Fulfilling relationships. With ourselves and with others. That is Sana Akhand’s purpose in life. And she’s built her business around it. We dove into it all.
About Sana.
Sana Akhand is a somatic relationship coach, conscious matchmaker, and tech founder based in New York City. Her core belief—you have to regulate before you can relate—became the foundation for everything she built: a private coaching practice for couples and individuals, matchmaking dinner parties for singles ready to meet differently, and UNION, an app delivering personalized three-minute somatic practices exactly when people need them most.
Her unconventional approach to love went viral when her story of living separately from her husband made national headlines, landing her in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Business Insider, and The Tamron Hall Show. She’s also the host of “Thriving in Love,” a podcast that challenges relationship norms most of us never thought to question.
Here’s some of what we discussed:
1. The “checking all the boxes” trap. Sana had the career, the marriage, the Manhattan apartment and still felt completely empty. Her grandmother’s death forced one question that shifted her direction.
2. When you suppress your truth, the Universe gets louder. Before Sana told her husband she needed her own space, she had a bad fall that left her bedridden for a month. Her take: when we avoid what we know we need, the Universe finds a way to get our attention.
3. Relationship problems aren’t communication problems, they’re nervous system problems. No amount of “I statements” fixes a triggered nervous system. Emotional patterns live in the body, not the mind.
4. Do it first, then get the validation… not the other way around. There’s a tendency to want other people’s approval before you move forward. We dug into Sana’s approach.
5. Investor outreach. What worked for Sana and what didn’t.
6. Investor pitch feedback. Pitching is challenging. How to mine even an unsuccessful pitch for gold.
7. Solitude is the shortcut from performing to purpose. Ten minutes a day of tuning inward is what keeps Sana from abandoning ship when things are slow. Her word for this practice: rebellious.
This is the most wide-ranging conversation I’ve had yet.
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For more from Sana…
Download the app: UNION
And follow Sana here: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Substack | Thriving in Love Podcast
Until next time,
Katherine
