EvesDropping

In this episode of EvesDropping, Emily and Meg dive deep into the spiritual practice of surrender—and what it really means to advocate for yourself when you're in the thick of struggle. We explore how to let go without giving up, and how to recognize the subtle ways we grip, brace, and resist life through our bodies, minds, and expectations. Together, we unpack the concept of God consciousness...

Are you in a FORCING, PUSHING energy? Are you tired of PEOPLE PLEASING? Do you pay attention to your intentions or your driving force for doing things?  How do you tap into JOY, LIGHTNESS, & FLOW when confronted with big life transitions or even just your daily life? Whether you’re facing a career change, a relationship shift, or simply feeling stuck in the daily grind, this episode is for you...

Do you feel uneasy, disoriented, or confused after interactions with certain people? You may be dealing with a highly manipulative person! In this episode, Emily and Meg revisit how they deal with relationships with highly manipulative people. They provide a five-step framework for checking in with themselves to find their way forward. #highlymanipulated #toxicrelationship #narcissist #gaslighting...

Discover Who You REALLY Are - From The Inside Out Emily and Meg invite Hannah, a Quantum Human Design Specialist ( birthingmybeing.com ) to help us all on our quest for self-discovery. Human Design is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science to help you understand the power and beauty of who you truly are. It provides particular insight into your gifts, vulnerabilities, personality, life t...

Are You Behaving in Ways that Are Getting You the Opposite of What You Are Seeking? Emily defines assertive communication as self-advocacy. Meg defines her communication style as the clarity and honesty that begins internally so she can be more steady in stating her needs. They offer how they work with each of their styles and explore “mean girl” culture, how to get attuned to ourselves first, and...

Emily & Meg discuss how people and stories are holding them hostage.  They explore how we give other people our power, letting them determine our happiness, our value, our worth. They consider how we take other people’s stories personally and that begins this hostage situation because we get into the blame game and self-righteousness, all ways that deplete our personal power.  The keys to our...

Emily & Meg discuss those feelings that comes up for every single human being: righteousness and revenge. They explore how revenge is a powerful internal force we must seek to understand. They offer ways they practice deeper self-inquiry to find out what stories are really underneath these intense feelings. They decide setting better goals - like inner peace instead of vindictiveness - can all...

Emily & Meg discuss what it means to be stripped of adornments, health, and abilities. They discuss their feelings about being vulnerable enough to ask someone for help during these times and what happens when we don’t allow ourselves to receive that help. “When you are stripped away from feeling well, strong, radiant, it feels like a new level of vulnerability.” “People love doing things for...

Emily and Meg go round two on boundaries. They discuss what they’ve learned about what boundaries they need, how to express them, and how to manage the feelings that come with that new power. “Lack of clear boundaries are the root of all of our dysfunction.” “We can not state our intentions, manifest our intentions until we clear some really deep behavioral patterns that are driven by the boundari...

Emily & Meg discuss what it means to downplay our personalities, where we got the messages that we need to, and what it means to stay in our own power. “We become small to belong.” “Did anyone ever ask what does it feel like when you feel powerful?” “Can we shift the question from why do I feel small to how do I learn to find, be, express my own power?” “We now have this Extroversion Ideal - w...

Emily & Meg discuss their resistance to their feelings of letting go. They talk about how the mind wants to repress, suppress, deny, or make stories up about why certain feelings are there and how they are working on letting go. “The emotions that we all feel can be calibrated numerically on a vibrational scale - the highest one isn’t love, it’s peace. The lowest one isn’t fear, it’s shame.” “...

Emily & Meg explore their personal addictions and the ways they seek relief or short-term pleasure. They unravel their tendencies and talk about their strategies for working with their unhealthy patterns. “In life, we all need three simple things to have true, lasting happiness: something to do, something to love, & something to hope for.” “Part of letting addictions go is decoding 'what d...

*Trigger Warning: CHILD ABUSE Emily & Meg talk through how they recognize they are ready to shift and transform to the next level. Meg opens up about her childhood and how her past shows up in her life today, even though she has done the work on healing this trauma for years. “There are signs that you are being called to transform to the next level - like shedding clothes that no longer fit yo...

Emily & Meg explore what is at the root of toxic relationships. They examine why they feel a pull toward them in their personal life and the two tips they use to recognize when they are dealing with a toxic person: tuning in to our bodies after an interchange & journaling the objective facts and the “story” I have created about this person/relationship. “We all have traits of these toxic p...

Emily & Meg explore their internalized beliefs around the religion of their youth, how they connect to their spirituality now, and wonder how life would be different if we had balancing female imagery for God.  “Santa Claus, God, and The President” “I was raised with my religion telling me how to think about God. It didn’t work for me.” “What if young Mary held a baby girl?” “There really...

Emily & Meg explore the pushback of asserting ourselves/telling our truth unapologetically and analyze what “bitch” really means. They examine what surrender means, how they use it in their life, and how perfectionism plays a role in the illusion of control. “Can we let go of that worry because it compromises our authenticity, and when we care more about the outcome, and what they think of us....

Emily & Meg share how confusing it is to set boundaries when they weren't used to using them, what to expect from themselves and others when they do set them, and how to read their bodies to recognize when they need a better boundary.  “Boundaries are traffic signals to keep things moving freely, flowing, or yielding.” “Two factors that have to do with healthy boundaries: radical honesty...

Emily & Meg explore their inner-critics and tips on how they practice self-love. “I don’t know how this is going to be perceived but not my business.” “The story I’m telling myself about what you said is this…” “What story are you keeping alive right now? What are my stories that are causing my pain?” "Men and women are taught different rules about failing." “Is my niceness used to manipulate...

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Emily & Meg host EvesDropping. Emily is an English professor, blogger, writer, & mother.  Meg is an Energy Healer, interior designer, artist & mother.  Together, they process their most embarrassing secrets, juiciest revelations, & lightbulb moments on-air.