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Match Aligned!

Dr Mary Faltz

Unfiltered conversations on human connection.

A space to realign with yourself, with others and with what truly matters.

Mary is a trauma and cancer survivor, a clinical scientist, a TEDx speaker, a human rights advocate, and a mother of five.

She is the author of Cruelly Betrayed and My Father, in which she explores themes of resilience, awareness and human complexity.

Her new book Match Aligned! was launched in Feb 2026 and includes the 5-step framework and 100 dating insights.

Her writing blends lived experience, scientific insight, unapologetic honesty, and a sharp sense of humour.

A new podcast episode will be released every Thursday.

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S1 · E19
June 21 · 7 min
‘Ein Wort von der Autorin’ aus meinem Buch ‘Match Aligned!’
This is the last episode of season 1 where you can listen to the origins of Match Aligned! If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next season, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E18
June 21 · 5 min
‘Un mot de l’autrice’ extrait de mon livre ‘Match Aligned!
This is the last episode of season 1 where you can listen to the origins of Match Aligned! If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next season, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E17
June 21 · 7 min
‘A word from the author’ extracted from my book ‘Match Aligned!’
This is the last episode of season 1 where you can listen to the origins of Match Aligned! If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next season, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E16
June 4 · 20 min
Alignment: Living your truth out loud
This episode takes us through the last step of the 5-step self-alignment journey. Alignment is not a destination that we reach and forever stay at. It’s a way of moving through life with a more objective lens rather than a reactive one. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E14
May 22 · 15 min
Connection: Beyond the self (Part 2)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the fourth step: Connection - Beyond the self. By slowly realigning with our true selves, we start (baby steps) walking through life with more openness and healthy curiosity and less judgment. We begin looking each other in the eyes again, yes, even strangers who are all unread books and hidden treasures, all around us. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E15
May 22 · 20 min
Connection: Beyond the self (Part 3)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the fourth step: Connection - Beyond the self. By slowly realigning with our true selves, we start (baby steps) walking through life with more openness and healthy curiosity and less judgment. We begin looking each other in the eyes again, yes, even strangers who are all unread books and hidden treasures, all around us. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned! This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the fourth step: Connection - Beyond the self. By slowly realigning with our true selves, we start (baby steps) walking through life with more openness and healthy curiosity and less judgment. We begin looking each other in the eyes again, yes, even strangers who are all unread books and hidden treasures, all around us. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E13
May 22 · 15 min
Connection: Beyond the self (Part 1)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the fourth step: Connection - Beyond the self. By slowly realigning with our true selves, we start (baby steps) walking through life with more openness and healthy curiosity and less judgment. We begin looking each other in the eyes again, yes, even strangers who are all unread books and hidden treasures, all around us. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E12
May 7 · 14 min
Gratitude: Perception is everything (Part 3)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the third step: Gratitude - Perception is everything. By shifting the lens and mentally reframing everyday situations, life slowly becomes more objective and lighter and less reactive. Baby steps. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E11
May 7 · 11 min
Gratitude: Perception is everything (Part 2)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the third step: Gratitude - Perception is everything. By shifting the lens and mentally reframing everyday situations, life slowly becomes more objective and lighter and less reactive. Baby steps. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E10
May 7 · 10 min
Gratitude: Perception is everything (Part 1)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the third step: Gratitude - Perception is everything. By shifting the lens and mentally reframing everyday situations, life slowly becomes more objective and lighter and less reactive. Baby steps. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don't know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don't know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E9
April 23 · 15 min
Acceptance: Embracing your true self (Part 3)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the second step: Acceptance — Embracing your true self, your past, your present and your future, unapologetically. In this episode, I share the love letter to my body that gradually changed my life. This will have been the first time in 5 years that I read it out loud in public. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E7
April 23 · 17 min
Acceptance: Embracing your true self (Part 1)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the second step: Acceptance — Embracing your true self, your past, your present and your future, unapologetically. In this episode, I share the love letter to my body that gradually changed my life. This will have been the first time in 5 years that I read it out loud in public. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E8
April 23 · 17 min
Acceptance: Embracing your true self (Part 2)
This episode has 3 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the second step: Acceptance — Embracing your true self, your past, your present and your future, unapologetically. In this episode, I share the love letter to my body that gradually changed my life. This will have been the first time in 5 years that I read it out loud in public. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E3
April 23 · 13 min
Human connection isn’t broken… it’s misaligned.
This episode will make you ask the one question that we seemingly don’t ask often enough: ‘Am I still matching aligned?’ The match with your romantic partner, your friends, your job, your hobby, your sense of purpose, your community, the food you eat and the music you listen to…of course I could go on. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next time, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E6
April 23 · 11 min
Awareness: You can’t change what you don’t see (Part 2)
This episode has 2 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the first, most courageous act of awareness. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E5
April 17 · 10 min
Awareness: You can’t change what you don’t see (Part 1)
This episode has 2 parts. It will dive deeper into my 5-step self-alignment framework with the first, most courageous act of awareness. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next Thursday, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E4
April 9 · 10 min
What is Happiness, really?
In this episode, we ask the simple question of what happiness actually means? What is your own definition of happiness? Feel free to share it in the comments, so we can start a conversation. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next time, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E2
April 9 · 11 min
Previously on… (Part 2)
This episode continues on from the first episode and briefly sets the tone by introducing you to my pre-cancer life in misalignment. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next time, stay curious & keep matching aligned!
S1 · E1
April 9 · 10 min
Previously on… (Part 1)
Welcome to the first episode of Match Aligned! This episode briefly sets the tone and introduces you to my pre-cancer life in misalignment. It is composed of two parts to keep it digestible. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who may need it. You don’t know how powerful your voice is until you raise it. And your voice in 2026 may simply be a share button. We don’t know what everyone is going through, even the people closest to us. Sharing words of hope costs nothing and yet, can even save a life if someone feels life is too heavy. Until next time, stay curious & keep matching aligned!

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