{"id":2227,"date":"2020-01-01T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2227"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:45:34","slug":"ep-109-audience-question-finding-real-love-in-an-age-obsessed-with-looks","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/podcast\/ep-109-audience-question-finding-real-love-in-an-age-obsessed-with-looks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 109 &#8211; Audience Question &#8211; Finding Real Love In An Age Obsessed With Looks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, we discuss biology versus our spiritual need for real unconditional love and how standards change as we age and learn. Even more important, we examine how we assess ourselves for the dating game and why working on yourself is always the answer.\u00a0<br><br>Follow this link to send in your questions and thoughts:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/community\/\">http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/community\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow THIS link to check out the book &#8211; Purna Asatti: A Roadmap To A Better Life Through Complete Connection &#8211; and the accompanying album &#8211; Purna Asatti: Music For Complete Connection:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/purna-asatti\/\">http:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/purna-asatti\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow THIS link to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lastingpeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.LastingPeace.org<\/a>\u00a0where you can work through the roadmap online, get an awesome mentor who has been through it themselves, help others, and maybe even get a nice new title for your resume! 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