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Wild & Waking
Wild & Waking is more than a podcast—it’s a sacred return to who you’ve always been. This space is for the woman standing at the edge of everything she’s outgrown. The one who’s checked all the boxes, followed all the rules, and still feels the quiet ache for something more honest. More alive. More hers. She’s begun the unraveling—of roles, expectations, and identities that no longer fit. She’s remembering the voice beneath the noise, the rhythm beneath the hustle, the truth beneath the…
Episodes
Wild & Waking223 | Mary Magdalene and the Stories We Were Never Told with Olivia Magdalena
For many women raised within Christianity, Mary Magdalene exists somewhere in the background of the story: present at the tomb, vaguely associated with sexual…
Wild & Waking222 | My Easiest Launch EVER, a Case of Mastitis, and the Spiritual Meaning of Getting Knocked TF Out
I had the easiest, fastest, most magnetic launch of my life, and less than 48 hours later, I was flat on my back with mastitis, unable to lift my head off the…
Wild & Waking221 | Neutral Is Anything But: Using Your Voice in Business and Beyond with Colleen Nichols
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by entrepreneur, author, and personal branding expert Colleen Nichols for a candid conversation about mixing…
Wild & Waking220 | You Are Protected: Invoking Spiritual Support to Sustain Your Energy in a Fractured World with Michelle Cassandra Johnson
We are living through a time of profound unraveling. The pace and weight of what is happening around us can leave our attention scattered, our nervous systems…
Wild & Waking219 | A Quickie on Outsourcing Your Power: Whose Approval Are You Still Seeking?
Many of us learned that goodness was attached to obedience, obedience to approval, approval to belonging, and belonging to safety. Before long, we became…
Wild & Waking218 | Mundane Magic: How to Use Science and Spirituality to Hack Your Brain and Get Stuff Done with Molly Donlan
What if your spiritual practice didn’t require another elaborate ritual, expensive collection of crystals, or unchecked box on your already-overwhelming to-do…
Wild & Waking217 | A Note on Radical Authenticity and the Ripple Effect of Saying Yes
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m reflecting on what it means to finally arrive in a version of yourself you are no longer afraid to let other people…
Wild & Waking216 | Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made with Kristin Kobes Du Mez
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by New York Times bestselling author and historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez to discuss her new book, Live Laugh Love…
Wild & Waking215 | The Good Girl’s Descent: When Becoming Yourself Feels Like Dying
There comes a point in a woman’s becoming when the identities that once helped her survive begin to limit how fully she can live. Being the good girl, the…
Wild & Waking214 | Living Ritual: How to Infuse Each Day with Purpose and Spirit with Tracee Stanley
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by bestselling author and spiritual teacher Tracee Stanley for a conversation about living ritual, presence…
Wild & Waking213 | Are Your Beliefs Actually Yours? Identity, Influence, and the Stories Shaping Your Reality with Sridaya Srivatsan
In Episode 213 of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by manifestation coach, former public policy researcher, and speaker Sridaya Srivatsan for a fascinating…
Wild & Waking212 | The Wheel of the Year 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Seasonal Living
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m sharing a beginner-friendly introduction to the Wheel of the Year - a seasonal calendar shaped by the solstices…
Wild & Waking211 | Let the Veil Fall: Reclaiming Intuition, Self-Trust, and the Magic Within with Kelsey Anderson
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined once again by author, energy intuitive, soul guide, and dear friend Kelsey Anderson for a conversation about…
Wild & Waking210 | Cheers to Four Years: Doing It Scared, Gathering in Growth, and Evolving Along the Way
Four years, 210 episodes, two more babies, one podcast rebrand, and countless conversations that have changed the way I understand myself, my work, and the…
Wild & Waking209 | Beyond the Tradwife Fantasy: Agrarian Resilience, Political Identity, and Rural Belonging with Jack Thomas
In Episode 209 of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Jack Thomas, a self-taught regenerative farmsteader, food and homesteading educator, printmaker, writer, and…
Wild & Waking208 | When the Woman You Were Feels Far Away: Postpartum Depression, Grief, Loneliness, and Holding Duality
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m sharing honestly about a season of postpartum depression, anxiety, identity loss, and the strange loneliness of…
Wild & Waking207 | Self(ish) Motherhood: Raising Daughters Beyond the Good Girl Script with Paige Christiansen
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Paige Christiansen, Co-Founder and CEO of Self(ish), behavioral strategist, entrepreneur, and Human Design…
Wild & Waking206 | The Astrology of Politics, Power, and Collective Change with Lesley Brock
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Lesley Brock, policy analyst, writer, astrologer, and founder of Smartt Takes and Smartt Strategies, for a…
Wild & Waking205 | A Listener-Inspired Q&A on Wanting More, the In-Between, Being Witnessed, and the Avalanche of Awakening
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, Emily is coming to you from the very real, very human middle of summer with four kids, four months postpartum, big…
Wild & Waking204 | Where Healing Meets Human Rights: Consent, Reiki, Privilege, and the Practice of Being Alive with Nadine Donselaar
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Nadine Donselaar, Human Rights lawyer, Reiki and Kriya Yoga teacher, women’s mentor, and author of Your Journey…
Wild & Waking203 | Stop Choosing Neutral: Identity Integration, Self-Expression, and the Full-Color Life
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m sharing what it feels like to finally experience identity integration after a long season of uncertainty, darkness…
Wild & Waking202 | Becoming Unbound: Breaking Generational Expectations, Healing Burnout with Ayurveda, and Reclaiming Your Worth with Serena Arora
In this episode, I’m joined by Serena Arora, international bestselling author of Unbound: An Immigrant Daughter’s Journey of Reckoning, Unraveling Shame, and…
Wild & Waking201 | Rebuilding Self-Trust: Why Mindset Isn’t Enough—and What Actually Creates Change with Andrea Tessier
In this episode, Rebuilding Self-Trust: Why Mindset Isn’t Enough–and What Actually Creates Change, we sit down with Self-Trust Coach, IFS Practitioner, and…
Wild & Waking200 | Marriage, Deconstruction, and the Wild Work of Becoming with Andrew Reuschel
Episode 200 is here, and I can’t think of a more fitting person to join me than my husband, Andrew. When the podcast hit 100 episodes back in 2024, Andrew came…
Wild & Waking199 | Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Womb: Cycles, Conception, and Coming Back to Your Body with Womb Witch Holly
In this episode, Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Womb: Cycles, Conception, and Coming Back to Your Body, we dive into a conversation that so many women are…
Wild & Waking198 | Making It Without Losing It: Holding Ambition, Success, Motherhood, Joy, and the Pressure to Do It All with Jess Ekstrom
In this episode, Making It Without Losing It: Holding Ambition, Success, Motherhood, Joy, and the Pressure to Do It All, I sit down with bestselling author and…
Wild & Waking197 | Raising Kids Who Can Think for Themselves: How We Teach Discernment, Belief, and Self-Trust
In this episode, Raising Kids Who Can Think for Themselves: How We Teach Discernment, Belief, and Self-Trust, I’m sharing a conversation that has been coming…
Wild & Waking196 | Let It Be Easy: Healing Money Splinters, Self-Worth, and the Fear of Going First with Dr. Ezzie Spencer
In this episode, Let It Be Easy: Healing Money Splinters, Self-Worth, and the Fear of Going First, I sit down with money mentor and author Dr. Ezzie Spencer…
Wild & Waking195 | I Practiced My Keynote by Recording This Episode (Let's Talk About Coming Home to Yourself)
In this behind-the-scenes solo episode of Wild & Waking, I’m inviting you into a very real moment in my life — the night before stepping onto a stage to…
Wild & Waking194 | Productivity Is Personal: Using Astrology and Human Design to Let Go of Hustle Without Losing Momentum with Chelsey Newmyer
In this episode of Wild & Waking, I sit down with productivity coach and creator of the Cosmic Productivity Method, Chelsey Newmyer, for a conversation about…
Wild & Waking193 | End Emotional Outsourcing: Self-Trust, Interdependence, and the Future of Relational Care with Beatriz Victoria Albina, NP, MPH, SEP
In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Wild & Waking, I sit down with Beatriz Victoria Albina, NP, MPH, SEP—UCSF-trained Nurse Practitioner, Somatic…
Wild & Waking192 | Emily Gets Interviewed: Sacred Rage, Self-Trust & Leadership in the Collective Awakening
In this special reverse interview episode, the tables turn as Emily Reuschel, host of the Wild & Waking podcast, sits in the guest seat for a powerful…
Wild & Waking191 | Softness, Rage, and Sovereignty: Reclaiming the Divine Feminine
In this solo episode of Wild & Waking, Emily explores the many conversations happening right now around the divine feminine, and why so many of them feel…
Wild & Waking190 | From Burnout to Functional Wellness: Worthiness, Nervous System Healing, Minerals, and Frequency Medicine with Hope Pedraza
In this episode of Wild & Waking, Emily sits down with Hope Pedraza, a functional wellness practitioner who works at the intersection of science, energetics…
Wild & Waking189 | The Wild & Waking Journey: Rise
This episode marks the powerful finale of the four-part Wild & Waking Journey series — and we are closing with the phase that changes everything: The Rise…
Wild & Waking188 | The Collapse of Good Girl Conditioning: Reinventing Your Business, Identity, and Desire with Sara Dann
In this episode of Wild & Waking, Emily sits down with business coach Sara Dann for a bold, honest conversation about what happens when the “good girl” way of…
Wild & Waking187 | The Wild & Waking Journey: Reclamation
The Wild & Waking Journey: Reclamation is Part 3 of a four-part solo series exploring the Wild & Waking Framework—a cyclical, soul-deep map for identity…
Wild & Waking186 | Your Soul’s Story: Past Lives, Akashic Records, and Ancestral Healing with Leyla the Healer
What if the challenges you face today didn’t begin in this lifetime? What if the patterns, wounds, and fears that keep resurfacing are echoes of your soul’s…
Wild & Waking185 | The Wild & Waking Journey: Remembering
The Remembering is the second chapter in a four-part solo series exploring the Wild & Waking Framework — a cyclical, soul-deep map for personal growth…
Wild & Waking184 | The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself with Arielle Estoria
Change is the one constant we can’t escape, and as author, poet, and speaker Arielle Estoria reminds us, it’s not something to fear, but to honor. In this…
Wild & Waking183 | The Wild & Waking Journey: Unraveling
The Wild & Waking Journey: Unraveling marks the beginning of a four-part solo series exploring the Wild & Waking Framework — a cyclical, soul-deep map for…
Wild & Waking182 | Breaking Generational Cycles: Ancestral Astrology, Mother Wounds & Soul-Level Parenting with Annie Bertrand
In this powerful continuation of our conversation, Annie Bertrand returns to take us deeper into her signature work: ancestral astrology, mother wounds, karmic…
Wild & Waking181 | Before You Begin: 5 Truths for Any New Season, Identity, or Fresh Start
In this grounded solo episode, Emily shares five transformative truths to support you at the edge of any new season, identity shift, or fresh start. Whether…
Wild & Waking180 | From Achievement to Fulfillment: Embodied Self-Trust, Pleasure & Presence with Hélène Caniac
What happens when you’ve done everything right, hit the milestones, followed the plan, built the “good life” and still feel like something’s missing? In this…
Wild & Waking179 | The 2025 Books That Shaped My Wild & Waking Journey
This week, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own evolution through one of my favorite portals: reading. In this end-of-year solo episode, I walk you…
Wild & Waking178 | We’ll All Be Free: The Systemic and Cultural Roots That Shape Our Identity and Self-Worth with Caroline J. Sumlin
In this conversation, Emily sits down with author, educator, and speaker Caroline J. Sumlin to explore the ideas behind her groundbreaking book, We’ll All Be…
Wild & Waking177 | Astrology 101: How to Read Your Birth Chart with Annie Bertrand
If astrology has always felt like a foreign language full of symbols, glyphs, houses, nodes, and mysterious lines running across a wheel you are in exactly the…
Wild & Waking176 | Energy & Awakening: Shadow Work, Spiritual Hygiene, and Transforming Your Home’s Energy with Nicolle Merrilyne
In this powerful and multi-dimensional conversation, Emily sits down with intuitive healer, medium, and spiritual mentor, Nicolle Merrilyne, to explore the…
Wild & Waking175 | The Slow Burn of Becoming: How Subtle Shifts Transform Your Entire Reality
So often we expect transformation to be loud, dramatic, or instantly recognizable. But the truth is that personal evolution rarely happens in one defining…
Wild & Waking174 | Healing Purity Culture through Pleasure, Power & the Truth of Mary Magdalene with Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton
What if your desire isn’t dangerous, but divine? In this deeply transformative episode, Emily sits down with Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton, an intimacy coach…
Wild & Waking173 | Embracing the Dark Half of the Year: Rest, Reflection, and the Wisdom of Wintering
What if you stopped dreading the darker months and started seeing them as sacred? In this episode, Emily invites you to embrace the descent into the dark half…
Wild & Waking172 | The Growth Gap: Choosing Yourself Without Losing Each Other with Marriage Coach Maggie Reyes
What happens when your personal evolution begins to stretch the space between you and your partner? In this deeply honest and compassionate conversation, Emily…
Wild & Waking171 | Life Is the Occasion: The Beautiful, Brutal Art of Holding the Darkness, Creating the Magic, and Being Fully Alive
Life is tender and messy and miraculous all at once. In this solo episode, Emily invites you into a reflection on the beautiful, brutal art of holding it…
Wild & Waking170 | Attachment, Shame, and Identity: The Sacred Work of Embodiment & Self-Devotion with Yarrow Kae
In this potent conversation, I sit down with Yarrow Kae—a mentor, spiritual guide, healer, and clinically trained therapist who bridges ancient wisdom with…
Wild & Waking169 | Unlocking the Quantum Field: Soul Alignment, Manifestation, & Infinite Possibility with Kathleen Pitt
What happens when you realize the life you worked so hard to build doesn’t actually feel like your own? In this week’s episode of Wild & Waking, I sit down…
Wild & Waking168 | From Productivity to Presence: Why the World Needs You, Not Just Your Output
What if your worth wasn’t tied to how much you produce, how many tasks you complete, or how many boxes you check off the list? In this episode of Wild &…
Wild & Waking167 | How My Reiki Attunement Weekend Unlocked Magic, Healing, Creativity & Self-Trust
Have you ever wondered what really happens during a Reiki attunement? In this solo episode, I’m sharing my honest, unfiltered experience from my Reiki I & II…
Wild & Waking166 | Living in Tune: How Intuition, Subconscious Reprogramming, and Soul Strategy Lead to Purpose and Prosperity with Liz Roberta
Have you ever felt the tension between following the “logical path” you were taught to take and the deeper pull of your intuition? In this episode of Wild &…
Wild & Waking165 | Integration Lags Behind Revelation: Embodying Breakthroughs, Living Between Worlds, and the Desire to Be Fully Seen
Have you ever had a powerful breakthrough — an awakening, an expansion, a deep inner revelation — only to feel frustrated when it doesn’t immediately translate…
Wild & Waking164 | Shove Your Shoulds: Rebuild Self-Trust, Make Aligned Decisions, and Live the Bold Life You Deserve with Jessica Frew
What happens when the life you planned completely unravels—and you’re forced to decide who you really are without the “shoulds”? In this episode of the Wild &…