Room to Grow Podcast with Emily Gough

Maybe you've felt that tug that you're meant to do bigger and better things, but when it comes time to actually do it, you put it off. It feels too big, too scary, putting yourself on the line too much and the risk of failure seems too high to be worth it. This has come up for me a lot lately as I work on completing some big projects that are in a totally new realm for me, and I've been talking to...

Sleep.  It can elude us, and even stress us out, yet we often don't even allow ourselves to get the quality sleep we so desperately need.  In fact, overall humans are the only mammals on Earth that are purposely sleep-deprived, to the point that we often forget what it even feels like to be well rested. This episode is SO special, because I was honoured to have a chance to chat with Christine Hans...

Another Tough Love Tuesday!   Today's episode is short but important: spending time comparing yourself to others is a waste of your precious time.  You might be spending all kinds of times worrying about what everyone else is doing, while they're putting their head down and doing the work.  Who is going to accomplish more?   I haven't been on social media as much the past couple of months because...

Do you have a person in your life where it seems like every story they tell you about their life is drama-filled?   Or, the tougher question: are YOU the person who is always at the centre of drama?   Life happens and shit hits the fan sometimes, but when drama is a constant in your life, either from yourself or from others, it's probably twisting you down a more negative path and keeping you from...

People pleasing is exhausting.   But more than that, it's downright dishonest, and trying to be everything to everyone will leave you feeling drained and dissatisfied.  Not only that, how can anyone ever trust your word if you don't give honest opinions and instead aim to be "easygoing" or simply go with the flow for the sake of maintaining the peace?  Being a people pleaser makes YOU unhappy.  It...

We've all been taught to believe that stress is bad for our health.   I've discussed this at length myself on this podcast and elsewhere: how to reduce and eliminate excess, unnecessary stress to free ourselves from the potentially harmful side effects. However, I've always acknowledged that stress is an inevitable part of life, and it's more about what you do with it than anything else.  I've nev...

After recently posting a poll in the Room to Grow Podcast Facebook group  about what topics people wanted to see more of on the podcast, confidence was one of the issues that came up again and again. I get it. We ALL have things that we don't feel confident about, and it's one of the biggest factors we singlehandedly allow to hold us back.  Lately I've been on the phone with a lot of women looking...

I'm honoured to bring to you a fan favourite guest (and one of my personal favourites) Lisa Carpenter to share her amazing wisdom on the podcast today! Lisa Carpenter CNC, CSNC, PN1, CPT  is the secret weapon for driven, ambitious, achievers who want to live, lead, and perform at their highest level.    She helps her clients break free from being the last thing on their to do list and shift their...

I'm sharing some big news today! Moving forward, I'm refocusing my work more towards podcasting coaching and helping women learn to share their stories and experiences in a powerful way to reach new audiences and connect with people on a whole new level.  This decision hasn't been an easy one.  I agonized for month, debating whether or not I wanted to make the leap.  There was a LOT of imposter sy...

I had the honour of being the first person to get a chance to interview Sarah Swain , the mastermind behind the platform The Great Canadian Woman , and you NEED to get to know her! Often referred to as a serial entrepreneur, Sarah has an innate ability to take an idea and turn it into reality at lightning speed in BIG ways, sustainably.  Sarah has hosted highly successful group & 1:1 coaching plat...

Stillness makes us uneasy, especially in this world we live in where productivity and being busy is considered positive and useful, a badge of honour we all seem to strive for.  The problem is that when we're constantly in motion, it doesn't allow the space to allow other things to come in.   Not only that, but when we feel overwhelmed, anxious, out of alignment, stressed confused, have difficulty...

Are you tired of feeling like your own worst enemy? Whether it's those big dreams or just getting yourself to the gym, we're masters at sabotaging ourselves as soon as any bit of resistance comes up. I've found myself at these crossroads multiple times, and have begun to ask myself this question when I can feel the resistance happening and my pull to self-sabotage what I'm trying to accomplish: Ho...

One of my best friends Christina Montalvo of The Confidence Project podcast  is back on the show today! How often do you think to yourself, "I can't afford that"? We've all been there, but as one of my coaches James Wedmore says, "the transformation is in the transaction"  and sometimes that means forking over the money to commit to making change.  And if you're a coach, sometimes it takes receivi...

There's a running joke that Canadians are always saying "sorry" and while there can be *some* truth to that stereotype, this runs much deeper across all countries and nationalities, especially amongst women. The research backs this up: women are more likely to apologize than men.  There's some belief that this could be because women are much more socially attuned to what types of behaviours consti...

There's ONE thing that I find brings me more joy in life on a regular basis: digital detoxing.   Every time I choose to step away from my phone for a period of time, *especially* from social media, I'm infinitely happier, less anxious, and suddenly find all of this magical time out of nowhere to do all of the things I normally tell myself I don't have time for.  Say what?! In all seriousness thoug...

I have to be honest here: the whole idea around "good vibes only" is bullshit. There are all kinds of vibes, emotions and feelings, and all of them are perfectly acceptable.  All vibes are welcome here, because sometimes life is messy and overwhelming, and when we feel as though we should be only feeling the "good vibes" all the time, it makes things a whole lot harder.   This is one of the topics...

Find yourself constantly waiting for the weekend?  Planning your next vacation before one has even ended?  Stress every Sunday before the workweek starts up again? Here's my question to you: What are you trying to escape from?   If you find yourself constantly trying to escape your day-to-day reality, something needs to shift.  Comfort will feel a lot easier than discomfort, unknowns and ambition...

I've been reminded more than ever in the past few months the power of women supporting women.  There's nothing else like it in this world. In honour of International Women's Day tomorrow, March 8th 2019, I put together this exceptionally special episode featuring 5 different women, from various places spread out across the globe, all with vastly different life history and experiences.   And yet -...

We get ONE life.  Are you going to let the opinions of one or two people outweigh the many?  Are you going to look back on your life with regret that you lived it for what someone else believed was best for you?   I spent years struggling under the weight of the opinions of others, making decisions based off of what I either believed or was told others thought was best for me.  Even though I've al...

After my own therapist started asking me to question where and how anxiety was showing up in my body physically, it occurred to me that I had never thought about the embodiment of emotion in the body that way before and because fascinated with the topic.   When I started doing more research into somatic therapy, I came across  the brilliant Ailey Jolie on Instagram   and we had an absolutely game...

We tend to think about how stress can impact us emotionally, but sometimes it's hard to see how much of a role it can play with something like digestion and your gut health.   So let's start with the first question: what's up with your gut?   How to know if your digestion is off What stress is really doing to us and our bodies The #1 thing you need to be doing for your gut health (and it has NOTHI...

Dr. Orlena Kerek  trained as a paediatric doctor and is originally from the UK.  Now living in Spain with her family including her four children, Dr. Orlena previously wrote about picky eating and has since pivoted to a pivoted to a life, health and weight loss coach. We covered a lot of ground in this episode, including: Dr. Orlena's identity crisis when she first moved to Spain and was switching...

How to handle information overload.  It's a question I'm asked about regularly.   There's so much info out there floating around, and with unlimited access to books, podcasts, social media and let loose with a Google search bar, it can feel hard to know where to begin when it comes to making changes to your life.   Whether it's lifestyle, nutrition or business, we need to cut through all the noise...

This was such an incredible conversation with a friend of mine, and I'm honoured to introduce her to you!   Kym Herrmann is a Certified Nutrition Consultant who believes that everyone can find freedom from food bondage and self-limiting beliefs. Using holistic nutrition and mindset, she helps people unlock their real potential by nourishing their minds and bodies with real food nutrition and self-...

Do you ever feel like…..is this it?   Or like you're destined for more, you have so much potential that you aren't fulfilling but aren't sure how to get there?   Maybe you're just annoyed with yourself for looking around seeing what others are doing and wishing you could do the same for yourself. I've got you covered, because a lot of these thoughts might be stemming from the lies you're telling y...