Turning 30 Podcast

Introducing my brand new free workshop, Quit Dating: How to Find Love in Your 30s by Quitting Dating . 🎥 Watch it here for free before July 2nd. If dating apps have started to feel sticky, draining, or like they're just not working no matter how much effort you put in, this episode (and the workshop) will explain why "trying harder" is rarely the answer, and what to do instead. In t...

THE TURNING RETREAT 2026: KOH SAMUI, THAILAND If this episode resonates with you, I want you to know about something very special... This October, I'm hosting a 7-day immersive coaching and wellness retreat for women in their 30s at Absolute Sanctuary in Koh Samui, Thailand. October 4-10. Daily coaching, breathwork, yoga, a floating sound bath ceremony, Thai cooking, and a closing beach ceremo...

🌴 THE TURNING RETREAT 2026 — KOH SAMUI, THAILAND Before we dive in, I have something exciting to share. This October, I'm hosting a 7-day immersive coaching and wellness retreat for women in their 30s at Absolute Sanctuary in Koh Samui, Thailand. From October 4-10, 16 women will gather for daily coaching workshops, breathwork, yoga, a floating sound bath ceremony, Thai cooking, and a closing...

Have you ever wondered if love could actually find you somewhere you weren't even looking? This week I'm joined by Lauren Josephine: dating author, relationship coach, and someone who went on over 200 dates before meeting her husband... on Reddit. Lauren spent 10 years navigating the apps, the love bombing, the ghosting, and the heartbreak that so many of us know too well. In this episode, she sha...

Starting April 6th we're kicking off a live run-through of the Next Chapter program inside the Turning community and this episode is the story of exactly where it came from. The Next Chapter is Emma's signature coaching program: 20+ videos, a 100-page workbook, four workshops, and a community to go through it all with. It has previously been available for up to $1,000 — right now you can access it...

This week I'm joined by Cole Zesiger, a breakup and relationship coach who has helped over 2,000 people navigate heartbreak. After going through a divorce at 23 and jumping into a rebound relationship that also ended, Cole rebuilt his life from scratch and now teaches others how to do the same. He also just released his first book, Exes and No's: The Breakup Advice You Don't Want to Hear. This is...

Think you need fireworks on the first date to know they're the one? In this episode, Emma challenges everything we've been taught about how love is supposed to feel at the start. What we cover: The difference between a fast burn and a slow burn, and why rushing through the early stages of dating often means skipping the check-ins that actually matter. Why those "I just knew" stor...

Ever caught yourself saying "I'm doing everything right, so why isn't it working?" You're not alone. In this episode, Emma unpacks that phrase so many women use when they join the Turning community, and what it often reveals underneath. What we cover: Is there really such a thing as "doing all the right things" when it comes to love? Emma challenges the idea that lo...

This is a special bonus episode following the Love After 35 email series, where I’ve been sharing real stories from women who met their partners later than expected (many in their late 30s and early 40s). After collecting dozens of submissions over the past year and interviewing women on this podcast for over six years, I've noticed clear patterns in how women find love after 35. In this episo...

Sign up here for the Love After 35 email series which goes live on January 9th 2026. What if the love you're searching for is already here- you just need to become the match for it? In this episode, Emma sits down with writer and storyteller Bryn Daylor to explore one of the most transformative love stories you'll hear. Bryn shares her journey from a challenging divorce at 30, through year...

What if the key to everything you’re calling in — love, purpose, peace — isn’t in your mind, but in your heart? In this deeply grounding and expansive conversation, Emma sits down with Estelle Bingham , therapist, spiritual teacher, and author of Manifest Your True Essence , to explore a whole new way of thinking about manifestation — one rooted not in mindset hacks or vision boards, but in emotio...

In this deeply personal episode, Emma sits down with psychotherapist and mind-body expert Nicole Sachs to explore the unexpected connection between our emotional world and physical symptoms. For the first time publicly, Emma shares her own journey through debilitating postpartum health issues - eczema, joint pain, vertigo, and the crushing fear that something was seriously wrong. What she discover...

Join the viral workshop that’s helped thousands shift their energy around love and timelines: F**ck the Timelines, find love and live your own path in your thirties – Happening LIVE this Saturday, October 4th 2025. Save your spot! In this solo episode, Emma dives into one of the most thrown-around – and misunderstood – phrases in the personal development and dating world: “Trust the timelines.” Wh...

Ever feel like you're stuck in a pattern you desperately want to break but don't know how? In this raw and honest solo episode, Emma tackles one of the most common struggles women face in their 30s - knowing you need to change but feeling paralyzed by uncertainty. Responding to a vulnerable question from a member in her Turning community, Emma dives deep into why we get stuck in inaction even when...

What happens when the relationship never comes… but the desire to become a mother won’t go away? In this raw and powerful episode, Emma sits down with a very special guest (also named Emma) who shares the story behind her boldest decision yet: becoming a solo mum by choice (SMBC) at age 40. After spending her 30s in the cycle of heartbreak, therapy, dating disappointments, and fertility panic, and...

What happens when you walk away from the life you thought you were supposed to want? In this guest episode, I’m joined by content creator and fitness coach Alessia Sculpt , who went viral for sharing her story of leaving a 12-year relationship in her early 30s - not because anything was wrong , but because something didn’t feel right. Together, we explore what it really means to listen to your inn...

If you’re in your thirties and find yourself spiraling with the fear that maybe you won’t meet your person in time… If you lie awake at night wondering if motherhood is slipping through your fingers… If you feel like you’ve done everything right and life still isn’t unfolding the way you hoped, This episode is for you. In this deeply honest and empowering conversation, I am joined by returning gue...

Have you ever been at a wedding, watching a friend slow dance with their new husband, and felt a lump in your throat when you think of the sadness that this hasn’t happened yet for you? This episode is a love letter to every woman who’s ever felt the bittersweet ache of being single while her friends are hitting major life milestones. Whether it’s weddings, baby showers, engagements, or house move...

In this episode, I'm joined by Kayla Kleinman , content creator and New York City resident, for a heartfelt conversation about navigating life's transitions in your thirties. We dive deep into: Embracing the paradox of being single in your thirties - loving your independent life while still desiring partnership How to create meaningful rituals when living alone that help combat loneliness...

Is there a dating epidemic? Are we all doomed in the world of dating? In this episode, I'm joined by Talia Koren , founder of Dating Intentionally , for a refreshingly honest conversation about modern dating and relationships. Talia shares her incredible journey of going on 64 first dates in 10 months before meeting her husband, and why she was actually having fun while others around her felt...

In this solo episode, I’m getting real about the “messy middle” i.e. the part of your thirties where life feels uncertain, timelines haven’t gone to plan, and you start questioning… is this how it’s meant to look? If you’re feeling stuck, behind, or like you missed some invisible life memo, you’re not alone. I share my own story of navigating through the hard parts: financial stress, heartbreak, a...

What happens when life doesn’t follow the traditional timeline? In this episode, I sit down with Katie Byrne , founder of Love After 35 , to discuss her journey through her thirties- navigating singlehood, her commitment to healing ad self-work, and ultimately meeting her partner at 39 before having three children in her forties. Katie shares: How her thirties became a transformative decade of hea...

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the so-called fertility cliff, worried that time is running out, and want to learn more about how you can future-proof your fertility, this episode is for you. Emma sits down with Amanda Baumann, a fertility awareness educator, to talk about the biggest myths around fertility in your 30s, the truth behind the age 35 ‘deadline,’ and what women can actually do to su...

In this episode of the Turning 30 Podcast , I’m joined by Beth from Quiet the Clock for a deep, honest conversation about the pressures of life timelines in your thirties. We dive into the emotional layers of dating in your thirties, egg freezing, navigating biological clocks, and the internal and external pressures that so many women face. Beth shares her personal journey, from navigating breakup...

Before I reached my thirties I had a (very untrue) perception that life in my thirties would get easier, I would be more of an ‘adult’ and life would seamlessly flow along. I was in for a shock when I realized quite quickly that adulting isn’t really a feeling (not one that was going to come in my thirties) and that this decade was full of huge changes, decisions and challenges. In this vulnerable...