Shadow marketing, sleeping in separate beds and the number sixty nine... Just a few of the very important issues Linda and I discuss on today's intro.  This is Single Minded, the podcast flipping the script on being single. Because being single is awesome. On today's episode, life-coach-in-training Cara Hays joins me to chat about her #SixMonthsOfMe experiment, where she dedicated six months to genuinely loving and accepting herself, rather than jumping into a relationship hoping a partner could solve all her problems.  The questions we answer on this episode: What happened when you took six months off dating to focus on yourself?Why did you also need to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol?How did you start journaling?What happened at the end of the six months?What was your journey towards self love?How can single women work on feeling complete on their own?I also really loved this quote, so let's end with that:  "If external validation is your only source of nourishment you will be starving for the rest of your life". Guest: Cara Hays Website: https://www.carahays.com/ Instagram: @carahays If you want to follow my dating journey on Instagram, send me a DM to be added to my close friends @hannahfurst