Anyway, Moving Forward with Libni

In this deeply reflective episode of Anyways, Moving Forward with Libni, I sat down with Matt and Reef for a powerful conversation about healing, purpose, and the importance of safe spaces.

Coming from different backgrounds but sharing a similar calling, the three of us explore how our personal breakdowns, struggles with self-doubt, and experiences with depression ultimately led us toward meaningful work, helping others heal, express themselves, and reconnect with love.

Together, we unpack what it truly means to hold space for others, why forgiveness begins within, and how the journey toward self-awareness can transform pain into purpose.

This episode is an honest and vulnerable conversation about growth, accountability, and remembering who we truly are beneath the noise of the world.

What You'll Hear In This Episode

• Following the Call to Expansion

• Becoming the Person You Once Needed

• How Pain Turns Into Purpose

• Breaking Through Limitations

• What a Safe Space Really Means

• The Role of Failure and Fear

• The Power of Forgiveness

• Awareness Is the First Step Toward Healing

• The Courage to Be Honest

Key Takeaways

• Your breakdowns often lead you toward your deepest purpose

• Safe spaces allow people to express themselves without fear or judgment

• Healing begins with awareness and honesty

• Forgiveness starts with forgiving yourself

• Fear and doubt will always exist, but they don’t have to stop you

• Personal transformation often comes from the darkest moments

• Authentic connection requires vulnerability
  

Memorable Quotes

“You basically became the answer you were seeking.”

“You cannot teach what you don’t have.”

“A safe space is where you can be fully seen without feeling judged.”

“Forgiveness is recognizing that people are doing the best they can with what they know.”

“Breakdowns are often the beginning of breakthroughs.”

👉 Connect and follow Matt on his Instagram account @mattmattersmnl and on Spotify @Matt Matters.

👉 Connect and follow Matt on his Instagram account @reefliggayu

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If this episode resonated with you, feel free to send us a message. We’d love to hear your story.

See you in the next episode. 🤍✨

In this episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, I share a very personal reflection on what it truly means to evolve.

February 2026 marks a new era for me. New space. New haircut. New layers of self-awareness. And with that comes the realization that growth isn’t optional if you want to fully live.

We talk about:

• Why evolution is inevitable and how resisting it leads to resentment

• The power of environment and how silence reveals who you’re becoming

• Being intentional with who and what you allow into your consciousness

• Why resourcefulness is one of the greatest gifts you can develop

• The uncomfortable truth about being called “selfish” when you protect your energy

• Healing as acceptance

• How transformation really happens: acceptance → choice → action → surrender

I also share a personal story about sneaking out to learn how to drive and how that moment shaped my identity as someone who doesn’t wait to be saved.

If you’ve been feeling the tension of outgrowing something…

If you know a version of you is dying but the next one hasn’t fully arrived…

If you’re tired of spiraling and ready to consciously evolve…

This episode is for you.

Growth requires courage.

Evolution requires permission.

And no one can give that to you but yourself.

See you on the other side

Libni

In this deeply honest and tender episode of Any Way Moving Forward, I sit down with the beautiful and insightful Shai, a creative, editor and lover girl who flew in all the way from Cebu for this conversation. What started as a connection formed in Bali turns into a powerful dialogue about healing after heartbreak, being a late bloomer in love, and learning how to choose yourself again and again.

Shai opens up about navigating dating and relationships later in life, the pressure of timelines, and what it feels like to experience your first real heartbreak in your late 20s. We talk about talking stages, hyper-independence, fear of endings, and how sometimes the most painful connections, no matter how short, are the ones that teach us the most.

Together, we unpack:

• What it means to be a late bloomer in relationships

• Why heartbreak doesn’t mean something is wrong with you

• How support systems can save you during emotional lows

• The power of no contact, boundaries, and breaking old patterns

• Why confusion is often a sign, not a challenge to endure

• How creativity, art, and feeling deeply can become tools for healing

• Learning to sit with sadness instead of running away from it

• Choosing relationships that feel safe for your body and nervous system
  

This episode is for anyone who has ever questioned their worth after a heartbreak, felt “behind” in love, or struggled with opening their heart again. It’s a reminder that love is not meant to complete you, but to walk beside you when you are already whole.

Heartbreak is not the end.

It’s a beginning.

And sometimes, it’s the path that leads you back to yourself.

Follow Shai on these platforms:

TikTok: @shy.mov

Instagram: @shaiymb

Tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni! And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that support your journey moving forward.

If this episode resonated with you, feel free to send us a message. We’d love to hear your story.

See you in the next episode. 🤍✨

In this episode of Any Way Moving Forward, I talk openly and honestly about betrayal. What it feels like, why it hurts so deeply, and how to move through it without losing yourself.

This conversation is for anyone who has been betrayed in relationships, friendships, or by people they trusted. If you’re questioning yourself, feeling hurt or angry, or struggling to let go, this episode is here to remind you of one powerful truth: nothing is wrong with you.

This episode is also a legacy piece created with love, wisdom, and intention for my kids, future generations, and for anyone who needs guidance in moments of pain.

Key Takeaways

• Nothing is wrong with you. You loved and trusted deeply

• Betrayal often reveals where boundaries were missing, not where you failed

• Emotions are gifts meant to be felt, understood, and transmuted

• Healing begins with acceptance and awareness

• Letting go creates space for aligned people and experiences

• Your intuition never lies even when you ignore it

• Choosing yourself is not selfish; it’s necessary
  

  
  

A Message for You

If you’ve been betrayed, honor your emotions but don’t let them define your future.Let people choose what they choose, and choose yourself anyway.You are allowed to walk away, reset, and begin again.

Stay Connected

If this episode resonated with you, I’d love your support. Please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, share it with someone who needs it. Tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni! And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that support your journey moving forward.

For one-on-one mentorship, retreats, workshops, trainings, or speaking engagements, I’m here.

Thank you for being here.

Keep going.

I love you. 💛

In this episode of Anyway Moving Forward, I reflect on new beginnings, expansion, and the power of environment as I welcome 2026 from a brand-new podcast space in Manila. After eight months of deep change, bold decisions, and unexpected opportunities, this episode is a reminder that growth often requires leaving familiar spaces behind.

I share my personal journey of uprooting my life, trusting my intuition, and choosing expansion, even without knowing what was on the other side. From mindset shifts and people-pleasing patterns to the role of environment, energy, and belief, this episode invites you to take an honest look at what (and who) you’re surrounding yourself with.

This is a conversation about courage, alignment, self-trust, and reclaiming my energy, especially if you’re feeling stuck or ready for more.

My key reminder: If nothing changes, nothing changes. Sometimes the bravest thing I can do is choose a new space externally and internally.

If this episode resonated with you, I’d love your support. Please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, share it with someone who needs it. Tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni! And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that support your journey moving forward. 

Thanks for being here

Libni 🦋

This special episode of Anyway, Moving Forward was recorded at Pearl Farm to celebrate a milestone moment, my dad’s 60th birthday. 💎

What better way to begin 2026 than with wisdom, reflection, and life lessons from a man who has lived, lost, loved, failed, healed, and chosen to keep moving forward. In this deeply personal and meaningful conversation, we talk about life, love, purpose, faith, generational healing, marriage, failure, success, and what it truly means to live intentionally.

This episode is for anyone who needs grounding, hope, or a reminder that life, despite the pain, is still a gift.

💭 Key takeaways:

• “Don’t be afraid to love.”

• “Life is more about what you give, not what you take.”

• “Money cannot buy happiness. Identity brings peace.”

• “Be crazy but not stupid.”

• “Live a purposeful, intentional life.”
  

This episode is a love letter to life, family, and becoming aware enough to choose better again and again.

If you enjoyed this episode, Tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni! And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that support your journey moving forward. 

Thank you for listening. 🤍

A new year is here and this episode is all about starting fresh for 2026 with intention, clarity, and self-alignment. If you’re ready to leave behind what no longer serves you from 2025 and step fully into the next version of yourself, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I share practical, actionable steps to help you reset, refocus, and move forward mentally, emotionally, and energetically. This is about choosing you, playing all in, and creating a year that truly aligns with who you’re becoming.

This episode is a reminder that you are safe with yourself, that you can be intentional with your life, and that great things are possible when you align your thoughts, energy, and actions.

✨ Your fresh start begins now.

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Here’s to an intentional, aligned, and powerful 2026 💫

What if your worth was never tied to your achievements, productivity, or how much you give to others?

In this episode of Anyways, Moving Forward with Libni, I sat down with Jana Dilao for a raw, grounding conversation about people-pleasing, self-worth, and the moment you realize you don’t need to earn love.

We talk about:

• Growing up believing you have to perform to be accepted

• The fear of asking the questions that could heal you

• Releasing people-pleasing and external validation

• Why self-worth starts when you stop proving

• Choosing yourself, even when it means outgrowing people
  

If you’ve ever felt like you had to achieve more, be more, or give more just to be loved, this episode is for you.

👉 Connect and follow Jana on her Instagram: @janadilao

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🎧 Press play and remember: You are worthy because you are.

As 2026 approaches, I sit down in one of the rawest, most honest conversations I’ve ever shared. This episode isn’t rehearsed. It’s a lived testimony.

I open up about healing my relationship with my dad, a journey that took years of anger, distance, self-work, courage, and choosing myself even when it meant walking alone. From being a daddy’s girl, to leaving home as a single mother with nothing but two months of savings, to finally finding forgiveness, acceptance, and reunion. This episode holds the messy, painful, and beautiful in-between.

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve ever felt misunderstood by your family

• You’ve had to leave to grow

• You’re healing parent wounds

• You’re tired of repeating the same cycles

• You’re afraid but know deep down that this isn’t your final story
  

Sometimes, it only takes one brave person to stop the pattern.

If you’re in a season of choosing yourself, trusting your inner voice, and closing loops that once defined you, this episode is for you. Tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni! And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that support your journey moving forward.

✨ As you shine, you unconsciously give others permission to do the same. And always remember:

You are allowed to choose healing.

You are allowed to move forward.

In this heartfelt and grounding conversation, Libni sits down with Gold to explore the powerful truth behind the statement “Creation cures anxiety.” Together, they unpack how expression, creativity, and being in flow can help us move through fear, heartbreak, and uncertainty, transforming inner chaos into clarity and calm.

This episode dives deep into what it means to honor your emotions, find safety within yourself, and turn pain into purpose. It’s a reminder that healing begins the moment you stop resisting what is and start creating from it.

💬 In This Episode:

• The power of creation as an outlet for anxiety and emotional healing

• How self-expression helps calm the mind and organize emotions

• The importance of safe spaces and supportive people in your healing journey

• Fear as feedback and what it’s really telling you

• The balance between hustle and flow in creating a life you love

• Why happiness is the new productivity

• How to practice inner work and self-confrontation through silence and awareness

• Grounding tips for anxiety, coming back to your senses, and body safety

• The beauty of evolution, self-acceptance, and creative growth

  
  

  
  

👉 Connect and follow Gold on his Instagram account gold.ambas, Tiktok account gold.ambas, and visit the most loved @chamyypansit of Quezon Province is now available here in Manila,📍34-E Liberty Ave. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City

💫 If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who needs this message. I can celebrate your journey too! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram ⁠ @libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, youtube @anywaymovingforwardwithlibni!

✨ And don’t forget to Follow “Anyway, Moving Forward” on Spotify to stay updated on new episodes that help you reconnect with yourself, one story at a time.