PRESS RELEASE: The Wake-Up Call Challenging Feminism’s Impact on Dating
NEW BOOK: Stop Hating Dating, Start Being YOU.
Author: Sarah van Eck – 34yo Australian female.
Genre: Self-help / Dating / Personal Development.
Launched: Saturday 12th July Gold Coast Party.
Hit Best Seller: Sunday 13th July – Dating & Intimacy.
If dating feels like one big performance review and you’re constantly trying to prove you’re good enough, this book is your permission slip to stop.
Meet Stop Hating Dating, Start Being You the bold and brutally honest read from Gold-Coast based author Sarah van Eck, which is not just shaking up the dating world but also questioning the way feminism has shaped modern love.
This isn’t your average dating guide. It’s raw, real, and laugh-out-loud relatable — a wake-up call for women caught between independence and intimacy in a world that promised equality but forgot about love.
“If you’re an independent woman and you like to be in control, you don’t want to be swept off your feet. You think not doing it yourself impacts your worth,” Sarah explains.
“Our feminist progression has us steadfast in the need for equality. We wanted to have options; we wanted to show that we were more than the roles cast for us. We wanted liberation from ‘second place’ in the home. But many women are now in a position where we are not only expected to provide, we are no longer looked after.”
“You don’t need to be more perfect. You need to be more you.” Sarah says. “Be wacky, be different, and most importantly, have needs. Psychologically, women need men to be providing for them in some way to feel cared for. The man who wants to be with you, wants to meet your needs!”
Part juicy memoir, part psychological glow-up, Stop Hating Dating, Start Being You is for every woman who’s ever cried over a man who couldn’t text back but still liked her Instagram story. “The evidence-based action plan and gritty tone resonates with corporate millennials” Sarah says.
Therapists and wellness experts are already obsessed:
“This book feels like the honest, hilarious conversation I wish I’d had with my best friend at sixteen.” – Katherine Haag; Wellness Consultant & Trauma-Informed Counsellor.
“With raw honesty, empowering wisdom and humour, Sarah reminds us that the most important love story we’ll ever live is the one we write for ourselves.” – Georgie Williams; Psychologist.
Sarah van Eck dove into the psychology behind why so many women feel “not enough” in love; after her life-altering eating disorder diagnosis forced her to stop
people pleasing and corporate grinding. Her low self-worth had her move across the country for someone who didn’t choose her and even go on a second date with someone after the first date included him sharing his cheating stories and eating his foot-skin.
She blends mindset reframes and psychological research with her own colourful dating history to help others finally date with self-respect.
Best Seller Performance Sunday 13th July:
Paperback: #1 Best Seller – Mate Seeking
E-book: #1 Best Seller – Young Adult Nonfiction Dating & Intimacy
E-book: #2 Best Seller – Love, Sex & Marriage Humour
E-book: #2 Best Seller – Relationships Humor
The launch party on 12th July at Burleigh Heads, brought together women of all ages for a Q&A about the challenges of modern dating. These challenges include performing to be liked, overthinking, toxic independence and wondering if successful women are intimidating.
Socials: @sarahselfworth
ISBN: 9781834182261
Publisher: Tellwell Publishing, Canada
Available at: Amazon, Booktopia and major retailers worldwide.
