In this episode, Emily shares a deeply personal and practical breakdown of boundaries from the messy beginnings to the empowered now. Broadcasting from a meaningful place by the sea, she opens up about the experiences that shaped her understanding of boundaries across every area of life: relationships, motherhood, business, and the quiet moments no one sees. Emily takes listeners on a journey from burnout and over-functioning to clarity and alignment. She offers insight into how CEO-level boundaries protect not just your schedule, but your energy, your peace, and your vision. If you’ve ever wondered why you’re feeling scattered or stretched thin, this episode is the mirror and the map.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why boundaries without values don’t hold—and how to root them in what matters
• How boundaries play out in motherhood, business, friendship, and self-trust
• Why feeling guilty doesn’t mean you’re wrong
• What CEO-level boundaries look like in real life (and why you need them now)
• How holding boundaries with yourself builds unshakable self-trust

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In this episode, Emily explores the silent weight of expectations. The expectations that we place on others, and more critically, the ones we place on ourselves. With personal stories, grounded research, and practical tools, she talks you through what happens when we unknowingly hold ourselves to unrealistic standards, and how those unspoken rules quietly drain our energy. Emily unpacks the science of rumination, the cost of internal pressure, and five actionable tools to break the mental loop and return to presence. Hit play for this much needed reality check and a supportive space for anyone who feels like they’re doing it all and carrying too much.

What You’ll Learn

• How unspoken expectations influence your energy, relationships, and leadership
• The psychology and biology behind rumination and mental spirals
• Five grounding tools to interrupt thought loops and restore calm
• A step-by-step method to examine, release, and replace unrealistic self-expectations
• Why boundaries matter and how unmet expectations often call for clarity, not control

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In this episode, Emily is joined by her business partner, mindset coach Natalie Bernacchi. Together, they share their journey from total strangers to co‑founders, exploring the shifts that sparked their partnership. Listeners will discover how Emily and Natalie aligned their visions, building intentional routines, and launching a powerful hybrid mastermind called The Rocketship. With candid reflections, they dive into morning rituals, family travel, intuitive entrepreneurship, and the magic of building something meaningful with a trusted partner.

What you’ll learn:

• How Emily and Natalie met, connected, and said “yes” to building a business together
• The mindset shift from corporate identity to freedom and authenticity
• Why aligned community and energy are critical for success and how they found theirs
• The details of their daily morning routines, travel habits, and business rhythm
• What it really takes to build a hybrid mastermind: vision, partnership, logistics
• Their secrets for trusting intuition, embracing uncertainty, and living aligned

Questions Answered in This Episode

• What made Emily and Natalie decide to partner up and launch a business together?
• How did motherhood spark their shifts in priorities and purpose?
• How do morning routines and travel shape their personal and professional lives?
• What’s involved in creating The Rocket Ship Mastermind, and why that name?
• How do they navigate intuition, partnership, and scaling without losing the magic?

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Website: https://nataliebernacchi.com/

Instagram: @nataliebernacchi

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Emily shares six transformative lessons from her journey of building a soul-aligned business while homeschooling four kids and living a life rooted in freedom and purpose. Fresh off a month-long family trip to Japan—and powered by jet lag and coffee—she opens up about mindset shifts, the power of aligned support, and how she stopped shrinking her dreams to make others comfortable. With honesty and encouragement, Emily empowers ambitious moms to trust their inner wisdom, step boldly into visibility, and create a business that fits the life they actually want.

What you’ll learn:

• Why mindset isn’t just part of the strategy, it is the strategy
• How surrounding yourself with the right people accelerates growth
• What helped Emily overcome her fear of showing up on social media
• How to build a business that supports your family, values, and vision
• Why wanting more as a mom is a radical, powerful choice
• How to trust yourself even when the path feels unclear

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In this episode, Emily shares what it really looks like to work, travel, and parent four kids during a month-long adventure in Japan...all while running a business. From bathroom emergencies to sushi-fueled magic moments, she offers an honest look at the rhythms, mindset, and systems that make this lifestyle work. Emily also opens up about how she and her husband Darren divide roles at home and in business, what’s shifting in her work with Natalie, and the deep belief in freedom that underpins it all. Whether you’re dreaming of location freedom or building a business with kids in tow, this episode is a dose of real-talk encouragement and expansive visioning.

You’ll learn:

• How Emily and Darren structure their family life and work while traveling with four kids
• What her husband Darren actually does for work, and how it allows their family this kind of flexibility
• The truth about parenting and business on the road (spoiler: it’s messy and beautiful)
• How Emily’s business has evolved over the past six months
• Why launching two Mastermind cohorts changed everything
• What’s coming next for her business and website
• Their “division of labor” in marriage, business, and family
• How they’ve built their life around freedom and flexibility
• Real-life tips for navigating Tokyo with kids
• Emily’s honest answers to listener questions about travel, planning, and logistics

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From her AirBnB in Japan, Emily shares the behind-the-scenes of her family’s spontaneous month-long adventure to Japan with four kids under eight in tow. From a vision board dream to a real-life, memory-making journey, this episode dives into the aligned timing, imperfect planning, and deeply meaningful moments of worldschooling as a family. She reflects on travel as a powerful teacher, the lessons she’s applying to her business, and why freedom and flexibility aren’t optional—they’re everything.

What You’ll Learn:

• How Emily turned a casual birthday wish into a month-long family trip to Japan
• What it really looks like to worldschool four young kids across Tokyo
• The shift from “someday” to aligned action when the window opens
• Why letting go of the pressure to “get it right” created the best memories
• How travel is influencing the way Emily builds her business and supports her clients
• The family’s daily rhythm in Tokyo, from bakery hunts to navigating overstimulation
• Strategies that help balance structured activities with unstructured kid freedom
• Why flexibility and flow beat the “perfect itinerary” every time
• Core takeaways on intentional scheduling and designing a business that supports life
• Honest reflections on the hard moments, the big breakthroughs, and everything in between

CONNECT WITH EMILY:

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What if transformation didn’t have to be dramatic? In this episode, Emily explores the power of micro shifts—the subtle, sustainable changes that quietly reshape your life over time. Inspired by a conversation with a close friend (and recorded from JAPAN- we're here for a month!), this your official permission slip to embrace the season you’re in, whether you’re craving a full rebrand or just refining what already feels good.

What you’ll learn:

• Why micro shifts are just as powerful as radical reinventions
• The neuroscience behind why small changes stick
• How to use “I choose to” instead of “I should” to reclaim agency
• Tiny tweaks to your routine that build self-trust and presence
• Parenting-specific micro shifts that improve connection with your kids
• Why multitasking is overrated and how monotasking can change everything
• How to build habits that support your nervous system, not drain it
• Why small shifts are actually how you take your power back

CONNECT WITH EMILY:

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In this special episode, Emily sits down with her husband Darren for a no-holding-back conversation about marriage, business, parenting, and how they’ve intentionally redefined every “should” that didn’t fit. From startup struggles and worldschooling fears to gender role unlearning and what success really looks like to them now, this conversation is honest, vulnerable, and full of the messy middle that most couples don’t talk about.

They explore how they’ve navigated building an unconventional life together—while still learning to understand, challenge, and support each other in the process.

What you’ll learn:

• What Darren had to unlearn about traditional gender roles in marriage
• How their definition of success has evolved—and what they want their kids to internalize
• The mindset shift that made worldschooling feel less risky
• How they manage seasons of chaos without falling apart
• What it actually takes to build a freedom-based lifestyle
• The surprising thing Emily wishes more women would hear from their husbands
• Why their dynamic works—even when it’s the opposite of “traditional”
• A behind-the-scenes look at how they make big life decisions as a team
• How they navigate judgment and unsolicited opinions from others
• The real reason Emily wanted Darren on the podcast first (and how it almost backfired)

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