This Life of Ours

This Thanksgiving, Coach Emily B offers a warm reminder: you don’t need a perfect holiday, just a real one. In this short, heartfelt episode, Emily helps you release pressure, simplify what matters, enjoy the foods you love with trust, and return to what feels grounded. You’re allowed to take breaks, ask for help, and be human. Your real Thanksgiving is already enough — and so are you. Find Us Her...

In this episode, Coach Emily B shares the story of “Anna,” a woman who built her worth around numbers on a scale, a clothing tag, and a birthday. Through gentle reflection, Emily shows how easily we pause our lives without noticing—and how to reclaim joy, confidence, and permission to live right now, in the body you’re in today. Find Us Here https://www.birchandstonecoaching.com/ Join Our Mastermi...

When plans change and life reroutes, it’s easy to lose your footing. In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B explores what it really means to pivot—with calm, clarity, and trust. Hear her personal story of an unexpected change and learn how to reground yourself, reorient your mindset, and begin again from right where you are. Find Us Here https://www.birchandstonecoaching.com/ Join Our...

In this heartfelt episode, Coach Emily B shares a vulnerable piece of her personal story — from growing up on a Vermont farm to finding self-trust, healing emotional eating, and building the Birch & Stone Coaching Collective. Inspired by This Is Me by Chrissy Metz, Emily explores how vulnerability becomes empowerment and why you’ve always had the power to become who you are meant to be. Find U...

Have you ever said, “I’m fine,” but deep down, you know you’re not fulfilled? In this episode, Coach Emily B shares what life coaching really is—and how it helps you move from surviving to thriving. Learn the difference between therapy and coaching, how to know if it’s right for you, and why you don’t need to be “broken” to grow. Fine isn’t the finish line—it’s where your growth begins. Find Us He...

In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B invites us to explore what happens when we slow down long enough to truly listen—to ourselves, our needs, and our inner guidance. Through gentle reflection and relatable examples, Emily unpacks the balance between compassion and authority, showing how both can coexist in a healthy, supportive way. She shares how compassion helps us heal...

In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B reflects on her time at the recent Fall into Focus retreat in the Berkshires—a weekend filled with connection, clarity, and the kind of peace that only comes when we step away from the noise of everyday life. Emily shares what it felt like to truly belong in all the spaces and how coming home afterward stirred a deeper sense of self-ref...

In this episode of This Life of Ours, I’m talking about the quiet but powerful practice of saying No. Every Yes we give is also a No to something else—and if we’re not careful, that “something else” might be our own goals, energy, or well-being. Together, we’ll explore what it means to notice where your time is really going, and how people-pleasing or overcommitting can pull you out of alignment w...

In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B invites the Birch & Stone Coaching community into an honest, heart-centered conversation about goal weight. Rather than focusing on a number on the scale, we explore what a goal weight truly represents—our beliefs about ourselves, our lived experiences, and our deeper desire for well-being. You’ll hear stories and reflections from women who a...

Ever get to the end of the day and realize you don’t remember much of it? You were there—but not really there. In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B shares what it looks like to be physically present but emotionally checked out, and how easy it is to slip into autopilot after work. From bus stop hellos to family dinners, she explores the difference between showing up in body versus s...

In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B is joined by Allison for a powerful conversation about what happens when self-compassion becomes the path to change. Allison opens up about her journey of self-soothing with food as a coping mechanism, using food to hide, and the years she spent in self-loathing. Through her story, we see just how powerful your mindset can be in moving...

Do you ever catch yourself putting on a mask, showing the version of you that feels “acceptable” instead of your authentic self? In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B unpacks the difference between the social self we present for approval and the essential self that brings true connection and ease. Through stories from her teaching days and her journey as a coach, Emily shares how ste...

In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B invites you to settle in with her on a rainy day as she reflects on four years of running her own business—and what it really means to keep moving forward without always knowing the next step. Emily shares tender memories from her childhood, her journey through self-acceptance and weight loss, and the evolution from student to coach. Sh...

Evenings can be tricky. The house gets quiet, the day’s stress lingers, and suddenly the kitchen feels like the answer. In this episode of This Life of Ours, I talk about why nighttime often feels the hardest and what’s really behind those evening snack cravings. Maybe you’re navigating your own urges—or maybe you have a partner who snacks at night, making it even tougher to stay grounded. We’ll e...

In this episode of This Life of Ours, I’m freshly back from a trip to South Florida—sun, sand, and a few new perspectives in tow. We’re talking about the stories we tell ourselves about weight loss, and how those stories can either help or hurt our progress. Here’s the thing: the number on the scale? A comment from a friend? Those are just facts. But the meaning we attach to them—that’s where the...

In this episode of This Life of Ours, we’re flipping the script on perfection. Coach Emily B invites you to consider a gentler, more sustainable way to grow: by treating your habits like a practice—not a performance. If you’ve ever felt stuck in all-or-nothing thinking… if you’ve told yourself it’s not worth starting unless you can do it perfectly… this one’s for you. Emily shares personal reflect...

What happens when the roadmap disappears? In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, I sit down with Susan to talk about the quiet, often disorienting moment that can come after retirement, when the structure fades, the goals aren’t so clear, and the path ahead feels...fuzzy. Together, we explore the discomfort of no longer having a clearly defined “next,” and what it means to live with that...

What if you didn’t need to fix your feelings—but simply feel them? In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily B invites you to slow down and explore what it really means to sit with your emotions. For high-achievers, sensitive souls, and anyone who’s ever felt the urge to “push through,” this conversation is a gentle nudge toward something different. Emily shares how allowing your...

Hey there, it’s Coach Emily B, and today we’re talking about something that so many women quietly struggle with: nighttime snacking. In this heartfelt episode of This Life of Ours, I’m joined by my client Lynda for an honest conversation about why those late-night cravings hit hard and what’s really underneath them. Spoiler alert: it’s not just about the food. We unpack the emotional layers behind...

In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between clean pain and dirty pain—and how that difference can change everything. Clean pain is honest and human: the sadness, the disappointment, the ache of growth. Dirty pain? That’s the spiral we add on top—the shame, the judgment, the “what’s wrong with me?” Through real-life examples (yes, including late-night ice cream 🍦), I’ll show you ho...

In this episode, Coach Emily B coaches Christina, a retired military spouse feeling stuck after major life transitions. They explore the theme that being 'stuck' as a choice, and discuss how adjusting one's mindset and finding joyful activities can pave the way for progress. Coach Emily draws parallels between financial debt management and weight loss, emphasizing the importance of self-compassion...

In this episode, Coach Emily and Coach Heather are diving into something that sounds simple but can totally change how you move through your days: how you use your calendar. We’re unpacking what it looks like to plan your time with intention and compassion—because let’s be real, it’s easy to load up our schedules with things we should do, only to end up overwhelmed and frustrated. We talk about wh...

In this episode of This Life of Ours , Coaches Emily and Heather explore why we sometimes resist the very goals we set for ourselves—and how that inner rebellion keeps us stuck. If you've ever felt frustrated by your lack of progress or found yourself procrastinating despite wanting change, you're not alone. Through honest reflections and a few laugh-out-loud moments (yes, we’re talking about scal...

You know those moments when you realize you've been mentally somewhere else entirely? Maybe you're physically present at your kid's soccer game, but your mind is already planning tomorrow's meeting. Or you're having dinner with your partner, but you're replaying that conversation from last week that didn't go quite right. In this episode of This Life of Ours, we're getting real about something we...

As summer approaches, so does the anxiety around body image, weight fluctuations, and the fear of weight regain. In this episode of This Life of Ours, Coach Emily and Coach Heather get real about what it means to face that fear—especially in a world that celebrates "before and after" pictures but rarely talks about what happens in between. We share personal stories, honest reflections, and mindset...