Stop Panicking & Start Dating with Serena Kerrigan

What if the best thing you can do for your dating life is to shake up the life you’re already living? This week, Kelsey sits down with Serena Kerrigan (aka SFK) — entrepreneur, creator, media personality and author of the new book Let’s F*cking Date — for a candid, hilarious and surprisingly vulnerable conversation about dating, confidence, self-trust and learning to let yourself be surprised. Serena opens up about leaving her job at Refinery29 just before the pandemic, turning virtual blind dates into the series that launched her career, and building the larger-than-life SFK persona that helped her become confident... until she realized she no longer needed the armor. She also shares how throwing out one of her biggest dating “rules” ultimately led her to Felix, her partner of three years, who is six years younger. Together, Kelsey and Serena unpack why being open-minded and ready to be seen isn’t the same thing as settling, how to stop approaching every first date like an audition for marriage, what to do when dating starts to feel hopeless and why the relationship you build with yourself is the most important one of all. Serena shares her 3P Theory for taking the pressure off first dates, the “vacation mentality” that changed the way she approached dating, what she believes matters most in a healthy relationship, why every woman should have money of her own... and the dating rule she wishes she’d broken much sooner. Plus, Serena enters SFK Celeb Love Court to weigh in on exes revisiting old relationships, hard launching on social media and whether you can really find love on reality TV — before a rapid-fire round of F*ck Yes or F*ck No on first-date sex, getting back with an ex, closure, the “right person at the wrong time” and more. If you’ve ever worried you’re running out of time, questioned the dating pool, feared settling or simply needed permission to stop overthinking and start living, this episode is for you. Because Serena’s advice to her younger self might just be the reminder we all need: “Stop f*cking panicking. Everything is gonna work out.” THIS WEEK'S TOOLKIT READ: ⁠Preorder Let’s F*cking Date by Serena Kerrigan⁠ — Serena's debut book, out September 22: letsfuckingdate.com FOLLOW: Serena on Instagram www.instagram.com/serenakerrigan ⁠(@serenakerrigan)⁠ and TikTok   / serenakerrigan   ⁠(@serenakerrigan)⁠ TRY: Take Serena’s 3P Theory into your next date: remember it’s either Potential, Practice or Plot. Your only job on date one is to decide whether you want date two. CHALLENGE: Change one thing about your routine this week... a different coffee shop, workout class, grocery store, event, whatever. Not because you have to meet someone there, but because Serena’s challenge is to step outside your comfort zone and give life more opportunities to surprise you.