An Introduction to Intentional Dating
A 12-week course and coaching program that will teach you to know yourself so you can date confidently, with intention and purpose.
Self-paced, with immediate access to all lessons. Enroll now for $497.
What if dating could feel easy? What if you could get truly clear on what you wanted in romance? What if you could feel aligned, intuitive, intentional about going on dates, meeting people, understanding if somebody was really a match for you? What if you could feel confident about everything in love and believed that what you wanted in romance was possible for you?
That’s what my course is designed to do for you. Welcome to Intentional Dating: A 12-week Course to Unblock Your Dating Life, Connect to Your Intuition, and Clear Space for the Love You Deserve. This is my relationship, dating, and emotional relating program designed to empower sensitive people, those struggling with anxiety, and chronic perfectionists and people-pleasers to release unhealthy patterns, get in touch with their intuitive needs and create authentic love.
This course was created out of my own experience and struggles in dating. After a traumatic end to a six-year relationship in my 20s, a called-off engagement in my early 30s, and a whole mess of half-relationships, situationships, mismatched dates, anxiety, stress, shame, sadness and low self-worth, I told myself:
Enough is enough.
I am worthy of the romance I want.
But I’m going to have to do some work to get there.
That’s how this course was born. Applying my extensive research on relationship tendencies and patterns, an understanding of brain retraining and plasticity, my training as a holistic life coach, my talent for intention setting and self-discovery, and my ability to understand the subconscious beliefs I was letting rule me, I went from low self-worth, codependency and high anxiety in dating situations to getting clear on what I wanted, what I deserved, and how to call it into my life.
Now I’m in a happy, serious relationship of nearly 3 years with my best friend, that feels secure, honest, and fun. But what’s perhaps even better is that my constant thoughts, anxiety, shame and insecurities about dating no longer rule my life, my mind, or my heart.
And the good news is this: You can have this, too. Enroll now for immediate access to the teachings.
Who is this course for?
This is for the person who struggles with high anxiety and low self-worth in dating; who finds dating confusing and overwhelming; who has attempted to gain self-worth by getting into a relationship but only found themselves on and off a painful hamster wheel.
Through my process, you'll be guided into deeper self-knowing, get in touch with your intuition, learn tactics for overcoming perfectionism, and learn to trust yourself and your desires in dating.
This course is for anybody who...
Wants to gain more clarity around what dating, romance, and relationships mean to them in their lives.
Feels blocked in their dating life or who has realized they are stuck in unhelpful patterns but isn’t sure where to go from there
Wants to move forward more intentionally in order to enter a fulfilling, serious romantic relationship (whatever that means to you individually!)
And it’s also for people who are in relationships and want more clarity about how to be happy in them; people who don’t necessarily want a serious relationship right now, but would like to create the foundation for a future one; people who are healing from breakups or divorce; and more!
In short, this course is intended for anybody interested in mindfully and intentionally creating romantic human connection with another person or people. I do teach from a lot of my personal experiences, which are as a straight heterosexual cisgender white woman, but the course is created to be inclusive to all, no matter your orientation, gender expression, or definition of what a romantic model or relationship looks like for you. If you have any concerns on this front, please email me and I’d be happy to talk to you.
Testimonials for Catherine’s dating course:
"Catherine's dating course is incredibly comprehensive, thoughtful, and well worth my time, money and energy. The course is not just about how to date but investigating your past, learning about yourself now, and determining who you want to be. Only with these steps can you figure out best practices moving forward in your life and how to create space for the kind of relationship you deserve and desire. The group also made this experience for me. I would recommend this for anyone with the willingness to change and be happy. This course has definitely changed the trajectory of my life."
"I've worked with several dating coaches and a therapist and I've read countless books and listened to more podcasts and audiobooks than I can name on dating and romance. But never have I felt more seen and have received more compassionate and relevant information than I have with this course. If you self identify as a sensitive person and can't seem to break out of dating patterns, I can't recommend this course enough. Catherine and her work is a gift."
"Catherine has created a phenomenal course that enables you to deconstruct and then rebuild your approach to relationships (both romantic and platonic!) consciously. I feel so clear, grounded, and self-aware having finished this course, and I can already see significant changes in my family relationships and my dating life. Catherine is a great cheerleader and coach, often gently reminding you to dig deeper or face the fear you're avoiding. This was a fantastic augmentation to my weekly therapy sessions, and I am really, deeply grateful for taking this course."
"As a highly sensitive person, dating has been a minefield of intense emotions and confusion. I signed up for the course because I was searching for an approach to dating that felt sustainable and growth-oriented. And I found it! The tools are very helpful for dating (and for much more). I feel more capable of dating with groundedness, mindfulness, softness and strength. The space that Catherine provides is nourishing and generous. It allows me to nourish myself and be generous with myself. And I'm in a new relationship! I feel strong in a big, healthy, steady relationship of which I know I am worthy."
FAQ:
How long do I have access to the course? The materials and call replays are yours forever. Lifetime access! Go at your pace!
How much time should I expect to dedicate to this course? There are 10 recorded calls that will take 60-90 minutes once a week (2 weeks are off for integration). Outside of that, you can expect to dedicate 2-3 hours a week on assignments, journal prompts, and more, for 12 weeks. Most assignments are a sit-down-and-do-in-an-afternoon-or-evening kinda assignment, but a couple of weeks involve smaller daily tasks throughout the week.
What if I enroll but decide it’s not for me part of the way through? I encourage you to contact me with your concerns. There will be no refunds for this course, however.
I have a question that I don’t see answered here. Please feel free to email me at catherine@catherinedandrews.com.
Hear from Sarah, who took this course with me in 2020…
I joined the course because I decided when I turned 40 (beginning of 2020) that I wanted to prioritize love (in all its forms) for the next decade. I spent a long time using my career as an excuse for being single, and realized my self-proclaimed workaholism was really just a way to protect myself from the fear that I was unlovable or couldn’t have the kind of relationship I really wanted. When my friend shared the course with me, I knew it would be a great way to “put my money where my mouth was” and do something proactive towards really prioritizing love.
The course truly changed my life…the accountability and support from the group was a game changer. I was able to go beyond my usual pattern of reading two-thirds of a self-help book and stopping short of doing the actual exercises, to finally doing the journaling, meditating, etc needed to make actual change. I spent a majority of the course working on last patterns, especially around my family, and did some important healing and growth around my attachment style. I started talking to someone I only knew virtually during the course, and was able to maintain a healthy perspective and boundaries with him even as things were developing romantically between us because I was focused on the course and getting really clear about what I was looking for in a relationship. I think that allowed us to begin dating from a very authentic place.
The course helped me shift my life by providing a safe but accountable space to get very clear on what I want for my life, especially in terms of a partnership. It helped me operate from a place of centered strength and confidence, rather than the desperation or panic I used to feel. I’ve now been dating my partner, Johann, for over a year (and update from Catherine: since Sarah wrote this testimonial they are now engaged!). I’ve visited him in Africa twice and am heading back this week for another visit. I plan to move to South Africa this year. It’s not always perfect or easy, but we do both work hard on being good communicators, and that gives me the most confidence in the future of our relationship. Johann not only meets the core values that I identified during the course, but he also checks all of the “nice to have” boxes on my list as well, things I thought were too much to ask for before.
For anyone thinking about taking the course, I’d say if you are serious about making a change and ready to do the work, this course will absolutely work for you. Several of the women in my group are now in amazing relationships, and 6 of the 7 of us are now taking other courses with Catherine. We still meet every two weeks, and their friendship alone would have made the course worthwhile. I have struggled with friendships during covid, and the course brought some truly amazing people into my life that I wouldn’t have met otherwise. They say that possession is 9/10ths of the law, and I think intention is 9/10ths of having an amazing life. Just by taking the course and showing up for yourself, you’ll show the universe you are ready for great things, and it will meet you there.
Watch three videos from my recent 3-day dating event, Learning to Trust Your Intuition in Dating. These will help you understand the topics we delve into in the course as well as my teaching style! Enjoy!
In the course you'll receive:
12 weeks of custom created modules, homework, reflections, quizzes and exercises centered on helping you learn about your dating styles and create what’s important to you in a relationship
Guided meditations to drop deep into inner knowing and get you in touch with your intuition
Customized workbooks and thoughtful journal prompts that will help you set your vision
Quizzes to discover your romantic values and dating styles
Self-discovery exercises around dating patterns, core beliefs, and attachment styles
Guidance on how to figure out what’s important to you in a relationship
You will not get: tips on creating an online profile, how to start a conversation with somebody, where to go on dates, the best places to meet people, etc. This is not a traditional dating course; this is a self-discovery course in order for you to best understand yourself so afterwards you can go out into the world and date mindfully and confidently. But I won’t be teaching you traditional dating tips (trust me, you wouldn’t want me to!)
By taking the course you'll:
Better understand your values, needs, triggers and patterns in romantic relationships
Be able to make aligned, authentic choices in dating
Differentiate between red flags, anxiety, and true intuition while dating
Get clarity on what is truly important to you in a romantic partnership
Go from overwhelmed and anxious to intentional and grounded in your dating choices
Finally feel confident about being deserving of a worthy, committed and genuine relationship
I really need you to read this part: this course is focused ON YOU. Your patterns. Your intuition. Your needs. Your desires. Your nervous system. Your emotions. It's an incredibly deep self-discovery course that will leave you standing firm in who you are, what you need and what you want to call in.
But! It is NOT a 'regular' dating course. I will not be teaching online dating profiles, first date tips, etc.
What I say about this course is one of my favorite sayings in life: "Before you dine on the feast, you have to clear and set the table." This course is the clearing and setting of the table, and after it, you will be ready to go out into the world of dating, confidentially, authentically you, not ready to settle for anything else than what you deserve.
The modules:
Each week, you’ll get between lessons in your inbox with different assignments, reflections or practices to do on the following themes (subject to change):
Diving Into and Understanding the Past: Every one of us comes from a place of patterns, beliefs, and intentions around dating — but these are usually unconscious, and we’re unaware of these motivations and beliefs.
The first modules will delve into:
1. Understanding and clarifying past dating patterns
2. Learning your attachment style, and how to release it if it no longer serves you
3. Discovering your subconscious core belief about dating and relationships
4. Reparenting and reassuring your inner child in dating
Building the New Container for Dating: A wildly unexplored aspect of dating and romance, to me, is learning how to create steady, safe space for it in our bodies, minds and hearts, as well as what energetic and emotional blocks we may have. Dating and romance often activate past trauma, anxiety and stress, so we must be intentional about learning tools to help soothe us as we enter this vulnerable space. These modules dive into the energetics of dating, and blocks (emotional and energetic) that we may have in relation to romance. Then, we’ll learn emotional and nervous system regulation to help steady us in the often triggering world of dating. This second module will delve into:
5. Tools for nervous system and emotional regulation to steady us so we can operate from intuition instead of anxiety
6. Energetic and emotional blocks, and tools like chakras, space clearing, and breathwork to help clear them
7. How to clear resistance to dating, release blame, and forgive where we need to so we can accept new love into our lives
8. Unlearning cognitive distortions around dating and how to create a new belief to invite more romance into our lives
Setting Up Values and Intention in Dating Going Forward: Finally, once you’ve become aware of past patterns, cleared blocks and created space, you must create an intentional vision for what is important to you in relationships and romance in order to call it in and go after it clearly. This module delves into:
9. Inviting in vulnerability and gratitude in dating
10. How to call in and clarify your future partner(s) and relationship(s)
11. Creating a relationship values list and manifesto
12. What’s next? How to move forward from here
Ready? Enroll now and get started right away to a different dating life!
Who is your teacher?
My name is Catherine Andrews, and I’m a life coach, writer, podcast host, messy human with messy emotions, and teacher on self-discovery, intuition, and authentic living. I’ve been coaching folks for three years now, teaching them tactics to overcome fear and perfectionism-based thinking and embark on gentle self-discovery to create and live the authentic, thoughtful life of their dreams.
How it works:
The course has lessons to go through once a week for 12 weeks. For these weeks, Catherine will walk you, via the modules, step-by-step, using guided meditations, journal prompts, quizzes, self-reflection, and assignments, to help you get in touch with your values, your desires, and to create the self-trust you need to live authentically. By the end of the course you’ll understand your needs, desires, patterns (both helpful and unhelpful) so you can mindfully, authentically, bring that intention, that approach, to your dating life.
The lessons and materials will be hosted on my e-learning platform which you’ll have lifetime access to. So you can do the course live as it’s sent out, dip in and out, or work through it later on your own as you see fit.
What do I need?
All you need is a journal (I recommend buying a special one!), a writing tool, headphones for the meditations, and a wifi-enabled device to receive the lessons.
When do we start and what does it cost?
When you enroll you get immediate access to all lessons so you can start right away. This course costs $497.
Is this course for me if I’m in a relationship or not actively dating?
Emphatically yes. I heard from so many students that this was a great course to do during the pandemic, or during any period of your life where you're more focused on self-reflection and yourself than going out and dating. In fact, I recommend not dating while taking this course!
Even more testimonials!
"At first I was like, this is a lot of money to spend on something that I was like I might not actually do or keep up with, but I am so so glad I made the investment in myself and I will not shut up about it."
"I met my current partner right before I started this course and I don't think it's a coincidence that once I put my mind in the space of being open and teachable that I met someone great. Your modules and the community it attracted only strengthened my mind and intention. Thank you."
“As someone who went through a brutal divorce after marrying young, I was a 30-year-old woman with essentially no experience dating and several very poor examples of dating from the adults in my life. So Catherine's course couldn't have come at a better time. Its emphasis on listening to your gut and working with your body, along with the coursework that dove deep into WHY you act the way you do, gave me the first taste of confidence and clarity I'd ever had in the dating world. (And it beautifully complemented my work in therapy!) I'm much more intuitive and confident in dating now. Highly recommend this course!”
"Before we can love someone else, we need to better understand ourselves and what we really want in a romantic relationship. This course helped me identify what really matters to me in dating; and helped me understand how my past experiences have shaped me. I now know how to bring my best self to dating and romantic relationships. This course is an invaluable experience."
"This was the real deal. I had no idea how deep and introspective this course would be, but was so pleasantly surprised. It takes on universal issues that get to the core of what holds us back from the things that matter most. I truly believe it has the ability to be life changing."
There are no refunds offered for this course.