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Welcome to The Self-Trust Podcast! Your guide to turning down the external noise and turning up your inner knowing. Join Emily, long time trauma therapist turned bestselling author and creator of The Self-Trust Model™. From modern tools to ancient wisdom, you're about to discover where all your answers have been waiting for you. You'll find concise and practical solo episodes with Emily - digging deep into the nuance of life and offering tangible ways to trust yourself more. Occasionally, you'll hear from incredible guests sharing their journeys to greater Self-Trust. So grab a mug of tea, get cozy, and let’s get curious! Get your copy of Emily's newest book: You Can Trust Yourself - https://amzn.to/42uCbWn
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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 years of doing the thing, and I’ll also be sitting down with guests who tell real stories of the years that they finally did their thing.Leaving the job…Publishing the book…Moving across the country…Becoming a mother…Launching the business…Booking the flight…Taking the risk…Choosing themselves.If you’re standing at the edge, this season is for you.I’m so glad you’re here.Episode one drops March 13th. 🎙️See you then. ✌🏼If you're ready to get started now - book a session with EmilyLeverage parts work and nervous system healing to finally allow yourself to do "The Thing".Music on trailer by: https://pixabay.com/users/nastelbom-48128234/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=436860 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
Did I Make a HUGE Mistake? | Reflections on One Year of Podcasting & Postpartum Sleep DeprivationIn 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 deprivation reshaped my priorities, and why I found myself asking a very real late-night question: Did I make a huge mistake when I shut down my therapy practice?This episode is about trusting yourself through major transitions, letting clarity arrive in its own time, and choosing work that fits the season of life you’re actually in.Work with me 1-1:If you know that 2026 is the year you'll finally do "the thing", I’d be honored to support you.Therapeutic Coaching (1:1)📆 Book hereSelf-Trust Model™ Mentoring (for practitioners)👉 Book hereInterested in The Self-Trust Model™ training?The group training program will begin Fall 2026.Learn more or get on the waitlist.Resources mentioned:You Can Trust YourselfThe Year Compass (reflection tool)👉 https://yearcompass.comThe Self-Trust MarketplaceThank you for being here—for listening, reflecting, and trusting yourself alongside me this season. I’m so grateful you’ve been part of this journey, and I can’t wait to share what’s next.🖤 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
Episode Links:Free Reflect & Set Booklet to end 2025Free Future Self Reflection This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
Today’s episode is a guided visualization… just in time for the end of 2025.And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELFGet your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![83. [Self-Trust Stories] Erica Mallery... on People-Pleasing, Numbing, and Re-Thinking Your Relationship with Alcohol](https://s3.castbox.fm/ea/ed/fd/78699444d04840798820913656fe2ab41a_scaled_v1_400.jpg "83. [Self-Trust Stories] Erica Mallery... on People-Pleasing, Numbing, and Re-Thinking Your Relationship with Alcohol")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Erica MalleryThemes from the episode:People-Pleasing and BoundariesNumbing, Disconnection, and AlcoholThe Lifelong, Cyclical Journey of Self-TrustCONNECT WITH STORYTELLER🎧 What's Your Relationship with Alcohol EpisodeDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
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 you to practice honesty in small, sustainable steps that rebuild true Self-Trust.🎧 Radical Honesty EpisodeGet Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![81. [Self-Trust Stories] Maggie Boillot & Choosing Yourself Through Self-Awareness](https://s3.castbox.fm/f4/2b/6b/86bddc2137b2d06005fd6a9bec9b98cb90_scaled_v1_400.jpg "81. [Self-Trust Stories] Maggie Boillot & Choosing Yourself Through Self-Awareness")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Maggie BoillotThemes from the episode:Breaking Free from Familiar ChaosRebuilding Through Self-Awareness and Self-TrustCourage to Start Over and Find Magic on the Other SideCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![80. [Self-Trust Stories] Alexi Neal... From Rupture to Repair | Learning to Trust My Body Again](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2317633/post/171830642/35777326a931ad6f9a678088a2a12aeb.jpg "80. [Self-Trust Stories] Alexi Neal... From Rupture to Repair | Learning to Trust My Body Again")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Alexi NealThemes from the episode:Rupture and Repair in Self-TrustRedefining Authority and Advocacy in MotherhoodThe Lifelong journey of Self-TrustCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonBuy Can People Really Change on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
Today’s episode is a guided mediation for your ANXIOUS MOMENTS.And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELFGet your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![78. [Self-Trust Stories] Journey Nickels and taking a Soulo Retreat for your Soul](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2317633/post/172108919/5ad695d949f6ebd3628a3c43e559f9d1.jpg "78. [Self-Trust Stories] Journey Nickels and taking a Soulo Retreat for your Soul")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Journey NickelsThemes from the episode:The Transformative Power of Solo RetreatsFacing Guilt, Fear, and ResistanceReconnecting with Your Soul and Inner WisdomCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
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, and radical gratitude can transform disconnection into deeper embodiment and Self-Trust.🎧 IFS Episode🎧 Invite Your Fears to Tea EpisodeGet Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![76. [Self-Trust Stories] Madison Waggoner ... on Fertility, Pre-Conception, and Hormonal Health](https://s3.castbox.fm/01/27/71/831be97e8428a187595936d9ccdc5dd984_scaled_v1_400.jpg "76. [Self-Trust Stories] Madison Waggoner ... on Fertility, Pre-Conception, and Hormonal Health")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Madison WaggonerThemes from the episode:Fertility as a Reflection of Whole-Body HealthInnate Wisdom and Self-Trust in Women’s HealthHealing Through Ayurveda and Emotional DigestionCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
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 authentic, embodied trust in yourself.Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![74. [Self-Trust Stories] Nikki McMillan... Redefining Success & The "Biggest Act of Self-Trust"](https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2317633/post/171836090/48a252cf66f821d2a6dd1c58e08e0540.jpg "74. [Self-Trust Stories] Nikki McMillan... Redefining Success & The \"Biggest Act of Self-Trust\"")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Nikki McMillanThemes from the episode:Redefining Success Beyond Hustle CultureThe Power of Boundaries in Relationships and WorkSelf-Trust > People PleasingCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonBuy Can People Really Change on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
Today’s episode is a guided practice for the empaths out there…And it comes from the book: YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELFGet your own copy for more guided meditations, visualizations, and somatic practices. ✨Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![72. [Self-Trust Stories] Dr. Megan Daley & Letting Go of "Shoulds" to Build a Life That’s Yours](https://s3.castbox.fm/6d/c1/29/58914cc224e3b309a1a333c812c5f5167f_scaled_v1_400.jpg "72. [Self-Trust Stories] Dr. Megan Daley & Letting Go of \"Shoulds\" to Build a Life That’s Yours")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Dr. Megan DaleyThemes from the episode:The Danger of Living by Shoulds and Other People’s VoicesBurnout, Misalignment, and the Courage to PivotReclaiming Fulfillment Through Self-TrustCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
In this chapter reading from You Can Trust Yourself, Emily shares one of her most vulnerable stories—when her intuition told her to leave her marriage. She explores how inconvenient truths often arise when we learn to hear our inner voice, and how Self-Trust requires the courage to act even when logic, comfort, or others’ expectations resist. Through two very different relationship stories—one of leaving and one of staying—Emily reveals that intuition doesn’t always tell us what we want to hear, but it always guides us toward what is true.Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust YourselfBuy Can People Really ChangeGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![70. [Self-Trust Stories] Cody Maher... Trust Yourself Before Turning Over Your Power to the "Experts"](https://s3.castbox.fm/30/a5/35/fe0d84dc782f2825f87817dfe670ebbd46_scaled_v1_400.jpg "70. [Self-Trust Stories] Cody Maher... Trust Yourself Before Turning Over Your Power to the \"Experts\"")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Cody MaherThemes from the episode:Trusting Yourself within the Medical SystemSelf-Trust in Partnership and Life TransitionsResilience, Desire, and the Path to MotherhoodCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
A chapter reading from You Can Trust YourselfIn this short episode, Emily shares Chapter 76: Author in Training from her book You Can Trust Yourself.This chapter explores the behind-the-scenes journey of writing her first book and how trusting herself through the writing and publishing process became a powerful practice in self-trust.Emily opens up about insecurity, letting go of perfectionism, and learning how to approach big dreams through smaller, manageable steps. If you’ve ever thought about writing a book—or carrying any creative dream—you’ll take away encouragement to start small, get your practice reps in, and trust the process.Get Your FREE Sample Pack of LMNT electrolyte packetsKey themes from this episode:Learning to trust yourself through creativity and vulnerabilityWhy shorter, simpler work can have more impactUsing smaller steps and titration to grow toward big dreams without overwhelmDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonBuy Can People Really Change on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
![68. [Self-Trust Stories] Caitlan Siegenthaler... Learning to Embrace the Ebb and Flow of Self-Trust](https://s3.castbox.fm/57/1d/f8/fcddbeb5a997c4c188d74e6a14949ec2bb_scaled_v1_400.jpg "68. [Self-Trust Stories] Caitlan Siegenthaler... Learning to Embrace the Ebb and Flow of Self-Trust")
SELF-TRUST STORIES SHOW NOTES:Today's storyteller: Caitlan SiegenthalerThemes from the episode:Trusting Intuition in Pivotal Life DecisionsThe Ebb and Flow of Self-TrustDeveloping a Personal Compass Through Human Design & PracticeCONNECT WITH STORYTELLERDEEPEN YOUR SELF-TRUST WORK:Buy You Can Trust Yourself on AmazonGet the books + more: The Self-Trust Marketplace1-1 Session with EmilyCONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect!emily@curiosityrising.comSubstackInstagramEmail List This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit curiosityrising.substack.com/subscribe
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