EPISODE · May 23, 2025 · 18 MIN
002 - I'm 36...And Starting a Dating Podcast? Oh Boy.
from You're Too Picky | Dating, Relationships, Millennial Women · host Ellyn Schinke
Why would a 36-year-old high-achieving solopreneur—who’s definitely still single—start a dating and relationships podcast? In this very first episode of You're Too Picky, Ellyn gets radically honest about her own dating history, insecurities, and the real reasons she's launching this pod.From body image battles and shame around sex to a decade of workaholism and app burnout, this is the unfiltered backstory to why dating’s been on the back burner… and why that’s finally changing.This isn’t expert advice. It’s real, relatable, and refreshingly honest storytelling for every woman who’s been told she’s “too picky,” “too independent,” or “too much.”🔥 In This Episode:Why being the “single friend” became part of Ellyn’s identityDating with body shame and a toxic relationship with sexHow hustle culture and burnout sabotaged her dating lifeWhy dating apps drain her introvert battery—and what she’s trying insteadThe reframes she’s using to fall in love with dating againWhat this podcast is really about (hint: it’s not just dating)🧭 This Podcast Is For You If:-You’ve been single a long time and you're tired of the shame about it-You’re sick of dating advice that treats love like a numbers game-You want to hear real stories from a single, high-achieving woman who gets it-You're craving community with other smart, funny, burnt-out daters💌 Let’s Connect:📥 Submit your story or apply to be a guest. Click Here >>💬 DM Ellyn: @youretoopicky🧠 Want more on burnout? Follow @coachellyn + check out the Burnout Proof Podcast
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Why would a 36-year-old high-achieving solopreneur—who’s definitely still single—start a dating and relationships podcast? In this very first episode of You're Too Picky, Ellyn gets radically honest about her own dating history, insecurities, and the real reasons she's launching this pod.From body image battles and shame around sex to a decade of workaholism and app burnout, this is the unfiltered backstory to why dating’s been on the back burner… and why that’s finally changing.This isn’t expert advice. It’s real, relatable, and refreshingly honest storytelling for every woman who’s been told she’s “too picky,” “too independent,” or “too much.”🔥 In This Episode:Why being the “single friend” became part of Ellyn’s identityDating with body shame and a toxic relationship with sexHow hustle culture and burnout sabotaged her dating lifeWhy dating apps drain her introvert battery—and what she’s trying insteadThe reframes she’s using to fall in love with dating againWhat this podcast is really about (hint: it’s not just dating)🧭 This Podcast Is For You If:-You’ve been single a long time and you're tired of the shame about it-You’re sick of dating advice that treats love like a numbers game-You want to hear real stories from a single, high-achieving woman who gets it-You're craving community with other smart, funny, burnt-out daters💌 Let’s Connect:📥 Submit your story or apply to be a guest. Click Here >>💬 DM Ellyn: @youretoopicky🧠 Want more on burnout? Follow @coachellyn + check out the Burnout Proof Podcast
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