The Self-Trust Podcast

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Episode Notes: What happens when a 2 a.m. whisper changes the entire direction of your business? In this crossover episode of The Self-Trust Podcast and The Return Podcast , Emily sits down with Caitlan to talk about the intuitive nudge that led her to combine Human Design, IFS, and business strategy into a new offer called Power Move . What began as a quiet inner knowing became a years-in-the-mak...

Episode Notes: ✨ Apply for a 1-1 Immersion What if the thing you’re being called to do is not just for you, but for the women who came before you and the ones who may come after you? In this guest episode, Emily talks with Sydney about her “YOLO year,” the ancestral pilgrimage that called her back to Hungary and Austria, and the deeper healing journey that unfolded through lineage, grief, spiritu...

Episode Notes: ✨ Apply for a 1-1 Immersion What happens when the life you built starts to feel too small for who you’re becoming? In this guest episode, Emily talks with Bianca about compassion fatigue, self-trust, and the bold decision to sell her townhouse, step away from her therapy practice, and take a three-month sabbatical that began with a one-way ticket to Bali. What started as a desire f...

Episode Notes: ✨ Apply for a 1-1 Immersion What happens when you stop living for everyone else and finally start living for you? In this guest episode, Emily sits down with Laurie Shelton for a conversation about grief, people pleasing, Self-Trust, and the courage it takes to build a life that feels genuinely your own. Laurie shares the story of leaving behind the life she had built in Arizona, m...

Episode Notes In this special birthday episode, Emily shares the story of her first solo international trip — a trip she took to Portugal for her 30th birthday. What started as something on her bucket list quickly became much more than a vacation. Traveling solo became a powerful pathway to building Self-Trust, reconnecting with her intuition, and discovering parts of herself that hadn’t yet had s...

Episode Description Some versions of The Thing don’t happen quickly... they take years of listening, waiting, and building. In this episode, I share how nomadic life lived on my bucket list for a full decade before it finally became possible. I knew I wanted it long before I knew how it could work, and long before the timing made sense. This conversation explores what it looks like to play the lon...

Episode Description ✨ Apply for a 2026 Immersion In this Spring Equinox solo episode of The Self-Trust Podcast , Emily explores how to set the right promises to yourself—and why you don’t have to wait until January to begin doing The Thing . Using the energy of the spring equinox as a backdrop, this episode invites you out of winter hibernation and into intentional, aligned action. Emily shares h...

Inspired but Still Stuck? | You’re Probably Not Just Lazy In the first episode of Season 2 of The Self-Trust Podcast , Emily introduces the theme for the year ahead: 2026 is the year to finally do " The Thing" . This episode is for anyone who feels deeply inspired—but isn’t taking action yet. Instead of blaming motivation or discipline, Emily explores what’s actually happening beneath the surface...

Season 2 of The Self-Trust Podcast is coming soon... And it's all about inspiring you to finally do "The Thing". The thing that’s been sitting on your vision board… on your bucket list… in the quiet corners of your knowing… for years. This season is for the woman who knows what that thing is and also knows how easy it is to stay stuck. In season two, I’ll be sharing solo reflections from my own ye...

Did I Make a HUGE Mistake? | Reflections on One Year of Podcasting & Postpartum Sleep Deprivation In this final episode of season one, I’m reflecting on a full year of The Self-Trust Podcast —what surprised me, what resonated most, and how this podcast quietly changed my relationship to my voice and my work. I share what listeners connected with most, how motherhood and postpartum sleep deprivatio...

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Today’s episode is a guided visualization… just in time for the end of 2025. And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF Get your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨ Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packets DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself Buy Can People Really Change Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketp...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Erica Mallery Themes from the episode: People-Pleasing and Boundaries Numbing, Disconnection, and Alcohol The Lifelong, Cyclical Journey of Self-Trust CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER 🎧 What's Your Relationship with Alcohol Episode DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Sess...

In this chapter reading from You Can Trust Yourself , Emily explores the power of radical honesty as the North on the Self-Trust Compass. She shares why choosing the “hard” truth—whether in your career, relationships, or daily choices—is ultimately easier than living out of alignment with yourself. Instead of numbing, spinning your wheels, or avoiding what you already know deep down, Emily invites...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Maggie Boillot Themes from the episode: Breaking Free from Familiar Chaos Rebuilding Through Self-Awareness and Self-Trust Courage to Start Over and Find Magic on the Other Side CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Session with Emily CONNECT...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Alexi Neal Themes from the episode: Rupture and Repair in Self-Trust Redefining Authority and Advocacy in Motherhood The Lifelong journey of Self-Trust CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Buy Can People Really Change on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Session with...

Today’s episode is a guided mediation for your ANXIOUS MOMENTS. And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF Get your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨ Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packets DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself Buy Can People Really Change Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Sess...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Journey Nickels Themes from the episode: The Transformative Power of Solo Retreats Facing Guilt, Fear, and Resistance Reconnecting with Your Soul and Inner Wisdom CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Session with Emily CONNECT WITH EMILY: Ha...

In this chapter reading from You Can Trust Yourself , Emily shares a raw and metaphorical story of dissociation as a protective part. Through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), she illustrates how even the parts we shame—like disconnecting from our bodies—are working tirelessly to protect us. By inviting her “fire captain” of dissociation in for tea, Emily shows how compassion, patience, a...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Madison Waggoner Themes from the episode: Fertility as a Reflection of Whole-Body Health Innate Wisdom and Self-Trust in Women’s Health Healing Through Ayurveda and Emotional Digestion CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Session with Emily...

In this chapter reading from You Can Trust Yourself , Emily explores why denying or minimizing painful experiences quietly erodes Self-Trust. She shares how radical honesty—acknowledging both the light and the dark truths of your past—is the first step toward genuine healing. Instead of being defined by trauma or trapped by avoidance, Emily offers a path to reclaim your power and choose a more aut...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Nikki McMillan Themes from the episode: Redefining Success Beyond Hustle Culture The Power of Boundaries in Relationships and Work Self-Trust > People Pleasing CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Buy Can People Really Change on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Sessi...

Today’s episode is a guided practice for the empaths out there… And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF Get your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨ Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packets DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself Buy Can People Really Change Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Sess...

SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES: Today's storyteller: Dr. Megan Daley Themes from the episode: The Danger of Living by Shoulds and Other People’s Voices Burnout, Misalignment, and the Courage to Pivot Reclaiming Fulfillment Through Self-Trust CONNECT WITH STORYTELLER DEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK: Buy You Can Trust Yourself on Amazon Get the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace 1-1 Session with Em...