hard Can it Be? When I was single, married people would ask me, "how hard can it be to meet someone?" I wanted to bitch-slap them on the spot. Now that I am married, I ask, "how hard could it be?" Before you bitch-slap me, push play. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/34563075

The Guilt & Shame Game 12/14/2024

The Guilt & Shame Game All my dreams came true and the guilt & shame grew! I have an untested theory that because we waited so long to meet our person we unintentionally take on guilt because we try and cram in all the experiences and moments we missed out on for so long. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/34440860

The Old Mom 11/06/2024

The Old Mom I have been mistaken for my son's grandma. I could be a mom to the other mom's a pick-up. I'll hit menopause before he graduates. And I love it! I love being The Old Mom! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/33802582

He Wouldn't Have Picked Me 10/28/2024

He Wouldn't Have Picked Me Timing is a huge piece to the puzzle of finding love! I've always believed this but it makes so much more sense to me now that I realize my husband would not have picked me if we'd met at a different time in my life. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/33648597

Death of a Dream 06/22/2024

Death of a Dream One of the hardest parts about finding love later in life is letting go of the way we always dreamed it would be. Some of the dreams we had for the way we wanted out life to turn out unfortunately die. This was a tough episode for me to record. It actually took me numerous recordings over the last few months but I didn't want to skip it. There are things I wanted to address, I wanted to talk about even though it was so hard. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/31848982

Not My Plan 04/03/2024

Not My Plan I claim to be a planner. Nothing about my love story went as I had planned. It's beyond my wildest dreams! Even after my dream of finding love came true I still attempted to plan the next big moment and I'm so grateful that didn't go according to plan! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/30659913

Togethering 01/24/2024

Togethering It's no secret dating was a real struggle for me. I thought once I found my person I'd be on Easy Street and everything would be simple. The joke was on me! At 40 years old I decided to live with someone for the very first time! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/29635698

I Got Stuck 12/31/2023

I Got Stuck I crashed into a wall with this podcast this year. Instead of pretending the elephant isn't sitting in the room, I'm going to address it. I want to share with you why I got stuck this year and what I decided to do about it. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/29276258

Dating the Single Parent 09/27/2023

Dating the Single Parent Single parents need loving too! But I wasn't going to be the person to do it. I had a rule. I wouldn't fall for someone who already had someone else to love. Please know all the rules get tossed when you're dating someone who has a kid. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/28154771

Assume You Are Dating the Same Guy 08/09/2023

Assume You Are Dating the Same Guy Until you have the talk about being exclusive, assume he is dating more than just you. And you should be dating more than just him! And you shouldn't be upset about it! With that attitude, there is no need to be spending your time on this Facebook page that goes against everything I believe when it comes to dating. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/27698955

The Late Blooming Groom 06/28/2023

The Late Blooming Groom Love is not a gender thing, it's a human thing. In my mind it was hard for women to find love, but not for men. If they were single later in life it's because they chose to be. This episode shows how small minded that thought is. Men crave that human connection as much as we do and as time races by they feel just as frustrated and hopeless as we do. Well at least the good ones do. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/27308631

Give Up Your Love Plan 06/07/2023

Give Up Your Love Plan Nothing in my dating life went as planned. It's only when I stopped fighting it that the plan I dreamed of became reality and so much more! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/27073851

Set the Pace 05/17/2023

Set the Pace Dating always felt out of control for me. I was always reacting instead of being proactive. Then I switched things up and decided to do what was best for me and crazy things happened! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/26867985

Brush Your Teeth 05/10/2023

Brush Your Teeth You can't survive 25 years of being single without picking up a few tricks & strategies along the way to handle being dumped. It wasn't pretty but I found my way through it. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/26793636

Manifesting Love 12/31/2022

Manifesting Love DON'T SKIP THIS ONE! Yes, manifesting love sounds hokey! I 100% agree with you. Just listen for a short 20 minutes. If anything you'll get a good laugh at the crazy things I did to find love. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/25466523

Blast from the Past 11/23/2022

Blast from the Past I give this guy a standing ovation on the way he broke up with me. That was the only memorable thing about our time together! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/25118607

The Real Ugly Truth 10/26/2022

The Real Ugly Truth I can't be constantly telling you to have hope and stay positive if I don't talk about the other side of being single later in life. The side that is lonely and not always up for a party. The side we don't share. The side we pretend isn't there and will hopefully go away one day. Today we talk about it! And laugh about it! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/24796053

Letting Go of Unfulfilling Relationships 09/28/2022

Letting Go of Unfulfilling Relationships The only regret about my past that I have is that I stayed way too long in unfulfilling relationships. After chatting with my guest & relationship expert, Sandra Wood, I learned this is a struggle for many of us! Listen to hear you're not the only one. Listen for great takeaways on how to walk away! It's the only way to get to the good stuff! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/24509676

He Did What? 09/07/2022

He Did What? There are bad dates, and then there is her bad date! Your jaw will drop when you hear this story! Then you'll laugh out loud. Because that's really all you can do when you hear what he did! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/24300483

Year 1 Love Lessons 08/17/2022

Year 1 Love Lessons I've been a wife now for 1 year! And just like all the other years of my life, I've learned a few things. It's been fascinating to see how being single for 40 years has really played a role in my ability to share my life with my husband. There are definitely benefits to finding love later in life and there are definitely a few challenges for a single girl who is now married. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/24085167

I Got Catfished! 07/13/2022

I Got Catfished! WARNING: This is cringe-worthy...for me! As embarrassing as this story is, I have to share it. Please listen with love & laughter, not judgment. /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23728427

Commit to the Present 06/29/2022

Commit to the Present If you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future you're pissing all over today. Staying focused on the moment you are in does not come easy but my guest tries her best to practice this with every dating experience. She hasn't found her person yet, but she's learning a lot about herself along the way! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23576531

The Bride-to-Be! 06/15/2022

The Bride-to-Be! My guest has the most beautiful, positive attitude not just about love but about life! She has the bride-to-be glow, which you'll hear but after hearing her story I know she has always been an optimistic person. She never stopped believing and definitely didn't listen to the nay-sayers instead she forged ahead and found love! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23437739

The Hopeful Romantic 06/01/2022

The Hopeful Romantic Two divorces, lots of bad dates and she's not giving up! My guest this week looks at her love life in such a positive & hilarious way (as we all should)! Instead of condemning herself for the choices made, she laughs it off & looks to the future with hope. You'll laugh at her crazy dating life and you'll be inspired to keep dating! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23294852

Family Expectations 05/18/2022

Family Expectations It's tough enough being single long after your friends get married. But it's even tougher when your family and your religious background pile on the expectations for something that is out of your control. Special Guest: Sheli Fulcher Koontz /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23147738

Just Go! 05/04/2022

Just Go! There are so many steps to dating these days! Create the perfect online profile. Connect with someone who is preferably not a troll. Move from messaging to texting to talking on the phone. Then hopefully you both want to meet face to face. Don't give up now! Go meet the guy! It's just one drink. Just go! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/23002652

My Gut Instinct Confuses Me 04/20/2022

My Gut Instinct Confuses Me I have never been good at following my gut instinct in any part of my life BUT in my defense, my gut instinct doesn't always give me all the information upfront. It's usually just a twitch or a tingle that something is off, but I don't know what! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/22855619

And the Dating Oscar goes to... 03/30/2022

And the Dating Oscar goes to... As far as I know, there are no acting awards given in dating so what's the point of putting in all that effort? /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/22603640

The Hope Chest 03/09/2022

The Hope Chest "Who does it really work out for? Give me one example of someone it actually works out for!" I have a name for you other than Cinderella! I have a story of someone who has found love! /episode/index/show/secretswithkatemcgwire/id/22390895

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