Anyway, Moving Forward with Libni

Episode 124: 33 Things I’ve Learned After 33 (Part 1)

Welcome to a brand new season of Anyway, Moving Forward!

I’m Libni, a transformational life & energy coach, mentor, and your go-to girl for all things energy, emotions, trauma healing, and shadow work. This season feels extra special because I’m recording from a new place, stepping into a new version of me, and surrounded by incredible people who are supporting me behind the scenes. 💛

In this episode, I’m sharing something deeply personal: My viral birthday post, “33 Things I’ve Learned After 33.”We’ll go through the first 10 lessons in detail, not just the words, but the meaning, the stories, and the growth behind each one.

From learning to protect your peace, to breaking old patterns, to embracing the power of “no,” these are lessons life has handed me through fire, joy, and everything in between.

✨ What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

1. Nothing has meaning except the meaning you give it – how perspective shapes reality.

2. The only way through is through – facing the fire instead of skipping the hard parts.

3. It is what it is – the power of surrender and embracing the “isness” of life.

4. If you don’t heal it, you’ll repeat it – breaking loops and closing old wounds.

5. You don’t have to be loud to be heard – the quiet strength of presence and energy.

6. Your space is sacred – protecting your peace as a spiritual practice.

7. No is a filter – boundaries as a magnet for the right people.

8. Projection is real – learning more about others by how they speak.

9. It’s not about you – detaching from other people’s reactions.

10. You’re not everyone’s cup of tea – letting go of people-pleasing and honoring your truth.
    

    
    

• Boundaries aren’t walls; they’re filters for alignment.

• Healing is a choice you make over and over.

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Next episode: We’ll dive into the next set of life lessons — each one with its own story and soul medicine.

Episode 123: Surrendering to What Is with Andrea Fung

In this heart-expanding episode, Libni sits down with her best friend, transformational coach, and energy healer Andrea Fung to explore a deeply relevant and personal topic: Surrendering to What Is.

Andy shares her powerful journey from practicing law to following her soul’s calling, embracing the unknown, and stepping into a life of joy, purpose, and high-frequency living. Together, they unpack the beauty and discomfort of letting go, trusting life’s flow, and finding yourself in the process.

This conversation is a mix of raw storytelling, practical guidance, and soulful insights that will inspire you to loosen control and open up to life’s infinite possibilities.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The meaning of “surrendering to what is” and how it starts with acceptance.

• Andy’s courageous leap from law into healing work and why quitting twice changed everything.

• Why being “lost” can be your greatest gift and a doorway to creation.

• The emotional and spiritual process of dying to old identities.

• How joy acts as your soul’s compass and the key to accessing your true essence.

• Practical daily practices to raise your vibration and make surrender easier.

• The role of empathy as a superpower and how to protect your energy while using it.
  

📝 Key Quotes from the Episode

“Not knowing meant I was playing in the realm of infinite possibilities.”

“To live is to die… many, many times.” 

“The only way to be yourself is to follow what brings you joy.” 

🔗 Connect with Andrea Fung

Instagram: @theandreafung

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Podcast Instagram:⁠ @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast

Episode Title: Choosing Yourself When No One Else Did with Racy Oliva

In this raw and deeply moving episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Libni sits down with the radiant and resilient Racy Oliva — a freelance content creator, commercial model, and quiet warrior who’s walked through more than most at just 25.

From growing up without her parents…

To being forced to choose strength at a young age…

To walking away from pain in search of peace…

This conversation is a reminder that you are allowed to become someone your younger self needed. And Racy did just that with grace, grit, and the kind of softness that comes from doing the hard work to heal.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Growing up without parental love and how that shapes your emotional foundation

• Leaving home at 17 and choosing self-reliance over survival

• The pain of physical and emotional abuse, and how she moved through it

• Why surrendering to the process doesn’t mean giving up. It means trusting yourself

• Racy’s inner drive to build a family filled with love, even if she never received it herself

• What she’d say to her father if he were listening today

• The mindset that carried her from grief to grounded confidence

• Why healing doesn’t always look like perfection. It looks like choosing yourself every day
  

💬 Favorite Quotes:

“Even if you want someone to help you, all you have is yourself.”

“Before I can give love to others, I had to learn how to give love to me.”

“I didn’t come from love, but I will build a life that is full of it.”

“My story may have started in pain, but I’m rewriting the ending.”

💡 This episode is for you if:

• You’ve ever felt abandoned, unloved, or unseen

• You’re walking through a season of healing from your childhood

• You’re building yourself up from scratch

• You’re finding it hard to “surrender to the process” but want to believe something better is ahead

• You need a reminder that your story isn’t over yet—and you are not alone

🔗 Connect with Racy:

Instagram: @racyoliva

🫶🏻 Connect with Libni:

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Podcast Instagram:⁠ @anywaymovingforwar⁠dpodcast

Episode Title: Living in Alignment & Flow with Russ Juson

In this episode of Anyway, Moving Forward with Libni, I sit down with someone who’s played a full-circle role in my own journey — my first mentor, a man whose work has impacted countless lives in the Philippines and beyond: Russ Juson

Russ isn’t one to box himself in with labels like “coach” or “mentor.” Instead, he’s a living embodiment of what it means to grow, evolve, and live in alignment. From starting out with nothing at 21, to building success in the old 3D “hustle” world, to transcending into the 5D world of ease, flow, and spiritual alignment — Russ shares the truths, lessons, and mindset shifts that change the game entirely.

We dive deep into:

• The difference between personal development and personal mastery — and why most people stop at the first stage.

• What it really means to live in the “new world” of 5D consciousness.

• How money is simply a byproduct of your energy — and why giving intentionally changes everything.

• The number one thing blocking Filipinos from stepping into abundance.

• Why extreme self-care is the foundation for alignment and overflow.

• Breaking free from scarcity programming, survival mode, and generational trauma.

• How surrender, trust, and preparation open the door for miracles.
  

This isn’t just another conversation about “success.” It’s a masterclass in remembering who you are, breaking the cycle of fear and scarcity, and stepping into a life where ease, flow, and abundance are your natural state.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, burned out, or wondering why your external success still feels empty — this episode will shift something in you.

Connect with Russ Juson:Instagram: @russjuson

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In this deeply honest and healing episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Libni sits down with content creator, model, and self-love advocate Chennie Montero—a woman whose story is living proof that you can turn your wounds into wisdom and your breakdowns into breakthroughs.

Together, they unpack the quiet strength behind transformation—through heartbreak, bullying, identity loss, and personal evolution.

✨ In this episode, we talk about:

• How to find beauty in heartbreak

• Reclaiming your identity after loss

• The truth about self-love (beyond the spa days and skincare)

• Healing childhood wounds and learning emotional regulation

• Energetic detachment with compassion—not bitterness

• Why accountability is liberation

• Her favorite mantras and how she shows up as her higher self

💬 Favorite Quotes:

• “You have to build a foundation of home within you. Because if that person disappears—who are you?”“
• You are not your emotions. They’re signals. Invitations to take care of parts of you.”
• “The beauty in my heartbreak? I found a version of myself I will never trade.”

💡 This episode is for you if:

• You’re in the middle of heartbreak or transition

• You feel lost and want to reconnect with your essence

• You’re tired of performing and finally want to feel whole

• You’re curious about what inner work really looks like

🔗 Connect with Chennie:

Instagram: ⁠@chenniemontero⁠

🫶 Connect with Libni:

Instagram & TikTok: ⁠@libnifortuna⁠

🎧 Listen now and remind yourself—

You don’t have to wait to be chosen. Choose yourself first.

Your healing. Your growth. Your becoming.

In this soul-deep episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, Libni gets real about what it truly means to close a chapter—and how to walk away from the familiar, even when your heart aches for what’s being left behind.

She’s moving out of Davao, her hometown, and into a new chapter in Manila—this time, not running from her past but rooted in stability, self-awareness, and love.

Through personal stories, reflections, and wisdom gained from her own journey, Libni unpacks:

• What makes closing chapters so painful—even when we know it’s time

• Why grief, resistance, and emotional attachment are natural parts of change

• How to energetically detach with love—not hate

• The power of creating boundaries that honor your truth

• Why you can’t keep carrying the past into your future

• How to choose yourself without guilt

• What it really means to outgrow people and still love them

  
  

She also opens up about her relationship with her longtime yaya, and why this goodbye feels like a heartbreak. But through it all, she reminds you: you’re allowed to grow, even if it means walking alone for a while.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• Some people are only meant to walk with you for a chapter—not a lifetime.

• Letting go doesn’t mean you don’t love them. It means you love yourself enough to move forward.

• You attract what you believe you deserve. Do the inner work, and everything else aligns.

💌 This episode is for you if:

• You’re on the edge of a big transition

• You feel guilty about growing

• You’re grieving people you’re no longer aligned with

• You want to move forward—but don’t know how to release the past

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• 1:1 Mentorship & Retreats: linktr.ee/libnifortuna

🎧 Listen in, reflect deeply, and let yourself be reminded:

You are allowed to close chapters that no longer match your future.

You are allowed to begin again.

If this episode moved you, share it on your socials and tag @libnifortuna — she loves seeing which part resonated with you the most.

🔑 Key Takeaways:💌 This episode is for you if:🔗 Connect with Libni:

In this deeply raw and unfiltered episode of Anyways, Moving Forward, Libni returns to the mic after some time away—with more clarity, wisdom, and heart than ever before.

She unpacks the powerful truth behind a recent Instagram reel that struck a chord:

This episode is for anyone carrying the weight of their past, feeling stuck in patterns that weren’t theirs to begin with—yet still finding the courage to choose differently.

Libni opens up about:

• What generational trauma really looks like in our day-to-day lives

• Why emotional suppression is still normalized in Filipino culture—and how we can break that

• How your past beliefs are shaping your current reality

• Her personal story of transformation: from a single mom who wanted to give up… to a TEDx speaker guiding others home to themselves

• The real reason why healing work is hard—and why it’s also worth it

  
  

This is more than just an episode. It’s a permission slip. A wake-up call. A soul whisper reminding you:

💥 You are not broken.

💥 There is still more for you.

💥 And it’s safe to begin again.

🔗 Connect with Libni:

• Instagram: @libnifortuna

• TikTok: @libnifortuna

• Work with Libni: linktr.ee/libnifortuna

🎧 Listen now if:

• You’ve been stuck in survival mode

• You’re the cycle breaker in your family

• You’re ready to remember who you really are

✨ Your healing starts here.

✨ And you don’t have to do it alone.

“The wound is not your fault, but the healing is your responsibility.”

Episode Overview

In this inspiring episode of Anyway, Moving Forward, we sit down with the incredible Yrica Navarez, a renowned makeup artist from Davao. Yrica shares her powerful journey of resilience, transformation, and how beauty can emerge from life’s biggest breakdowns. From overcoming personal challenges to finding purpose in her artistry, this conversation is packed with raw truths and golden takeaways.

• How she transitioned from being a registered nurse to a makeup artist

• The role her mother played in introducing her to makeup

• Finding confidence and self-expression through beauty and creativity

• Her high school struggles, including bullying and discrimination for her morena skin

• Using makeup as a tool for self-love and empowerment

• The realization that confidence comes from within, not just from external beauty

• The devastating house fire in February 2021 that destroyed everything she owned

• The moment she thought her dreams had burned down with it

• A mysterious anonymous donor who reignited her passion by gifting her high-end makeup supplies

• How this act of kindness shifted her mindset and gave her hope

• How TikTok and online content helped her refine her craft during the pandemic

• The power of showing up consistently despite challenges

• Building her reputation in the makeup industry of Davao

• Choosing to fight only the battles that truly matter

• Learning to set boundaries in personal and professional relationships

• The importance of alignment, slowing down, and trusting the process

• How burnout taught her to pause and re-evaluate her priorities

• Breaking societal norms of always having it together

• Encouraging others to express their emotions without fear of judgment

• Using her platform to uplift and inspire people through honest storytelling

• Her business evolution and the shift in her approach to work

• Plans for future mentorship and content creation

• Rebirth & reinvention: 2025 as a year of expansion and deeper alignment

  
  

• Instagram: navareskateyrica

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yricakate.navares

• Studio: Visit her at CLYK Self Portrait in Obrero, Davao

💛 If this episode resonated with you, please leave a 5-star review on Spotify and share it with someone who needs to hear this message! Let’s continue moving forward, together. 🚀

✨ Final Message: There is beauty in every breakdown. Trust the process, keep showing up, and know that everything is unfolding in divine timing. ✨

Welcome to another soul-stirring episode of Anyway, Moving Forward with me, Libni!

In this reflective episode, I share profound realizations about life, identity, and the power of surrendering to growth. Inspired by personal experiences and timeless wisdom, this episode is a heartfelt invitation for you to let go of the old and embrace the new.

🌟 The Power of Letting Go: Why we must “die” to our past selves to make space for transformation.

🦅 Lessons from the Bird Story: A beautiful parable about freedom, growth, and breaking free from cages.

🧘‍♀️ Navigating Identity & Ego: How societal expectations can box us in—and how to break free to live authentically.

🌍 Living in the Uncertain: Why embracing uncertainty fosters creativity, self-trust, and true fulfillment.

🔥 Rediscovering Purpose: How to reconnect with yourself and the meaning behind your life.

Growth often requires surrendering control and trusting the process.

True fulfillment comes when we break free from societal labels and live life on our own terms.

Being a constant learner and embracing childlike curiosity are keys to a vibrant, purposeful life.

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Together, let’s shine brighter and move forward with purpose, intention, and love. 🌸✨

Listen now, reflect deeply, and take the next step in your transformational journey. Thank you for being here, for your energy, and for supporting my vision. 💖

With love and light,

In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, we’re joined by the one and only Crist Briand —a vibrant content creator, blogger, and spiritual advocate from Davao. Known for his authenticity and raw energy, Cris opens up about his journey of self-discovery, living unapologetically, and creating content that spreads joy and healing.

This episode is packed with golden nuggets for anyone seeking to embrace their authentic self, break free from societal norms, and create a life filled with purpose and positivity.

Key Takeaways:

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