What happens when your body completely shuts down—and no one can explain why? In this behind-the-scenes solo episode, Emily invites you into the real, raw, and honestly kind of ridiculous past few weeks of her life. From first-trimester exhaustion and creative burnout to a surprise trip to urgent care where she couldn’t catch her breath, this is one of those “how is this my life right now?” updates… with a whole lot of insight and soul stirred in. This episode is less of a lesson and more of a l...
Aug 14, 2025•33 min•Ep. 160
What if the static in your life wasn’t just overwhelm—but a sign you’ve been disconnected from your deepest knowing? In this soul-expanding conversation, I’m joined by intuitive healer and psychic medium Kelsey Anderson to explore what it means to live a soul-led life in a world that constantly asks us to outsource our power. We talk about how to reconnect with your embodied intuition, reclaim the voice of your body, and walk yourself home—especially in seasons of transition, burnout, or spiritu...
Jul 31, 2025•50 min•Ep. 159
What if you stopped fighting your energy dips, creative bursts, and seasonal shifts—and started listening to them instead? In this episode, Emily invites you into a powerful reframe: you are nature. Which means you were never meant to be linear, consistent, or constantly “on.” You were designed to move in rhythm—just like the Earth, your body, and the moon. This conversation is a heartfelt introduction to cyclical living and how embracing your natural rhythm can transform your relationship to pr...
Jul 24, 2025•33 min•Ep. 158
In this deeply honest solo episode, Emily shares what it’s really like to navigate the freaking hard seasons of growth and life. From the raw realities of her first trimester to the emotional rollercoaster of parenting, she opens up about feeling like a walking corpse, losing creative energy, and questioning how to keep going when everything feels impossibly heavy. If you’re in a season where growth feels brutal – whether that’s in business, motherhood, your mental health journey, or deconstruct...
Jul 17, 2025•20 min•Ep. 157
In this powerful and joy-sparking episode, I’m joined by Kari Esmail—also known as Kari the Fun Coach and bestselling author of Fun Because: How to Succeed Without the Hustle. Together, we dive into what it really means to dismantle hustle culture, recalibrate what’s possible, and reclaim joy as a core tool for success. Kari shares her signature framework—the Pyramid of Fun—and breaks down how connection, play, and creativity can literally rewire your nervous system, collapse timelines, and unlo...
Jul 10, 2025•37 min•Ep. 156
In this powerful episode of Wild & Waking , Emily sits down with intuitive therapist and energetic healing practitioner Annamarie Green for a conversation that goes far beyond the limits of talk therapy. Together, they explore the hidden roots of anxiety, burnout, and feeling “off” in your life or business—unpacking how ancestral shame, nervous system dysregulation, and invisible energetic blocks quietly sabotage our success and joy. Annamarie shares how her own journey through profound grie...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 155
In this fiery, full-spectrum solo episode, Emily peels back the curtain on what it means to live, lead, mother, and rise in a world that feels like it’s coming undone. From the raw truth of first-trimester exhaustion to the grief of what we’re collectively navigating—and the audacity it takes to dream a different way forward—this conversation is equal parts personal and political, tender and unapologetic. You’ll hear her explore the unraveling of outdated systems, the confrontation with deeply r...
Jun 26, 2025•51 min•Ep. 154
In this episode, I’m joined by the luminous Lisa Marie Rankin for a conversation that bridges fantasy and real-life reclamation. We explore her viral post, 5 Ways to Become a Romantasy Heroine IRL , and dive into the archetypes these fictional women embody — from the Warrior and Lover to the Sage, Dark Queen, and High Lady. Through the lens of Jungian psychology, sensuality, and sovereignty, Lisa invites us to see these characters not just as entertainment, but as invitations to become the heroi...
Jun 19, 2025•54 min•Ep. 153
What does it really take to build a business—and a life—that feels soul-aligned, wildly alive, and deeply your own? In this solo episode, Emily peels back the curtain on the year-long journey that led to the birth of Wild & Waking . From high-level masterminds and sacred retreats to intuitive coaching, brand reinvention, and spiritual expansion, she shares the radical self-investments that shaped her voice, vision, and leadership. This isn’t just about business growth—it’s about becoming the...
Jun 12, 2025•51 min•Ep. 152
In this deeply personal solo episode, Emily shares a sacred goodbye to Gather in Growth —the name, the container, the version of herself who first hit record nearly three years ago. What began as a cozy, soul-nourishing space for women navigating personal and professional growth has transformed into something wilder, deeper, and more expansive than she could’ve imagined. This isn’t an ending—it’s an evolution. Emily pulls back the curtain on the pivotal conversation that sparked this change, the...
Jun 05, 2025•24 min•Ep. 151
In this episode of Gather in Growth , I’m joined by money coach and founder of Money Bliss , Hanna Bier, as we dive deep into healing your relationship with wealth and moving from financial stress to true money bliss. Hanna shares her powerful journey—from growing up with inherited money blocks rooted in generational trauma to completely transforming her relationship with abundance. Now, through her work with women worldwide, she’s on a mission to help others do the same. We explore the profound...
May 29, 2025•47 min•Ep. 150
What happens when the career, the success, the expectations you lived by suddenly feel too small for who you're becoming and no longer fits? In today’s powerful conversation, author, speaker, and coach Arivee Vargas joins us to unpack the messy, beautiful, and often painful journey of rising into your truest self. Together, we dive deep into how cultural, societal, and personal conditioning shapes our identities—and what it really takes to start unraveling the rules you never chose. Whether you'...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 149
What if God never meant for you to live in fear, shame, or self-hatred? In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail — Episcopal priest, creator, and author of God Didn’t Make Us to Hate Us: 40 Devotions to Liberate Your Faith from Fear and Reconnect with Joy . We dive deep into unlearning fear-based faith, healing from toxic theology, and reclaiming the radical joy of being fully loved by God. Whether you’re deep in deconstruction or just beginning to ask hard questions...
May 15, 2025•47 min•Ep. 148
Small town life: it’s peaceful and isolating. Sacred and frustrating. Full of deep roots and outdated norms. In this episode, I’m joined by my internet-turned-real-life soul sister, Haley Gradert, for a no-filter, heart-wide-open conversation about what it actually looks like to live, work, raise kids, and chase dreams in rural, agricultural communities. We love where we live. But we also have some things to say about it. We showed up with a list of our top 5 best and worst things about small to...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 147
What if the life you're craving isn't built by doing more — but by taking it all apart first? In this soul-stirring conversation, I’m joined by leadership coach and author Lindsay Leahy to explore what it really means to live, lead, and work with intention. Through the lens of her new book Take It All Apart , Lindsay invites us to dismantle the expectations, fears, and old narratives we’ve outgrown—and rebuild from a place of truth, peace, and purpose. We talk about the courageous work of reconn...
May 01, 2025•45 min•Ep. 146
Right before the breakthrough, the doubts get loud. The fear shows up. The old stories start screaming, “Who do you think you are?” — and suddenly, what you’ve been building feels heavy, overwhelming, even terrifying. In this episode, I’m breaking down why this happens—and why it’s actually a sign that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. We’ll explore how fear, ego, spiritual warfare, and old wounds all rise before growth, and how to move through it with compassion, curiosity, and courag...
Apr 24, 2025•27 min•Ep. 145
If you’ve spent your life carrying the weight of responsibility, overachieving to prove your worth, and shrinking yourself to make others comfortable—this episode is your wake-up call. I’m sitting down with Alexis Frank, a powerhouse coach for eldest daughter entrepreneurs, to talk about breaking free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and playing small in business and life. Alexis is done watching women dim their light, and she’s here to help you claim your authority, step into your power, an...
Apr 17, 2025•58 min•Ep. 144
What do you do when the boxes no longer fit, the titles feel too small, and the version of you the world expects isn’t the one your soul is here to embody? In this solo episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of a major identity shift that’s been building for over a year. After a powerful coaching call with Alexis Frank, I finally found the clarity I’ve been craving—and I’m owning my new title: Soul Expansion Coach for Wild & Waking Women. If you’ve ever felt like a misfit in your own com...
Apr 10, 2025•20 min•Ep. 143
In this conversation, April and I dive into how Christian nationalism has shaped modern evangelicalism and American politics, the fear-based messaging that keeps people from questioning their beliefs, and what it really means to deconstruct faith while holding onto a deep love for Jesus . We explore the impact of misinformation, culture wars, and political agendas on religious spaces , and how to navigate difficult conversations with family and friends who see faith and politics differently. Apr...
Apr 03, 2025•51 min•Ep. 142
Success isn’t about the perfect plan or waiting until you “feel ready.” It’s about capacity, audacity, and self-trust —and without them, you’re going to stay stuck, spinning your wheels, and wondering why things aren’t moving forward. In this solo episode, Emily Reuschel is breaking down the real success formula for bringing your dreams to life—whether you’re starting a business, making a big life pivot, or stepping into a new, aligned version of yourself. Capacity : You need actual space in you...
Mar 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 141
Healing from trauma isn’t just about talking through our past—it’s about reconnecting with our bodies. In this powerful episode of Gather in Growth , I sit down with Brittany Piper , internationally recognized speaker, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and author of Body-First Healing: Get Unstuck and Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing . Britt’s work is transforming the way we understand trauma recovery, shifting the focus from revisiting painful memories to healing through the nervous s...
Mar 20, 2025•45 min•Ep. 140
Healing isn’t just about unlearning old beliefs—it’s about giving ourselves permission to ask hard questions , challenge ingrained narratives, and rebuild our understanding of the world . In this deeply personal episode of Gather in Growth , I open up about my evolving relationship with faith, politics, and self-trust —and why I no longer feel the need to fit neatly into the boxes I once lived in. If you’ve ever felt torn between the beliefs you were raised with and the truth you’re uncovering w...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 139
In today’s episode, Jada Dobesh and I talk about the need to be nurtured, and how the mother wound impacts your marriage, motherhood, and self-worth. The mother wound goes SO much deeper than simply ‘my mom didn’t love me right’. It can actually present as a variety of physical symptoms in your body, and in your behaviors. If you consistently feel like something just isn’t *right* in your life, or you’re always raging at your kids and your husband, you have a mother wound that needs to be addres...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 138
The concept of ‘black-and-white’ or ‘all-or-nothing’ thinking kept coming up for me after chatting with someone from my community. This is something that I’ve personally struggled with, and I know sooo many other women have as well, so I knew it was time to bring it here. In today’s episode, I want to talk about breaking out of black-and-white thinking. For some reason, you think you only have two choices with EVERYTHING. You get stuck in these ‘extremes’ traps, and it’s like you can’t move forw...
Feb 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 137
In today’s episode, we talk about unbecoming, healing, and feeling through somatics and nervous system regulation. Somatics truly is a fascinating modality; it’s the language of the body, and the nervous system is the operating system of the body. When you utilize somatics effectively (which Darci dives into later - you’ll love those!), your body goes back into homeostasis. Darci Burke is a dedicated nervous system regulation practitioner and somatic embodiment coach, and the founder of Holos He...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 136
In today’s episode, we talk about breaking rules, building wealth, and being unapologetically bold. Cassie and I both want more women to WIN, and we’ve seen the beauty that comes from living more authentically and boldly in our own lives. Many of us grow up with a ‘lack’ or scarcity mindset though, and this can be hard to shake as we enter into adulthood. Cassie quickly learned that she didn’t need to marry a rich man to make her dreams come true; she could be her OWN ‘golden ticket’, and create...
Feb 13, 2025•45 min•Ep. 135
Something I wanted to do to kick off 2025 is the 75 Hard challenge. If you’re not familiar with this, it’s definitely not a challenge for everyone. It can very much put you in the ‘all or nothing’ mentality, and that can be difficult to break out of. (Been there, done that!) While I didn’t necessarily ‘need’ this challenge right now, I WANTED to do it, even in the freezing cold winter! In today’s episode, I want to talk about what it looks like to ‘do hard things’, and why you need to stop waiti...
Feb 06, 2025•21 min•Ep. 134
Burnout seems to be EVERYWHERE these days; it’s usually connected to anxiety, and is the place you land right before depression sets in. Burnout doesn’t necessarily look the same for everyone, but your body WILL send you signs that something isn’t right. Whether it’s never-ending fatigue or feeling dread (instead of joy) for the things that used to excite you, this isn’t something you can repress again and again, and expect it to go away. You HAVE to address it in order to heal and move forward!...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 133
Bryana Kappadakunnel is a licensed Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and author of the NEW book, Parent Yourself First: Raise Confident, Compassionate Kids by Becoming the Parent You Wish You Had. She believes in providing families with practical tools and compassionate support. Not only can this work heal the child-parent relationship, but also, leave a lasting impact on the generations to come. In today’s episode, we talk about what it looks like to parent yourself first, and how to rai...
Jan 23, 2025•41 min•Ep. 132
In today’s episode, I want to talk about going ‘beyond the pale’, because this particular phrase really stuck out to me, and I believe it’s something you will resonate with as well. If you look up what this actually means (which I of course did), you’ll find that it means to act in a way that is considered outside the bounds of ‘acceptable’ behaviors or standards. It may be seen as outrageous, offensive, unacceptable, and even shocking. I know SO many of you are currently navigating a journey of...
Jan 16, 2025•16 min•Ep. 131
