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

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Sep 4

    101. She Built a 7-Figure Business by Breaking the Rules | Permission to Pivot w/ Lacey Sites

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions Can you trust yourself to pivot when the dream no longer fits? In this episode, Emily and Lacey talk about: →stumbling into “The Thing” instead of starting with a perfect plan →leaving the dream job when staying would have meant abandoning her integrity →building a seven-figure business by doubling down on 1:1 work →why the business model everyone told her not to build became the key to her success →letting go of the pressure to scale in the way the industry says you should →changing your mind about the dream home, the dream marriage, and the dream life →why hard work can become an apology for being talented or successful →the childhood lesson that shaped Lacey’s relationship with abundance →leveraging your strengths instead of endlessly trying to fix yourself →trusting that even if you make the “wrong” decision, you can choose again This is a conversation about ambition, abundance, self-trust, and the permission to build a life that doesn’t just look good on paper—it feels good in your soul too. A Lit Up Life Follow Lacey on IG LITerally Podcast CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething Read how Lacey inspired me inside: 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

  7. Aug 28

    100. From Hidden Doodles to Published Illustrator | Reclaiming the Artist Within w/ Kasey Strobel

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What happens when the part of you that was once told to stay hidden becomes the thing that brings you back to life? In this episode, Emily and Kasey talk about: →reclaiming a childhood dream of becoming an artist →how creativity became a form of nervous system healing →moving from hidden doodles to illustrating Emily’s book →learning to claim the identity of “artist” →challenging the belief that art is “just a hobby” →motherhood as an invitation back into play →sharing creative work before it feels fully comfortable →why the slow path may be exactly what the dream needs This is a conversation about visibility, self-trust, inner-child healing, and what can happen when you stop hiding the parts of yourself that make you feel most alive. Kasey's Portfolio + Website Kasey Carol on Instagram CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething See the illustrations inside 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. Aug 21

    99. Becoming a Psychic Medium | From Corporate America to Spirit Work | Mo Medium

    Episode Notes: What happens when the gifts you’ve carried your whole life become impossible to ignore? In this episode, Emily and Mary O’Hara, also known as Mo Medium, talk about: →how grief became the catalyst for Mo’s spiritual awakening →the passing of her cousin Emily and the signs that followed →recognizing psychic and mediumship abilities she had experienced since childhood →leaving corporate America to become a full-time psychic medium →working with a mentor to strengthen and trust her gifts →what happened after a successful first year in business →spiritual burnout, depression, and losing connection with herself →protecting her energy and learning to return to herself →the difference between intuition and the doubt that comes after we overthink →using clairvoyance and art to draw loved ones, spirit guides, soulmates, and spirit babies This is a conversation about grief, intuition, spiritual gifts, self-trust, and what can happen when life keeps redirecting you toward the path that is truly yours. Book a Reading with MO Live Spirit Readings on TikTok ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions 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
    107
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Curiosity Rising
  • Show Website
    The Self-Trust Podcast

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