Killing Cupid
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsConversations with a therapist that gives you the knowledge and education to free your mind and soul. Hosted by Nadia Ani, every episode helps you gain a deeper understanding of yourself and how you connect to the world through conversations around psychology, sexuality, mental health, and relationships.
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A New Life Though Mindfulness and Chakra Meditation
December 05, 2022 19:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBSanjib Nandi is a former Pharmacist, founder of the Luvo Meditation App and the Author of the book, “The Man With Zero Talent” sits down with me to share his journey of not accepting anything less than an awesome life. He shares with us how to know if your Chakras are blocked (and what that means) and how incremental steps lead to something much bigger and better. Get the Luvo App: GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luvo AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/app/lu...
I’ve Been Broken up With My Ex for 2 Years. Why Do I Still Think About Her Everyday?
November 13, 2022 15:00 - 11 minutes - 7.69 MBThinking about them all the time doesn’t mean you’re still in love with them or that you want to get back together. Most of the time it’s not even about them, it’s about you. Here are the 3 reasons that they get stuck in your mind and what it’s trying to tell you. Instagram.com/KillingCupid__ [email protected] https://www.killingcupid.com/5-day-breakup-challenge Support the show
Why It’s Good When You Get Back Together but Keep Breaking Up + How to End the Breakup Makeup Cycle
November 02, 2022 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBOff again on again relationships aren't usually successful. Today I share why couples get stuck in the breakup makeup cycle, and how to end this (or have a successful reconciliation) once and for all. Free 5 Day Breakup Challenge: https://www.killingcupid.com/5-day-breakup-challenge Free consult: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=26058093&appointmentType=32780901 Instagram: Instagram.com/KillingCupid__ Contact me: [email protected] Support the show
Life as a Sex Slave: Finding Actualization by Embracing Kink
October 22, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBKarma departed from her decade long career as a conservative journalist to write about kink. One night while working a story, she met Master Joshua, and her life radically changed. Karma (who is happily married to another man, with two children) is now Joshua’s sex slave. They talked candidly about how their relationship came to be, and how their journey through the weird and misunderstood world of kink helped them to find self acceptance and actualization. About Karma Said: Karma has d...
He Said He Loved Me Then, Then He Ghosted Me. WTF?
September 21, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode, I take a question from someone whose boyfriend ghosted after 2 months of bliss, only to get angry with her after she ended the relationship. I explain what drives someone to disappear when everything seems great, why it feels like you are so close and connected even though it ended badly, and how to make sure your next date doesn't get lost. If you're getting out of a relationship you can get my 100% free 5 Day Breakup Challenge to Get Them off Your Mind, Start Healing and...
Workplace Bullying and Toxic Relationships with Catherine Mattice
September 07, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBBullies are another kind of toxic relationship. Today I sat down with Catherine Mattice, CEO & Founder of Civility Partners and the author of 3 books on workplace bullying to talk about what human resources can teach us about keeping out the toxic in your work, and your home. All toxic relationships follow a similar pattern- they use the same techniques and employ the same kind of enablers to maintain the status quo. Catherine breaks down why do people bully, why does it go ignored for so ...
Mastering the Dating Game: Lessons From a Recovering Sex Addict with Gallo Chingon
August 03, 2022 17:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBWhat can men who are struggling with their dating life, learn from someone who struggled with sex addiction? The answer is, A LOT. Gallo Chingon, also known as the Chivalrous Chauvinist is a podcaster and coach who shares his life experience so you don't have to fuck yours up. In this interview we talk about incels, the rise of MGTOW, and how we can all learn from the kink and BDSM community to have better relationships, and even better sex. Get in touch with Gallo: https://sucias.xyz/...
Why Don't Toxic People Change? (+3 Mental Distortions of Toxic People)
July 13, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBToday I'm going to answer the age old question of why toxic people don't change. I'm going to break down the 3 mental distortions that toxic people use that prevent them from moving forward to help you understand this frustrating dynamic and get off this infuriating roller coaster. BOOK A FREE CONSULT: https://app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=26058093&appointmentType=32780901 FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/killingcupid__ Support the show
How to Become Sexually Powerful With Dr. Tara
June 28, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBWhat does it mean to be sexually powerful? It’s not about buying a new dildo, or trying a new position, it’s much, much deeper than that (pun intended). Dr. Tara is a sexual communications expert and the host and founder of luvbites.co. She joined me to answer those questions and talk about how you can take back charge of your sexual life. We talk about taking ownership for your own sexual wellness, why are aren't, and what sexual incompatibility looks like (and no, it’s not bad sex). Th...
How Do I Know If I'm the Toxic One in My Relationship?
June 14, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBIf you're asking this, it's because something isn't working. Maybe you're arguing more and you're doing your best but you can't figure out the source of the problem. Maybe your partner (or now, ex) has accused you of being toxic and you're racking your brain trying to figure out what you did wrong. In this episode, I take you through what toxic means, and how to identify it (in yourself, and other people). Book a free consult Watch on YouTube Support the show
How Do I Know If I'm the Toxic One in My Relationship?
June 14, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBIf you're asking this, it's because something isn't working. Maybe you're arguing more and you're doing your best but you can't figure out the source of the problem. Maybe your partner (or now, ex) has accused you of being toxic and you're racking your brain trying to figure out what you did wrong. In this episode, I take you through what toxic means, and how to identify it (in yourself, and other people). Book a free consult Watch on YouTube Support the show
Breaking Through Negative Sex Stories with Aware Moma
March 24, 2022 15:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBFriendly reminder here that unsatisfying and boring sex is NOT the norm. Did you know that 10-15% of women have NEVER had an orgasm? 😱 That has to stop. Today I spoke with Aware Moma, a sex, love, and embodiment coach about why so many of us are settling for lame sex lives. Many of us have what she calls negative sex stories, or assumptions and beliefs that we were taught about sex that aren't healthy, true, and lead us to accept a life without pleasure. We talk about what some of these...
Q&A Quickie: Why Do Narcissists Always Seem to Have Better Relationships After They Break up With You?
March 09, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.47 MBToday I'm going doing a Q&A quickie on one of the questions that every person whose ever been with a narcissist has asked- why is it, that even though the relationship was so difficult, and so fraught, they seem to manage to have a better relationship after the breakup? The answer is, they don't- but they REALLY want you to think they do. Listen up and learn how the cycle of narcissistic relationships makes this all an illusion, and how to break out of the fog. If you're moving on from a ...
Q&A Quickie: Why Do Narcissists Always Seem to Have Better Relationships After They Break up With You?
March 09, 2022 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.47 MBToday I'm going doing a Q&A quickie on one of the questions that every person whose ever been with a narcissist has asked- why is it, that even though the relationship was so difficult, and so fraught, they seem to manage to have a better relationship after the breakup? The answer is, they don't- but they REALLY want you to think they do. Listen up and learn how the cycle of narcissistic relationships makes this all an illusion, and how to break out of the fog. If you're moving on from a ...
Money Coach Virginia Baker-Woolf on How (and Why) to Take Control of Your Money
February 27, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBVirginia is a financial freedom fighter and the creator of the Money Project. She's a certified money coach with 20 years of coaching experience under her belt, but she's spent the last 6 years helping women take control of their finances. Money is one of the hardest things for us to talk about- we'll discuss sex, death, and ANYTHING else before we get to our finances. When we know where the money is going, we have control over what to do with it so we can start to create for ourselves, an...
Modern Cult Takeover! Part 2
October 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBCults! Cults! Cults! With more information than ever available at the tips of our fingers, how is it possible that destructive cults still manage to hook unsuspecting people? Well, we could say the same thing about red flags, but lord knows that's not stopping anyone as well as we'd hope. Last episode we got to why there are so many more cults, and today we’re looking at how they do it. We all know the cycle of manipulation, but how does this work on a massive scale? This episode I’ll be ...
Modern Cult Takeover! Part 1
September 14, 2021 06:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBModern cults are more sophisticated, more insidious, and further reaching than ever before. And, to be frank, it's scarier and weirder than I could have ever imagined. In 1982, it was estimated there were between 300,000 and 3 million people in a cult. In 2017, Herbalife alone had 4.7 million members around the world. 😟What's the deal with this explosion of modern cults??? We used to think about cults as being a religion and a charismatic leader- but that's not enough anymore. I believe tha...
Dating Coaching for Men, Evolution and Love Through Self Mastery: A 1:1 With Dominey Drew
April 12, 2021 17:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBIs dating really harder for men? A lot of men feel like the standards and expectations aren't stacked in their favor and even getting their foot in the door is a monumental task. So what do you do if you're not tall or rich? I sat down with Dominey Drew, host of the Art of Attraction podcast and a premier dating coach for men who takes a intuitive approach to helping men find love through self-mastery. Instead of focusing on numbers and hookups, she takes a different approach and focuses ...
How to Construct your Life: A 1:1 with Elinor Moshe
February 11, 2021 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIt's been almost a full year since Covid-19 hit, and our work lives are where it hit us the most. It's no secret that a lot of us had jobs that were crappy, and we are longing for something bigger, better, and more meaningful. Today, I sit down with Elinor Moshe, to discuss how to change the course of your career and how to stop just working a job, and create one that is aligned with your best you. We discuss how mentors can lead you wrong, why we're so burned out, how to work with all of th...
Relationship Map: Why you Attract Who You Attract and How to Get More
February 03, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBNo two relationships are the same-but sometimes we find ourselves in the same pattern again and again. So why is that? How is it possible that even after you swore you would NEVER date another guy like your ex, the relationship after him ended the same way? Why do people always have a "type" that falls for them. Do you have sign on your head that's making the wrong kind of person flock to you? Are you cursed? In this episode, I explain how your Relationship Map is the mental structure tha...
A New Way to Approach Manipulation: Don't Fear the Narcissist
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBManipulation is to a narcissist what a surfboard is to a surfer. Manipulation isn't just about getting one over on someone, in some ways it's the lifeblood of what keeps them going. Narcissism isn't just an extremely dangerous personality disorder, narcissistic abuse (I believe) is one of the biggest dangers in our society today. Why would someone want to manipulate someone else in the first place? Why do narcissists discard? Why are their interactions so confusing? As dangerous as they ar...
The Queen of Cups and Toxic Femininity
September 21, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWhy is it the most empathetic people have the hardest lot in life? Is your desire to be compassion f***ing up your chances? Is your intuition making you a slave to desire? It seems like every time I’ve looked at my cards lately, they’ve been here to tell us that we need to use our Queen energy to get ahead. (And no, this isn’t just for women or people with vaginas.) In today’s episode, we're going to sit down with the Queen of Cups and learn how to use the forces of empathy, compassion, a...
Can a Psychic Help You Find Your Soulmate?
July 29, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBTools like Tarot and Astrology provide us with deeper knowledge about ourselves and others that we might have been blind to before, and gives us hope. It shows us the other side that touches everything we can see with our eyes and then some. They connect us to the higher parts of ourselves and help us to go places we could only imagine- but it's no secret that these powerful tools can be used for some stuff that's not so good. Today I'm going to give you the down low on how this works when...
My Life After Narcissism
April 20, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBTrying times have a way of making us wonder where we're supposed to go, and how do we rebuild from here? How do we know where to go, when we don't even know where we are or have a ground to stand on? These are the questions we're all faced with right now, and so I want to share with you the things that got me through one of the hardest times in my life. My narc ended up taking me around the world with what began as a beautiful story, only to become a hole I never thought I’d get out of- tha...
How to Spot a Fuckboy
February 07, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBNobody wants to deal with a fuckboy, and everyone wants to know how to spot them (I hear some dress like lumberjacks). They're blamed for the demise of countless relationships, time wasted, and generally f***ery that nobody has time for. Lucky for you, I've put in years of hands on research to break down the tell tale signs of this modern marvel, and how to avoid getting burned. Do you always seem to end up with fuckboys? Download my guide to understanding your Relationship Blueprint so ...
Q&A: I'm hot, smart, and successful, why am I single?
December 31, 2019 14:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBIsn't dating supposed to be easier when you have it all? Get a good job they said, it'll be fun! Hah! Nice Try! Dating sucks for everyone, and that includes you! Today I took a Q&A questioner from a listener who despite having it all, can't seem to get her love life to progress past a few dates and boring dinners. So what gives? Isn't dating supposed to be fun and exciting (especially if you're hot and successful)? It can be, but in some cases, being hot and successful might be making i...
Coolidge Effect: Nature's intention or just too much porn?
November 20, 2019 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBEven if you haven't heard of the Coolidge Effect, you've heard of it. Simply put, it's what drives us to keep seeking out more intense sexual experiences, or new partners even when we love what we've got. The Coolidge Effect is blamed for the breakup of marriages, porn addiction, and a whole host of other relationship issues- but is that the truth? Are we looking outside of our relationships for new stimulation because that's how nature intended, or are we doing it because we've been watch...
Coolidge Effect: Nature's intention or just too much porn?
November 20, 2019 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBEven if you haven't heard of the Coolidge Effect, you've heard of it. Simply put, it's what drives us to keep seeking out more intense sexual experiences, or new partners even when we love what we've got. The Coolidge Effect is blamed for the breakup of marriages, porn addiction, and a whole host of other relationship issues- but is that the truth? Are we looking outside of our relationships for new stimulation because that's how nature intended, or are we doing it because we've been watch...
Stop Stalking Your Ex on Social Media
November 06, 2019 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBYou know them better than they know themselves. Your research skills could beat out a CIA operative. You have multiple fake accounts because they've already blocked you and you laugh at their piddly privacy settings. You know everything they do, who they hang out with, where they ate lunch- it's only stalking if you get caught, right? Then, one accidental, "like", and it all comes crashing down before you. Jokes aside, social media stalking is serious s***. It's a heartbreaking waste of t...
If you hate him stop f***ing him
October 28, 2019 20:00 - 31 minutes - 19.5 MB"You can't get over someone by getting under them" You don't have to like someone to fuck them, but you should at least not hate them. Why then do we keep doing it? Why do we keep messing around with the people who hurt us when there's a sea of people who would never? Breaking up isn't easy, and making a clean break is even harder. In this episode, Nadia goes into the psychology of why we can't seem to stop messing around with the people who hurt us, even if it's at our own expense. Musi...
If You Hate Him, Stop F****** Him
October 28, 2019 20:00 - 31 minutes - 19.6 MB"You can't get over someone by getting under them" You don't have to like someone to fuck them, but you should at least not hate them. Why then do we keep doing it? Why do we keep messing around with the people who hurt us when there's a sea of people who would never? Breaking up isn't easy, and making a clean break is even harder. In this episode, Nadia goes into the psychology of why we can't seem to stop messing around with the people who hurt us, even if it's at our own expense. Musi...
Narcissism 101: Abnormal Self-Esteem or Debilitating Personality Disorder?
October 19, 2019 20:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIf you've ever dated someone who left you feeling confused, burned out, and lonely, this is the episode for you. Narcissism is a term that gets thrown around- A LOT. But what does it mean? It's not your self-esteem (or lack thereof), it's not only a personality disorder, but dealing with someone who has narc like tendencies can be a big deal for everyone. In this episode Nadia breaks down what the DSM has to say about Narcissism, and real talk about what that means. Music by purple-p...
How to Not Fall For Falling For Your Soulmate
October 19, 2019 20:00 - 27 minutes - 17.5 MBDid you know that soulmate breakups are the worst kind of breakup there is? I mean, of course you did-but do you KNOW WHY that is? In this episode, Nadia goes into the sneaky psychology that causes us to fall for the worst people for us- and why we think it's divine intervention (PLUS-what your soulmate says about the rest of your dating life). Music by purple-planet.com Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NadiaAni)
All About Sugar Babies and Financial Domination
July 22, 2019 20:00 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBCan you really make money selling pictures of your feet online? Can you make a living just off of showing up for dinner and being cute? Does being a sugar baby really work, or is it all just an urban legend? But more importantly- what happens when a porn star personality & a relationship psychotherapist domme get together? In this episode, Minnie and Nadia give you a behind the scenes look at what sugar babies and financial domme relationships are really all about, the psychology behind t...