Episode 55. How To Start Trusting Men Again

If you are woman in her 30s or 40s on her courtship journey to engagement and marriage, DM us on Instagram⁠ to apply to join our summer cohort of our upcoming 8-week program, Courted Like a Lady, Chosen As a Bride.https://www.instagram.com/the.divine.romance/

Jonathan and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing one of our star clients, who graduated from our signature program at the end of April this year.This woman’s courtship journey was nothing short of remarkable, and the caliber of gentleman she invited into her life during our time working together, is a testament to a woman’s power to co-create deep, romantic love, even in 2026.During our conversation, I swooned as she spilled the details about how this man was showing up for her:Consistently pursuing her, even when she was on vacation. Driving over an hour to come see her. Paying for everything. Checking in on her to make sure she got home safely. Cooking meals for her. But it wasn’t always this way for her. She had recently gone through a season in her life, when she kept attracting men who wouldn’t fully commit, and getting stuck in situation-ships with men who were not ready to get married. When she came to us, she knew she wanted something different. She desired a deep, true, lasting romance, she wanted to stop wasting time with low-effort men, and she wanted to get married and start a family.Towards the end of our conversation I asked her, “what would you say to the women who don’t believe it’s possible for them to attract a high-caliber, masculine gentleman into their life, in 2026?”Her answer confirmed everything I know to be true about love: “We set the tone,” she said slowly. “Men are responding to us.” Indeed. A noble, masculine man rises in response to our radiance, our receptivity, our vulnerability, and our admiration of him. Certainly, not every man has the capacity to do this. But it’s also not the impossible, rare unicorn phenomenon that most people think it is. When a woman embraces her Lady archetype, and learns a new (old) way to inspire noble, masculine men to pursue her, to pour into her with acts of chivalry, and claim her as his beloved, she remembers that she had the power within her to co-create the love she desired. Watch our client Minling's incredible transformation here. And…if you are a woman who is ready to walk your courtship journey from engagement to marriage, we invite you to book a complimentary love connection call with us to see if we can help you with that. Book your call here: https://calendly.com/claudiaandjonathan/20-minute-call-with-jonathan

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with my beautiful colleague Kristy Scher.I wanted to interview Kristy on the podcast because her work stood out to me in the sea of relationship coaches, where sometimes, things can feel a bit tired and trite, where everyone is often saying the exact same thing, and often, not from an embodied place.Kristy, on the other hand, has incredible, embodied wisdom to share with us that she has earned through the crucible of restoring her own marriage - and I am so excited to share this conversation with you today.Why healing your marriage is a series of a thousand pivots Why courtship is foundational for setting up a healthy, secure attachment with your significant other Why blaming & trying to control a man always backfires and further ruptures intimacyThe question she asked herself 6 years ago that catalyzed the shift of becoming a deeply wanted, adored woman in her marriageWhy allowing a man to see your desire is one of the most vulnerable things a woman can do & why desire is the key to finding our own relational powerHow a woman can create space for her man to step into by attuning deeply to her own needs and desiresWhy women have a tremendous amount of co-creative power to make their relationships thrive

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I am over the moon to share this brand new episode of the Divine Romance podcast with my dear sister in Christ and colleague, Dr. Rose-Ellen Schultz.Rose-Ellen is a beautiful example of what it looks to embody biblical wifehood, and her teachings on biblical polarity are the perfect antidote to today's confused gender roles and dynamics.In this podcast, we dive deep into Rose-Ellen's journey of discovering feminine energy, her journey to discovering what she calls biblical polarity, feminine communication, coming out of the new age and back home to the faith of her childhood, Catholicism.To learn more about her work, you can find her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007694745767

In this episode, Jonathan and Claudia discuss things going on in the culture that are causing women and men to trust each other less and les. We dive into 3 ways you can learn to trust men in dating, including: (1) Having a proven vetting process over time (2) Keeping an open heart while maintaining strong boundaries(3) Fixing your 'picker' so you choose good, noble men.Ladies, if you are desiring to go from single to engaged, you can schedule your 30-minute "no pressure" connection call here to see if our 4-month King's Road Program is right for you:https://calendly.com/claudiaandjonathan/connection-call#datingcoach #datingadvice #marriage #relationships

Ladies, we know how frustrating it can feel - to want nothing more than a man who makes the first move, who passionately pursues, who plans dates, who generously provides, and who goes after you like you are the most special woman in the world…Only to keep meeting men who expect YOU to do all the work - to lead the connection forward, to plan (and maybe even pay) for dates, to initiate all of the hard conversations, and to be the emotional leader in the relationship…But here’s the good news…This does NOT have to be YOUR experience.Because YOU are the common denominator in your love life.And there are things you are currently doing - ways of being in your relationship with men - that are keeping you stuck in a cycle of attracting men who don’t step up and rise to the occasion.In this podcast episode, Jonathan and Claudia over the 5 reasons why you, as a self-identified “strong, successful woman” keep passive men who don’t initiate or pursue.In our 4-month King’s Road Program, we show you how to move through your pattern of attracting passive men, embody your radiant femininity (even as a working woman or a single mama), and attract healthy, masculine provider men who are excited to pursue you and claim you as their beloved wife.If you are a woman who is done with generic dating advice, and is looking for a proven system designed to take you all the way from single to engaged (for many of our clients, in under a year), then we invite you to reach out to us and book a 45-min complimentary Love Diagnostic Session so we can share more with you about how we work and to see if it’s a good fit for both of us.Book your call here:https://calendly.com/claudiaandjonathan/connection-call#datingadvice #femininity #courtship #datingcoach #menandwomen

We’ve all heard the saying - maybe we’ve even caught ourselves saying it!“Chivalry is DEAD.”But is it, really?What we’ve found, over and over again in our work, is that women a woman shows up radiant, receptive, and respectful in the early stages of dating, she becomes a MAGNET to acts of masculine heroism that she never even dreamed of…Like our client Inness, whose suitor made her a cheesecake (she said it was her favorite), and took her out on a romantic picnic and professed his intentions to be ONLY with her...Or our client Anna, whose suitor wined and dined her on a beach in Portugal, and told her she could order anything on the menu…Or our client Lexy, whose man gave her a ring of promise to profess his love to her while they were apart…Many of our clients are SHOCKED at how men show up for them, when THEY begin to approach their dating lives in a whole new way.In this podcast episode, Jonathan and Claudia dig deep into 3 specific things women can begin to do NOW that will inspire acts of chivalry in the men they meet.If you are a woman in her 30s or 40s, who deeply desires to become a WIFE, you are ready to make your love life a top priority in your life, and would be open to receiving coaching from a husband and wife team who has been doing this work for years, then we invite you to jump on a 45-minute, “no strings attached” call with us, and to see if it’s a good fit.Link to learn more about the King's Road + apply here. https://calendly.com/claudiaandjonathan/connection-call#chivalry #modernchivalry #singlewomen #dating #datingadvice #lovecoaching

Ladies,Have you ever asked yourself the question, is it me or is it him?Have you ever wondered if the patterns you've been experiencing, over and over again in your dating life, could have something to do with you?Could there be a specific posture you've been holding - a way you've been being - with the men you meet that is eliciting certain undesirable outcomes that are keeping you from the safe, playful, and passionate union you've been dreaming of?In this episode, Jonathan and Claudia dive into the nuances of masculine and feminine dynamics, and when it might be you (rather than him), and how to know if it's time to work on yourself and give the relationship and chance, or if it's time to let him go.And...if you're a woman who has been struggling for a while to attract the quality, marriage minded, healthy masculine suitors your heart so deeply longs for, then we'd love you to join us for our brand new program, VETTED.In this 7 week program, we will be diving deep into topics like...How can you, as a woman, begin to start aligning with higher caliber, marriage minded men and set the tone for the relationship you desire?How to know if he's a healthy masculine man (or not) and what specific qualities should you be looking for in a husband?How to date from a place of deep receptivity and wise discernment, so you attract a steady stream of suitors excited to pursue you, date you, and commit to you?We begin Monday, August 4th.You can join VETTED here: https://claudia-lucida.thrivecart.com/vetted/#courtship #bridaljourney #datingcoach #relationshipadvice #romance #vetted

Beauties,We know you long for love, and this is a beautiful beautiful thing...We know you long to pour yourself out to a man, to give yourself completely to him...We know there is nothing more than you yearn for than to be beloved wife to your husband, and soar in everlasting union together, until death do you part...The only issue is, sometimes this desire burns within you so deeply, that it causes you to bypass your discernment process, and jump straight into devotion...Overlooking red flags...Saying yes when you mean no, or let's wait and see...Moving into premature commitment, before you've had ample space and time for him to reveal his true colors to you, only to have the whole relationship blow up after a few months, then needing to start at ground zero...In this video, we dive into one of the common issues we see with our clients on the road to divine love, and why devotional feminine women struggle with this the most...If you are a woman who is walking the path of devotional love, we have something for you that will serve you deeply in aligning with higher caliber, husband-material men.Join us for our brand new 7-week program, VETTED, where we will walk you through our signature vetting system that has helped countless of our clients go from single to courted to engaged in less than a year.You can find out more about this program here:https://claudia-lucida.thrivecart.com/vetted#vetting #singleslife #datingadvice #lovecoach