Anyway, Moving Forward with Libni

In this episode, Libni sits down with Matthew Barbers — a talented musical theater actor, writer, creative mover, and one of the most grounded, soulful people you’ll ever meet. From his journey as a performer and retreat host to his wisdom on love, gratitude, and personal boundaries, this conversation is a beautiful reminder that being open and protecting your energy can coexist.

Together, they talk about:

✨ What it truly means to protect your energy without closing your heart

✨ The difference between loving freely vs. people-pleasing ✨ How to heal from betrayal and set emotional boundaries ✨ The power of openness, gratitude, and spiritual awareness in daily life

✨ Why fear is not your enemy but an invitation to grow

✨ How sitting with discomfort can deepen your relationships and connection with yourself.

Matt also shares his journey from being a “lover of everyone” to learning that not everyone deserves full access to your space. His reflections on forgiveness, authenticity, and choosing peace over resentment will leave you deeply inspired.

This episode is an intimate reminder that love and discernment can exist together. That you can stay kind, grounded, and open, while still keeping your sacred energy safe.

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

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✨ 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.

In this heartfelt and powerful episode, Libni sits down with the ever-inspiring Nadia Montenegro, a beloved actress and mother of eight, as they talk about remembering who you really are amidst life’s chaos, losses, and transitions.

From the heights of her career to the depths of grief and rediscovery, Nadia opens up about losing her sense of self, the process of reclaiming her power, and the journey of finding peace in humility, motherhood, and faith. This conversation is a gentle but firm reminder that you can rise again stronger, softer, and more grounded in who you are meant to be.

💬 Key Takeaways

• Losing and remembering yourself: How life’s routines, roles, and expectations can make us forget who we are and how to return to that core.

• Reclaiming your power: Learning to say no, asking for help, and putting yourself first isn’t selfish. It’s sacred.

• Motherhood and grief: How Nadia navigated the pain of losing her partner and rediscovered herself while raising eight children.

• Faith and surrender: The role of prayer, humility, and God’s timing in rebuilding one’s strength and purpose.

• The gift of kindness: Why having a kind heart is one of the most valuable traits in a world that tests your spirit.
  

🕊 Memorable Quotes

“I thank God every day for my kind heart. Even when I’m tired, even when I’m broke, I know I’m a good person.”

“You cannot give what you don’t have. So give only when your cup is full.”

“When you know how to ask for help, that’s when you become truly strong.”

“If you know everything, you know nothing. There’s always room to grow.”

👉 Connect and follow Nadia on her Instagram and Facebook account: @officialnadiam

💫 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 to keep moving forward one choice, one surrender at a time.

In this raw, unscripted solo episode, Libni opens her heart to share what’s been happening in her life lately — the lessons, realizations, and transformations that came from finally surrendering and learning to flow.

After years of hustling and chasing security, she talks about what it truly means to let go of control, trust the universe, and redefine abundance. This episode is a reflection of growth, courage, and deep alignment — a story of moving from fear to flow, and from survival to peace.

If you’ve ever felt afraid to slow down, or wondered what happens when you stop chasing and start allowing — this one’s for you.

 In This Episode:

• Why surrender doesn’t mean giving up — it means trusting deeper

• The shift from hustle and survival mode to alignment and flow

• How fear can disguise itself as productivity

• The journey from external validation to inner peace

• Learning to stop chasing and start attracting

• Why abundance is your birthright

• Embracing slow living and finding fulfillment beyond “doing more”

🌕 Connect with Libni:

• Instagram: ⁠@libnifortuna⁠

• Podcast: Anyway, Moving Forward

• Website: ⁠libni.co⁠

• Work with Libni 1:1: ⁠Apply here⁠

In this heart-to-heart episode, Libni sits down with Mika, a loving mom, talent manager, and content creator for a deeply healing conversation about turning your pain into purpose.

From losing her voice to reclaiming her truth, Mika opens up about her journey of rediscovering herself after years of living by society’s standards. Together, they reflect on what it means to choose yourself even when it hurts, to trust your journey even when it’s uncertain, and to love others from a place of wholeness.

This episode is a gentle reminder that healing doesn’t mean hiding your pain. It means feeling it fully, learning from it, and allowing it to guide you toward your purpose.

🪞 What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• How Mika turned her pain into her purpose

• The moment she realized she needed to reclaim her voice

• Navigating change when people don’t understand your growth

• The courage it takes to live in truth, not by society’s standards

• What it means to choose yourself without guilt

• Learning that every person you meet has a purpose in your story

• Embracing your worth even when you’re standing alone
  

  
  

💖 Key Quotes

“When I stopped fighting the pain and started feeling it, that’s when I found my purpose.” — Mika

“At the end of the day, you are really on your own — and that’s not something to fear. That’s where you find your strength.” — Libni

“Always choose yourself. Always stand in your truth. And remember, your presence in the room is already enough.” — Mika

🌅 Takeaway Message

Pain doesn’t define you. It refines you.When you choose to grow through it, your story becomes a permission piece for others to do the same.

👉 Connect and follow Mika on his Tiktok and Instagram account: mikalcause

💫 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 to keep moving forward one choice, one surrender at a time.

In this inspiring episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Lib sits down with Nate Javier, beauty creator turned wellness advocate to dive deep into the shift from a scarcity mindset to living in abundance.

Nate opens up about how fear and scarcity once shaped his relationships, career, and self-worth and how embracing gratitude, letting go, and trusting the flow of life helped him realign with abundance. Together, they explore the lessons of self-awareness, people-pleasing, chasing, and the importance of being ready to receive the blessings meant for you.

This raw and honest conversation is a reminder that abundance is not just about money or opportunities, it’s a way of seeing and living life with gratitude, courage, and presence.

✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:

👉 Connect and follow Nate on his Tiktok and Instagram account: @natejavier_

💫 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 to keep moving forward one choice, one surrender at a time.

In this warm, candid conversation Anamae opens up about growing up in Siargao with a mixed cultural background, reconnecting with her Bisaya roots, and why protecting and serving her island community matters to her purpose. She tells the story of becoming an entrepreneur, starting a surf cafe and holistic surf school and the hard lessons of leadership. We dig into how isolation and self-love led her to build retreats that help women reclaim their emotional wellbeing, and practical reflections on stress, handling customers, and creating safe spaces.

Top takeaways:

✨ Identity matters: reconnecting to language and culture can be a gateway to purpose.

✨ Healing is intergenerational: breaking emotional unavailability starts with one person’s awareness.

 ✨ Business + heart: entrepreneurship can be a vehicle for community service and personal growth, but it brings practical and emotional challenges.

 ✨ Isolation can be medicine: time alone helped Anna see herself, set boundaries, and choose peace.

 ✨ Choose your people: surround yourself with those who help you grow; walk away from consistent toxicity.

👉 Connect with Anamae on her Instagram @anamaealipayo

💫 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 to keep moving forward one choice, one surrender at a time.

In this solo episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Lib records straight from the road literally in traffic, as she reflects on her journey of expansion after moving to Manila.

Three months into this new chapter, she shares what it means to uproot her life, leave corporate behind, and step fully into her calling as a coach and creator. With honesty and heart, Lib dives into the challenges, lessons, and synchronicities that come with saying yes to growth.

✨ In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What “expansion” really looks like in real life (and why it’s never easy but always worth it)
• Learning to surrender control and trust the flow of life
• The power of accountability and being honest with yourself

• Letting go of old versions of yourself to step into the new

• Why dreaming and re-dreaming is essential to living fully

• How courage, curiosity, and faith fuel growth

• Why support systems and asking for help are key to big visions
  

  
  

Lib’s reflections are raw, real, and filled with reminders that expansion requires risk, surrender, and a deep trust in yourself and God.

If you’re feeling stuck, craving growth, or afraid to take the leap! This episode will remind you that expansion is messy, magical, and always possible.

👉 If this episode resonated with you, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram ⁠@libnifortuna⁠ and  @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast, share it with your friends, and stay tuned for upcoming retreats, events, and coaching opportunities.

In this heartfelt and raw episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Libni and Risha open up about one of life’s most powerful lessons: Surrendering.

From navigating heartbreaks to rediscovering faith, they share personal stories that reveal how letting go of control can create space for healing, growth, and unexpected blessings. The conversation dives deep into:

✨ What surrendering really means and how it looks in real life

✨ How heartbreak and betrayal can become wake-up calls for growth

✨ The role of accountability in relationships and personal healing

✨ Learning to listen to your intuition and trust your feminine energy

✨ Why fear is an illusion and how to release it

✨ Seeing challenges as battles that choose you for a reason ✨ Shifting your mindset from “I have to” to “I get to”

This episode is not just about relationships, but about life, faith, and choosing yourself again and again. Whether you’re going through heartbreak, struggling with control, or learning to trust the universe, this conversation will remind you that surrendering is not weakness, it’s power.

Listen in and discover: 💡 How surrender can bring humility, peace, and freedom 💡 Why letting go invites more love, opportunities, and blessings 💡 That you always have the choice to redefine what life means for you

👉 Connect with Risha on her podcast Let’s Keep Moving with Risha on Spotify, and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @rishamarcellana.

💫 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 to keep moving forward one choice, one surrender at a time.

Episode 126: 33 Things I’ve Learned at 33 (Part 2)

Welcome back to Anyway Moving Forward! In our last episode, we began diving into the 33 lessons I’ve learned at 33, and today we continue the journey.

In this part, I open up about:

✨ Building a healthier relationship with money and seeing it as energy.

✨ Why everything around us is energy and how awareness can shift your life.

✨ The power of believing in yourself first, even when no one else does.

✨ How your beliefs shape your reality and influence what you manifest.

✨ Protecting your children’s foundation of truth, especially during their formative years.

✨ Finding worth within instead of relying on external validation.

✨ The importance of shadow work, self-awareness, and choosing to “do the work” so life can work for you.

Alongside these lessons, I share my personal experiences of uprooting my family, transitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship, and learning to fully trust the process as I step deeper into my purpose as a transformational life and energy coach.

This episode is about living with intention, honoring your energy, and creating the reality you want to experience. 🌱

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Money is energy. Align your value and abundance will flow.

• Everything is energy; what you put out comes back to you.

• Self-belief is the foundation of transformation.

• Your inner work shapes your outer world.

• Real worth comes from within, not from society’s measures.

• Self-awareness + action = freedom.
  

  
  

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Let’s keep moving forward with awareness, energy, and purpose. 🌟

Episode 125: My 8-Year-Old Son Told Me He’s Gay

In this deeply vulnerable episode, I share a story that has completely shifted how I see love, parenting, and acceptance.

At 2 AM, I felt called to record this because it’s one of the most important conversations of my life—the moment my 8-year-old bravely told me he is gay. What followed wasn’t just about my son—it was also about my own journey of healing, self-acceptance, and breaking generational cycles.

I open up about:

• The raw moment my son came to me and trusted me with his truth.

• The fears, flinch, and judgments I had to confront within myself.

• How acceptance builds safety and connection in the family.

• Why rejection and shame can create lifelong wounds and broken relationships.

• My personal story of growing up without emotional safety and how that shaped my parenting.

• The “sweet spot” where trauma can be passed down—or healing can begin.
  

This is not just a story about my child. It’s about the power of acceptance, love, and self-work. As parents, we are our children’s first reference point. If we don’t heal ourselves, they may spend their lives healing from us.

✨ My biggest takeaway: acceptance is love. Safety begins at home, and when we accept ourselves, we create the space to accept our children fully.

🔑 Whether you’re a parent, a child of parents who struggled to accept you, or someone healing from generational trauma, this episode will remind you of the importance of creating safe spaces where love is unconditional.

👉 If this episode resonates with you, don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review. Let’s keep this important conversation alive. Our children deserve it.

💌 Connect with me:

Instagram & Tiktok:⁠ @libnifortuna⁠

Podcast Instagram:⁠ @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast