The Self-Trust Podcast

Emily Romero
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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 curiosityrising.substack.com

  1. 2d ago

    109. 50 Countries, No Plan & A Whole Lot of Self-Trust | Solo Travel & Publishing Her Book w/ Renee Haas

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions MotherMoon What happens when the dream you worked toward for years is no longer the dream? In this episode, Emily and Renee talk about: →leaving a successful career in tech after realizing it no longer felt aligned →the spontaneous decision to quit her job and travel the world →two years of solo travel through 50 countries—even though she had never traveled solo before →why solo travel can become a powerful pathway to building Self-Trust →the “oh shit, what did I do?” moments that taught Renee resilience and adaptability →learning to distinguish intuition from fear →what happened when she removed the distractions and had to sit fully with herself →letting go of the need to have a clear plan for what comes next →why sometimes you can only see one step ahead—and that can still be enough →how other people can sometimes see something in us before we’re ready to see it ourselves →the limiting belief that kept Renee from believing her words had value →surrendering to the unexpected path of becoming an author →writing and publishing The Fog and the Flow in 11 months →why Self-Trust eventually becomes a matter of looking at your own track record and realizing: I’ve always figured it out before This is a conversation about uncertainty, courage, solo travel, reinvention, intuition, and learning to trust yourself even when you have no idea what the next chapter looks like. Connect with Renee Haas: 📖 The Fog and the Flow Instagram TikTok YouTube Listen to The Effing Audacity CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Book a Discovery Call for MotherMoon Substack Instagram Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  2. Oct 23

    108. Leave it in the Desert & Pop the Prosecco 🍾 | Motherhood, Divorce & Beginning Again with Kimberly Joy Evans

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions MotherMoon🌙 What if the trip you thought you were taking became a ritual for leaving an entire chapter of your life behind? In this episode, Emily and Kimberly talk about: →trekking 110 kilometers across the Sahara Desert →raising awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis after her daughter’s diagnosis →how divorce, motherhood, and major life changes gave the trip a much deeper meaning →the moment Kimberly realized there were things she did not want to carry home from Morocco →why endings do not have to mean failure →learning to sit in the messy middle instead of rushing toward the next chapter →how awe, slowness, and being completely unplugged can shift your perspective →trusting the next right step even when the full path is not clear →letting your children see you as a whole person, not only as “mom” →why mistakes can actually build trust with yourself and with your children →the evolution of parenting as your children grow into their own identities →Kimberly’s Prosecco ritual for celebrating goals instead of immediately moving on to the next thing This is a conversation about endings, reinvention, motherhood, self-trust, and what can happen when you give yourself permission to leave something behind and step into what comes next. Connect with Kimberly Instagram: @kimberlyjoyevans Podcast: The Joy Curator Business: Joy Consulting and Experiences CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Book a Discovery Call for MotherMoon🌙 Substack Instagram Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  3. Oct 16

    107. When Dread Is Data | Chelsea Conners on Business, Motherhood & How Relationships Get Better with Self-Trust

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions MotherMoon What if the life you want requires you to stop optimizing for more—and start optimizing for energy? In this episode, Emily and Chelsea talk about: →leaving a fast-paced startup and returning to entrepreneurship full-time →doubling revenue while working less →rethinking business around energetic capacity instead of maximum output →the time and energy audit Chelsea uses to understand what actually drains or supports her →why dread, resistance, and procrastination can be important information →how motherhood changed the way she structures her work and protects her energy →moving states even when the decision didn’t make logical sense on paper →the identity shifts that came with leaving therapy, becoming a business coach, and becoming a mother →why radical honesty became essential to making better decisions →the breathwork message “I will go there with you” and how it became an anchor for self-trust →learning that self-trust is not about knowing everything will work out—it’s about knowing you’ll have your own back either way →why support, honest conversations, and trusted relationships matter so much during big transitions This is a conversation about motherhood, ambition, energy, money, self-trust, and building a business that supports the life you actually want to live. Connect with Chelsea on IG Chelsea's Website CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Book a Discovery Call for MotherMoon Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  4. Oct 9

    106. This episode made me rethink REGRET & Self-Trust | Becoming a Published Author with Angela Bo

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions MotherMoon What if the thing you’ve been trying to “figure out” isn’t one path—but permission to follow more than one? In this episode, Emily and Angela talk about: →finally writing and self-publishing the book she had wanted to write since childhood →what it means to be multi-passionate, professionally plural, and unwilling to choose just one identity →four major career pivots and what each one taught her about herself →untangling self-worth from professional achievement →why perfectionism kept the dream of becoming an author out of reach for so long →the sting of regret and how Angela now uses it as fuel →why creating a good life matters more than creating the “perfect” career →how shame can keep creative people from honoring their eclectic paths →the role of privilege, timing, infrastructure, and context in whether we can act on a dream right now →why self-trust doesn’t mean doing everything alone →learning to let other people contribute to something that began as your idea This is a conversation about creative freedom, career pivots, regret, self-trust, and giving yourself permission to build a life that is as multifaceted as you are. Angela's Books: The Multipotentialite’s Manifesto Career-Stuck. Where Next? CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Book a Discovery Call for MotherMoon Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  5. Oct 2

    105. Tracey Tee from Moms on Mushrooms | Can Microdosing Help You Trust Yourself?

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions MotherMoon Can microdosing become a pathway back to trusting yourself? In this episode, Emily and Tracey talk about: →how losing a nearly decade-long business became a major identity threshold →the grief, spiritual questioning, and uncertainty that opened the door to mushrooms →Tracey’s first psychedelic experience and why it became a permission slip to keep exploring →how microdosing helped her feel more connected to what she already knew →the car accident that deepened her understanding of what the medicine had shifted in her →why Moms on Mushrooms emerged as a calling she initially resisted →motherhood as a cycle of death, rebirth, grief, and becoming →why mothers need education, community, elders, and safer spaces around psychedelic medicine →why “more is not more” when it comes to microdosing and psychedelic work →the importance of curiosity, intention, pacing, and knowing your why →how intuitive microdosing can become a practice of listening to your body and building self-trust →why Tracey believes mothers have an important role to play in the psychedelic renaissance This is a conversation about mushrooms, motherhood, grief, intuition, and what can happen when you stop outsourcing your knowing and begin building a deeper relationship with yourself. Moms on Mushrooms (MOM) Microdosing 101 MOM on Instagram CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Book a Discovery Call for MotherMoon Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  6. Sep 25

    104. 3 Flavors of DOUBT | Should You Ever NOT Trust Yourself?

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions You’ve done the work to trust yourself… so why is doubt still showing up? In this solo episode, Emily explores three distinct flavors of doubt—and why each one needs to be tended to differently. Emily talks about: →why building Self-Trust doesn’t mean doubt disappears →the Doubt of Expansion and why doubt can actually get louder as your life gets bigger →why entering new arenas brings more visibility, vulnerability, uncertainty, and more at stake →the Doubt of Depletion and what happens when you’re too under-resourced to hear yourself clearly →how early motherhood and sleep deprivation challenged Emily’s own relationship with Self-Trust →why sometimes trusting yourself means recognizing that you can’t hear yourself clearly right now →when to wait, restore your capacity, or borrow wisdom from people you trust →the Doubt of the Threshold and why doubt naturally appears between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming →why you don’t yet have evidence that you can be this new woman—because you’ve never been her before →how ritual, reverence, support, and witnessing can help us cross life’s biggest thresholds →how each flavor of doubt maps onto The Self-Trust Compass →the tangible question to ask when doubt arrives: What kind of doubt is this—and what does it need from me? Emily also shares more about her own Maiden Voyage before becoming a mother, why she’s increasingly drawn toward supporting women at the thresholds of their lives, and the inspiration behind her MotherMoon retreats. The goal isn’t to become someone who never doubts herself. It’s to become someone who knows how to stay with herself when doubt arrives. Reflect & Set Booklet MotherMoon Discovery Call CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you’d like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ MotherMoon Discovery Call 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

  7. Sep 18

    103. The "Quantum Leap of Self-Trust" | When Your Career No Longer Fits w/ Bree Johnson

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What happens when the identity you worked so hard to build no longer fits? In this episode, Emily and Bree talk about: →the “quantum leap of self-trust” that came with leaving the law →how small “pebble” decisions built the capacity for one huge leap →walking away from a career, identity, and law firm she had invested years into →the difference between confidence and trusting yourself to figure it out →why irritation and agitation can be important information instead of something to regulate away →separating your worth from your work →the grief that can come with making the right decision →letting go of a professional identity without immediately replacing it with another label →work wounds and why they follow us if we don’t tend to them →what it means to ask, “How good can it get?” instead of only focusing on what could go wrong →starting a podcast, giving a TEDx talk, and continuing to stretch into greater visibility →the next dream Bree is finally ready to say out loud This is a conversation about career identity, self-trust, work wounds, and having the courage to listen when the life you built starts whispering that it’s time for something else. TEDx Talk Follow Bree on IG Executive Unschool CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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

  8. Sep 11

    102. Self-Trust Is Having a Moment | My Predictions for What Comes Next

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What happens when the thing you’ve been talking about for years suddenly starts showing up everywhere? In this solo episode, Emily talks about: →why she believes Self-Trust is entering the zeitgeist →how her work with Self-Trust evolved into The Self-Trust Model™ and Compass →why she intentionally avoided other Self-Trust content while building her own framework →what she’s noticing now as more people begin using the term Self-Trust →the idea of multiple discovery and why similar ideas can emerge at the same time →the excitement—and slight territorial tension—of watching your life’s work become a broader conversation →why more voices teaching Self-Trust can actually deepen the conversation →how different practitioners may teach Self-Trust through completely different lenses →the downside of oversimplifying ideas like intuition, anxiety, and keeping promises to yourself →why nuance, nervous system regulation, parts work, and context still matter →Emily’s prediction that Self-Trust may eventually become as familiar as self-love or self-compassion This is a conversation about watching a body of work move beyond you, staying curious about what others are discovering, and why Emily believes this is only the beginning for Self-Trust. CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you’d like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Get the book: You Can Trust Yourself EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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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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 curiosityrising.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Emily Romero
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    110
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Curiosity Rising
  • Show Website
    The Self-Trust Podcast

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