Project Loving Myself

We often think freedom comes from having more choices, more independence, or more control over our lives. But sometimes the thing that's keeping us stuck isn't what's happening around us. It's the expectations we've been carrying for years without ever questioning them.On this episode, we talk with Sarah Gallucci — journalist, TEDx speaker, professor, and author of *Laid: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Marriage*. What began as an exploration of her marriage became a much deeper journey into identity, gender roles, personal freedom, and the beliefs we inherit about what love and relationships are supposed to look like.We explore how cultural expectations shape the choices we make, why so many women lose themselves trying to hold everything together, and what happens when you finally start listening to the truth you've been avoiding.Episode Resources✨ Join the 30-Day Self-Love Challenge — a simple way to start choosing yourself again through small daily practices that build self-trust, self-worth, and a deeper connection with who you are.In this episode, we explore:✨ The invisible expectations many women carry in relationships and family life✨ How gender roles can quietly shape our choices, wellbeing, and identity✨ Why high-achieving women often struggle to speak up about what they need✨ The difference between speaking your truth and trusting your truth✨ What happens when you stop living by expectations that no longer fitIf you've ever felt torn between who you are and who you're expected to be, this conversation offers a powerful reflection on what it means to choose yourself and create a life that feels true to you.Connect with Sarah📸 Instagram: @_sarah_gallucci_🌐 Website: www.sarahgallucci.comConnect with Me🌐 www.sanaiyahgurnamal.com▶️ @sanaiyahgurnamalIG @sanaiyahgurnamal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel like life suddenly sped up and you didn’t get the memo?One minute you’re shedding old versions of yourself, and the next everything feels urgent. Decisions. Desires. Movement. Pressure to act now.In this episode, we talk about what’s really happening beneath that rush.We explore the transition from the Year of the Snake into the Year of the Fire Horse and why this new energy can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time. Because momentum without self-love doesn’t feel like progress. It feels like chaos.This isn’t about slowing your life down. It’s about learning how to move forward without burning out, self-abandoning, or repeating old patterns at a faster speed.Episode Resources✨ Take the Heartbreak Quiz to uncover the protection pattern that shows up when love and life start moving fast.In this episode, we explore:✨ Why the Year of the Snake asked you to let go before you could move forward✨ What Fire Horse energy brings and where it can quietly trip you up✨ How self-love becomes your reins when life speeds up✨ Why chemistry and urgency are not the same as alignment✨ How to move with clarity, power, and peace instead of pressureIf you’ve felt ready for your next chapter but afraid of repeating the same story,this episode will help you understand how to move differently this time.Get Started Here✨ Book a Relationship Clarity Call to unpack the patterns that make you rush, chase, or spiral and learn how to move forward from self-trust instead of fear.Connect with Me🌐 www.sanaiyahgurnamal.com▶️ @sanaiyahgurnamal IG @sanaiyahgurnamal @projectlovingmyselfpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s dive into the messy, beautiful journey of learning how to love yourself — especially in the hard moments, when it matters most.This isn’t the curated kind of self-love you scroll past on social media. This is the real thing. The kind you practice when you're heartbroken. In conflict. On the edge of change. When choosing yourself feels terrifying — or selfish.If you're someone who’s always put others first, who’s afraid of being “too much” or “not enough,” and who’s ready to choose yourself without guilt — this podcast is for you.Hosted by Sanaiyah Gurnamal—TEDx Speaker, celebrity love coach, and Love Alchemist—this is your go-to space for embracing who you are, letting go of who you’re not, and stepping into a more embodied, empowered version of you.Each episode is filled with powerful stories, grounded insights, and honest reflections to help you release past baggage, childhood conditioning, and subconscious patterns that get in the way of loving yourself fully.Because the most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one you have with yourself.You don’t need permission to choose yourself. But if it helps — this is it.Join the Project Loving Myself community Follow @projectlovingmyselfpodcast on Instagram and Facebook for episode drops, reflections, and conversations that meet you where you are—and help you move forward.For all inquiries, contact us at media@sanaiyahgurnamal.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever notice how overthinking feels like protection… until it quietly becomes the thing keeping you stuck?The spirals.The what-ifs.The mental gymnastics that make love, decisions, and even joy feel heavier than they need to be.In this episode, I sit down with Joelle Yuvienco, voice artist, events host, and the heart behind Paano Kung, a podcast that has become a refuge for overthinkers navigating love, life, and vulnerability. What unfolds is an honest conversation about emotional patterns, self-sabotage, shame, and the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself again, especially when certainty is nowhere to be found. Rather than fixing overthinking or rushing to clarity, this episode invites you to slow down and notice what your thoughts have been trying to protect you from, and what happens when you finally listen instead of running.Episode Resources✨ Take the Heartbreak Quiz to uncover the emotional pattern quietly influencing how you overthink, connect, and show up in love.✨ Join the Heal Your Heartbreak Challenge to release the unresolved emotional weight that keeps pulling you into the same relationship cycles.✨ Connect with Joelle Yuvienco through her Paano Kung podcast on Spotify and follow her on Instagram at @joelleohwell.In this episode, we explore:✨ Why overthinking often comes from a desire to feel safe✨ How shame and self-blame quietly shape our decisions in love✨ What changes when you stop repeating patterns and start choosing differently✨ The role vulnerability plays in healing and connection✨ Why growth doesn’t mean arriving, but expanding into who you’re becomingIf you’ve ever felt stuck between fear and possibility, or caught in the loop of asking “What if?” instead of living “Why not”, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.Get Started Here✨ Book a Relationship Clarity Call to understand your emotional patterns in love.Connect with Me🌐 www.sanaiyahgurnamal.com▶️ @sanaiyahgurnamal IG @sanaiyahgurnamal @projectlovingmyselfpodcastConnect with Joelle Yuvienco🎙️Podcast (Paano Kung on Spotify)📸 Instagram🎵 TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever notice how some patterns don’t feel like yours… they feel inherited?The people-pleasing. The overachieving. The quiet pressure to be “good” at the expense of what you actually feel.I’m joined by John Wang, author of Big Asian Energy, for an honest conversation about generational patterns (especially Asian ones), cultural conditioning, and the survival roles many of us learned to play. We unpack why self-abandonment is often praised as a virtue, how these patterns shape our relationships and self-worth, and what healing looks like without rejecting your culture or your past.If you’ve ever felt torn between honoring where you come from and loving who you’re becoming, this episode reminds you: you don’t have to choose one over the other. You get to be a pattern-breaker with compassion, clarity, and choice.Episode Resources📖 Read Big Asian Energy by John Wang – a powerful guide to breaking generational patterns while honoring your cultural roots🎙️ Listen to The Big Asian Energy Podcast for deeper conversations on identity, healing, and becoming a conscious pattern-breaker🌍 Explore John’s work at bigasianenergy.com for tools, talks, and community resourcesIn this episode, you’ll learn:✨ Why many Asian generational patterns were formed for survival, not failure✨ How cultural conditioning quietly shapes relationships, boundaries, and self-worth✨ The cost of staying loyal to roles you’ve outgrown✨ What it truly means to be a pattern-breaker without shame or rejection✨ How awareness creates choice, and choice creates freedomIf you’ve been asking yourself, “Why do I keep ending up here?” or “How do I change without betraying my family or my past?” this is your reminder that you can honor where you came from and still choose something new.Get Started Here✨ Take my new Heartbreak Quiz—discover the pattern your heart learned to stay safe in love.✨ Book a Relationship Clarity Call to uncover the emotional patterns shaping how you show up in love and life.Connect with Me🌐 www.sanaiyahgurnamal.com▶️ @sanaiyahgurnamal IG @sanaiyahgurnamal @projectlovingmyselfpodcastConnect with John Wang🌍 Website: https://www.bigasianenergy.com📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnwangofficial/🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnwangbae💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwangofficial/🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5M7T0HbKqNpJNuFRt3DUEH Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.