Love At Any Age with Laurie Gerber

What if finding love after divorce over 50 comes down to 5 things you haven’t tried yet, not luck?
Most women over 50 believe dating after divorce is a numbers game they keep losing, that the good ones are gone, married, or hiding. Laurie Gerber says that belief usually isn’t about the odds. It’s a nervous system that decided long ago that love isn’t safe.
In this episode, Laurie breaks down 5 things that actually increase your chances of finding love after divorce over 50, including a hidden form of self-sabotage that rarely looks like sabotage. She also walks through her Divorce Detox checklist, the test she uses to know if someone is truly ready to date again.
Laurie has spent over 20 years helping women date with intention instead of guesswork, and this episode hands over her most-requested framework for rebuilding dating confidence after divorce. If you’re ready to stop waiting for perfect timing and start using the levers actually in your control, start here.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:01–00:52 — Why Dating After Divorce Feels Impossible00:53–02:02 — What You’ll Learn: 5 Things That Move the Needle02:03–04:04 — Meet Your Dating Coach + Who This Episode Is For04:05–07:47 — #1 Believe in Love Again + the Divorce Detox Test07:48–09:21 — #2 Take Amazing Care of Yourself09:22–12:11 — #3 Admit You Want Love and Tell People12:12–13:45 — #4 Learn the New Rules of Dating13:46–16:10 — #5 Embrace Online and In-Real-Life Dating16:11–18:27 — The Hidden Self-Sabotage Nobody Names18:28–19:42 — Your Gut-Check Homework Assignment19:43–22:21 — Crazy Comments: Episode 13’s Doozy + Closing
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESPrevious Episodes MentionedEpisode 1 — Stop Repeating the Same Dating Mistakes After 50 — https://youtu.be/na3ihxavm6gEpisode 4 — Stop Wasting Time on “Maybes” — Your 3-Date Strategy — https://youtu.be/cfHrKi86I3sEpisode 5 — Here’s How to Talk About the Hard Stuff (without Scaring Him Off) — https://youtu.be/qN-d5vMFdwEEpisode 6 — The Most Important Questions for Your First Dates — https://youtu.be/rNcaQKJxBqAEpisode 12 — Is AI Helping—or Hurting—Your Dating Life? — https://youtu.be/sawFhaAk5NQEpisode 13 — The 10-Step Guide for Getting Ready (When You’re Done Wasting Time) — https://youtu.be/UTqyOl7K0WcEpisode 17 — 5 Signs He Is Emotionally Available (and 5 He’s Not) — https://youtu.be/28DdA2cfRuEEpisode 19 — Dating over 50: 7 Compatibility Factors That Predict Success — https://youtu.be/q0eGVpdn8SMEpisode 21 — 6 Subtle Red Flags You Keep Rationalizing (And Why You Do It) — https://youtu.be/kEiOdtIlCHY
More from Laurie:If you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, Laurie walks you through the 3H method step by step in her free 75-minute training:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_040
Website:https://www.lauriegerber.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_040Master the Art of Love (Laurie’s digital course, mentioned in this episode):https://lauriegerber.com/maol?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_040
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

Could the man you past over have been your person? 
Dating over 50 often means chasing instant chemistry and writing people off just as fast, while the steady, slow-building connection that actually lasts gets overlooked.
In this episode, Laurie sits down with relationship therapist Jaime Bronstein to talk about how to manifest a partner using her MAN*ifesting method, a step by step framework built on self love, intuition, and surrender. They get into why 71% of women now say they are more drawn to intellectual, emotionally mature men than to staged confidence, and why dating over 50 manifesting starts with healing old patterns before a new one can show up.
Laurie has spent more than 20 years helping women over 50 stop guessing and start choosing wisely, and this conversation is a clear example of why. Jaime shares the real story of how she used these exact steps to meet her own husband, gives her honest take on ghosting after a first date, and offers a free 7 day challenge to help listeners start putting these ideas into practice right away.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–07:28 — Why nerdy, intellectual men are winning at dating now.07:28–10:50 — Meet Jaime Bronstein and her MAN*ifesting philosophy.10:50–14:50 — Video vibe checks before a first date over 50.14:50–21:50 — Ghosting after first date: what it really means.21:50–27:32 — What manifesting actually means (and Jaime's love story).27:32–40:52 — The MAN*ifesting steps: self love, intuition, feelization.40:52–46:00 — The "ideal scene" method for manifesting a partner.46:00–54:14 — Turning fear into faith, plus where to find Jaime.
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESMore from Laurie:If you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, Laurie walks you through the 3H method step by step in her free 75-minute training:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_039&utm_term=jaime_bronstein🌐 Website: https://www.lauriegerber.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_039&utm_term=jaime_bronstein
Jaime Bronstein website and resources:Guest website: https://therelationshipexpert.com/  Free gift: 7 Days of Manifesting Love (exercises and affirmations): https://form.jotform.com/210198384576162  Book, "MAN*ifesting": https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637586701  Single to Soulmate digital course: https://app.gohighlevel.com/v2/preview/n1xIiJdsLnCaNTYk72OF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therelationshipxpert/
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

What if the reason a man says he wants a relationship but never follows through has nothing to do with what you did? 
On this episode of Love at Any Age, Laurie Gerber sits down with Jonathon Aslay, one of America's leading midlife dating coaches. They dig into a pattern that trips up so many women dating after 50: a man who talks a good game and vanishes right when things get real.Jonathon lived this cycle himself for years. Over 500 first dates, a divorce, and a financial collapse that sent him back to live with his parents at 42 came before the loss of his 19 year old son Connor in 2018, the event that finally broke him open. What came out of that loss is a diagnosis he now teaches thousands of women: this pattern almost always comes down to a self-love deficit, and it shows up in men just as much as in women. He and Laurie walk through how to attract healthy love by spotting that deficit early, the exact questions that expose whether a man is emotionally available, and why the answer usually has nothing to do with your picker.
Laurie has spent over 20 years helping women over 50 stop guessing and start choosing wisely, and this conversation gives her audience something rare: an honest account from a man who has stood on both sides of this exact pattern. Self-love dating over 50 sounds soft until you hear a man name what was actually missing in him. If dating after divorce over 50 has you wondering whether you keep landing on the same type of man by accident, this episode is going to change how you read the next few weeks of texts, and it hands you a self-love practice you can start using on your very next date.
⏱ Timestamps00:00–07:01 — The Pattern: Men Who Say They're Ready But Aren't07:01–08:33 — Meet Jonathon Aslay: 500 Dates and a Self-Love Diagnosis08:33–16:14 — Discovering the Self-Love Deficit Behind His Dating Pattern16:14–18:04 — Divorce, Job Loss, and Hitting Rock Bottom in 200518:04–21:23 — Losing His Son Connor and Choosing to Grieve With Love21:23–26:07 — How Gratitude and Compassion Became His Guiding Practice26:07–33:13 — Healing Anxious Attachment in His Own Relationship33:13–36:18 — Building Real Friendship Before Chemistry Takes Over36:18–49:20 — The Questions That Reveal If He's Ready for Commitment49:20–53:15 — Lightning Round: Why Men Pull Back After a Few Months53:15–62:02 — His Book, Blind Spots, and Whether to Try to Fix Him62:02–65:54 — What Self-Love Actually Looks Like on an Average Tuesday
🔗 Links & ResourcesGuest resources referenced in this episode:Jonathon Aslay's website: https://www.jonathonaslay.com
Book "What The Heck Is Self-Love Anyway?" (Amazon): https://a.co/d/0ag6tcvK
Jonathon Aslay's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JonathonAslay
Previous episode Laurie references:Ep 6: 7 Questions to Ask When Dating Over 50 : https://youtu.be/rNcaQKJxBqA
More from Laurie:Master the Art of Love WebinarIf you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, I walk you through the 3H method step by step in my free 75 minute training:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_038&utm_term=jonathon_aslay
Stay Connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

Are you doing everything right on your dating profile and still not getting the matches you want?
Most women over 50 hit publish on their dating profile exhausted from the process, convinced they've done the work: good photos, honest bio, thoughtful answers. But a "fine" profile isn't enough. It blends into the crowd instead of standing out, and it can even attract the wrong people instead of the right ones. In this episode, I break down the 3 most common dating profile mistakes women make and show you exactly how to fix each one today.
I help women feel confident and clear about how to show up authentically in online dating, especially women over 50 navigating dating apps for the first time in decades. This episode covers the photo mistake nearly everyone makes without realizing it, the one question that transforms a boring bio into a magnetic one, and a surprising tweak to your search parameters that could open up your entire dating pool.
⏱ Timestamps00:00–01:14 — Why a "fine" profile isn't good enough.01:15–02:54 — The 3 changes previewed.02:55–03:40 — Welcome to Season 4.06:04–09:23 — The photo mistake almost everyone makes.09:24–12:05 — Why you need help getting good photos.12:06–14:29 — The bio mistake: writing like a resume.14:30–18:11 — The exercise that fixes your bio.18:12–19:06 — Why the work is worth it.19:07–22:15 — The search parameters most people get wrong.22:16–25:15 — Homework and where to get more help.25:16–28:18 — Crazy Comments segment and sign-off.
🔗 Links & ResourcesPrevious episodes referenced:Episode 9: Self-Love After 50: Confidence, Body Image, and Worthiness: Rebuild All Three: https://youtu.be/8W5KKb93h8EEpisode 10: New Year, New Love: How to Make Your Love Resolutions Actually Work: https://youtu.be/8LvhNBaKBNwEpisode 12: Dating Over 50: Is AI Your Friend in Online Dating? (guest Evan Marc Katz): https://youtu.be/sawFhaAk5NQEpisode 13: 6 Step Guide For Getting Ready to Date Over 50: https://youtu.be/UTqyOl7K0Wc
More from Laurie:Master the Art of Love Webinar:If you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, I walk you through the 3H method step by step in my free 75-minute training:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_037Website: https://www.lauriegerber.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_037Master the Art of Love (MAOL), Laurie's full coaching program:https://www.lauriegerber.com/maol?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_037
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

Are your dating standards protecting you, or are they keeping you single?Many women over 50 build strict rules about height, income, and chemistry to avoid getting hurt again. Some of those rules work. Others just keep the wrong walls up.
In this episode, Laurie Gerber answers 6 real comments from Love at Any Age listeners about dating over 50. She covers whether trauma can distort a woman's Head, Heart, and Hoo-ha scores, responds to the wife-appliance complaint, and settles whether an 8-out-of-10 attraction standard is fair. She also runs the math on height and income deal breakers and asks whether introversion is a dating liability.
Laurie has spent 20 years helping women over 50 build lasting, healthy love. This mailbag episode answers the questions listeners actually ask, including how to talk about money without sounding like a gold digger.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–01:09 — Are Your Dating Rules Helping or Hurting You?01:09–03:24 — Meet Laurie and Today's Six Mailbag Questions03:24–07:43 — Can Trauma Distort Your 3H Scores?07:43–12:17 — Are Men Looking for a Wife Appliance?12:17–16:08 — Is an 8 Out of 10 Standard Realistic?16:08–20:02 — Height and Income Rules: Fear or Protection?20:02–22:49 — Is Introversion a Dating Liability?22:49–26:29 — How to Say You're Not a Gold Digger28:23–28:41 — Recap and Free Webinar Invite
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESMore from Laurie:If you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, I walk you through the 3H method step by step in my free 75-minute training:👉 https://lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=mailbag_01
Website: https://lauriegerber.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=mailbag_01
Previous episodes mentioned:Episode 1 — Dating Over 50: How to Stop Repeating the Same Love Mistakeshttps://youtu.be/na3ihxavm6g  
Episode 3 — The Secret to Choosing the Right Partner (for Real This Time)https://youtu.be/A53BiuAiw6o  
Episode 4 — Stop Wasting Time on Maybes: Your 3-Date Strategyhttps://youtu.be/cfHrKi86I3s  
Episode 5 — Here's How to Talk About the Hard Stuff (without Scaring Him Off)https://youtu.be/qN-d5vMFdwE  
Episode 18 — 8 Things Men Really Want in a Woman Over 50https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLXCOjYu36w  
Episode 25 — Why Your Dating Life Isn't Progressing: 5 Reasons Women Over 50 Stay Stuckhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3oCjHirURo  
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

If his good morning texts suddenly disappear, is he just busy, or is he already checking out and how can women over 50 tell the difference?For six weeks it felt effortless, then the good morning texts vanished, replies started taking 6 or 7 hours, and every attempt to bring it up got waved away with “you're overthinking this.” That's the kind of quiet unraveling so many women navigating dating after divorce over 50 know by heart, the moment excitement tips into second-guessing and nobody can quite say when it started.
In this episode, Laurie Gerber teams up with Andrea Knoche, host of the podcast From Mrs. to Ms. and her co-host on Menopause Love Lounge, to work through 3 real dating scenarios women over 50 sent in: a man who's suddenly harder to reach, an ex-wife who never really leaves the picture, and a boyfriend who wants “ongoing” but won’t label the relationship. Together they dig into the dating red flags over 50 that are easy to miss and the situationships that can drag on for months.Laurie brings two decades of helping women over 50 through exactly these moments, and Andrea brings the lived experience of actually being back out there dating after divorce. If you've ever wondered whether you're overthinking a good morning text, unsure what to do about his ex, or stuck waiting for a label that never comes, this conversation will help you trust your gut again and know when it's telling you something real.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–00:43 — Three Real Dating Dilemmas To Debate00:43–03:03 — Meet Andrea And Laurie: Two Very Different Lenses03:03–06:48 — Scenario 1: He's Still Texting But Something Feels Off06:48–09:15 — Busy Or Pulling Away? Reading His Mixed Signals09:15–11:34 — Why Date 3 Is When You Ask What He's Looking For11:34–16:57 — Good Morning Texts: Sweet Ritual Or Breadcrumbing?16:57–20:39 — Scenario 2: His Ex-Wife Still Calls Him Every Week20:39–23:53 — Laurie's Take: Why You Should Meet The Ex, Not Ban Her23:53–26:10 — How To Raise Jealousy Without Sounding Jealous26:10–29:03 — Scenario 3: He Wants Forever But Not The Label29:03–34:24 — Real Story: Silke's 15-Year Love Found After Divorce34:24–38:36 — Marriage After 50, Patience Vs Settling, And Goodbyes
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESPrevious episode mentioned:Ep. 36 — “The Dating Mistakes Women Over 50 Make That Push Good Men Away,” with guest Silke Schwarzkopf, who met her now-partner after her divorce at 50 and has been with him for 15 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2OOdpzTL6QMaster the Art of Love Webinar:Laurie walks you through the 3H method step by step in her free 75-minute training, so you can get clear on what a healthy partnership looks like for you:https://lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=guest_swap_andrea&utm_term=andrea_knocheWebsite:https://lauriegerber.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=guest_swap_andrea&utm_term=andrea_knocheTake Laurie's free dating quiz:https://lauriegerber.com/quiz?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=guest_swap_andrea&utm_term=andrea_knocheGuest website — Andrea Knoche, host of From Mrs. to Ms.:Andrea is host of From Mrs. to Ms., now a globally-ranked top 2% podcast with over 160,000 downloads.https://frommrs2ms.com📸 Instagram & TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/from.mrs.2.ms▶️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FromMrs2Ms💙Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580264082996🎧Menopause Love Lounge (co-hosted by Laurie and Andrea): https://www.youtube.com/@MenopauseLoveLounge
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

Are you dating a divorced man over 50 and wondering if his walls are ever really going to come down?
Dating a divorced man over 50 means dating his ex, his kids, and every wound he has not fully dealt with yet, even when he is a genuinely good guy. Trust does not come back on your timeline. It comes back on his, and if you do not know what healing actually looks like, it is easy to mistake a man who is still in survival mode for a man who is simply not that into you.
In this bonus re-edit of the conversation with Rachael Sloan, founder of Better Beyond Divorce, Laurie Gerber gets into what actually rebuilds trust after divorce, why a man's nervous system, not his feelings for you, may be what is repelling you, and how to tell the difference between a divorced man who is regulated and one who is dysregulated.
Rachael has spent years coaching men through the emotional aftermath of an unwanted divorce, and Laurie brings her in to help women over 50 spot the 3 real signs a man is ready for a committed relationship, not just relief from being alone. If you have ever wondered whether a divorced man's grief is normal or a red flag, this episode names the actual stages, so you are never left guessing again.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:01–01:21 — Why Dating a Divorced Man Isn't Just Dating Him01:21–02:53 — What Men Go Through in the First Year After Divorce02:53–04:21 — Loss of Agency and the Trust Issues That Follow04:21–06:10 — How to Help a Divorced Man Feel Safe Enough to Trust06:10–08:26 — Repelled by Him? It Might Be His Nervous System08:26–10:10 — Machismo, Midlife Bias, and Emotionally Available Men10:10–12:57 — 3 Signs He's Really Ready to Date, Not Just Healing12:57–14:01 — Sign #3: He Wants the Hard Conversations14:01–16:22 — Divorced Men vs Widowers: A Hidden Layer of Shame16:22–17:42 — The Subtle Red Flag Most Women Miss17:42–19:08 — Naming the Stages of Grief and Where to Get Help
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESMore from Laurie:Men’s dating coaching:If you are a man looking for help with dating, fill out this application to apply for men’s group coaching: https://lauriegerber.com/coaching-men?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_032_reedit&utm_term=rachael_sloanMaster the Art of Love Webinar:Laurie walks you through the 3H method step by step in her free 75-minute training, so you can get clear on what a healthy partnership looks like for you:https://lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_032_reedit&utm_term=rachael_sloanWebsite:https://lauriegerber.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_032_reedit&utm_term=rachael_sloan
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/
Rachael Sloan's Free Download:Emotional Stages of Divorce — A Survival Guide for Men. 9 stages of the divorce grieving process, with signs for each stage and exercises to help men move through them instead of getting stuck. https://resources.rachaelsloancoaching.com/stages-of-divorce-guide👉 Find Rachael and Better Beyond Divorce at:https://www.rachaelsloancoaching.com/Rachael's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@RachaelSloanRelationshipCoach

What's the one dating blind spot keeping women over 50 stuck in the same frustrating patterns?
She's done the personal growth work, read the books, and sat in therapy, maybe more than once. But she still keeps choosing the wrong person, or no one at all, or she's stuck on the sidelines, wishing she felt ready to get back in the game.
In this episode, Laurie Gerber pulls back the curtain on her small group dating coaching program for women over 50, unpacking what really happened over 3 months with the 6 women in her last cohort. She explains the 34 obstacles that commonly trip up daters, and why she builds each woman's curriculum around the Handel Method, developed at MIT and Stanford.
Laurie has spent over 20 years helping women over 50 navigate dating after divorce, widowhood, or a long break from the game, and this episode lays out exactly how group coaching turns hidden blind spots into a personalized plan for finding love after 50.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–02:00 — The Blind Spot Keeping You Single After 50.02:00–03:14 — Why Dating After 50 Requires Real Expertise.03:14–06:41 — Inside Laurie's Small Group Dating Coaching.06:41–07:51 — What's Changed Since You Last Dated.07:51–09:33 — The 34 Obstacles to Lasting Love After 50.09:33–11:04 — Is Group Coaching Right for You?11:04–12:43 — Support, Structure, and Real Accountability.12:43–15:01 — Client Wins: Kim and Michelle's Breakthroughs.15:01–19:30 — The Homework That Makes Coaching Work.19:30–25:27 — The 3 Phases: Bench, Game, Relationship.25:27–28:35 — Real Client Comments and Results.28:35–32:06 — How to Apply Before the Cohort Fills Up.
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESApply for Master the Art of Love Small Group Coaching:https://lauriegerber.com/coaching-women?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=promo_coaching_women Master the Art of Love (self-paced digital program):https://lauriegerber.com/maol?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=promo_coaching_womenWebsite:https://www.lauriegerber.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=promo_coaching_women
Stay connected with Laurie:▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriegerbercoach📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriegerber_coach/💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriegerberdatingcoach💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriegerber🎧 Podbean: https://lauriegerbercoach.podbean.com/

Why do so many men over 50 succeed at work, but still can't crack dating?Many men over 50 have built successful careers, raised kids, and made it through a divorce or the loss of a spouse, yet dating still feels like the one thing they cannot get right. They show up as good guys, but things fall apart anyway, and they cannot always pinpoint why. Some are still sitting on the sidelines, unsure if they are ready to try again.
In this episode, Laurie Gerber breaks down her group dating coaching program for men over 50, Master of the Art of Love for Men, and the dating system that helped 5 men in her last cohort become confident, effective daters in 12 weeks. She walks through what week-to-week coaching actually looks like, answers the most common objections men raise about group coaching, and shares real feedback from men who completed the program.
Laurie has spent over 25 years helping people find lasting, healthy love, and in this episode she turns that experience toward the men in her audience who are ready for a real system instead of more guesswork. If you have wondered whether group dating coaching could work for a man like you, this episode lays out exactly what to expect before you apply.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–01:00 — Why Dating Feels Impossible for Men Over 5001:00–02:02 — What This Men's Coaching Episode Covers02:02–03:06 — Meet Laurie Gerber, Coach for Daters Over 5003:06–05:57 — Is Group Coaching for Men Just Therapy?05:57–08:23 — Not a Support Group: How the Diagnosis Works08:23–12:02 — Bench, Dating, or Relationship: Where Men Start12:02–15:21 — Cost, Time, and Embarrassment Objections Answered15:21–16:38 — Why This Beats a Dating Book or App16:38–18:07 — No Cross-Coaching: Avoiding Bad Advice From Guys18:07–20:58 — Real Results: What Men Say After 12 Weeks20:58–21:47 — Week-by-Week: How the 12-Week Program Unfolds21:47–23:00 — How to Apply for the Next Men's Cohort
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESMaster of the Art of Love for Men — Applicationhttps://lauriegerber.com/coaching-men?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=promo_coaching_men 
Mentioned in This EpisodeEp 1: Dating Over 50: How to Stop Repeating the Same Love Mistakeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na3ihxavm6g
Websitehttps://lauriegerber.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=promo_coaching_men
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What does it take to find love after divorce over 50 when the real obstacle isn’t your age or the apps, but a pattern you haven’t changed yet?
For Silke Schwarzkopf, it took leaving a 25-year sexless marriage and making every classic mistake: coming on too strong, controlling every interaction, and rewriting a man’s entire book manuscript on a 3rd date. She made them all.
In this episode, Silke breaks down the dating mistakes women over 50 keep repeating, including the controlling behaviors that push men away and what sexual reawakening after divorce really feels like when nobody prepares you. The shift came when she stopped dating from a place of need and started dating from a place of want.
Dating coach Laurie Gerber sits down with Silke, creator and host of Second Act TV, for one of the most candid midlife dating conversations yet. Silke and Paul have been together 15 years. She tells you exactly what the shift looked like.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00–02:51 — Introduction: Dating After Divorce at 50 With Silke Schwarzkopf.02:51–05:12 — Leaving a 25-Year Sexless Marriage and the Awakening at 50.05:12–07:44 — From Girlfriend Happy Hours to Creating Second Act TV.07:44–12:18 — Naming the Baggage: Controlling, Over-Caretaking, Sexual Reawakening.12:18–15:43 — First Date Disaster: Triathletes, Angel Numbers, Coming On Too Strong.15:43–18:14 — The Book Rewrite: Editing a Date's Manuscript Uninvited.18:14–20:02 — Over-Giving Is Still Controlling: The Flip Side of the Same Trait.20:02–22:19 — Sexual Reawakening After 50: The Vaginal Atrophy No One Warned Her About.22:19–26:27 — The Click: Getting Unattached to the Outcome Changed Everything.26:27–31:16 — Spotting Paul on Match.com and the Slow-Burn First Date.31:16–38:21 — Long-Distance Dating, Independence, and Living Apart Together.38:21–45:14 — Betrayal, Trust, and the #1 Advice for Finding Love After Divorce.
🔗 LINKS & RESOURCESPrevious Episodes Mentioned
EP 9 — Self-Love, Body Image, and Dating Confidencehttps://youtu.be/8W5KKb93h8EEP 10 — New Year, New Love: How to Make Your Love Resolutions Actually Workhttps://youtu.be/8LvhNBaKBNw
More from Laurie:If you want clarity on what a healthy partnership looks like for you, I walk you through the 3H method step by step in my free 75-minute training:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com/webinar?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_036&utm_term=silke_schwarzkopfVisit Laurie’s website:👉 https://www.lauriegerber.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=podcast&utm_content=ep_036&utm_term=silke_schwarzkopfSilke Schwarzkopf’s website: https://2ndact.tvSecond Act TV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/2ndActTV
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