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Cut the Cord: How to Release Energetic Ties & Reclaim Your Power

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a loop; replaying conversations, holding onto old hurt, or feeling emotionally drained by a person or situation this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, I’m diving into the world of energetic cord cutting: what it is, why it matters, and how it can help you finally move forward when mindset work alone just isn’t shifting things.

We explore how energetic ties form through our relationships and life experiences, and why not all cords are unhealthy—but some can quietly keep you stuck in patterns of anxiety, frustration, or emotional heaviness. If thinking about someone (or something) brings up tension, anger, or that familiar “ugh” feeling… it might be time to clear it.

I also walk you through how I use guided visualisation in my coaching sessions to help clients safely release these ties—allowing them to let go, reclaim their energy, and create space for something new.

Because here’s the truth: you don’t have to keep carrying what’s already happened. You get to choose what you take forward.

🌿 In This Episode I Cover:

• What energetic cords are and how they form
• Why some connections become draining or unhealthy
• How unresolved experiences can keep you stuck in repeating patterns
• The link between your thoughts, emotions, and energetic attachments
• How cord cutting helps you release, reset, and move forward

💫 Ready to Try It for Yourself?

I’ve created a free guided cord cutting meditation to help you feel lighter, clearer, and more like yourself again—in just 15 minutes.

👉 You’ll find it HERE.

And if something deeper is ready to shift for you, you’re so welcome to book a discovery call with me HERE. We can explore what’s coming up for you and how I can support you in moving through it.

💌 Let’s Stay Connected

If you try the meditation, I’d genuinely love to hear how it lands for you—come and share with me on Instagram @EmmaOBrienCoach.

You don’t need to spend years stuck in old stories.

Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do… is let go.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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In this episode of Lemons & Pineapples, I’m talking about Shamanic Soul Retrieval; one of the most requested sessions I offer, and one of the most powerful ways to reconnect to yourself when you feel lost, disconnected, or like you’re living life on autopilot.

Soul retrieval is about reclaiming the parts of you that got pushed into the background for safety — often in response to trauma (big T or small t). It’s not about “fixing” you. It’s about bringing you back into wholeness.

In this episode, I cover:

• What shamans mean by soul loss (and how it can show up in everyday life)
• Common signs: feeling like you don’t belong, losing joy/creativity, over-functioning, people-pleasing, fear of being seen
• A personal story from my childhood that shaped a long-standing fear of being judged or “looking stupid”
• What happens in a soul retrieval session (journeying, finding the wound + the belief contract, restoring essence)
• Power animals as archetypal allies (including an owl example)
• Why integration is the key — insight alone doesn’t shift your life, action and nurturing do

Ready to work together?

If you’re feeling disconnected from yourself, your voice, or your direction, soul retrieval can be a beautiful way to reconnect with your authenticity and your power.

You can book a free call HERE or book a session directly HERE.
And if you’re in Johannesburg, you’re warmly invited to my Weaving a New Way weekend workshop (14–15 March) - find out more and book HERE.

DM me on Instagram: @EmmaOBrienCoach if you have questions or want to share what landed for you.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Have you reached the end of this year and realised… nothing has really changed?

In this episode of Lemons & Pineapples, I’m speaking directly to you if you promised yourself last year would be different — and you’re now finding yourself in the same relationship, the same financial loop, the same job, or the same patterns that have followed you for years.

If 2025 is coming to a close and you’re feeling frustrated, disappointed, or quietly asking yourself “How am I still here?” — this episode is for you.

I share honestly about why real change doesn’t happen just because we want it to, and what actually needs to shift so that 2026 doesn’t become another repeat of the past. We often know what actions we should take, but still don’t take them — and the reason for that lives much deeper than motivation or willpower.

In this episode, I invite you to slow down and reflect on:

• Why familiarity keeps us stuck more than fear
• How unconscious beliefs drive our choices around relationships, money, and career
• Why we avoid difficult conversations and big decisions
• How self-worth sits at the centre of lasting change
• The real cost of staying exactly where you are for another year

I walk you through three powerful questions that will help you identify what hasn’t changed, why it hasn’t changed, and what needs to shift internally for your external reality to finally move.

This episode is also a personal declaration. I share my own commitment to doing things differently — and I invite you to make that commitment with me.

I also share details of my New Year Reflection & Intention Setting Workshop, where I’ll guide you through reflecting on 2025, releasing what hasn’t worked, and consciously stepping into the version of you who finishes 2026 in a very different place.

Sign up to the New Year Workshop HERE.

If you’re tired of telling yourself “next year will be different” and you’re ready to understand what actually creates change — this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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In this episode my guest Devin Moore shares his story of creating an anti-bullying platform and how he's been inspired to promote unity, acceptance and kindness through a children's book, workshops and speaking engagements.

We talk about:

• What constitutes bullying
• How to address bullying in the workplace
• Devin's transition from being a victim of bullying at school to being an inspirational speaker
• What is means to be an upstander
• How anger can be a useful emotion to inspire change
• The art of unbiased listening
• How to better communicate for mutual understanding
• Devin's anti-bullying book

I'm a big proponent of effective communication in order to better get along with our fellow humans, so I really enjoyed this conversation and the wisdom that Devin had to share.

Buy a copy of Devin's book here.
Connect with Devin online here and here.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Worry is a multifaceted feeling. Sometimes it’s a construct of your mind, as in you spend time worrying about what might happen in the future or ruminating over something that has happened already and, in the process, keep your feelings of anxiety alive and kicking. Or, you could be worrying about something that’s not happened yet and quite possibly never will.

Either way, being in a constant state of worry is uncomfortable, stressful and can spoil your ability to be present and enjoy life.

In this episode I share  ways you can soothe your worried mind and stop being ruled by your negative thought patterns.

I talk about:

• Paying attention to your worry
• Knowing when to act on your worry and when to let it go
• Strategies to mitigate the feeling of worry
• How you can reduce and even stop feeling worried 
• Navigating money worries
• When to seek professional help
• How subconscious beliefs play into our worried thoughts
• Facing worry head on

I’m very passionate about helping folks overcome worry and anxiety, so if this episode resonated with you and you’d like to chat about how I can help, please pop me an email - emma@emmaobriencoach.com

I also have a FREE ‘4 Ways to Soothe your Anxious Mind’ online workshop which you can access here.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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In this episode of the podcast, my guest Andrea Bentley shares her journey from a codependent marriage to courageously stepping out as a single mum of 5!

We talk about:

• What sets up a pattern of codependency
• Why forgiveness work is so powerful when big life changes occur
• How to get to the root of issues so you can heal yourself
• Cultivating self belief
• The importance of following your dreams & doing what you love
• The impact of the people you surround yourself with
• How to ask for help when you need it
• Walking away from relationships that no longer serve you
• A valuable question to ask yourself if you're feeling stuck
• Creating space for new relationships and opportunities to come up

This is an episode packed with pearls of wisdom from an inspirational lady.

Connect with Andrea on Instagram here.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Helpless, hopeless, pointless, shut down, exhausted and a deep desire to go on a semi-permanent Netflix binge are just some of the delights you can expect to experience when you’re feeling overwhelmed. 

Overwhelm occurs when you’re mentally and emotionally burdened by a situation or circumstance you don’t feel in control of and don’t see a way out of. It’s often accompanied by its party pals; procrastination, anxiety and worry making it a particularly unwelcome visitor.

In this episode, I share 12 ways you can reduce overwhelm and lessen the mental load on your mind so you can function more calmly in your day to day life.

Pop me a DM on Instagram @emmaobriencoach to let me know which is your favourite tip!

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Our gut is often described as our second brain and with jolly good reason.

In this episode, my guest Dr Katie Murphy shares how our gut affects our brain, why what we eat affects our mental health and how you can improve your second brain's functioning with some simple diet tweaks.

We talk about:

• What happens in our gut and how it affects our brains
• How what we eat affects our cognitive functioning
• The link between our gut and nervous system
• What our gut tells us about anxiety and stress
• 3 tips for improving gut health
• The value of probiotics and how to choose good ones
• How to soothe your stress response

There is a huge amount of valuable information in this episode and I hope it inspires you to see your gut in an entirely different light.

As promised, here are some notes about probiotics:

- Recent clinical trials have shown that specific strains of probiotics are capable of regulating mood imbalances, stress, anxiety, and depression. 

- The unique combination of Lactobacillus helveticus, Bifidobacterium longum, and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus has been clinically proven to work together to improve the microbiome and alleviate symptoms associated with stress, anxiety, depression, improve mood balance.

- Specifically, Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum have been shown to improve serotonin levels in the gut.

- Taking a probiotic that includes these 3 particular strains can help you balance this complex system

Get in touch with Katie on Instagram here and Facebook here.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Do you get in your own way on a regular basis? Have you got repeating patterns of boom and bust? Does failure regularly follow success despite your best efforts?

In this episode, my guest Maya Mendoza and I talk about self sabotage, what it is, why we do it and how to break the pattern.

We talk about:

• What self sabotage can look like
• How our unmet (and often unconscious) needs affect our behaviour
• Making friends with your self sabotaging parts
• Why living as an adult through a lens of childhood trauma can cause us to self sabotage
• Ancestral programming around money
• How our beliefs define our reality (great news - you can change these)
• Where to place your mind in order to create the life you want
• Finding ways to soothe anxiety
• Somatic healing vs talk therapy
• Learning to value yourself and your gifts

I really enjoyed this episode, it's packed with pearls of wisdom to help you heal and reach the success level you desire. Enjoy!

Find Maya online here.

Connect with her on Instagram here.

Buy Maya's book here.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.

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Are you tired of living and working the same old, same old routine? Fed up of being stuck in a business, career, life or relationship rut? This episode is for you.

I'm an expert on stuckness, that's not really something to brag about, but as a result, I'm also an expert on getting unstuck. And that's what this episode is all about.

I share:

• What being stuck feels like
• Signs you're stuck
• The role overwhelm plays in keeping you in a rut
• Overcoming fear of change
• Why I dislike comfort zones
• 4 questions you can ask yourself to get unstuck
• Recognising unhelpful behaviour patterns so you can change them

If this resonated, I invite you to watch my FREE '7 Steps to Getting Unstuck' workshop which you can access here.

I share 7 ways you can get clear on what's keeping you stuck and what you want instead so you can create an action plan and actually make progress. This workshop is packed with practical strategies and actions to help you out of overwhelm and get back on track.

If you’re done playing small and ready to lead yourself — you’re in the right place.

I’m Emma O’Brien — Martha Beck trained and certified life coach, HeartMath practitioner, and shamanic healer helping high-achieving women stop second-guessing themselves and finally trust their own voice.

Through nervous system re-calibration, strategic coaching, and deep energetic work, I help you move from self-doubt to self-trust so you can create a life you actually want to be in — no external approval required.

🌀 Want to work together?

 Explore the 6-week Nervous System Reset, 1:1 coaching, or Shamanic Soul Retrieval sessions here: emmaobriencoach.com

Questions or ready to chat?

 DM me on Instagram @emmaobriencoach
or book a free connection call HERE.