Room to Grow Podcast with Emily Gough

I'm so excited to bring you my amazing friend Kim Schweitzer today!  Kim and I have known each other for a long time, and a few months ago she offered to do a reiki session for me, and the experience blew me away.   I'm not going to lie, as "woo" as I am, I didn't have any experience with reiki and was pretty skeptical about what the session was going to be like, but today we're letting you behind...

A quick little Tough Love Tuesday for you today about the effort you're putting into that thing you want so badly.  How badly do you want it?  The business, the muscle, the relationships?  Whatever it is that you're striving for, how much do you *really* want it?   Because it's going to require work.   I'm no expert in manifestation, but I do know that you still need to take the steps towards what...

I met Jessica Rodriguez at an event in LA back in May, and was immediately drawn to her beautiful energy and get-shit-done attitude, as well as her refreshing honesty.   As the Founder of Freedom Driven Success, Jessica Rodriguez has an unapologetic mission to help purpose-driven businesses expand beyond a 1:1 reliant business model with scalable offers that allow them to amplify their impact and...

We all know that we need to be doing more to protect the environment from further erosion and to do something, anything, to try and reverse the immense damage that has already been done.   Today I'm giving you some suggestions on things that you can build into your lifestyle to make changes and shift towards greater sustainability.  Because I know all too well that a big part of the issue can be a...

We're back at it again!  Christina of The Confidence Project Podcast is on with me today, and we're talking about the shit that people don't talk about when it comes to entrepreneurship.  No, seriously, there's some things you need to hear.   We're covering: What no one tells you about being an entrepreneur All the work that goes on behind the scenes All the work that is FREE, and the delayed grat...

I'm here in Bali, and I've been doing something I rarely do a lot of, even on vacation: Relaxing.   Yes, I talk about energy management and how important it is to make time for yourself, and I do, regularly.   But I always keep a pretty tight time limit on myself, because I feel guilty if I spend what I deem to be "too much" time doing something fun when I could be doing something productive.  And...

Have you ever caught yourself stuck in a cycle of thinking that life will be a little easier when things calm down?  That there's just so much happening right now, it's hard to be able to function at your highest level....except that things never calm down.  If anything, you seem to get busier and more stressed, not less.   That's where Omozua Isiramen comes in.   Omozua is a Certified Life andJoh...

We know that "perfect" doesn't exist, even though my perfectionist brain likes to try and tell me otherwise.  And yet, we let the idea of achieving perfect hold us back ALL THE TIME....I know I'm not the only one over here! But sometimes, it feels easier to get stuck in our own heads rather than actually completing a project.  Because finishing something means that you're going to have to open you...

Let's be real: many of us struggle with boundaries , and sometimes we aren't even sure where to draw the line, when a boundary has been crossed, or how to communicate our boundaries to others.   Boundaries are a set of basic rules or guidelines that we set for ourselves to determine the types of behaviour we will tolerate , and those boundaries impact the health of our relationships with others, a...

Sometimes we spend a little too much time caring about the shit that doesn't matter.  But it's not until we start recognizing the cycle we're getting sucked into that we can start to make some readjustments. A friend of mine is starting a new coaching business and asked if she could talk to me about a handful of questions she had around some of the things I've struggled with or that I've felt have...

Permission.  To play big, to stop playing small, and to pursue your dreams.   That's what I'm asking of you today: to grant yourself permission to live the life you want, and to trust that even if it means going against the status quo, that you will figure things out along the way.   There used to be so many times when I would sit around waiting for the magical permission fairy to tell me that I c...

In my personal opinion, there are few two people more qualified to speak on the differences of height and how it can impact our experience in the world than Christina and I (of course, my bias isn't showing at all 😂). But seriously, we always laugh whenever we're in person with each other because Christina is a petite 4'9" while I tower over her head at 6'0" both of which are on the more extreme...

Today's topic is one you're either very familiar with from personal experience, or you might (fortunately) be a little unsure as to what something like gaslighting even is.   Either way, this is an important one, because you might not know you need this knowledge until you've already been deeply affected. One of the reasons I wanted to have Meghan Campbell on for this discussion (other than the fa...

Have you ever found yourself beating yourself up for not getting done everything on your to-do list?  And never actually finding the end of that list, but instead it continues to grow? *raising my hand over here* I've got a mindset shift I want you to try on for size.   What about if you focused on what you DID get done in a day, rather than what was left on the to-do list without being completed?...

I can't wait for you to meet today's guest!  Tory Eletto  is Licensed Marriage and Family therapist born and raised in New York. She combines her expertise with refreshing vulnerability to inspire growth.  If you're ready to get honest and lean in, you simply MUST check her out on Instagram @nytherapist . I found Tory through her Instagram, and each post she puts up is incredibly thoughtful and us...

I've had this adorable little plant for the last 3 years, and he's (yes, I've decided he's a boy plant for some reason, ha!) and the last couple of months, he keeps getting dead leaves that were worrying me.  Except, otherwise the plant seems totally healthy.  Nothing has changed, he gets the same amount of water and sunlight as always, and is in the exact same spot he's been for the past 3 years....

Thousands upon thousands of downloads. Listened to in 55+ countries. 47 interviews with 43 different guests. This crazy journey of the Room to Grow Podcast these past 100 episodes has been surreal to me at times, and I cannot WAIT to do hundreds more! But today, for episode 100, I've got something extra special for you.   We're taking a look back at some of the most popular episodes, the ones that...

My dear friend Nicole is opening up on the podcast today, and generously and openly sharing her life-long struggle with anxiety.   Nicole Dalcourt , author of the soon to be released memoir, The Things I Couldn't Say , is making it her mission to free women from shame through open and compassionate dialogue, and this episode is no exception! She's talking to us about the empowering ways to parent...

Ok, here goes.   With wedding season upon us, Christina and I are prepared to take some serious heat for this episode, because we have some potentially unpopular opinions about all of the hoopla that accompanies most weddings these days.  The average price of a wedding is around $30,000, and the wedding industry itself is multi-BILLION dollar business.  And yet, we as a society continue to feed th...

Whatever journey you're on, it's easy to fall into the trap of focusing on the top, being impatient to get there, and getting discouraged along the way.  We've ALL been there.   Yesterday I had the most beautiful reminder of what it looks like to take consistent, steady action, no matter how slow it might seem, to work towards your bigger goals.  And when you get to the top?  Things are easier, yo...

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that there's something powerful about telling your stories.  It's what connects us, brings us together, and makes us feel less alone.   No one knows or practices this better than  Marsha Vanwynsberghe , an author, speaker, business & life coach. Marsha is the 6 time Bestselling Author of " When She Stopped Asking Why ".  She shares her lessons as a parent wh...

Have you ever caught yourself looking at photos someone else is posting online of their amazing vacation, hearing about how well a peer is doing with their business, or saw a friend in an incredible relationship and thought to yourself, "must be nice!"  Or, if you're trying to justify why somebody has something that you want and don't have, maybe you think to yourself something along the lines of...

With running an online business becoming an increasingly popular form of work, there's one factor that most of us aren't talking about: the loneliness that can come with it. Sure, it sounds badass !  Posting luxurious-looking Instagram posts poolside with a drink in hand, while simultaneously getting to make your own hours and not have a boss to answer to?!  Who wouldn't want that?  #winning Ignor...

This topic is going to be a touchy one, but I've never been one to shy away from hard conversations, so here we go. I almost didn't release this episode.   It's not my usual format or style of podcast, and I don't pretend to have the answers on this.  Instead, my goal is to open the door to a conversation around family, what that looks like for each of us, and when it might be the best choice for...

We all want that quick fix, that one things that's going to help us reach our goal that much faster.   Whether it's with our health, our relationships or our businesses, we just want THE THING that will make it all come together and quickly.   I'm at a business event in Los Angeles right now and this theme has come up a lot, because these days there are so many endless possibilities that it can be...