In this episode, Joan challenges one of the most sacred beliefs in the personal development world: that more healing is always the answer.

If you've done the therapy, the coaching, the inner child work, the attachment repair—and you're STILL attracting the same patterns—this episode explains why. The problem isn't that you haven't healed enough.

The problem is you've been healing without a blueprint. Joan introduces the critical distinction between healing and alignment, and shares her own story of being "healed" yet still stuck in the same relationship dynamics until she discovered her Human Design.

Instead of asking "What do I still need to heal?"—ask:

"What if I'm already whole—and I just need to understand my design?"

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🎙️ Podcast: Love By Design (available on all platforms)

In this second episode of our January series, Joan names something that's quietly happening to high-achieving women everywhere: they're stepping back from dating—not in rage or despair, but in exhausted discernment.

If you've ever deleted the apps with no fanfare, politely declined setups, or felt like you're playing a role instead of living your truth in dating—this episode will feel like permission to breathe. Joan exposes why traditional dating advice fails powerful women, the nervous system cost of "wait to be chosen" culture, and how the gap between who you are in life and who you have to become in love is where the exhaustion lives.

This is not defeat. It's wisdom. And your pause can become your pivot—if you use it with intention.

Reflection Question:What has dating been asking you to be that isn't actually who you are?

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In this opening episode of Love By Design, Joan Nwosu sets the stage with a honest, sobering look at the state of love in 2026.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Is it me, or is modern dating actually broken?” — this episode will feel like a deep exhale. Joan pulls back the curtain on the realities of marriage and modern relationships, why so many brilliant women are quietly quitting dating, and how the system (not you) has been setting you up to fail.

This is not about blame. It’s about truth before transformation — so you can stop internalizing what is actually systemic, and start building love on a completely different foundation.

Key Takeaways

• The problem isn’t that you’re too much, too picky, or not healed enough.
  The problem is the paradigm.

• Most women are dating from conditioning, not from their energetic design.

• The stories we were given about love taught us to chase the feeling instead of building a foundation.

• You are not broken. You are having a sane response to an insane system.

• This series isn’t about “dating tips” — it’s a paradigm shift:
  From finding The One → to becoming The Aligned One.

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2025 was the Year of the Snake. We shed the lies.

2026 is the Year of the Horse. We rise in truth.

In this New Year's episode, Joan reflects on what really happened in 2025 — the year she created the REAL Attraction Pyramid™, discovered the Love Gates™, and built the energetic foundation that over 1,000 women used to finally see themselves as designed, not broken.

She shares why January's theme is "The Foundation of Aligned Love" — because you can't build sacred partnership on broken ground.

You'll hear the truth about why dating is broken, why the Proverbs 31 woman didn't win, and why performance-based love left so many women exhausted and alone.

And you'll meet the rising feminine frequency: Not a new woman. Not a perfect woman. Just you — embodied. Aligned. Sovereign.

If you're ready to stop shrinking and start building real love from truth — this is the year you rise.

Reflection Questions:

1. What did I shed in 2025—and what foundation am I building on now?
2. Have I been performing Proverbs 31—or embodying the Aligned Divine Feminine?
3. Do I know my design (profile, authority, Love Gates)—or am I still following dating rules?
4. Am I ready to RISE like the Horse—trusting my instincts and moving with power?
5. What would change if I stopped chasing love and started BEING it?

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"The Women Who've Seen It All—And Still Choose Love"

Some women are still figuring love out. Others have lived through every chapter and now embody the wisdom.

In this FINAL episode of the Dating Archetypes series, Joan explores the two "role model" archetypes—the 6/2 and 6/3—and why these women don't date like everyone else anymore. They've moved through the chaos, the heartbreak, the lessons. Now they're not here to perform love. They're here to model what evolved partnership looks like.

If you're over 40 and done with the games, this episode will show you why your standards aren't too high—they're EARNED.

Key Concepts:

• Line 6: The Role Model - three life phases
• Phase 1: Experimenter (birth to ~30)
• Phase 2: Observer (~30 to ~50)
• Phase 3: Role Model (50+)
• 6/2: The Soulful Sage - models love through peace and discernment
• 6/3: The Sacred Rebel - models love through evolution and growth

The Journey: Both have lived through chaos, heartbreak, and transformation. But the 6/2 seeks peace while the 6/3 seeks growth. Neither will settle for surface love anymore.

Reflection Questions:

1. Which phase of Line 6 am I in?
2. Do I seek peace (6/2) or evolution (6/3) in love?
3. What did my past relationships teach me?
4. Am I ready to MODEL evolved love instead of performing it?

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Thank you for being on this journey. Now go date by design.

"The Women Everyone Projects Onto—And How to Stop Rescuing"

Some women attract admiration. Others attract projection.

In this episode, Joan explores the two "heretic" archetypes—the 5/1 and 5/2—and why everyone sees them as the solution to their problems. These are the women who magnetize people who need fixing, who carry expectations they never asked for, and who must learn the difference between leading and rescuing.

If you've ever felt like people fall in love with who they THINK you are instead of who you actually are, this episode will show you how to reclaim your truth from the projection field.

Key Concepts:

• Line 5: The Heretic - the projection screen
• 5/1: The Magnetic Mentor - tries to FIX the projection through rescuing
• 5/2: The Mystic in the Tower - tries to HIDE from the projection through mystery

The Paradox: Both are magnetic, but people fall in love with who they THINK they are, not who they actually are. The 5/1 exhausts herself mentoring. The 5/2 exhausts herself hiding.

Reflection Questions:

1. Do I try to fix the projection (5/1) or hide from it (5/2)?
2. Am I dating someone who needs me to rescue them or someone who wants to know me?
3. Where am I performing for a projection instead of living in my truth?
4. What would change if I stopped being responsible for what others project onto me?

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"The Women Who Build Love Through Community"

Some women find love through chance encounters. Others build it through their world.

In this episode, Joan explores the two "connector" archetypes—the 4/6 and 4/1—and why their greatest dating asset is the community they've already built. These are the women who date through trust, who need friendship before romance, and who create love that's rooted in something deeper than chemistry.

If you've ever felt "behind" because you're not on dating apps, or been told you're "too picky" about who you let in, this episode will show you why your network is your superpower.

Key Concepts:

• Line 4: The Opportunist/Networker - builds through community
• 4/6: The Heart-Led Oracle - needs community AND evolution
• 4/1: The Devoted Anchor - needs community AND foundation

• Community as asset, not dictator

Reflection Questions:

1. Do I seek evolution (4/6) or foundation (4/1) in partnership?
2. Am I using my network, or hiding in it?
3. Where am I prioritizing external approval over internal truth?
4. Am I staying loyal to relationships that no longer serve me?

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"The Women Who Turn Heartbreak Into Wisdom"

Some women avoid mistakes. Others are designed to make them—and turn them into mastery.

In this episode, Joan explores the two "experimenter" archetypes—the 3/5 and 3/6—and why your so-called "failed" relationships weren't failures at all. These are the women who learn love through living it, who transform every heartbreak into wisdom, and who become the guides others turn to.

If you've ever felt like you're "bad at relationships" because you've had more than one, this episode will show you why your past isn't proof you're broken—it's proof you're becoming.

Key Concepts:

• Line 3: The Experimenter - learns through trial and error
• 3/5: The Phoenix Dater - experiments and leads through solutions
• 3/6: The Love Alchemist - experiments and models evolved love (Joan's profile!)
• The three phases of the 3/6 journey
• Turning trials into teachings vs. modeling wisdom
• Your past as curriculum, not failure

Reflection Questions:

1. Do I lead through solutions (3/5) or model through presence (3/6)?
2. Where am I trying to rescue instead of guide?
3. What if my "failed" relationships were actually my greatest teachers?
4. Am I ashamed of my past or alchemizing it into wisdom?

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The Women Who Don't Chase—They Call Love In

Some women hunt for love. Others simply exist—and love finds them.

In this episode, Joan explores the two "natural" archetypes—the 2/4 and 2/5—and why trying harder in dating actually makes you less magnetic. These are the women who attract by being, not doing. Who call love in through presence, not performance.

If you've ever been told you're "too quiet," "hard to read," or "not putting yourself out there enough," this episode will show you why your natural magnetism is your greatest asset—when you stop hiding it.

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Why Some Women Need to Know Before They Leap

Some women dive headfirst into love. Others need to see the blueprint first.

In this episode, Joan explores the two "investigator" archetypes—the 1/3 and 1/4—and why being called "too cautious" is actually your superpower. These are the women who research before the first date, who need foundation before trust, and who build love to last.

If you've ever been told you overthink love, this episode will show you why your design demands certainty—and how to honor that without staying stuck.

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