Project Loving Myself

You told yourself to calm down. You told yourself to stop overreacting. And somehow the feeling only got bigger. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Suzanne Wallach, licensed psychotherapist and founder and executive director of SoCal DBT, about what happens when emotions feel too big to handle. With her candor and humor, Suzanne shares honest moments from her own life, including the ones where she’...

There's the life you pictured, and then there's the one you're actually living. What happens in the space between them? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Molly Burrets, licensed clinical psychologist and couples therapist with 20 years of experience in relationships and women's mental health, about what happens when life stops following the plan. Drawing on her work with women and...

That voice in your head that says you could have done better, should have worked harder, and it's still not enough? You've probably called it motivation for years. Maybe even discipline. In this episode, we talk with Loz Antonenko, well-being coach, speaker, and bestselling author of Get the Fuck Unstuck, about the voice so many high-achieving women rely on to keep moving forward, and what...

Anxiety can make you question things you once felt certain about. Your decisions. Your relationships. Your confidence. Even the person you believe yourself to be. In this episode, we talk with Kelsey Darragh, bestselling author, comedian, filmmaker, and mental health advocate, about what happens when anxiety starts changing the way you see yourself. With her trademark honesty and humor, Kelsey ope...

Most of us have become incredibly good at avoiding ourselves. We stay busy, keep achieving, solve everyone else's problems, or find something to distract us when uncomfortable feelings come up. But what if the moments we most want to escape are actually asking us to slow down and pay attention? In this episode, we talk with Allana Pratt, emotional intimacy expert, bestselling author, and host of I...

A breakup doesn't just end a relationship. Sometimes it changes your entire sense of who you are. The weekends feel empty. You miss the person, question your worth, and wonder how you're supposed to build a life that suddenly looks completely different. In this episode, we talk with Janice Formichella, Breakup Coach and host of Breakups, Broken Hearts, and Moving On, about dealing with wha...

Most of us don't wake up one day and decide to run from ourselves. We learn to through pain, fear, and sometimes simply to survive. And over time, that escape can take many forms: another drink, another achievement, another scroll, another relationship, another reason to stay busy. In this episode, we talk with Shannan Kym, an internationally award-winning author, TEDx speaker, and transformationa...

We spend so much of our lives rushing from one thing to the next that we forget what it feels like to simply be here. Thinking about what happened. Worrying about what’s coming. Checking our phones, answering messages, carrying a hundred things at once. And eventually we feel it — stressed, anxious, and strangely disconnected from ourselves. In this episode I talk with Rev. Connie L. Habash, a lic...

There comes a point when achieving more stops answering the questions you thought it would. You can have the career, the goals, the relationships, and a life that looks good from the outside… and still wonder, “Is this actually what I want?” In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby — psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, board-certified coach, founder of Growing Self Coun...

You can meet someone who is consistent, available, and genuinely good to you… and still find yourself wondering why you don’t feel the same spark. Then someone else gives you mixed signals, keeps you guessing, or stays just out of reach and suddenly, you can’t stop thinking about them. In this episode, we explore why the person who gives you the love you say you want can sometimes feel “boring,” w...

So many women spend years believing that being loving means giving more. Giving more of their time. Their energy. Their support. Their patience. And without realizing it, they build their sense of worth around being the one everyone can depend on. In this episode, we unpack why overgiving isn't always about generosity. Sometimes it's about trying to earn love, approval, or a sense of belonging. We...

Have you ever felt completely confident... until you started liking someone? One unanswered text takes over your day. One change in their energy makes you question yourself. One person not choosing you suddenly feels like proof that you're not enough. If you've ever wondered why dating can trigger so much self-doubt, even when you're successful, capable, and self-aware, this episode will help you...

There are struggles in life that don't seem to make sense. You keep repeating the same relationship patterns. You attract similar experiences. You wonder why certain fears, behaviors, or emotional reactions feel so much bigger than the situation itself. And sometimes... the answers didn't begin with you. On this episode, we welcome back Monika Wyss — Family Constellation trainer, clinical hypnothe...

Shame has a way of convincing us that one moment, one mistake, or one decision says everything about who we are. Long after the moment has passed, we keep replaying it... carrying the guilt, criticizing ourselves, and believing we have to keep punishing ourselves to prove we've learned our lesson. This is a guided self-love meditation created for the moments when you're struggling to forgive yours...

There are moments in life when you start asking bigger questions. Why do I keep ending up here? Why do the same patterns keep showing up? And how much of the life I'm living did I actually choose... versus inherit from the stories I've been carrying all along? On this episode, we talk with Celinne Da Costa — master coach, speaker, USA Today bestselling author of *The Burning Ground*, and creator o...

So much of life is spent waiting. Waiting for the right relationship, the next achievement, or the moment when everything finally falls into place and happiness can begin. But what if you've been looking for it in the wrong place all along? On this episode, we talk with Maria Leonard Olsen — bestselling author, TEDx speaker, attorney, mentor, and host of the *Becoming Your Best Version* podcast. T...

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, a...

So many women spend years asking the same question in love: Does he like me? Does he want me? Am I enough? And without realizing it, they build their entire dating experience around finding the answer. In this episode, we unpack one of the biggest shifts you can make in your love life: moving from trying to be chosen to becoming the one who chooses. Because when your focus is on whether someone wa...

Dating today can feel like a full-time job. One minute you're excited about a new connection, and the next you're analyzing texts, questioning mixed signals, and wondering why something that should feel simple suddenly feels so complicated. On this episode, we talk with Dr. John DeOca — psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who helps people make sense of how we connect, communicate, and dat...

There comes a point in life when what used to work just… doesn’t. The routines, habits, and strategies that once felt effortless suddenly leave you feeling frustrated, stuck, or questioning yourself.  On this episode, we talk with Heike Yates — midlife fitness expert, author, and creator of the SPARK Framework, who helps women navigate the in-between seasons of life when old ways no longer fi...

There’s a lot of pressure around dating these days… to find the right person, avoid the wrong one, and somehow not lose yourself in the process. But maybe dating isn’t supposed to be so hard. Maybe it’s also a chance to learn who you are, what matters to you, and what you actually want. In this episode, I’m joined by Talia Koren — founder of Dating Intentionally, podcast host, content creator, and...

This is a guided self-love meditation created for the moments when you feel emotionally drained, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. Not to fix anything or force positivity… but to help you pause, soften, and remember what it feels like to stop carrying so much on your own. Join me to slow down, release the pressure to keep performing, and reconnect with the version of you that exists unde...

What happens when what you thought was love comes crashing down? One moment, everything feels aligned — the connection, the chemistry, the way they show up. And then slowly, something shifts… and you’re left trying to make sense of what changed, what you missed, and why it no longer feels the way it did. In this episode, I’m joined by Ginny Priem — keynote speaker and #1 bestselling author of You’...

Motherhood changes you in ways no one fully explains. Not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and even in the way you relate to yourself. One minute you’re stepping into a completely new chapter of life, and the next you’re trying to understand who you are now, what your body needs, and how to move through this season with more strength and self-trust. In this episode, I’m joined by Amanda...

Ever feel like you’re carrying emotions that don’t fully make sense… like the reaction is bigger than the moment, or the weight feels heavier than it should? One minute you feel grounded and in control, and the next you’re overwhelmed, triggered, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. In this episode, I’m joined by Edit B Kiss — holistic mentor, success habit coach, best-selling author,...