Pipoca On Point

People underestimate the importance of a quality online dating profile. Tune in for some valuable tips on how to elevate your online dating profile. The exercises mentioned in this podcast and advice will help you build stronger relationships and find love sooner. You can pre-order and purchase my concise guidebook How To Create An Attractive Online Dating Profile: Tips For Men ⁠here.⁠ https://amzn.to/3UoC1NQ (ad).

This episode covers how you can get back out there with a renewed mindset, more self-awareness and knowledge and you will uncover an exercise that will help you vet people when you’re dating, allowing you to invest time in the right people. Tune in to find out how! As always, one of the best tools that helped me was a book by Patti Stanger Become Your Own Matchmaker https://amzn.to/3vk5Rsi *paid link*

Names have been changed to protect privacy. In this 2 part episode, we will learn about the revengeful tactics used by a partner when a child is involved, financial abuse and fraud, and the risks associated with having different citizenship and legal status in a country and how it can lead to vulnerability. We will also hear about a positive experience with the justice system, and the importance of learning to piece together incidents- pieces of the puzzle eventually come together and paint the whole picture for us. I’m honoured to be able to share this story with you and hope it helps you in any way possible.

Please tune in but note that this episode contains sensitive content and may be alarming to some listeners. Names have been changed to protect privacy. Listen to this 2-part episode of Jasmine’s story; she was living outside of her home country at the time on a student visa and here she shares her story of being married to an abusive male, where the red flags increased gradually and led to physical and extreme emotional abuse. She also shows us that manipulation tactics are not necessarily stronger than your own determination. Listen to her positive experience with law enforcement and watch out for the rest of her story dropping soon in part 2!

Listener question on leaving a toxic relationship: listen to my helpful tips and look out for my upcoming episode on dating (again) and figuring out your priorities in a partner.

Are you dating online? Do you play games online? Are you a parent or a teen? Please tune in but note that this episode contains sensitive content and may be alarming to some listeners. There are mentions of online sexual abuse and suicide. This horrific crime is one of a few types of online sexual abuse that has not only led to violation of trust, humiliation, and dehumanization but also suicides. For sextortion of children, authorities on the issue say sextortion cases have doubled from 2019-2021. This crime sees no age, no gender, and no socioeconomic status. In this episode, I provide you with an overview of what it entails and what you should do about it. Resources mentioned are listed below: Law Enforcement Public Safety Alert https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-federal-partners-issue-national-public-safety-alert-sextortion-schemes National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/sextortion Full Committee hearing: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/protecting-our-children-online Extradition: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2023_0503_Sextortion_Indictment https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmi/pr/2023_0813_Two_Nigerian_Men_Extradited_To_The_United_States

In this episode, I pass on some golden rules, I get you to think about risks through your audience reach, and oversharing. I also share a true story of a cyber stalker. REMEMBER: Don’t share anything online you’re not comfortable with the whole world seeing! Don’t forget to check out my poll and Q & A! As promised here are some links on why free WIFI is risky: https://us.norton.com/blog/privacy/public-wifi https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preemptive-safety/public-wifi-risks

Advice on 2 listener questions and what to expect in next week’s episode: how to protect yourself online.

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