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237: Not Just Seen, But Heard: Rewriting the Rules for Women Who Were Told to Stay Quiet (with Christina Vidovich)

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🎙️Ever feel like you’ve checked all the boxes—career, family, life—and somehow you’ve gone invisible in your own story? Like people see your title, your roles, your to-do list… but not you? Yeah, that stops here.


This week on Project Loving Myself, we’re calling BS on invisibility with Christina Vidovich—international speaker, podcaster, and the firestarter behind Women Getting Visible. Christina went from ballroom dancer to podcaster to creating a global movement, and trust me, she’s not here for women playing small.


We get real about what happens when you’ve been silenced (by society, by circumstance, or by yourself), and how scary—but wildly liberating—it feels to finally step into visibility.


💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

✨ Why midlife can feel like a plot twist you didn’t see coming and how to rewrite it

✨ The sneaky ways we’re conditioned to keep quiet (and how to break the habit)

✨ How to share your story without turning it into trauma dumping (yes, there’s a line)

✨ Why community is the ultimate amplifier for your voice (because sisterhood hits different)

✨ Christina’s own leap from hiding to hosting—and why your fear of speaking up is lying to you

👑 BONUS: Christina drops the one mantra every woman needs when she’s about to shrink back and stay silent.


🛠️ Wanna go deeper?

🎙️Listen to Christina’s podcasts: Women’s Health, Wealth & Happiness + Mindful Motivation

👑Free Membership to the Women Getting Visible community

✨Join the Women Getting Visible Conference


Tag @sanaiyahgurnamal, @projectlovingmyselfpodcast, and @christinavidovich with your favorite mic drop moment.


Because invisibility isn’t an identity—it’s a habit. And babe, it’s time to break it. ✨

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