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Turning 30 Podcast

The Turning 30 Podcast is a collection of solo episodes and real-life candid conversations with 30-somethings navigating the ups and downs of adulthood. The podcast is hosted by Turning 30 Life Coach Emma Wilson who is on a mission to help those in their late twenties and thirties to break free from what society says turning 30 should look like, accept where they are and to feel empowered to take positive steps forward at this pivotal time. The podcast explores what it is really like to turn 30, diving deep into topics such as careers, relationships, friendships, mental health, lifestyle and self-development. A chance to learn more about growing-up: the good times, the not so good, and all the lessons we learn in between.
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BONUS: The magic of 11.11 and a special announcement!

Today's date of 11.11 is the perfect day to manifest and call in what you want in your life. Today is a day to focus on what you want, to put your wishes into the world, to ask for guidance, look for the signs and be open to something better for the future. Tune in to this bonus episode which is a recording of an Instagram Live where I am sharing with you my journey from cynic to believer in Angel numbers, why 111 is so meaningful for me, how you can best harness the power of today's date and de...

Nov 11, 202224 min

Turning 30 and Learning How to Make Decisions Ft Nicole Oren

In a first for the Turning 30 Podcast, I have invited my own life and business coach, Nicole Oren, to talk all about how we can learn to make better decisions, even when these decisions are tough and we have been delaying making them for a while. Decision-making is something that so many of us struggle with and proclaim that we are ‘bad at’, but it is a skill that we have to master if we want to live a life that is full, vibrant and doesn’t involve just sitting at home and waiting for things to ...

Nov 09, 202247 min

Turning 30 and Leaving a Full-time Job to Become a Solopreneur ft. Amardeep Parmar

The third instalment of my guest interviews is with Amar, who left a seven year career in the finance industry to pursue full time his writing side-hustle that had taken off during the pandemic. In the episode we dive into: the expectations of turning 30 on your career, how to shift your identity from the prestige and normalisation of being in a ‘good, well-respected’ position, how to deal with managing other people’s opinions around your career change, and Amar shares the personal process he we...

Oct 12, 202248 min

Turning 30 and When your Thirties Look Nothing Like you Planned in your Twenties ft Jelena Holodkova

For most of us, a life where we hit all the milestones and tick all the ‘right’ boxes in our twenties is a path we were never on in the first place. But this is not the case for all of us. There are those who go through their twenties and successfully tick off all of the correct checklists and hit the milestones that society adores so much at exactly the expected time: Stable job in revered profession - tick Year on year promotion - tick Buying a property in London - tick Long-term relationship ...

Sep 30, 20221 hr 1 min

Turning 30 and Trying Something New, Even When the Odds are Against You Ft. Liv Woodhouse

For so many of us, the past two years have seen our careers taking big, unexpected turns: leaving positions, setting up own side-hustles and businesses and making unplanned career pivots. When my client Liv reached out to me in January 2021, she had reached a huge crossroads in her career and was ready to make some big decisions about what to do next. After over 10 years of working in the events industry and holding a senior Events Director position at an esteemed company in London, Liv had made...

Sep 15, 202256 min

Turning 30 and Why I’m a Quitter and You Should Be Too

I LOVE quitting!! And now I want to tell you my story of how quitting led me to a career that I'm in love with. Quitting is often seen as something negative and something we should avoid in our career at all costs, but I’m here to convince you that quitting is actually something that can serve your career- if done in the right way. Come with me on a journey through the times when I have quit throughout the years, and all the lessons that I have learnt as a result. From the time I threw a glass o...

Sep 01, 202258 min

Turning 30 and Eating Your Way To Better Fertility Ft Lauren Allen

I have invited Certified Nutrition Coach Lauren Allen onto the podcast this week for an educational and eye-opening episode all about how to eat your way to better fertility. In our thirties, we often start to consider our fertility more. One thing that many of us aren’t aware of is how much our diet and nutrition can affect our fertility levels. Lauren shares her amazing story from being told she wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally after being diagnosed with PCOS, to completely changing her ...

Aug 17, 202252 min

Turning 30 and Becoming a Mid-Life Muse ft Dr Amanda Hanson

This week’s guest is spearheading a movement and I am proud to say I am one of her biggest supporters. Dr Amanda Hanson worked for years as a clinical psychologist until switching to become a transformational life coach for women. Her brand Revolutionizing Midlife is about redefining and reclaiming what it means to be a woman 40+. As we discuss in the episode, although her target audience is women over the age of 40, she has found that her message attracts 20 and 30 year olds who are looking for...

Aug 10, 202249 min

Turning 30 and Laughing Your Way to a Better Dating Life ft. Sara K. Runnels

Join me and writer and viral meme queen Sara K. Runnels on this week’s episode of the podcast where we are having a candid conversation all about dating in your thirties. Sara is a writer and humorist living in Seattle, Washington and her work is featured in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Betches, and hundreds of dating app messages. Her witty modern-dating content has amassed a tiny following on Instagram as @omgskr and I had the opportunity to sit down with her and have an open conversation on d...

Jul 27, 202250 min

Turning 35: reflections on reaching the half-way mark of my thirties

Last month I turned 35 and entered a time of true self-reflection. In this solo episode I share some personal musings on how it feels to be this age and what I think many of you would like to know about turning 35. Some of the topics I dive into are: Why turning 35 is a challenging age as a single woman and how to release from age-related pressure My thoughts on the 35 fertility cliff myth, how to take control of your fertility and how to trust in divine timing The narrative around growing older...

Jul 12, 202238 min

Turning 30 and Owning Your Timeline Ft. Laura Behnke

When we are growing up, many of us are told that we are capable of achieving anything in life that we want. A good career? You go and get it! Move to a new city? Go for it! A great social life? All yours. A committed, long-term relationship? Of course it will happen for you! But what happens when you get to 35 and you haven’t ticked off everything on the list? What happens when a relationship not only hasn’t happened up until now, but seems like it never will? That is the story of this week’s po...

Jun 30, 202256 min

Turning 30 and Let’s Talk About Money ft Ellie Austin-Williams

Today’s episode is about a topic that so many of us avoid talking about but has such a significant impact on the way we feel about being in our thirties: MONEY. I have invited Ellie Austin-Williams onto the podcast for one of my most interesting guest interviews yet. After becoming Bored of the same old financial content written by middle-aged men, Ellie set up This Girl Talks Money to tackle the money taboo and help women gain ownership of their finances. Whether we like it or not, most of the ...

Jun 15, 202255 min

Turning 30 and Taking Control of Your 30’s Ft. Three Special Guests

In honor of opening my Reclaim group coaching Program for the second time, I have a really special episode for you all today. I invited three incredible women who completed the Reclaim Program in March to join me in sharing their stories of taking back control of their 30's. In this episode you will hear all three of their journeys and what it was like for them before and after the program, the harsh truths of being single in your thirties, where they are today and more! Listening to these women...

May 31, 20221 hr 1 min

Bonus Ep: A vulnerable share and a personal invitation...

In this bonus episode I am also sharing a short story of what happened to me a few months ago after I saw a photo of an ex of mine and how it catapulted me into a comparison spiral. Because, sometimes, this happens- and even as a coach, I am not immune to these things! This experience reminded me why it is so important to Reclaim your thirties and take control of your future. That’s exactly what I did, and I took it and made it into this two day masterclass so I can teach you all as well. On Sun...

May 26, 202216 min

Turning 30 and a Coaching Concept that will Change Your Life

Today I am sharing a solo episode that I recorded in 2021 on what I believe is the most game-changing concept that I share with my clients: Emotional Adulthood. As I am getting ready to invite you all to me next Reclaim group, I have been reviewing the work I have done with past clients and their testimonials, and almost every client I have worked with says learning about emotional adulthood and applying it to their lives created a huge shift in how they showed up and their relationships (with t...

May 18, 202226 min

Turning 30 and Choosing an Alternative Path Ft. Emily Shain

What does it mean to choose the alternative path? Sometimes in life we make decisions that aren’t exactly what our younger selves had in mind. Sometimes in life we make life choices that those around us don’t fully ‘get’, or that aren’t in line with the choices of our parents or peers. It takes a certain amount of courage to be able to stay true to yourself and do what is really calling you, and that is what this week’s podcast interview is all about. I have invited my friend and client Emily Sh...

May 11, 202252 min

Turning 30 and Starting Again when the plan goes to sh*t ft. Dorothy Johnson

In honour of the 50th episode of the Turning 30 Podcast, I’ve invited back one of my favourite guest speakers from the first few episodes: break-up coach Dorothy Johnson. Whereas last time we did a deep dive into the topic of breaking up in your thirties, this time we are in conversation all about building your next chapter when life throws you curveballs that you didn’t plan for. We so often have our lives planned out in a certain way and then, when it doesn’t go exactly as we expected, we have...

Apr 27, 202256 min

Turning 30 and How to Make New Friends in Your Thirties

In the third and final instalment of Friendship month, I am giving you free exclusive access to one of the key modules of my brand new Friendships Mini-course: How to Make New Friends. Whilst many people think that making friends in your thirties is more challenging than our younger years, I’m here to remind you that not only is it possible, but it is one of the most rewarding things you can focus your energy on at this age. In an ideal world, aligned friends that share similar values and lifest...

Apr 13, 202240 min

Turning 30 and Harsh Truths about Friendships in your Thirties

Friendships is a topic that does not get enough airtime and this is why we are continuing our friendship month with an episode dedicated to speaking openly about some of the challenges you may face in your friendships in your thirties. Never one to shy away from taboo topics and speak about things that aren't usually spoken out loud , I have recorded this solo episode discussing some of the harsh truths that happen in our thirties. Such as the fact that many people prioritize their careers and l...

Mar 29, 202237 min

Turning 30 and Navigating Friendships in Your Thirties Ft. Louise Rumball

Have you ever struggled with feelings that your friendships have changed over the years? Do you ever feel disappointed that your friendships are changing as you grow older? If yes, this episode is for you. Listen in to a vulnerable, honest and bold conversation I had with fellow single 30-something and @openhouselife Podcast Host Louise Rumball as we girl talk all about friendships in our thirties. In this episode we answer an important and ever-so relevant question: can friendships survive when...

Mar 15, 202254 min

Turning 30 and Being a F*ck Up Ft. Alexandra Potter

This week’s podcast episode is a replay of one of the most popular Turning 30 episodes from 2021. When our big birthdays loom, whether it be 30, 40, 50 or beyond- we often see this as a signpost to check in with ourselves and evaluate where we are in life. A lot of us come to the conclusion that we aren’t doing life 'right', and that we have ‘f*cked up’ when our lives don’t look like we expected. This is the topic that bestselling author Alexandra Potter writes about in her latest book ‘Confessi...

Jan 27, 202244 min

Turning 30 and What Men In Their 30s Really Want ft. David Chambers

Let’s be honest, those of us who are single and dating in our thirties have developed some beliefs around how straight men conduct themselves and there are some universal ‘truths’ that have developed on this topic: To name but a few: “All the good men are taken” “Men this age are scared of commitment” “Men aren’t as willing to do the work as women are” “All men want is sex” “Men in their 30s are looking for younger women” Who better to verify these theories and to ask questions that represent al...

Jan 12, 202249 min

Turning 30 and Feeling Lost

In this week’s solo episode, I am talking about something that many of us experience as we enter our thirties: FEELING COMPLETELY LOST. So many people panic about turning 30 because of a false societal expectation that we should have our lives in order and that we should have ticked certain boxes in a particular order. In this episode, I am getting passionate about how normal it is to feel this way when turning 30 and reminding you all that this is nothing to worry about (take my word for it!) T...

Dec 30, 202133 min

Turning 30 and Stepping into your Self-worth Ft. Sabi Kerr

In this week’s guest interview, we are diving into a topic that I believe is THE KEY to improving the way you feel about your life: self-worth! So many of us feel (often subconsciously) that we don’t deserve happiness, we don’t deserve a life that feels good on the inside and also looks great on the outside. This lack of self-worth affects the way we show up in the world and when it is depleted, can ultimately lead us to holding back in our relationships, career choices and the way we lead our l...

Dec 21, 202142 min

Turning 30 and The Solo Date Challenge

This week I am letting you in on a tool that I use with my clients, and that I have used myself over the past year! It’s called the Solo Date Challenge and it requires your participation (who doesn’t love a bit of podcast homework?!) Taking on this challenge is going to help you to build up your self-love, self-worth, confidence and independence. It’s going to help you to consciously spend time alone, improving the most important relationship of all: the one you have with yourself! Listen in to ...

Dec 07, 202133 min

Turning 30 and How to Hack Time Ft. Vikki Louise

I have invited back the first ever Turning 30 Podcast guest and my good friend Vikki Louise for a very important and unique episode all about how to hack time. Vikki is a feminist time coach, and she works with clients to help them achieve more in their lives, without time being a limiting factor. Originally working in the corporate world in her twenties, Vikki went from hustling with 80 hour work weeks, to creating a 15 hour work week for herself. Being a thought leader in this area, Vikki has ...

Nov 30, 202151 min

Turning 30 and Love is Coming Feat Persia Lawson

This week’s episode is a guest interview with the wonderful Persia Lawson, coined by the Times Magazine as one of the UK’s most successful love coaches. Persia’s story from being a ‘disaster’ in her love life, to turning it all around, meeting her fiancé and eventually becoming a dating coach, is a must-listen for anyone who wants some inspiration about their twenties not being exactly as planned. As well as sharing her personal story, Persia and I dive into the topic of finding love. In our con...

Nov 10, 202144 min

Turning 30 and The 3 Step Process to Reclaim Your Thirties

In this week’s solo podcast episode, I am continuing the conversation about reclaiming your thirties by giving a breakdown of the three step process that I use with my clients in the Reclaim Program. The three-step method includes: Turning the volume up on YOU Mastering your mind Manifesting Future You This practical episode will give you some tangible steps on HOW to get out of comparison-mode and start to take actions to building a next chapter that feels right for you. At the end of the episo...

Nov 02, 202134 min

Turning 30 and Embracing Your Feminine Sexual Power Ft. Bianca Marzouk

This week’s episode is a special guest interview with love and sexuality coach Bianca Marzouk, where we are diving into the topic of how to embrace and express your feminine sexual power in your thirties. Our thirties are the perfect time to start having these conversations and getting to know ourselves in a deeper more intimate way. It is crucial that women start to shed the fear and shame of speaking out loud about our sexuality and our feminine powers. Creating this dialogue is the first step...

Oct 27, 202146 min

Turning 30 and Reclaiming Your Thirties

Today’s solo podcast episode is getting to the core of what we do here at Turning 30 Coaching: real-talk about what happens when we are in our thirties and we start to have feelings of panic and doubt that we aren’t where we are supposed to be by this age. So many of us let this panic take over us, but it isn’t too late for you to make a change. That’s why I have created this episode. To inspire you to reclaim your thirties! In the episode I discuss the two main consequences of this panic and ho...

Oct 19, 202130 min
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