Nothing to Fear with Emily Sullivan and Jess Scheer

Part 2 of our Money SeriesIn this deeply personal continuation of our money conversation, Jess opens up about the question she’s been asked for the last eight years: “How are you affording this life?” …from long-term travel …to years of living abroad …to a full sabbatical she never technically planned for.For the first time, Jess shares the real numbers and the real backstory — not just of the last year, but of the 13-year journey that shaped her relationship with money.This episode moves between the practical and the mystical: rent costs, Ubers, business income, credit card points, taxes, investments… and the soul-led moments, identity deaths, dissolutions, and intuitive pivots that shaped every financial decision along the way.Come sit with us in the realness. There’s Nothing To Fear here.

In this mini episode, Jess shares a personal check-in on how she's relating to the current energetic climate and the quiet pull many of us are feeling toward simplicity, stillness, and grounding & how she's approaching this in December - a very social and busy month.Jess also shares the tools and resources that have been especially supportive for her lately, including grounding practices, conscious boundaries with social media, movement, prayer and journaling, energetic work, and astrological context for the season we’re in.

Money is one of the most powerful forces on the planet and one of the most taboo topics to talk about. That’s exactly why we want to dive into this topic honestly and with transparency. In this episode, Emily shares the raw story of receiving a $275K hospital bill just 1 month after the birth and passing of her second child, Ecko. She walks through the emotional, practical, spiritual, and energetic process of navigating one of the most destabilizing financial realities a family can face — and the surprising way it all resolved.Stay tuned for Part Two of this conversation next week, where Jess shares the real numbers, choices, and values behind how she prepared for & funded her sabbatical year.This is the season of bringing things into the light.There’s nothing to fear.

In today’s episode, Jess shares the story of what really unfolded during her year-long sabbatical, the endings, the letting go, the quiet reorientations that only come when you get quiet and listen to what life is trying to communicate.Together Emily and Jess revisit the inner and outer journey that began with leaving Ecuador, closing long-running programs, and pausing social media - and unfolded into a deep season of trust, simplicity, and rediscovery. Jess opens up about shifting her relationship to work, identity, family, and freedom, the dance between devotion and detachment, and the surprising gifts that arrived when she finally surrendered to the whispers of life.This isn’t a highlight reel. it’s a real-time reflection on what it means to listen, to release what’s complete, and to find your rhythm again when there’s no map.If you’ve ever felt yourself in the in-between — closing a chapter, craving space, or wondering what comes next, this conversation is a mirror, a permission slip, and a gentle reminder: you can trust the subtle clues of life.

In this intimate first full episode of Nothing to Fear, Emily shares the story of giving birth to her second son, Ecko, and just five days later, witnessing him transcend. It’s a story that holds both the rawness of loss and the deep trust of the unseen, energetic world.Joined by her best friend and co-host Jess, they revisit the sacred hours and days surrounding Ecko’s birth and passing: the deep trust in life that guided every moment, the presence of family and friendship, the mystery of what it means to meet death without fear, and the tender, practical work of integrating loss into life.

Welcome to Nothing to Fear — the podcast with friends Jess Scheer and Emily Sullivan. After a decade of voice-noting through every season of life and living very different life paths — one traveling and dating, one landing in a home and raising a family, both building and being behind the scenes of intentional businesses — we’re talking about the realness of meeting fear head-on, not letting it steer your choices or control your mind, and stepping boldly into your soul’s unique path. Through intimate stories, pivotal transformations, and the quiet magic of listening to life, we reveal what can happen when you trust life’s curriculum instead of trying to control it. In our debut episode, meet us, feel the friendship, and discover a reality where you have nothing to fear.