Room to Grow Podcast with Emily Gough

" I just wanted to get really comfortable being alone without searching for someone or something outside of myself to fill a void"   Today's episode I am  touching on a topic that I get a lot of questions from my relationship coaching clients about, and those are: "How long should I stay single?" "When is it ok to start dating again?" "Do I need to stay single for a certain period of time before g...

Changing your mind is a strength. And yet, so many of us go to war with ourselves internally, debating all the possible potential outcomes endlessly and ask everyone around us including the kitchen sink for an opinion before we'll make up our minds. We create these huge stories in our heads, allow fear and anxiety to take over, play out every possible outcome…not even realizing that in a lot of ca...

I'm incredibly honoured to introduce you to Meira Greenfeld today. Meira has worked as a lawyer (and actually headed anti-racism work in Compton back in the day) and learned Constitutional Law from Professor Derrick Bell, the founder of Conflict Race Theory while at Harvard Law School.  She provides trainings to help "regular" people promote social justice in their everyday setting. She is current...

"Once you learn to let go that's when you are actually able to move on, to open yourself up to incredible possibilities that can come from the experience of releasing some things that you're maybe holding on to really, really tightly right now."   A major theme coming up over the past year has really been "letting go".  We've had to let go of ideas and plans and strategies, even some relationships...

" Sometimes, in following the path of least resistance we have to follow the path we are most personally resistant to" I've recently been experiencing a lot of resistance in some areas of my life, and I finally realized that what I have been resisting the most is the one thing I really need to be digging into.  On today's episode we're going to talk all about;  -Some of the real reasons we resist...

Today we're speaking with the amazing Andrea Henry of Henry Business Law , and if you're an entrepreneur or have ever even considered starting your own business, this is a must listen! Andrea is a Cambridge-educated lawyer with more than a decade of experience working with businesses of all sizes and at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey. She has spoken to hundreds of women-led business ow...

Failure can be a redirection, an opportunity to believe in what else might be possible, a chance to re-write your story – and nothing builds resilience faster. Most of us will do nearly anything to avoid failure, and instead choose to stay comfortable until the pain of remaining the same becomes too much to bear. But we can also fail because we don't believe what's possible for us (partly why repr...

We're human beings. Which means that inevitably we are going to both need to apologize at times, and be deserving of an apology at other points. And we often fuck it up royally. For a genuine, sincere apology, you have to mean what you say. Intention matters here. A true apology means genuine care, taking accountability, identifying the mistake, followed by changed behaviour - and sustaining that...

We've all had the experience of draining interactions with a friend, partner or family member that left us feeling emotionally hungover for days. The job that sucked the life from us and left us with little leftover to give to ourselves or loved ones. The client that left us anxious and on edge for hours after we hung up the phone. These experiences take far more of our time than the actual intera...

"I forgive myself for shrinking to fit into boxes that do not belong to me" -Alex Elle Have you ever had the experience of noticing when you're shrinking yourself, your personality and your essence down? I was recently around someone where I could feel myself shrinking to fit into their life, and immediately my body started throwing up alarm bells. I didn't WANT to feel that way, but I've also lea...

I'm excited to introduce you to today's guest! Jess Pinili is a Female Empowerment Coach, host of The Jessica Pinili Podcast and Founder of Woman Up Monthly Membership. She shows women all over the globe how to reconnect back to who they are and who they desire to become through a combination of soul & science. In this raw and candid conversation, Jess opens up like never before about the heartbre...

This episode is inspired by two things: my recent feature in Forbes , and my incredible friend Chelsea Wallace . Chelsea and I were both recently featured in major publications, and both of us chose to downplay those features. When Chelsea came out with an entire podcast episode about why, I asked her if I could run with the inspiration to do a similar episode because I'm hoping it will give you s...

I'm so excited to introduce you to Cora-Lynn Hazelwood! This brilliant woman has so much to share when it comes to building a business and entrepreneurship, particularly the ways we get in our own way and hold ourselves back. Not only that, she happens to be a brilliant web designer and social media strategist, and I love her philosophies on the world of business and the expectations we set for ou...

Let's just say it: growth f*cking hurts. Is it worth it? I will always argue that it is. But that doesn't make it any easier, especially when we're in the thick of it and can't see through to the other side. So today we're going to chat about how to know if you're growing...even when it feels like you're stuck.   Work with Emily for 1:1 Coaching Book a free 20 minute connection call here   REFEREN...

"Try to limit your pain, and you will also limit your joy and capacity to love." - Emily Gough   Pain is inevitable. Joy and love are not necessarily, because they require you to open yourself up enough to truly feel. In some ways, you are the one that determines how deeply you can feel. But most of us walk around in a state of avoidance, or trying to shut down certain parts of ourselves, prevents...

Grief and love go hand in hand. The deeper you love, the deeper the grief. They're containers that live alongside each other and you cannot experience one without experiencing the other at some point, for a variety of different reasons. That doesn't necessarily have to mean that someone dies or the relationship ends (which can be another version of a death) Grief very often exists within the conte...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   What's your definition of freedom? Most people chalk it up to the Instagram-worthy things like: travel! Work from wherever! Laptop lifestyle! $10k months! Sure, that shit all sounds great. But freedom ultimately comes from w...

I'm honoured to be able to bring you two incredible friends of mine - and this is also the first time I'm interviewing a couple on the Room to Grow ™  Podcast! I met Luke and Claire in Bali and we basically worked out and ate our way around Canggu - they're my favourite people to third wheel with 😂 In all seriousness though, this is a very special conversation, and I'm very grateful to both Clair...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   On today's episode, we're exploring what happens when we do the work to heal old hurts and change our behaviours. Healing happens when we're presented with a choice: take the more comfortable option of remaining the same, or...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   So excited to introduce you to my guest Amanda Hanson today! Amanda is a mom of two that always has a "healthy" stock of gin and bacon in her kitchen. She also has a slight addiction to red lipstick. As a style coach, she ha...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   This has been a YEAR. I think we can all agree that challenging is a kind word to refer to 2020, but we made it through. Now it's time to reflect and leave behind all the shit we don't want to carry forward with us - because...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   We're talking CONNECTION today, and this is one to pay attention to. Connection with another human being doesn't happen by accident, and  connection often won't be convenient. Relationships in general often aren't convenient...

Doors are open for the brand new Room to Grow™ Mastermind ! Check out all the details and book a call with me  to see if we're a good fit. We kick off on January 18th, 2021!   Being able to have tough conversations and to communicate well is a skill that will carry you through life. It's the key ingredient to cultivating strong connections with others, and is also no small feat. We're talking abou...

Welcome to Season 2 of the Room to Grow Podcast, with whole new vibes and a re-brand coming in hot! Whether you're new around here or you want a full update on all the changes I've been working on behind the scenes, this episode will bring you fully up to date. I'm re-introducing myself and sharing some of my wild and twisty journey getting here so you can get to know me a bit better (hi! 👋 ), gi...

I'm Emily Gough, a human connection coach, speaker and mental health advocate with an insatiable sense of curiosity and adventure, always asking more questions and using the power of stories to teach, learn and grow. 240 episodes in after launching in June 2018, we're shaking things up here on the Room to Grow ™  Podcast and making some highly intentional and radical moves as I shift the way I sho...