As the holidays roll in with their Hallmark movies, family interrogations about your dating life, and the perfectly curated couple photos popping up on IG... this fear can hit hard: “I’m never going to meet my person.”

In this raw, warm, and deeply hopeful episode, Lizzie and Dr. Patty sit down with Reiki master, business intuitive, and Dating Queen Samantha Bove. Samantha takes us from her own days of fear-driven relationships and scarcity to now being divinely in partnership with her King and guiding hundreds of women to do the same through her program Date Like a Queen.

If you’ve ever felt punished by singleness, terrified you’re “too much,” or secretly believe all the good ones are taken — this conversation is medicine. DM us or leave a review on what wisdom you're taking away from today's episode!

In This Episode We Explore:

• Why the holidays amplify the “I’ll be alone forever” story (and how to use this season as a portal instead)
• The dangerous myth that “If I were really healed, I’d already have my person”
• Queen energy: what it actually feels like to receive, lead, set boundaries, and trust yourself unapologetically
• How receiving is actually giving (and why men need you to let them give)
• Healing the sister-wound so other women stop feeling like competition
• Dating apps as a spiritual practice

Favorite Sammi Quotes

“Singleness is not a punishment. It’s an invitation.”

“Receiving is giving. When you let someone help you, you’re giving them the gift of getting to be generous.”

“Great queens know boundaries aren’t to keep people out — they’re to protect the kingdom.”

About Our Guest

Sammantha Bove is a Reiki master, business intuitive, archetypal coach, and the creator of Date Like a Queen — the program that helps women release hidden blocks, embody their inner Queen, and call in their King (or Queen). After years of fear-based choices and deep personal transformation, she now lives in New York with the partner she manifested. She’s passionate about playful, creative healing and proving that the journey to true love doesn’t have to be hard.

Links & Resources

→ Date Like a Queen: https://www.samanthabove.com/datelikeaqueen

→ Follow Sammantha on Instagram: @samantha.bove

→ Sammantha’s podcast: She's Too Much

→ Sacred Treehouse programs & workshops: https://sacredtreehouse.org

In this heartfelt holiday episode, Dr. Patty welcomes her dear friend and co-owner of Therapeutic Oasis, Christie Caggiani — a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, and eating-disorder specialist with over 35 years of experience.

Together they unpack why the holidays can feel so dysregulating around food (especially when you have trauma, attachment wounds, or a history of disordered eating), and how to move through this season with more kindness, presence, and trust in your body.

If family gatherings trigger old food rules, body comments, or emotional eating — this episode is your permission slip to do the holidays differently.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How to stop the cycle of body & food shaming (especially with kids and teens)
• The #1 most important thing you can do for your nervous system this season
• How to cope with emotional eating without spiraling into guilt
• Practical ways to protect your peace at family gatherings (even when diet talk starts)
• Why “saving up” calories all day almost always backfires
• How to bring self-compassion to the table instead of perfectionism
• Simple cope-ahead strategies so you don’t have to white-knuckle it through December

Listen to the previous holiday survival episodes:

Ep.16 “When Holidays Feel Hard” with Dr. Vassilia Binensztok

Ep.17 "Holiday Survival Guide: 3 Quiet Hacks” with Lizzie Shutt

Download the guide HERE to carry the supportive hacks with you into the party!

If this episode helped, please share it with someone who dreads holiday food talk — it can be a very thoughtful gift you give this year ❤️

Leave us a review — it truly helps more people find the show and spread the message it's never too late to heal.

If holiday gatherings ever leave you activated, overwhelmed, or stuck in old patterns, this is the practical episode to keep in your pocket. In this solo episode Lizzie guides you through three discreet, powerful tools you can use at the Thanksgiving table, in the bathroom, or mid-conversation — no one will know you’re doing them.

You’ll actually practice each one during the episode so your body already knows what to do when the moment comes, tune in for:

• Using Mindfulness of Emotions and SUDS scale to address emotional dysregulation early
• The STOP skill — the pause button to keep your sanity
• Soothing Touch — to calm your nervous system with zero words
• The Self-Compassion Break — for guilt, shame, or negative self-talk spirals

FREE DOWNLOAD: Mindful Holiday Survival Kit cheat-sheet linked below

https://sacred-treehouse.mykajabi.com/pl/2148723154

Share this episode with a friend or family member you know will be navigating a challenging holiday season and leave us a 5 Star review to support these tools reaching others in the seasonal slumps (because you/we are not alone).

Explore upcoming classes and retreats at www.sacredtreehouse.org