Sex, Love & Money with Rebecca Antonucci

Women talk about wanting to step into their power, yet most of us are terrified of being fully seen, heard, or expressed. In this conversation with vocal liberation guide Leah Free, we explore why a woman’s voice is the most direct pathway to her power… and the one she’s been taught to fear the most.

We break down why women are scared to speak; centuries of being punished for our truth, social conditioning to be agreeable, the fear of being “too much,” and the internalised belief that our desire or depth might cost us belonging.

Expect to learn how sound and breath regulate the nervous system, why real power lives in quiet everyday moments, how the “throat–womb” link amplifies feminine expression, and how vocal liberation reshapes confidence, sex, love, and the life you’re willing to claim.

Timestamps

00:00 Are women afraid of their own power?
04:10 The truth about suppressed feminine power
08:18 Real power vs external, performative power
12:40 The micro-moments where power actually lives
17:13 What we’re really hunting for: resonance & truth
22:04 Surrender, prayer & asking for help
31:25 How to know when you’re at capacity
36:12 “Good things take time”: patience & power
49:28 Why most women hate their own voice
57:02 What vocal liberation really unlocks

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At the start of the year, I told this podcast I’d hit my first One Million Dollar year. And here’s the reality: I did not make a million dollars this year. My business grew by 1.55%, and seeing that number forced me to confront the pressure, the ego, the stories and the expectations I’ve been carrying around money, success and self-worth.

In this episode, I break down the money shame no one talks about, the cost of chasing goals for validation, and why “half a million but happier” might be a far better life than the million I thought would finally make me feel safe. I share what shifted when I stopped letting Stripe define me, why dating highly successful men reframed my view of what a true provider actually is, how going viral for a controversial clip strengthened my resilience, and why I’m done setting income goals that disconnect me from the life I deserve to live, and the woman I deserve to be. 

Timestamps

00:00 — I didn’t hit $1M
04:45 — Money shame & “half a million but happier”
09:50 — The trap of month-to-month metrics
15:20 — Facing the inner critic
21:40 — Rethinking the “provider”
28:30 — Dating wealthy men & missing depth
36:40 — Viral hate, shame & resilience
44:30 — Letting go of rigid goals

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What if heartbreak isn’t psychological, but physiological?

Salim Najjar, engineer, HRV expert and creator of the A.R.T. of the Heart framework, explains how breakups imprint on your fascia, your breath, and your nervous system, and why intellectual insight won’t save you if your body is still bracing for impact.

Expect to learn what heartbreak does to your stress response, why jealousy feels like inflammation, how HRV can reveal emotional patterns you can’t see, what actually regulates a dysregulated nervous system, what bankruptcy taught Salim about identity and freedom, how to train emotional resilience like an athlete, why sensitivity is a strength rather than a liability, and why presence (not money) is the real currency of a good life.

Timestamps

00:00 — Is heartbreak required for a full life?
04:51 — The A.R.T. of the Heart
08:26 — HRV, burnout and emotional data
14:40 — Training resilience like an athlete
18:43 — The accident, injury and slowing down
21:21 — Letting go, bankruptcy and rebuilding
33:33 — Choosing to rise after collapse
37:53 — Tools for jealousy and anxiety
41:09 — Sensitivity, masculinity and depth
53:21 — Money, energy and living richer with less

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Cal had the life most people fantasise about: retired at 41, wealthy, travelling, surrounded by high-status circles. But behind the highlight reel, his marriage was breaking, his kids felt the hidden weight of privilege, and success wasn’t touching the real problems underneath.

In this conversation, Cal shares what actually woke him up.  The moments that forced him to confront the disconnection that money had been masking for years.

This is an episode for the man who’s done all the work, has the house and the bank account to show for it… and still feels empty. And for the woman who loves him, but is starving for his heart, not his hustle.

We cover:

Why money and status can’t create emotional connection

The little boy energy that sabotages grown men in relationships

Validation vs defensiveness

The Vegas shooting that became Cal’s wake-up call

The emotional cost of raising kids with privilege

Intimacy when a man drops performance and comes home to his body

What actually makes a life feel “rich”

Timestamps:

00:03 — Rich, retired and completely disconnected
00:12 — The “I’m in trouble” wound men carry
00:21 — When he finally stopped defending and started listening
00:32 — The Vegas mass shooting that changed everything
00:44 — How wealthy kids quietly suffer
00:58 — Why his marriage almost ended
01:06 — Men as the bass player: the pressure no one sees
01:14 — Letting his wife into his financial fears
01:22 — Intimacy after awakening
01:28 — What money can never buy

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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

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