The Self-Trust Podcast

Emily Romero
  • 5.0 (17)
  • Self-Improvement
  • Updated Weekly

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. 6d ago

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Aug 14

    98. Childhood Dreams Don't Expire | Becoming a Professional Actress w/ Eva Gagnon

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What if the dream you’re being called back to has been waiting for you since childhood? In this guest episode, Emily talks with Eva Gagnon about returning to a childhood dream of professional acting after decades away. What began as a quiet love for performance in childhood — and later became a theater major in college — was eventually set aside as life unfolded through graduate school, marriage, motherhood, and a meaningful career as a therapist and coach. But the dream never disappeared. It simply waited for the right season to return. Eva shares how growing up in an immigrant family shaped her beliefs around stability, safety, and what felt possible, and how those inherited survival strategies impacted her nervous system, her self-worth, and her ability to receive the dream she had always desired. Together, she and Emily explore what it means to trust the timing of your life, to stop measuring success by outcome alone, and to realize that sometimes doing the thing is already the win. They also talk about the unexpected way this dream came back through Eva’s daughter, and how supporting her child’s acting journey became the portal back into her own. This is a conversation about visibility, fear of failure, motherhood, self-trust, joy, and the possibility of building a life that can hold both stability and dreams. Eva's Coaching Website Acting IG CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething 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. Aug 7

    97. Solo Travel, Plant Medicine, and Finding Food Freedom | Haley Smith

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What if the thing you think you’re doing is only part of the story? In this guest episode, Emily talks with Haley Smith about solo travel, plant medicine, and the deeper healing journey that unfolded underneath both. What began, consciously, as a six-month solo trip to South Africa and Bali became something far more unexpected: a profound shift in Haley’s relationship with food, her body, and the inherited patterns she had been carrying for years. Haley shares how this journey was built through heartbreak, small daily choices, and the slow cultivation of self-trust long before she ever boarded the plane. Together, she and Emily explore what it means to follow the itch to travel, rebuild confidence through tiny decisions, and trust the next step before you can see the full path. They also dive into the powerful role of plant medicine and, just as importantly, the integration that followed. This is a conversation about loneliness, perfectionism, control, grandmothers, generational healing, and the quiet ways a life can begin to rewire from the inside out. Holistic Fertility Clinic Haley's IG Related Episodes from the past season: Solo Travel & Self-Trust CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething 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. Jul 17

    96. New Cities, New Clarity & Moms on Mushrooms?

    Episode Notes: ✨ Waitlist for 2027 Immersions What starts to become possible when you slowly emerge from the postpartum cave? In this solo episode, Emily shares updates on: →writing again through the lens of early motherhood and Self-Trust →finding a crone, mentor, and therapist for this season of life →what she wants to explore in future solo episodes →the next guest episode themes, including travel, childhood dreams, business, and microdosing →the 2027 Luxury Immersions expanding beyond Colorado This is a conversation about postpartum clarity, creative return, the evolution of the work, and what can happen when you allow the next chapter to reveal itself slowly. 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. May 8

    95. Trusting the Pause | Postpartum Life be Lifeing

    Apply for the FINAL 1-1 Luxury Immersion for 2026 Join the next GROUP CONSULTATION CONNECT WITH EMILY: Have questions or topics you'd like to hear about? Reach out and connect! Substack Instagram Email List Luxury Immersions: @finallydothething EPISODE SPONSORS: DESCRIPT: Get 50% off your first 2 months LMNT: Get a free sample pack KION: Get 10% off 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
    103
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Curiosity Rising
  • Show Website
    The Self-Trust Podcast

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