The Bitter to Better Podcast

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In this episode I update you on changes to the podcast and what to expect moving forward. I'm excited to be back to it.

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Alright. I told myself I would just press play off the cuff. Welcome back to the Bitter to Better podcast. It's been a long time coming.   It had been a year between   the last episode that I released and the one before that.   So,   November of twenty twenty four, I released an episode, and then it hadn't been,   it had been November of twenty twenty three   when I had released   an episode before that.   So this is me back,   officially back,   to provide weekly episodes of the Better to Better podcast.   I thought about,   you know, making this, like, season two, but I I don't know that I really want seasons to the podcast. But I would definitely say that it's a little bit of a of a revamp.   I will probably also,   if I can get on top of my   my game, have, like, a new,   like,   you know, visual for the podcast, like a new picture or something just to kinda show the revamp, which is to say that I'm still very much a relationship   and dating coach   for women.  

I would say, ideally,   between the ages of, like, late twenties   and and beyond.   But   I am really niching down   into marketing myself as a dating coach for moms for multiple reasons.   I am a mom.   I am a mom who was dating,   now in a committed relationship,   engaged,   soon to be married.   But   I also   recognize   the need for   dating help   in general   for women,   but particularly   for moms   because it's a lot. It's a lot to date in general.   It's definitely a lot to date when you have kids.   So, I realized I could be really useful in this space and really helpful in this space. And it's all from a business perspective, it's always good to really have a target audience   and dating for moms, for sure.  

I don't want that   to mean that   or to seem that I can't be helpful to other women   because I absolutely can because   90% of what I talk about and share   would just apply to anybody   dating, quite frankly,   and particularly women,   whether they have kids or not.   But   I have additional things   that are helpful   to how to do this dating thing as easily and effectively and as fun as possible   while also raising human beings. So   here I am,   Tracy Pinnock,   the,   Better to Better podcast,   your breakup and relationship coach, or your breakup and dating coach.   I am trained as a marriage and family therapist.  

I do happen to have a therapy practice based out of Connecticut,   a fully virtual practice   from home.   But   that is not what we're here to talk about because   I,   because coaching is not therapy. Therapy is not coaching.   They are absolutely   aligned in a number of ways,   But I do   like to make it clear   that,   what I talk about on this podcast, what I do in my coaching is coaching,   not therapy.   Very important to keep them distinct.   I do see therapy clients, but those clients are my clients. They know who they are.   And   my coaching clients   will be my coaching clients, you know, once I actually finish my programs and have them available to everyone. But in the meantime, you have this here podcast,   and so I recommend that you follow it and pass it on to any woman,   particularly any mother who you know who wants to date, needs to date, is trying to date, is hating dating, loving dating,   wanting help with dating, all that good stuff.  

I realize that I   am going on and on about dating, but the Better to Better podcast is also for breakup recovery. Anyone who,   is struggling with a breakup of a serious relationship,   a marriage,   any sort of ending of a romantic relationship.   The title Better to Better is actually   from   the idea   of   was actually was born out of,   my desire to do breakup recovery.   When I was 30, I told myself I was gonna write a book called Bitter to Better, that it will be published by the time I was 35.   Did not happen, but what did happen is the realization that I was going to be making a breakup recovery program.   And so Bitter to Better comes from that idea, going from feeling   very bad, very down, very not good   to better after breakups.  

And then that also transitioned into dating because I realized, you know, that's the thing after   recovering from a breakup or while recovering from a breakup is dating for a future relationship.   And,   I have put   my time and energy right now into the dating aspect in terms of building my dating course, my dating program,   first before   really putting out the breakup program.   Partially because,   well, I was actively in the dating phase,   about a year ago, a little over a year ago.   And I   also realized that, like, that's what people would ask for a lot. It's like dating advice and dating tips and things like that. So, nonetheless,   the Better to Better podcast   is a place to come   for dating   and   breakup recovery and relationship stuff as well as things around, like, stress management   and just dealing with life. And that's because the reality is is that things like breakups   impact all aspects of your life, how you parent, your work, your health,   your,   social life, your mood, your mental health, all of these different things.  

And so being able to manage stress, do good self care, and just generally manage your life,   are aspects of recovering from breakups. And   being able to date intentionally,   dating with, like, goals in mind of finding a an ideal partner for yourself definitely involves you having certain aspects of your life in order, having, you know, time to do it,   having the mental   space to do it, having certain,   circumstances   or logistics,   you know, in your life in order to be able to do what you need to do. Sometimes, you know, it's finances or   your health and fitness   or your,   you know, physical aesthetic, how you dress,   all sorts of things, childcare, time, all of these things impact your dating life as well. So we talk about it all here.  

So,   I am looking forward to getting back into the podcast.   I really   see this podcast. I see my programs, which are,   at this point, going to be the group coaching programs. I see them as spaces, safe spaces,   joyful spaces,   helpful,   informative,   supportive spaces for women   to   talk about   these   important topics.   So I   I guess I could talk a little bit about my plans for   the podcast coming up.   I, right now, have been kind of putting together a list   of interviews I'd like to do   with people I know, people in my life, friends,   colleagues,   women who have things to contribute to this space.  

So I'm excited for that. I've had some people   agree,   and so I'm looking forward to bringing some of those conversations   to the podcast. Podcast.   And I also I'm going to have my just solo episodes,   in which I talk about specific topics around dating and breakups.   I think so far,   of the episodes that exist on the podcast,   A couple   are breakup specific.   A number of them are,   stress management self care related,   and many are dating related. So   I'm always interested to hear from   listeners   what they want to hear about and talk about on the podcast to give me ideas. But I also have plenty of of ideas, and I just need to actually execute. So there's that.   The last episode I recorded was a very brief,   like, update   of the fact that some things in my personal life had changed   since I had recorded that, I guess, November 2023 episode.  

That I went from November   2023   being,   single   and dating   to now being   engaged,   and living with my partner and our four kids. I have two. He has two. We have four.   And our dog and turtle and fish.   And so   that's a big change and a big shift. And,   I, you know, will share, you know, helpful information in regards to that. Like, I definitely practiced what I preach here on this podcast and in my work with women around dating   and breakup recovery, and it has served me well.   And, yeah, I've moved into   a house   with,   my partner and our kids.   I've made,   career shifts in that. I I've had my private therapy practice for years, but I had also,   for a year worked at an agency job   for,   mental health developmental health for kids.  

And,   I   quit that job   to transition to just having my practice part time and then really putting my time and energy to building my coaching practice.   So what I do here on this podcast and what I will be doing in my group   coaching programs and the courses that I create   for dating and breakups and relationships.   So   there's been a lot of shifts for me.   And, yeah, with where that stuff is pertinent, I like to share about it. So I am just very happy to be relaunching the Bidder to Better podcast and be, you know, getting back on track with providing you with consistent   weekly episodes   and content.  

So at this point, I will just say stay tuned for the next episode.   In the meantime, you can follow this podcast.   You can follow me on Instagram at tracy dot pinnock. That's t r a c I e dot p I n n o c k. That last name will be changing   soon enough,   but we'll get to that when the time comes.   I also have a YouTube channel by the same name, Tracy Penock. That I do not update currently at this time, but there is some helpful breakup and dating content on there. So I do recommend   you,   check it out. And I do have a TikTok,   so bad. I think it might be under the better coach, or maybe it's under my name. I don't know. You can see how much I use that and update that.  

But, really, this podcast and Instagram is the way to go. I will eventually be rebooting my email list, so then that would be a a   definitely a place to to follow me, but I will let you guys know when that is available.   In the meantime,   I can't wait to continue getting into it, and welcome back.