Wild & Waking

What if you stopped dreading the darker months and started seeing them as sacred? In this episode, Emily invites you to embrace the descent into the dark half of the year, a season of rest, reflection, and deep inner renewal. Drawing from ancestral wisdom, cyclical living, and her own evolution, she explores how “wintering” isn’t just about enduring the cold, but remembering that rest itself is ho...

What happens when your personal evolution begins to stretch the space between you and your partner? In this deeply honest and compassionate conversation, Emily sits down with feminist marriage coach Maggie Reyes to explore what she calls The Growth Gap , the tension that arises when one partner is actively growing, healing, or awakening, while the other clings to what feels safe, familiar, or expe...

Life is tender and messy and miraculous all at once. In this solo episode, Emily invites you into a reflection on the beautiful, brutal art of holding it all —the grief and the gratitude, the darkness and the light, the exhaustion and the quiet magic of simply being alive. Fresh off a transformative retreat and deep in the waves of pregnancy, she opens up about what it means to sit in discomfort w...

In this potent conversation, I sit down with Yarrow Kae —a mentor, spiritual guide, healer, and clinically trained therapist who bridges ancient wisdom with modern psychology—to explore what it really means to embody the truth of who you are. Yarrow’s story is nothing short of extraordinary: at 19, she downloaded enlightenment on the dance floor of a rave, setting her on a decades-long journey of...

What happens when you realize the life you worked so hard to build doesn’t actually feel like your own? In this week’s episode of Wild & Waking , I sit down with Kathleen Pitt—The Quantum Psychic —to explore her radical journey from nurse practitioner and mom in Detroit to soul-led mentor, channel, and guide helping women step into their highest alignment. We dive deep into the quantum field —...

What if your worth wasn’t tied to how much you produce, how many tasks you complete, or how many boxes you check off the list? In this episode of Wild & Waking , I’m diving into a conversation so many women wrestle with: untangling our value from output and reclaiming the power of presence. For centuries, women’s gifts—our wisdom, intuition, creativity, and nurturing—were considered sacred. Ov...

Have you ever wondered what really happens during a Reiki attunement? In this solo episode, I’m sharing my honest, unfiltered experience from my Reiki I & II attunement weekend—a journey that unlocked new layers of magic, healing, creativity, and self-trust that I never could have anticipated. From the moment I arrived, I realized this wasn’t just about learning a modality—it was an invitation...

Have you ever felt the tension between following the “logical path” you were taught to take and the deeper pull of your intuition? In this episode of Wild & Waking , I sit down with Hay House author and spiritual business coach Liz Roberta to explore how we can break free from burnout, trust our inner wisdom, and build lives and businesses that are truly in tune with our soul. Liz’s book, Livi...

Have you ever had a powerful breakthrough — an awakening, an expansion, a deep inner revelation — only to feel frustrated when it doesn’t immediately translate into your daily life? In this solo episode of Wild & Waking , Emily unpacks the truth that integration always lags behind revelation . Growth isn’t instant. Transformation takes time to embody. And the space between knowing and becoming...

What happens when the life you planned completely unravels—and you’re forced to decide who you really are without the “shoulds”? In this episode of the Wild & Waking podcast, I’m joined by Jessica Frew, author of Shove Your Shoulds: Become a Decision-Making Badass to Live the Bold Life You Deserve . Jessica’s story of walking through divorce after her husband came out as gay, rebuilding her li...

In this solo episode, I’m continuing the story I began back in Episode 160 — my journey of breaking down, breaking open, and finding breakthrough on the other side. This time, I’m sharing the next chapter: my first-ever Reiki session, the wild and beautiful soul baby messages that came through, and the spiritual affirmations that left me feeling like a completely different person. If you’ve been c...

This is the initiation into your next becoming. In part two of this sacred series with Katy Stuart, we move from remembering to reclamation. We explore what it means to rise from the rubble of old identities, to hold the sacred responsibility of your truth, and to lead—not from performance or perfection—but from deep spiritual embodiment. If part one unpacked the history of how women’s voices were...

What if the very reason you feel stuck, silenced, or afraid to take up space… didn’t start with you? What if the resistance in your body, the self-doubt in your voice, and the fear of being seen are actually ancient echoes of a system built to keep women small? In this first half of a powerful two-part series, I’m joined by my business coach and spiritual mentor Katy Stuart for a conversation that...

What happens when your body completely shuts down—and no one can explain why? In this behind-the-scenes solo episode, Emily invites you into the real, raw, and honestly kind of ridiculous past few weeks of her life. From first-trimester exhaustion and creative burnout to a surprise trip to urgent care where she couldn’t catch her breath, this is one of those “how is this my life right now?” update...

What if the static in your life wasn’t just overwhelm—but a sign you’ve been disconnected from your deepest knowing? In this soul-expanding conversation, I’m joined by intuitive healer and psychic medium Kelsey Anderson to explore what it means to live a soul-led life in a world that constantly asks us to outsource our power. We talk about how to reconnect with your embodied intuition, reclaim the...

What if you stopped fighting your energy dips, creative bursts, and seasonal shifts—and started listening to them instead? In this episode, Emily invites you into a powerful reframe: you are nature. Which means you were never meant to be linear, consistent, or constantly “on.” You were designed to move in rhythm—just like the Earth, your body, and the moon. This conversation is a heartfelt introdu...

In this deeply honest solo episode, Emily shares what it’s really like to navigate the freaking hard seasons of growth and life. From the raw realities of her first trimester to the emotional rollercoaster of parenting, she opens up about feeling like a walking corpse, losing creative energy, and questioning how to keep going when everything feels impossibly heavy. If you’re in a season where grow...

In this powerful and joy-sparking episode, I’m joined by Kari Esmail—also known as Kari the Fun Coach and bestselling author of Fun Because: How to Succeed Without the Hustle. Together, we dive into what it really means to dismantle hustle culture, recalibrate what’s possible, and reclaim joy as a core tool for success. Kari shares her signature framework—the Pyramid of Fun—and breaks down how con...

In this powerful episode of Wild & Waking , Emily sits down with intuitive therapist and energetic healing practitioner Annamarie Green for a conversation that goes far beyond the limits of talk therapy. Together, they explore the hidden roots of anxiety, burnout, and feeling “off” in your life or business—unpacking how ancestral shame, nervous system dysregulation, and invisible energetic blo...

In this fiery, full-spectrum solo episode, Emily peels back the curtain on what it means to live, lead, mother, and rise in a world that feels like it’s coming undone. From the raw truth of first-trimester exhaustion to the grief of what we’re collectively navigating—and the audacity it takes to dream a different way forward—this conversation is equal parts personal and political, tender and unapo...

In this episode, I’m joined by the luminous Lisa Marie Rankin for a conversation that bridges fantasy and real-life reclamation. We explore her viral post, 5 Ways to Become a Romantasy Heroine IRL , and dive into the archetypes these fictional women embody — from the Warrior and Lover to the Sage, Dark Queen, and High Lady. Through the lens of Jungian psychology, sensuality, and sovereignty, Lisa...

What does it really take to build a business—and a life—that feels soul-aligned, wildly alive, and deeply your own? In this solo episode, Emily peels back the curtain on the year-long journey that led to the birth of Wild & Waking . From high-level masterminds and sacred retreats to intuitive coaching, brand reinvention, and spiritual expansion, she shares the radical self-investments that sha...

In this deeply personal solo episode, Emily shares a sacred goodbye to Gather in Growth —the name, the container, the version of herself who first hit record nearly three years ago. What began as a cozy, soul-nourishing space for women navigating personal and professional growth has transformed into something wilder, deeper, and more expansive than she could’ve imagined. This isn’t an ending—it’s...

In this episode of Gather in Growth , I’m joined by money coach and founder of Money Bliss , Hanna Bier, as we dive deep into healing your relationship with wealth and moving from financial stress to true money bliss. Hanna shares her powerful journey—from growing up with inherited money blocks rooted in generational trauma to completely transforming her relationship with abundance. Now, through h...

What happens when the career, the success, the expectations you lived by suddenly feel too small for who you're becoming and no longer fits? In today’s powerful conversation, author, speaker, and coach Arivee Vargas joins us to unpack the messy, beautiful, and often painful journey of rising into your truest self. Together, we dive deep into how cultural, societal, and personal conditioning s...