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29: Solo Ep. 5: Redefining Success Before You Reach a Breaking Point

Emily reflects on her experience speaking at the 2026 Pool Nation Women Summit and shares some of the most important lessons from her Success, Rewritten keynote.

Emily looks back at the early years of her career when being constantly busy, needed, and productive felt like proof that she was successful. Behind that success, however, she was slowly burning herself out. She shares how a manic episode and hospitalization at 28 forced her to reconsider her relationship with work, boundaries, mental health, and her own identity.

She also explains why no one else can manage your output for you, why…

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