Surviving the Horror Show of Modern Dating: How to Be the Final Girl with Rory Uphold

This week, Alexandria sits down with writer, filmmaker, and podcast host Rory Uphold to talk about her brand-new book The Final Girl’s Guide to the Horrors of Dating — a darkly funny, brutally honest survival manual for anyone trying to find love in a world full of ghosts, vampires, and walking red flags. Together, they dive into why modern dating feels like a horror movie, the “monsters” we date (and sometimes become), and how to step into your Final Girl era — the one where you stop chasing chaos and start choosing peace. From The Vampire who drains your energy to The Zombie Ex who keeps rising from the dead, Rory and Alexandria swap war stories, laugh through the trauma, and unpack what it really means to heal, date consciously, and still believe in love after all the jump scares. Because in the love story of your life, you’re not the victim — you’re the heroine.