The Hilary Silver Podcast

Hilary Silver

Welcome to the podcast that’s here to flip your world—and your mindset—upside down. This is The Hilary Silver Podcast, where being self-centered isn’t selfish—it’s the cheat code to getting everything you want in life. Because when YOU are good, everything else falls into place. Your relationships, your confidence, your success, your body, your peace—they all start with you. So, if you’ve been running yourself ragged trying to be everything for everyone and still wondering why you feel like crap, buckle up. It’s time to step into the role of the main character in your own life. Hilary’s the straight-talking, script-flipping, former psychotherapist you didn’t know you needed—part brain science, part universal laws, and 100% no bullshit. She’s your bestie with receipts, here to help you stop waiting for permission, start trusting yourself, and finally build a life that feels as good as it looks. Every week, Hilary dives into the real stuff—confidence, boundaries, aging, relationships, success—all the things that actually matter, without the fluff (or the toxic positivity). Just real talk, hard truths, and tools that work, served up with little spoonfuls of sweetness to help the medicine go down. New episodes drop every Friday on all podcast platforms and YouTube. Hit follow, tune in, and let’s make self-centered the best thing that’s ever happened to you.

  • 40 minutes 44 seconds
    #94: Dating After Loss: How Charlene Found Real Love Again

    Charlene thought she was ready to date after losing her husband and parents, but she struggled to find real love with the men she was dating. Each relationship reflected the same old wounds she carried into her marriage: overgiving, hoping for scraps of connection, and treating attention like approval. Nothing shifts until you’re willing to look at what keeps repeating and ask why it still has a hold on you. That question became her turning point.


    Inside the Ready for Love program, she rebuilt trust with herself. She named her dating non-negotiables for the first time in her life. She stepped into dating with a calm, grounded confidence that didn’t need someone else’s interest to feel worthy. What happens when a woman dates with that mindset? She attracts people who actually fit the life she wants rather than the wounds she’s healing.


    This episode offers a clear look at dating after loss, breaking old patterns, and choosing partners from strength rather than fear. It invites you to consider where your own standards live and whether you’ve been settling for connections that don't match the depth you want.


    Episode Highlights:

    • Dating after loss and how grief can shape your patterns

    • Why emotionally unavailable men kept showing up

    • The moment Charlene recognized she needed a new approach

    • How naming her non-negotiables changed her confidence

    • What dating looks like when you lead with self-respect

    • How falling in love with herself shifted everything


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Facing Grief and Loss

    05:07 Reflections on Marriage and Relationships

    11:40 The Self-Confidence Transformation Process

    19:22 Dating Again With Real Confidence

    24:40 Embracing Self-Love and Empowerment

    31:24 Advice for Women Attracting the Wrong Men


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply


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    12 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 19 minutes 5 seconds
    #93: Why You Keep Attracting Narcissists and How to Break the Cycle

    Feel like a narcissist magnet?  If you keep dating narcissists, attracting narcissists, or you keep repeating narcissistic relationship patterns, there’s a reason, and it has everything to do with something no one is telling you. The truth is, narcissistic relationships take hold when you sideline your own needs and shrink your self-worth.


    Hilary breaks down the traits that make women vulnerable to toxic relationships with narcissistic men: people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, craving attention, chasing validation, overgiving as a way to feel valuable. These habits create the perfect entry point for a narcissist!  This isn’t about blaming you; it’s to finally see the role you play so you can stop repeating it.


    This episode gives you a path to break the cycle of attracting narcissists for good. What shifts when you trust yourself again? How different would dating feel with real boundaries instead of fear? Hilary shows you how self-loyalty becomes the filter that keeps narcissistic partners out of your life and pulls you back into your own power.


    Episode Highlights:

    • Why you keep attracting narcissists

    • The patterns that pull you into toxic relationships

    • How people-pleasing kills your boundaries

    • The magnet traits narcissistic partners chase

    • What healing after narcissistic abuse really requires

    • The mindset shift that ends the cycle for good


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Understanding the Attraction to Narcissists

    03:12 The Impact of Narcissistic Relationships

    06:03 Shifting the Focus: From Narcissists to Self-Reflection

    08:55 Identifying and Flipping Magnet Traits

    11:48 Healing and Moving Forward


    Ready to stop attracting narcissists and start choosing real love? Join me inside Ready for Love and learn how to trust yourself again.


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply


    Links

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    5 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes 57 seconds
    #92: Stop Loving Someone Who Doesn’t Love You Back

    Unrequited love can take down even the most capable, confident women, and Hilary is done watching smart, high-achieving women lose themselves over someone who can’t meet them where they are. This episode is a call back to your power, especially in those moments when your mind is spinning, your heart is hopeful, and the person you want isn’t choosing you back.


    Hilary dives into the shame, the second-guessing, and the quiet panic that shows up when you start making someone else’s behavior mean something about your worth. She offers a clearer way to see what’s really happening, why these patterns feel so magnetic, and what becomes possible when you stop interpreting someone’s “no” as proof that you’re not enough.


    Instead of chasing, contorting, or holding on to hope that never turns into reality, Hilary invites you to be honest with yourself: would you want this person if fear wasn’t making the decisions? She shares the shifts that helped her stop abandoning herself in dating, including the seven things she quit while she was single that opened her up to real love.


    If you’re ready to step out of the spiral and back into self-respect, this episode is your starting place.


    Episode Highlights:

    • Why unrequited love hits even the strongest women

    • The subtle ways self-abandonment shows up in dating

    • The lock-and-key truth that makes dating cleaner and calmer

    • The questions that reveal whether someone is actually right for you

    • The seven things Hilary quit that opened the door to real love


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Celebrating Women and the Pain of Unrequited Love

    03:03 Understanding Self-Worth and Rejection

    05:50 The Key and Lock Analogy in Relationships

    09:07 Quitting Behaviors That Sabotage Love

    17:58 Embracing Your Innate Worthiness 


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply


    Links

    Cozy Earth: Your New Favorite Blanket

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    28 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 21 minutes 46 seconds
    #91: The Painful Truth About Why You’re Still Single

    Still single and calling your love life “fine”? Please. Hilary isn’t buying it, and neither should you.


    In this episode, Hilary is getting real about the quiet ache that hides behind independence and success. She’s talking about the kind of loneliness that becomes familiar enough to live with, even when it quietly hurts. Maybe you’ve told yourself the timing isn’t right to start dating or to find romance, or that you’re focused on other things. But what if you’ve just gotten comfortable being uncomfortable?


    This episode pulls back the curtain on what it really means to “tolerate” being single. Hilary explains how identity, how you see yourself, shapes every part of your love life. Have you started to see yourself as the woman who doesn’t get love? Have you made peace with that story without realizing it?


    She shares why doing more won’t fix what’s underneath and how shifting your self-concept is the key to creating the love you want. The question is: how long are you willing to keep calling “fine” good enough?


    Episode Highlights:

    • The hidden cost of saying you’re “fine”

    • How comfort zones quietly become cages

    • Why your identity, not your effort, decides what changes

    • The subtle ways women block themselves from love

    • How to start becoming the version of you who gets everything she wants


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 The Holiday Dilemma of Singleness

    02:50 How Tolerating Singleness Keeps You Stuck

    06:03 Identity, Self-Perception, and Feeling “Unlovable”

    08:57 Breaking the Cycle of Limiting Beliefs

    11:47 Becoming the Woman Who Attracts Extraordinary Love


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply


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    21 November 2025, 2:09 pm
  • 35 minutes 40 seconds
    #90: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Love Life

    Think you’re “too much,” “too independent,” or “too intimidating” for love? You’re not. You’re just done playing small!


    In this episode, Hilary Silver sits down with Ready for Love grad Kara Judd, a powerhouse executive who finally got honest about what was really holding her back in relationships. Kara opens up about how she stopped blaming her success, her height, and her “strong personality,” and started doing the deeper work, rewriting the stories that kept her settling for less.


    Now she’s in a healthy, equal relationship built on respect, communication, and growth. This isn’t a fairy tale, it’s what happens when you heal your patterns and show up as your real self.


    Episode Highlights:

    • Why accomplished women still feel insecure in love

    • How subconscious beliefs shape attraction and dating patterns

    • Kara’s process for rewriting old stories and showing up differently

    • What a truly equal relationship looks like after doing the work

    • Why being “too much” is actually your greatest strength

    • The difference between being chosen and choosing yourself

    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Kara’s Love Story and Dating Breakthrough

    03:10 How Childhood Beliefs Sabotage Love

    05:26 The Wake-Up Moment That Changed Everything

    08:45 Attracting a High-Quality Man After Healing

    12:30 Boundaries, Space, and Real Connection

    15:22 From Self-Sabotage to Self-Worth

    18:44 How Confidence Changes Love

    21:10 Real Love Starts with Self-Honesty


    Tune in and find out what really changes when you stop settling and start showing up fully.


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply


    Connect With Kara Judd:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-judd-4477a01/


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    14 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 14 minutes 37 seconds
    #89: Why He Won’t Commit (And Why You’re Still Waiting)

    When a man keeps you half chosen and half confused, the real problem isn’t his hesitation but the part of you willing to wait for it!


    Ever been strung along by a man who gives just enough to keep you hopeful but never enough to give you certainty? One day he’s all charm and chemistry, the next he’s conveniently unavailable? You start analyzing his behavior like a crime scene. Does he have trauma? Is it timing? Is it me? Hilary calls BS!


    In this episode, Hilary dismantles the obsession with figuring him out and asks a better question: Why are you waiting for someone who won’t choose you fully? Mixed signals are signals. If it only feels good when he’s present but wrecks your peace when he’s gone, that’s not romance — that’s chaos dressed as potential. And if you’re tolerating crumbs, playing it cool, or bending your boundaries just to keep him around, you’re accidentally auditioning for the role of “almost enough.”


    Hilary’s message is blunt but liberating: stop chasing clarity from him and start demanding consistency for yourself. You don’t need closure, you need standards. So ask yourself, are you in a relationship or just holding space for someone who hasn’t decided? And if you stopped waiting on his decision, what would yours be?


    Episode Highlights:

    • Why “understanding him” is just a distraction from reclaiming your own power

    • What mixed signals in dating are actually telling you

    • How pick-me energy sabotages real commitment

    • Signs you’re emotionally unavailable too

    • The mindset shift that ends situationships for good


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Why Women Stay Stuck in Non-Committal Relationships

    01:34 The Trap of Overanalyzing His Mixed Signals

    03:18 Emotional Burnout from Chasing Clarity

    04:21 How to Evaluate a Relationship Beyond Chemistry

    05:24 The Hidden Cost of Self-Betrayal and Pick-Me Energy

    07:31 When You’re the One Afraid of Commitment

    09:17 Shifting from Waiting to Self-Ownership

    10:00 Final Call to Stop Settling


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

    7 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 22 minutes 50 seconds
    #88: How Kimberly Found Love After 13 Years of Avoiding It

    When you’ve been single for 13 years, “I’m fine” starts sounding a lot like “I’ve given up.”


    Kimberly was successful on paper, but she was quietly miserable off it. Between perimenopause, work burnout, and pandemic isolation, she’d convinced herself she was too busy (and too jaded) for love. Then she found Ready for Love, and everything shifted. 


    She thought she was signing up to find love. Happily, she found herself in the process.


    In this episode, Kimberly gets raw about forgiving herself after an affair, dropping decades of shame, and learning what real emotional maturity looks like. She shares how doing the work helped her move cities, meet her partner (again), and launch her own consulting business with actual self-trust.


    Now she’s living proof: self-love isn’t a backup plan, it’s the whole plan.


    Episode Highlights:

    • Why independence can be emotional armor in disguise

    • The real reason self-forgiveness changes everything

    • What “doing the work” actually looks like when it sticks

    • How loving yourself first changes your love life and your career

    • The secret to attracting love that feels calm, not chaotic


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Finding Love by Loving Yourself First

    00:22 13 Years Single and Ready for Change

    05:53 Healing Shame and Rebuilding Self-Worth

    07:58 How Attachment Styles Impact Relationships

    11:40 Meeting Her Partner and Creating Healthy Love

    16:02 From Self-Love to Career Confidence

    17:50 Why Investing in Yourself Always Pays Off


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

    31 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 17 minutes 51 seconds
    #87: Stop Mothering Your Man

    If you’re a woman who can run circles around most humans — yet still finds herself scheduling her partner’s appointments, tracking his moods, or generally keeping his life stitched together — congratulations, you’re unofficially in man-keeping mode. Hilary is calling it out the silent epidemic of high-achieving women accidentally becoming their partner’s project manager instead of their partner. Spoiler: nothing kills attraction faster than turning romance into a daycare.


    But rather than blaming men, she hands the steering wheel back to us. How much of this dynamic exists because we keep jumping in? What happens if you stop over-functioning and let him rise,  or reveal that he won’t? This episode is a wake-up call for every woman who’s tired of being needed more than she’s cherished. Because you don’t need another job title. You need a partner who carries his own weight without being micromanaged.


    Episode Highlights:

    • The real reason competent women keep ending up in mothering roles

    • How “helping” becomes control disguised as care

    • Why boundaries are sexier than over-giving

    • The one-liner that stops you from taking on his “we should” ideas

    • How to instantly shift the power dynamic without drama or nagging


    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 What Is Man-Keeping?

    01:09 When You Start Feeling Like His Mom

    02:33 The Real Fix: Change Your Own Patterns

    06:25 Stop Overfunctioning and Set Boundaries

    07:27 Flip the “We Should” Script

    11:08 Love Is Partnership, Not Parenting


    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.


    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.


    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.


    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 


    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass


    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

    24 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 26 minutes 15 seconds
    #86: From Walls Up to Wide Open: Meryl’s Reset on Love & Life

    If you’ve ever rejected a man because his name annoyed you… this episode is for you.

     

    Hilary sits down with award-winning interior designer and unapologetic former love-skeptic Meryl Stern, who admits she once dismissed perfectly good men for crimes like “bad vibes” and “unfortunate first names.” (Her words.) But beneath all that discernment? A woman hiding behind a beautifully curated emotional wall.

     

    Inside Ready for Love, Meryl didn’t just “work on herself” — she resigned from decades-old childhood roles, stopped earning love by overgiving, and rewired her identity from martyring do-it-all to woman who actually receives. Now, she runs a luxury design firm with her daughter, just completed a 12,000 sq ft project featured in Architectural Digest, and treats dating the same way she treats client selection: You don’t pick me. I pick YOU.

     

    She’s single, self-possessed, and fully uninterested in settling, which, around here, counts as a success story.

    Episode Highlights:

    • When “I’m just independent” is actually code for I don’t trust myself to choose well
    • Why nitpicking men is just fear in fancy clothes
    • The homework assignment that broke her identity wide open
    • How healing self-worth bleeds into business, leadership, and money
    • Dating rule #1: You don’t get pickedyou pick

     

    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Meet award-winning designer & RFL alum Meryl

    02:00 The moment she realized her “independence” was actually a wall

    05:40 How journaling cracked her open

    08:10 The resignation letter that rewired her self-image

    12:30 Building a business with her daughter (without killing each other)

    16:45 Her three-year AD-featured dream project

    18:50 Current relationship status? Selectively single

    20:30 The real measure of success: Would the old you tolerate this?

     

    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.

    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.

    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.

     

    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 

     

    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass

     

    💬 Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

    17 October 2025, 7:49 am
  • 12 minutes 15 seconds
    #85: The Worst Dating Advice for Women...And Yes, I’m Mad About It!

    Ever seen those videos promising to “make him obsessed with you in 5 texts” or “7 tricks to make a man worship you like a queen”? Yeah… Hilary’s not having it.

     

    This week, she’s calling BS on the toxic, clickbait dating advice flooding YouTube. From “dark psychology” tactics to straight-up patriarchal conditioning, this advice is designed to manipulate women, keep them second-guessing themselves, and—let’s be honest—get them to buy something.

     

    Hilary breaks down four reasons why these tactics are not just wrong but harmful—and why they’ll never lead to real love. Instead, she gives you the only dating advice you’ll ever need: trust yourself. When you stop twisting yourself into a pretzel to please men, you stop attracting the wrong ones and start naturally attracting the right one.

     

    If you’re tired of playing games and ready to finally show up as the woman you actually are (and be loved for it), this episode is your wake-up call.

     

    Episode Highlights:

    • Why “clickbait” dating advice is built on manipulation, not empowerment
    • The four major problems with toxic, prescriptive dating tactics
    • How inauthenticity sabotages real connection (and yourself in the process)
    • Why advice centered on him keeps women stuck in patriarchal conditioning
    • The simple, powerful truth: trusting yourself is the only dating advice you’ll ever need

     

    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 The Worst Dating Advice for Women

    01:39 Dark Psychology Tactics in Dating Advice

    03:05 How Manipulation Backfires in Relationships

    04:20 Prescriptive Advice vs. Trusting Yourself

    05:14 Why Man-Centered Dating Advice Hurts Women

    06:08 The Only Dating Advice You’ll Ever Need

    06:39 Ready for Love’s Authentic Approach

     

    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.

    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.

    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.

    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 

     

    Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass

     

    Apply for a free Love Breakthrough Call with my team: https://readyforloveinc.com/apply

    10 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 41 minutes 6 seconds
    #84: How Investing in Yourself Can Change Your Love Life

    Lori Young, a Ready for Love alum, decided she was done settling for crumbs of affection, heartbreak, and controlling men. Instead of buying the couch she’d been saving for, Lori put that money into herself—and it changed everything.

    In this conversation with me, Lori shares how she broke old patterns, stopped confusing drama for chemistry, and learned to ask for what she actually wanted. Today she’s married to a secure, steady partner, thriving in her career, and bold enough to run for city council.

    If you’ve ever found yourself replaying the same relationship story and wondering why nothing changes, Lori’s story will challenge you to ask: when are you going to stop playing small and finally invest in yourself?

     

    Episode Highlights:

    • The Saturday night moment that pushed Lori to finally say “enough”
    • Why investing in yourself is smart money
    • The Chinese finger trap metaphor that freed her from control games
    • How to stop chasing fireworks and start choosing safe, steady love

     

    Episode Breakdown:

    00:00 Meet Lori Young

    02:53 The Journey to Self-discovery

    05:55 Investing in Yourself

    08:52 Lessons from the Ready For Love Program

    12:09 Embracing New Opportunities

    14:57 Navigating New Relationships

    17:49 Finding Authenticity

    21:04 Celebrating Growth and Success

    23:57 The Power of Community

    26:58 Fearless, Unafraid, Unintimidated

     

    ✨ I’m Hilary Silver, LCSW, former psychotherapist turned master coach and founder of Ready for Love. I help high-achieving women show up in love as confidently as they do in their careers.

    💡 Through this podcast, I share my WOMAN-centered, SELF-centered approach—time-tested methods that blend psychology, brain science, relationship skills, and no-BS dating advice.

    🎙️ Since 2017, we’ve helped over 10,000 women with a 98% success rate, making Ready for Love the #1 program in the world for women who’ve tried everything else.

     

    ✨ Ready to stop repeating the same patterns and finally create the love you deserve? 

    🎯 Watch my free masterclass to learn the proven 4-step Ready for Love Method: https://readyforloveinc.com/masterclass

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    3 October 2025, 9:00 am
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