Why do so many smart, successful, self-aware women still find themselves single, stuck in situationships, or repeating the same painful relationship cycles?

In this unapologetically honest episode of Sex, Love & Money, Rebecca Antonucci sits down with Anna Krystyna and Megan Thoma for a deep, no-filter conversation about the hidden patterns that keep high-achieving women unfulfilled in love.

From cheating and shame to codependency, nervous system work and self-abandonment, this conversation goes far beyond dating advice. It’s about healing the parts of us that learned love meant losing ourselves.

Together, they unpack what it really means to be ready for love, not just want it, and how to stop waiting for the man and start dancing in your own aliveness.

They cover:

Why successful women often struggle to attract healthy love

The truth about cheating, shame and feminine conditioning

How independence can become emotional avoidance

Why your nervous system decides who feels “safe”

The difference between wanting love and being ready for it

The feminine wound of control, rage and resentment

What true emotional readiness looks like in the body

How to soften without losing your power

Timestamps:

00:00 Why so many successful women are still single

06:45 The illusion of “readiness” and how high-achieving women block love

12:20 Cheating, shame and the nervous system truth about self-betrayal

21:55 The patterns that keep women in self-abandonment

33:30 The problem with independence and control in relationships

41:42 The 3x3 dating rule and breaking unhealthy attraction loops

53:18 He doesn’t want the worker… he wants the dancer

01:04:07 Why women are too hard on men (and how it mirrors their own wounds)

01:15:30 Would you date you? The mirror every woman needs to look into

01:22:44 The beauty of falling in love with your own life

Connect with Anna and Megan:

Anna Krystyna – @iamannakrystyna

Megan Thoma – @megan_thoma

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