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If you've been doing all the inner work- the journaling, the therapy, the mindset shifts- and still feel like you're spinning in the same old patterns, this episode is for you.

It's all about how sometimes the missing piece is changing your environment. So much can happen and shift when you switch up where you are and who you surround yourself with.

I'm joined by my incredibly wise friend Jelena, who has been on the podcast so many times we've lost count, and honestly, our conversations never get old. We recently reunited in Thailand and I knew after our time together it was time to record another episode.

The topic we're diving into today is one that I think is genuinely underrated in the personal development world: your environment.

We talk a lot about doing the internal work, but what happens when that work isn't landing because everything around you is still keeping you stuck?

Jelena spent 15 years in corporate banking in London before her life completely turned upside down at the end of her twenties. Her thirties have been a radical journey of self-discovery, moving countries, changing her entire social world, and stepping into her calling as a somatic coach and breathwork facilitator. We met on a trip to Costa Rica when both of us were in moments of real transition — and that trip itself is actually a perfect example of what this episode is all about.

In this episode we cover:

• Why doing the inner work alone isn't always enough — and what the missing piece so often is
• Jelena's fish-in-dirty-water analogy that will genuinely change how you think about personal growth
• The nervous system piece: why your body keeps dragging you back to old patterns even when your mind knows better
• How both of us have used new environments as a catalyst for massive life change
• Why retreats are such a powerful incubator — and what makes a transformational coaching retreat different from a regular wellness trip
• The magic of being in a room with women who are walking the same path as you
• Jelena's experience co-hosting the Align Retreat with me in 2023 — and why the friendships formed there are still going strong
• Following your breadcrumbs and trusting the nudges that lead you somewhere new
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✨ Ready to change your environment? The Turning Retreat is your invitation.

Everything we talked about in this episode: the power of new environments, the incubator effect of retreats, the transformation that happens when you're surrounded by women doing this work , that is exactly what I've designed the Turning Retreat to be.

October 4–10, 2026 | Koh Samui, Thailand

A week inside one of the most stunning wellness resorts on the island, nestled in the jungle and minutes from where I actually live. We're going to go deep - somatic work, a transformational coaching program written by me, a cacao ceremony, a floating sound bath, and breathwork and energy healing with our incredible guest facilitator Kady Gummerson

We have a beautiful group of women already booked in, and there are still spots left.

If something in this episode is pulling you toward it, that's not an accident. It's divine timing!

For more information: see the retreat details ⁠https://www.turning30coach.com/turningretreat2026⁠

Book a retreat consult call with me: https://calendar.app.google/TZ2xSbfuqoaBDr6k7

Connect with Jelena:

Find her previous episodes linked below: including the very first one we recorded together that broke my download records.

And if you're a facilitator, spaceholder, yoga teacher, or therapist, go check out her Step Up programme and her breathwork teacher training (next in-person cohort in Ibiza, September).

https://www.andalso.space/breathworkteachertraining

Introducing my brand new free workshop, Quit Dating: How to Find Love in Your 30s by Quitting Dating. 🎥 Watch it here for free before July 2nd.

If dating apps have started to feel sticky, draining, or like they're just not working no matter how much effort you put in, this episode (and the workshop) will explain why "trying harder" is rarely the answer, and what to do instead.

In this episode:

• Why I believe dating isn't actually a numbers game — and why cookie-cutter 2026 dating advice misses the point
• The Kabbalah concept behind why effort alone doesn't bring love closer
• The real story of quitting the apps the week before my 35th birthday — and meeting my husband three months later

• An invitation to stop forcing what's depleting you and start refilling your own cup instead

☀️ Join the Summer of You challenge inside Turning — starting July 6th. Eight weeks of daily journal prompts, weekly pep talks from me, and a 24/7 community of women doing the work alongside you. You'll declare your skill to master, your experience to have, your connection to focus on, your boundary to set, and your daily habit to stick to. Doors close again July 6th.

THE TURNING RETREAT 2026: KOH SAMUI, THAILAND

If this episode resonates with you, I want you to know about something very special...

This October, I'm hosting a 7-day immersive coaching and wellness retreat for women in their 30s at Absolute Sanctuary in Koh Samui, Thailand. October 4-10.

Daily coaching, breathwork, yoga, a floating sound bath ceremony, Thai cooking, and a closing beach ceremony at sunset. All meals, accommodation, and airport transfers included.

This is the kind of portal-opening, soul-level work we talk about in this episode, but in person, surrounded by 16 incredible women.

5 spots are already filled. Early bird pricing ends soon - these are the final days to book at the special rate.

Only 11 spots remaining.

Book your spot now: https://www.turning30coach.com/turningretreat2026

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

I recorded this episode while on a solo trip in Vietnam. I was cycling through the rice paddy fields in Hoi An when it hit me: how did this moment become available to me? How did I create a life where this was even possible?

And that's what I want to talk about today. The portal of possibility, and how to open it so you can stop living the life you were taught to want and start living the life you actually desire.

What we cover:

• Why most of us are manifesting from the wrong place. We're manifesting from inside a small box of social conditioning, timelines, and expectations that were never ours to begin with.

• The portal of possibility. What it is, how I first opened it in my own life, and how you can too.

• The difference between what you want and what you've been taught to want. This is deeper than it sounds, and it's often the reason manifestation doesn't work.

• Why it doesn't need to make logical sense. Your soul didn't come here to live out the path laid out by those who came before you.

• The vessel concept from Kabbalah. When your vessel is shaped by fear and conditioning, you attract experiences that match that, not what you actually want.

• How to know what you really want. It starts with asking: when do you feel most like yourself? What lights you up? When was the last time things felt in flow?

• Following the breadcrumbs. Your future self is constantly pulling you in the direction you're meant to go. The nudges aren't random. Listen to them.

This episode is for you if...

You're in the messy middle and not sure what you want next

The path laid out for you feels boring, uninspiring, or just... not right

There are things you want but you're afraid you can't have them

You've been feeling stuck, funky, or like things aren't flowing

You're ready to make a bold decision but need a nudge

CONNECT WITH EMMA

Instagram: @turning30coach

Join the Turning Community waitlist

Book the Turning Retreat: https://www.turning30coach.com/turningretreat2026

🌴 THE TURNING RETREAT 2026 — KOH SAMUI, THAILAND

Before we dive in, I have something exciting to share. This October, I'm hosting a 7-day immersive coaching and wellness retreat for women in their 30s at Absolute Sanctuary in Koh Samui, Thailand.

From October 4-10, 16 women will gather for daily coaching workshops, breathwork, yoga, a floating sound bath ceremony, Thai cooking, and a closing beach ceremony at sunset. All meals, accommodation, and airport transfers are included.

This is not a passive holiday. It's a dedicated week to get clear, get grounded, and come home genuinely changed.

Join at a very special early bird rate (ends June 2nd). Only 16 spots.

Book your spot: https://www.turning30coach.com/turningretreat2026

This week I'm doing something a little different. I was a guest on Lucy's podcast, and we had such an honest conversation that I wanted to share it here too.

Lucy is a therapeutic coach for women who excel at everything except relationships. After nine years on the trading floor, she found herself privately spiralling over situationships, emotional breadcrumbs, and relationships that never quite became what they promised. Work was easy to master. Intimacy was not.

We talked about what it really felt like to be the single friend in our late 20s and early 30s, attending 13 weddings in one year, feeling like a spectator in other people's successes, and that hollow feeling of coming home after celebrating everyone else's milestones.

What we cover:

• The birthday hole. That existential dread that hits on milestone birthdays and what it really meant for both of us turning 30.
• Being a spectator in other people's lives. The emotional rollercoaster of genuinely being happy for your friends while privately wondering when your life would start.
• The single friend identity. How being "the single one" becomes a protective armour that actually blocks us from love.
• Desire versus availability. Why wanting a relationship so badly doesn't mean you're actually open to receiving one.
• The transition nobody talks about. What it was really like going from thriving single woman to being in a relationship and having a baby in quick succession. The grief, the identity crisis, the feeling of betraying my previous self.
• Emotional childhood versus emotional adulthood. What it means to become emotionally mature and why your 30s are often when this shift happens.
• Why single women need single friends. Just like mums are encouraged to find their "mum crew," single women deserve the same permission to build community with people walking the same path.
• Retraining your brain to see good men. How our algorithms, both on social media and in our minds, can keep us stuck in the belief that there are no good men left.

ABOUT LUCY

Since 2021, Lucy has worked with high-performing women from organisations including BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, and Citigroup. Her work blends deep lived experience with world-class training from Layla Martin and Dr. Gabor Maté.

CONNECT WITH EMMA

Instagram: @turning30coach

Join the Turning Community: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

Book the Turning Retreat: https://www.turning30coach.com/turningretreat2026

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Have you ever wondered if love could actually find you somewhere you weren't even looking?

This week I'm joined by Lauren Josephine: dating author, relationship coach, and someone who went on over 200 dates before meeting her husband... on Reddit.

Lauren spent 10 years navigating the apps, the love bombing, the ghosting, and the heartbreak that so many of us know too well. In this episode, she shares honestly about what finally shifted for her, and why the answer wasn't another app or another strategy, but learning to trust herself.

We get into so much in this conversation:

• How Lauren met her husband through a Reddit post about "the oversharing phenomenon" (yes, really)
• Why effort doesn't always equal results in dating, and the frustration that comes with that
• The moment she hit rock bottom and what changed because of it
• Shifting from external advice to internal guidance - and what that actually looks like day to day
• The honest conversation about men, emotional intelligence, and whether things are actually changing
• Why Lauren takes a middle-of-the-road approach to dating apps (and when she thinks it's okay to quit them)
• What the early stages of her relationship actually felt like, and why "calm" scared her at first
• The avoidant chapter nobody talks about when you finally meet someone good
• Why the work you do in your single chapter doesn't disappear when love arrives

This is one of those conversations that will stay with you. Whether you're deep in your single chapter right now or just starting to think about getting back out there, Lauren's story is a reminder that love can happen in the most unexpected ways, and that your timeline is working for you, even when it doesn't feel like it.

Connect with Lauren:

📖 Book — Looking for Something Serious: https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Something-Serious-Stories-Lessons/dp/B0CLZ3XS9R

📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lookingforsomethingserious/

🌐 Website: https://lauren-josephine.com/

Want to work on your single chapter alongside 100+ women who get it? The Turning community is where we do exactly this together. Learn more: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

The Turning 30 Podcast is hosted by Life Coach Emma Wilson.

Starting April 6th we're kicking off a live run-through of the Next Chapter program inside the Turning community and this episode is the story of exactly where it came from.

The Next Chapter is Emma's signature coaching program: 20+ videos, a 100-page workbook, four workshops, and a community to go through it all with. It has previously been available for up to $1,000 — right now you can access it as part of your Turning membership for just $83/month, along with live coaching, guest expert sessions, daily resources and so much more.

If you've been listening to the podcast and wondering what it would look like to actually do the work, this is it.

👉 Join Turning here: https://turning.circle.so/checkout/your-turning-membership

The doors are open until midnight on April 5th.

This week's episode is a solo one, and it's a story Emma has never told in full before on the podcast.

It's about what happened after the big 2020 breakup (not the breakup itself, but what came next). And it's the story that explains exactly where the Next Chapter program was born.

It’s all about how you need to be a little more delusional and a little less realistic in order to build the life that you want.

In 2020, within the space of one week, Emma lost her relationship, her job, and her home — with zero savings and no idea what was coming. A few months later, despite being in debt and genuinely questioning everything, she said yes to a last-minute trip to a hilltop villa in Greece. Something told her she had to go.

That week changed everything.

In this episode:

• What rock bottom actually looked like (and why she was still trying to date through it)
• The journaling breakthrough that happened on a balcony overlooking the sea in Siphnos
• The bold, slightly delusional decision she made that week — and why it worked
• The link between building a life you love and finding a relationship
• Why looking for love from a low energy place keeps you stuck
• How exactly two years later, she met Ellie

This episode is for you if you're in a transitional moment right now. Maybe you're coming out of a breakup, questioning your career, thinking about solo travel, or just feeling like something needs to shift but you don't know where to start.

Sometimes the most responsible thing you can do is the thing that looks irresponsible from the outside.

https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

This week I'm joined by Cole Zesiger, a breakup and relationship coach who has helped over 2,000 people navigate heartbreak.

After going through a divorce at 23 and jumping into a rebound relationship that also ended, Cole rebuilt his life from scratch and now teaches others how to do the same. He also just released his first book, Exes and No's: The Breakup Advice You Don't Want to Hear.

This is one of the rare episodes where we have a male guest, and I loved getting Cole's perspective on breakups, rebounds, and what it actually takes to be ready for love again.

What we cover:

• Why breakups are so devastating. It's not just losing the person, it's losing the entire future you imagined with them.

• The science behind heartbreak. Studies show that romantic rejection activates the same brain patterns as withdrawing from hard drugs. This explains why we do irrational things after a breakup.

• The truth about no contact. Why treating a breakup like a detox is often the fastest path to healing, and why it's also the best strategy if you genuinely want to get back together.

• Can you actually get back with an ex? Cole shares when reconciliation works, when it doesn't, and a story about a couple who reunited after divorce and are still going strong years later.

• The rebound trap. Why jumping into a new relationship too quickly often just delays the grief, and how Cole learned this the hard way.

• How to know when you're ready to date again. Not "fully healed" but "happy enough" with your life that you won't just take the first person who shows interest.

• The dating rules that keep you single. Why building a rigid checklist after heartbreak often backfires and screens out great people for meaningless reasons.

• How to talk about your ex on early dates. The difference between making your ex the main character of the story versus making yourself the main character.

Resources mentioned:

Cole's new book, Exes and No's: coachcolezesiger.com/exsandnos

Work with Cole: coachcolezesiger.com/booking

Cole on Instagram: @coachcolezesiger

Connect with Emma:

Instagram: @turning30coach

Join the Turning Community: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

If this episode helped you see breakups differently, please subscribe, rate, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Think you need fireworks on the first date to know they're the one? In this episode, Emma challenges everything we've been taught about how love is supposed to feel at the start.

What we cover:

The difference between a fast burn and a slow burn, and why rushing through the early stages of dating often means skipping the check-ins that actually matter.

Why those "I just knew" stories you see on Instagram aren't the full picture, and what most love stories actually look like behind the scenes.

The dating masks we all wear. Even if you think you're being your authentic self, Emma explains why it takes time for the real versions of both people to show up.

How Emma and Ellie navigated the early days of their relationship, including why a three-week trip apart actually helped them.

Practical tips for slowing down without dragging things out, from choosing better date activities to reframing how you ask important questions.

Why going slow at the start often leads to things speeding up later, and how to trust that process when you're feeling the pressure of your 30s.

Connect with Emma:

Instagram: @turning30coach

Join the Turning Community: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

If this episode shifted something for you, please subscribe, rate, and share it with a friend who's in her dating era.

Ever caught yourself saying "I'm doing everything right, so why isn't it working?" You're not alone. In this episode, Emma unpacks that phrase so many women use when they join the Turning community, and what it often reveals underneath.

What we cover:

Is there really such a thing as "doing all the right things" when it comes to love? Emma challenges the idea that love works like other areas of life where effort equals results. Unlike your career or friendships, love has an element of randomness and divine timing that we simply can't control.

The difference between wanting love and being open to it. Emma shares her own story of how she turned down Ellie two years before they got together, not because she didn't want a relationship, but because she had deep inner work to do first. Desire and openness aren't the same thing.

How to tell if you're truly ready. Emma offers a simple thought experiment: imagine someone handed you an envelope containing a real, past-the-honeymoon-phase relationship starting tomorrow. What comes up for you? Your honest reaction might reveal more than you expect.

What to actually focus on during this chapter. Instead of treating single life as a waiting room, Emma encourages you to get curious about what genuinely lights you up and to do the inner work that opens your heart to receive love when it does arrive.

Resources mentioned:

Free journaling guide: https://chipper-builder-227.kit.com/journal-guide

The Turning Community for women in their 30s calling in love

Coming soon: a workshop on how to open your heart and call in your next chapter

Connect with Emma:

Instagram: @turning30coach

Join the Turning Community: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, rate, and share it with a friend who needs to hear it xo

This is a special bonus episode following the Love After 35 email series, where I’ve been sharing real stories from women who met their partners later than expected (many in their late 30s and early 40s).

After collecting dozens of submissions over the past year and interviewing women on this podcast for over six years, I've noticed clear patterns in how women find love after 35. In this episode, I'm breaking down the seven most common patterns and what you can learn from them.

The 7 Patterns:

1. The struggle before the shift - What every woman experienced before meeting their partner
2. Divine timing and serendipity - The unexplainable moments that led to love
3. Building a beautiful single chapter - What women were actually doing while single
4. The work that preceded love - What changed internally before they met their person
5. Surrender and acceptance - The mindset shift that opened them up
6. It felt different - Why the right relationship doesn't always feel how you expect
7. The advice they all give - What every woman says to her younger self

Join the Turning Community

If these stories resonate with you and you're thinking "I want that to be me," come inside the Turning Community. This is where you do the work these women did: the internal healing, the mindset shifts, the building of a beautiful single chapter.

Inside you get:

• The Turning Curriculum (two full courses on dating and building your thirties chapter)
• Live group coaching with Emma
• A 24/7 community of over 100 women from around the world
• Expert guest workshops on relevant topics
• Daily accountability challenges
• Support from women who understand exactly what you're going through

Join Now: https://www.turning30coach.com/turning-lp

Sign up here for the Love After 35 email series which goes live on January 9th 2026.

What if the love you're searching for is already here- you just need to become the match for it?

In this episode, Emma sits down with writer and storyteller Bryn Daylor to explore one of the most transformative love stories you'll hear. Bryn shares her journey from a challenging divorce at 30, through years of emotionally unavailable relationships, to meeting her fiancé in the most unexpected way.

But this isn't just a love story. It's about how Bryn used writing as a tool to liberate herself from old patterns, heal deep wounds around intimacy and worthiness, and ultimately manifest a relationship that felt like coming home.

Together, Emma and Bryn unpack the messy, vulnerable parts of dating in your 30s, the practice of surrendering control, and why learning to be alone might be the most important prerequisite to finding lasting love.

Inside this episode:

• Why quitting dating for 90 days terrified Bryn more than staying single forever, and what she discovered about herself when she finally stopped buffering with male attention
• The exact writing practice Bryn used to manifest her partner (and why it wasn't just a manifestation checklist)
• How to massage the stories from your past so they stop holding you hostage and start propelling you forward
• The difference between journaling and storytelling, and why vulnerability on the page builds trust in real life
• What happened when Bryn’s partner canceled their first date the day before (and why she didn't write him off)
• Why being with uncertainty is the key to calling in an extraordinary life

If you've been single longer than you expected, if you're tired of emotionally unavailable people, if you're scared that love might not find you in time, this episode is for you. Bryn’s story proves that the relationship you want isn't just luck. It's about doing the inner work, releasing the grip of old stories, and trusting that your person is already on their way.

Connect with Bryn:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryndaylor/

Join the Turning Community:The only online community space specifically designed to support single women in their thirties to enjoy their single chapters and call in a life partner. The doors are now open and we are accepting new members for January. Sign up here.

What if the key to everything you’re calling in — love, purpose, peace — isn’t in your mind, but in your heart?

In this deeply grounding and expansive conversation, Emma sits down with Estelle Bingham, therapist, spiritual teacher, and author of Manifest Your True Essence, to explore a whole new way of thinking about manifestation — one rooted not in mindset hacks or vision boards, but in emotional truth, inner child healing, and the heart’s intelligence.

Estelle shares how our deepest beliefs, past experiences, and ancestral patterns shape what we attract, and how learning to listen to our hearts can transform not just what we call in, but how we relate to ourselves along the way.

• What “heart-led manifestation” really means, and how it differs from the traditional mindset-based approach.
• Why the unconscious mind and unhealed inner child can block what we’re trying to manifest.
• How ancestral and intergenerational trauma (epigenetics) can quietly shape our patterns in love, money, and self-worth.
• The power of self-compassion, curiosity, and trust when you’re tired of “doing the work” but not seeing change.
• How to move from survival mode into embodiment, and why your heart is your most powerful manifestation tool.
• A simple, science-backed heart practice you can do anywhere to reconnect with yourself and create coherence between your heart and mind.

If you’ve been doing everything right (journaling, therapy, affirmations) but still feel stuck, this episode will meet you where you are.

It’s for the woman who’s exhausted from trying to fix herself, who’s wondering if she’s fallen behind, and who’s craving a softer, more embodied way forward. Estelle and Emma remind you that you don’t need to “earn” love, peace, or joy, you just need to come home to yourself.

Because healing and manifestation aren’t about forcing outcomes. They’re about remembering who you are, and trusting that the universe responds to the frequency of your truth.

Connect with Estelle:

Estelle Bingham, known as “The Heart Whisperer”, is an holistic therapist, healer, and metaphysical teacher. For over two decades, she has dedicated her life to guiding others through profound journeys of healing and empowerment, helping them embody their true joy and potential.

Book:  'Manifest Your True Essence'

Website: www.estellebingham.com

IG: estelle.bingham

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@estelle.bingham

Connect with Emma:

IG: @turning30coach

Join the Turning 30 Membership: turning30coach.com/membership

In this deeply personal episode, Emma sits down with psychotherapist and mind-body expert Nicole Sachs to explore the unexpected connection between our emotional world and physical symptoms.

For the first time publicly, Emma shares her own journey through debilitating postpartum health issues - eczema, joint pain, vertigo, and the crushing fear that something was seriously wrong. What she discovered changed everything: her body wasn't broken. It was speaking.

Nicole, author of Mind Your Body and creator of the Journal Speak method, explains how chronic pain, anxiety, and mystery symptoms are often our nervous system's way of protecting us from overwhelming emotions we haven't processed.

Through stories, science, and radical self-compassion, this conversation reveals why the cure you're seeking might not be in a prescription — it might be in your own pen.

Inside this episode:

• Why your chronic pain or anxiety might be your body's alarm system, not the actual problem, and what that means for healing

• The Type T personality: how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and high achievement can literally show up as physical symptoms in your body
• Journal Speak explained: Nicole's specific 30-minute daily practice (20 minutes of raw, unfiltered writing + 10 minutes of meditation) that helps release the emotional reservoir fuelling your symptoms
• Emma's vulnerable story of postpartum chronic illness, medical despair, and the moment everything clicked when she discovered Nicole's work
• The neuroscience of why your nervous system creates pain as protection. And how self-compassion is the missing piece most of us never learned
• How anxiety, insomnia, and obsessive thought loops are interchangeable with physical pain, and why healing one often heals the other

If you're in your 30s and your body feels like it's betraying you (or if anxiety has become your constant companion), this episode is for you.

Maybe you've been told there's nothing wrong, or that you'll just have to "manage" your symptoms forever. Maybe you're exhausted from trying everything and getting nowhere.

You're not broken. You're not making it up. And you're definitely not alone.

What if the pain, the panic, the sleepless nights aren't life sentences, but invitations? Invitations to finally listen to the parts of yourself you've been too busy, too scared, or too conditioned to silence.

This work isn't about perfection. It's about presence. It's about pausing long enough to ask: What is my body trying to tell me?

You deserve to feel at home in your own skin. And that journey? It can start today.

📲 Connect with Emma (Turning 30) on Instagram at @turning30coach

Nicole Sachs, LCSW is a psychotherapist, bestselling author, and internationally recognized leader in mind-body medicine. She's the creator of JournalSpeak®, a transformative practice that has helped thousands heal from chronic pain and anxiety. Nicole is the author of Mind Your Body and host of the podcast The Cure for Chronic Pain. She serves on faculty at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and is based in Los Angeles and New York. Learn more at nicolesachs.com.

• Instagram: @nicolesachslcsw
• Book: Mind Your Body (available in audio and print)
• Podcast: The Cure for Chronic Pain

Join the viral workshop that’s helped thousands shift their energy around love and timelines: F**ck the Timelines, find love and live your own path in your thirties– Happening LIVE this Saturday, October 4th 2025. Save your spot!

In this solo episode, Emma dives into one of the most thrown-around – and misunderstood – phrases in the personal development and dating world: “Trust the timelines.”

What does it actually mean to trust your timeline?

And what if the timeline you’re trying so hard to trust… was never even yours to begin with?

Emma unpacks:

• Why so many of us internalized timelines we didn’t choose – from family narratives, societal norms, and outdated expectations.

• What happens when we unknowingly live inside “timeline traps” – always trying to catch up, compare, or calculate how far behind we are.

• The real difference between passive trusting vs. active alignment (and why sitting back and waiting doesn’t actually bring love).

• The powerful energy shift that happens when you Fuck the Timelines and start honoring the life you’re actually meant to live.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re running out of time, like everyone else is ahead, or like your love story is taking too long- this episode is your reminder:

You are not late. You are right on time. And there’s a whole new way to live and love in your 30s.

💥 Doors to the Turning membership are OPENING again on October 4th – for the final time in 2025. Join a global community of women redefining their timelines, doing the deep work, and creating connection, confidence, and clarity like never before.

Ever feel like you're stuck in a pattern you desperately want to break but don't know how? In this raw and honest solo episode, Emma tackles one of the most common struggles women face in their 30s - knowing you need to change but feeling paralyzed by uncertainty.

Responding to a vulnerable question from a member in her Turning community, Emma dives deep into why we get stuck in inaction even when the universe is "screaming" at us to make a move. She breaks down the real reasons behind our fear of uncertainty, why we don't trust our future selves, and the dangerous belief that someone else will come save us from our current situation.

What You'll Learn:

• Why fear of uncertainty keeps you stuck (and how to embrace it instead)
• The truth about trusting your future self to handle whatever comes
• How to shift from "feel the fear and do it anyway" to actually taking action
• Why you need to accept that you're going to fail - and why that's actually good news
• The "one life mentality" that creates urgency without panic
• Practical steps to stop waiting and start moving toward what you want

Key Takeaway: Life meets you at the level of your audacity. Nobody is coming to save you - you have to save yourself. And the good news? You're absolutely capable of handling whatever comes next.

Perfect for anyone who's tired of their own patterns, knows they need to make a change, but feels stuck in analysis paralysis.

Follow Emma on Instagram @turning30coach

Want to become part of Emma’s inner circle and get coaching on demand in a community of global members in their thirties? You are invited to join us in the Turning Community.

Sign up to the waitlist for the Turning Community for early access and bonuses: doors open again October 4th!

What happens when the relationship never comes… but the desire to become a mother won’t go away?

In this raw and powerful episode, Emma sits down with a very special guest (also named Emma) who shares the story behind her boldest decision yet: becoming a solo mum by choice (SMBC) at age 40.

After spending her 30s in the cycle of heartbreak, therapy, dating disappointments, and fertility panic, and going through a big break-up at age 39, Emma reached a breaking point. Tired of waiting and knowing she wanted to have a family of her own, she chose herself instead and started the journey to solo motherhood. She now has a beautiful one year old son and is sharing her journey and life as an SMBC on her Instagram.

This isn’t the glossy Instagram version. It’s the messy, deeply human story of letting go of the fantasy, grieving the love that never arrived, and finding power in a path she never expected to take.

Together, we talk about what it means to actually take control of your timeline and how liberating, terrifying, and beautiful it can be to rewrite your story when life doesn’t go to plan.

Inside this episode:

• The hidden grief of being a woman who “did all the right things” and still ended up alone
• The silent pressure cooker of fertility timelines and the panic that sets in after 35
• How Emma reframed solo motherhood from Plan B to powerful, aligned choice
• What dating, therapy, and burnout taught her about self-worth and agency
• The spiritual and emotional reckoning that comes before big, life-altering decisions

Whether you’re curious about solo motherhood as a potential future option, questioning your own timeline, or grieving the gap between where you are and where you thought you’d be, this one’s for you.

📲 Connect with Emma (Turning 30) on Instagram at @turning30coach

📲 Connect with Emma (SMBC) on Instagram at @emma.kate.james

Are you ready to turn your thirties into the best decade yet?

The doors to Turning are reopening in a few weeks, and you are invited to come and join the party. Sign up to the Turning waitlist here to get first access and special bonuses.

What happens when you walk away from the life you thought you were supposed to want?

In this guest episode, I’m joined by content creator and fitness coach Alessia Sculpt, who went viral for sharing her story of leaving a 12-year relationship in her early 30s - not because anything was wrong, but because something didn’t feel right. Together, we explore what it really means to listen to your inner knowing, even when it goes against every societal timeline you’ve been taught to follow.

We talk about:

• The subtle signs you’re settling (even when your relationship looks great on paper)

• Why it’s so hard to make a big change - and how to know when it’s time

• The fears that come with walking away and how Alessia navigated them

• What dating looks like after divorce - and how intentional dating changed everything

• Letting go of panic, embracing uncertainty, and building a life you’re proud of

This episode is for you if you’ve ever asked yourself, “Is this really it?” and need a reminder that choosing yourself is always the right timeline.

✨ Ready to feel more peace and power in your dating life - without the panic?

You are invited to join my free workshop: F**k the Timelines: How to Find Love and Live Your Own Path in Your 30s.

It’s time to let go of the pressure and rewrite the rules.

The workshop is available from June 27th and will be available for replay for one week only. Make sure to register your spot to receive the link to watch.

Sign up here

Alessia's Instagram: @alessiasculpt

Emma's Instagram: @turning30coach

If you’re in your thirties and find yourself spiraling with the fear that maybe you won’t meet your person in time…

If you lie awake at night wondering if motherhood is slipping through your fingers…

If you feel like you’ve done everything right and life still isn’t unfolding the way you hoped,

This episode is for you.

In this deeply honest and empowering conversation, I am joined by returning guest Hillary, a human design teacher and spiritual coach, to explore the fear that so many of us carry in our thirties: not knowing how it’s all going to turn out.

We dive into:

• Why we struggle with uncertainty- especially around love, timelines, and family dreams
• How to stop outsourcing your sense of peace to whether or not you meet “the one”
• What it really means to let go of control (and how it opens the door to everything you want)
• The spiritual truths behind why the timing hasn’t “worked out” yet
• Emma’s personal story of hitting an emotional rock bottom just before meeting her partner and becoming a mother

One of the most powerful moments in this episode: Hillary coaches a past version of me: age 35, single, and panicking about her future, through the fears, limiting beliefs, and pressure that so many of you are carrying too.

Whether you’re single and scared, dating with anxiety, or simply trying to trust your path, this episode is your invitation to soften.

To remember that just because you don’t know how it’s going to turn out doesn’t mean it’s not going to be everything you hoped for- and more.

🎧 A must-listen if you’re navigating transitions, feeling behind, or longing for clarity in your thirties.

📲 Connect with Hillary on Instagram at @designedasyou

🌀 Learn more about her work and human design certification at designedasyou.com

📲 Connect with Emma on Instagram @turning30coach

Have you ever been at a wedding, watching a friend slow dance with their new husband, and felt a lump in your throat when you think of the sadness that this hasn’t happened yet for you?

This episode is a love letter to every woman who’s ever felt the bittersweet ache of being single while her friends are hitting major life milestones. Whether it’s weddings, baby showers, engagements, or house moves, there’s often an unspoken grief that comes with watching others step into chapters you deeply want for yourself.

If you resonate with this, you are not alone, and inside my membership community Turning, we are constantly having conversations around this topic. In this solo episode, I wanted to share my thoughts on the complex emotions that comes with watching your friends hit milestones.

In this episode, I’m sharing:

• A powerful anonymous post from inside the Turning Community that brought me to tears
• My own story of standing at my best friend’s wedding, single and scared I’d never get there
• Why your complex emotions, envy, sadness, hope, are all valid and welcome
• Tools to help you navigate social triggers like weddings without losing yourself
• The beauty of reframing: turning envy into inspiration

And most importantly: this is your reminder that you’re not alone.

There is a whole community of women walking this path beside you, and you deserve to be supported while navigating the “in-between.”

Join the waitlist for the Turning Membership, a sacred online space for single and unmarried women in their thirties who want to reclaim this decade with clarity, connection, and courage. Join here.

And if this episode resonated, share it with a friend or leave a review. It truly helps more women feel seen and supported.

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With love,

Emma

In this episode, I'm joined by Kayla Kleinman, content creator and New York City resident, for a heartfelt conversation about navigating life's transitions in your thirties.

We dive deep into:

• Embracing the paradox of being single in your thirties - loving your independent life while still desiring partnership
• How to create meaningful rituals when living alone that help combat loneliness
• The reality of friendship evolution as we age - when friends move away, get married, or have children
• Making new friends in your thirties and why it's often a slow burn rather than an instant connection
• Finding joy in solo travel and maintaining independence within relationships
• Kayla's second-chance love story with her now-fiancé after being together throughout her twenties
• The shift from living alone to moving in with a partner (and tips for how to navigate it)
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Kayla shares her experience of living alone for 14 years and how she transformed potential loneliness into self-discovery and independence. She offers practical advice on creating personal rituals (like her weekly "Sushi Thursday") that make alone time feel special rather than isolating.

If you're navigating friendship transitions, feeling the occasional sting of loneliness, or trying to build meaningful connections in your thirties, this conversation offers both validation and actionable insights.

🔗 Connect with Kayla:Find Kayla on Instagram ⁠@kaylakleinman⁠YouTube and Substack: Kayla Kleinman

🔗 Connect with Emma:Find Emma on Instagram ⁠@turning30coach⁠Website: www.turning30coach.com

✨ Join the TURNING CommunityLooking for support, connection, and guidance during this transformative decade? Join the waitlist for the TURNING Membership - my exclusive community for women navigating their thirties. Be the first to know when doors open!

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Is there a dating epidemic? Are we all doomed in the world of dating?

In this episode, I'm joined by Talia Koren, founder of Dating Intentionally, for a refreshingly honest conversation about modern dating and relationships. Talia shares her incredible journey of going on 64 first dates in 10 months before meeting her husband, and why she was actually having fun while others around her felt miserable.

We dive deep into:

• Why dating feels harder today and how our expectations have evolved
• The myth of "the spark" and why slow-burn relationships often lead to deeper connections
• Why compatibility, shared values, and friendship matter more than instant chemistry
• Talia's story of meeting her husband on a dating app and how she knew he was "the one" (hint: it wasn't love at first sight!)
• How to date intentionally without becoming overwhelmed
• The balance between being too picky and too accepting in your dating life
• Why you need to be "the chooser" instead of waiting to be chosen

If you're experiencing dating burnout, questioning whether good partners exist, or wondering how to navigate the modern dating landscape with confidence and joy, this conversation is your antidote to dating doom and gloom.

🔗 Connect with Talia:Find Talia on Instagram ⁠@dating.intentionally⁠ or listen to her podcast Dating Intentionally

🔗 Connect with Emma:Find Emma on Instagram ⁠@turning30coach⁠Website: www.turning30coach.com

✨ If you are ready to step into the next version of yourself and dive even deeper into the topics that we cover on the Podcast, you are invited to join the 60 women already inside my new membership community Turning. Last spots left before doors close on Saturday 12th April! Join here.

In this solo episode, I’m getting real about the “messy middle” i.e. the part of your thirties where life feels uncertain, timelines haven’t gone to plan, and you start questioning… is this how it’s meant to look?

If you’re feeling stuck, behind, or like you missed some invisible life memo, you’re not alone. I share my own story of navigating through the hard parts: financial stress, heartbreak, a total career pivot, and how I slowly found my way back to myself.

What you can do if you’re in this place right now, wanting to move on to your next chapter, but not knowing how or where to start. I am sharing all of the things that help me when I’m in the messy middle, from acceptance to taking action to putting yourself out there to connect with others going through the exact same thing.

And if you’re looking for a space to do this work with support- come and join us inside Turning, the doors are now open!

It’s the space I wish I had in my thirties when I felt lost. Coaching, connection, resources, and a community of women who get it.

Join us here: https://emma-wilson-bc6b.mykajabi.com/turning-community

What happens when life doesn’t follow the traditional timeline?

In this episode, I sit down with Katie Byrne, founder of Love After 35, to discuss her journey through her thirties- navigating singlehood, her commitment to healing ad self-work, and ultimately meeting her partner at 39 before having three children in her forties.

Katie shares:

• How her thirties became a transformative decade of healing and self-growth.
• Why she spent most of her thirties single, and how she navigated the emotional ups and downs of dating.
• The fears and limiting beliefs she had about relationships and how she overcame them.
• The story of meeting her husband at 39 and the patterns that she had to overcome.
• Her thoughts on wanting to be a mother in her thirties and what it was like becoming a mom of three in her forties.
• The importance of trust, patience, and acceptance when life doesn’t go to plan.

If you’ve ever worried about running out of time, felt stuck in comparison, or struggled with the uncertainty of your future, this episode will be the reassurance you need.

🔗 Connect with Katie:Find Katie on Instagram @katiebyrne_

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✨ Join TURNING: The Community

My exclusive membership community especially for women in their thirties re-opens it’s door on March 28th. Join the waitlist here!

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the so-called fertility cliff, worried that time is running out, and want to learn more about how you can future-proof your fertility, this episode is for you.

Emma sits down with Amanda Baumann, a fertility awareness educator, to talk about the biggest myths around fertility in your 30s, the truth behind the age 35 ‘deadline,’ and what women can actually do to support their fertility long before they’re ready to conceive.

Together, they discuss:

✔️ How the fear-based fertility messaging impacts women’s decisions

✔️ The reality of fertility decline (hint: it’s not as drastic as you’ve been told)

✔️ Why understanding your cycle is one of the most empowering things you can do

✔️ Natural contraception & fertility awareness methods

✔️ How lifestyle changes can slow fertility decline and improve reproductive health

✔️ The role of stress, nutrition, and hormones in fertility

✔️ Why sperm health also matters in conception

✔️ And how to feel calmer and more in control of your fertility, no matter where you are in your journey

Whether you’re actively thinking about having kids or just want to feel less pressure around the topic, this conversation is packed with insights that will help you rethink fertility and feel more empowered about your body and choices.

Amanda's Details:

Follow Amanda on Instagram: @fertility_rising

Sign up for Amanda’s upcoming Masterclass on Future-proofing your fertility https://mailchi.mp/9e14c6148379/10f120399l

Emma's Details:

Join TURNING: The Community – the space for women in their 30s who are ready for their next chapter. Doors re-opening March 7th. Click here to sign-up.

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In this episode of the Turning 30 Podcast, I’m joined by Beth from Quiet the Clock for a deep, honest conversation about the pressures of life timelines in your thirties.

We dive into the emotional layers of dating in your thirties, egg freezing, navigating biological clocks, and the internal and external pressures that so many women face. Beth shares her personal journey, from navigating breakups and freezing her eggs at 37 to becoming a mom at 40. We also talk about how to navigate conversations about timelines in dating, dismantling societal narratives around fertility and success and our experience freezing our eggs in our thirties.

If you’ve ever felt the weight of “running out of time” or questioned whether you’re falling behind, this conversation is for you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The realities (and myths) of egg freezing
• How to approach vulnerable conversations in early dating and communicating needs and expectations
• The emotional impact of fertility timelines

Do you value these conversations? You are invited to join my Turning Community: a sacred online space for women in their thirties to be support and life each other up. Doors re-open on March 7th!

You can find Beth's podcast here or connect with her on Instagram.

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Before I reached my thirties I had a (very untrue) perception that life in my thirties would get easier, I would be more of an ‘adult’ and life would seamlessly flow along. I was in for a shock when I realized quite quickly that adulting isn’t really a feeling (not one that was going to come in my thirties) and that this decade was full of huge changes, decisions and challenges.

In this vulnerable and honest solo episode I am reflecting on each year of my thirties and I have picked one big challenge I went through and the subsequent lesson I learned and took with me on my thirties journey. The stories I am sharing range from discussing career uncertainties, relationship struggles, feelings of being left behind, and welcoming in new chapters and identity shifts.

I invite you to join the waitlist for my brand new membership program TURNING. A community space designed for women in their thirties to support each other. Doors are re-opening in March-sign up here to get first access (there will be limited spots!).

Follow me at@turning30coach on Instagram.

In this special Q&A episode, I’m answering four questions from the Turning 30 community about relationships. From knowing if someone is "the one," to healing after heartbreak, to navigating the challenges of being single in your thirties, this episode covers a range of topics to help you gain clarity and confidence in your love life.

Here’s what we’re diving into:

💬 1:34 – How do you know who's "the one"? A listener shares their struggle with feeling unsure in a relationship after a history of abuse. I explore the difference between PTSD and gut instincts when it comes to love.

💬 15:19 – How do I forgive myself for staying too long in the wrong relationship? I offer guidance on releasing self-blame and reframing past experiences as lessons for growth.

💬 21:13 – How can I feel okay being single in my mid-thirties? We talk about embracing independence, avoiding "fuckboys," and finding peace with the journey toward marriage or kids.

💬 28:30 – How do I stay the best version of myself in a relationship? I share practical tips on maintaining your sense of self while building a healthy partnership.

This episode is packed with personal insights and actionable advice to help you navigate love, relationships, and self-discovery in your thirties.

Resources Mentioned:

✨ Dating Values Workbook – Get clear on your non-negotiables and align with your relationship goals. Download for free here.

✨ The Anxious Girl’s Guide to Dating – Transform anxiety into confidence in your love life. Grab your copy here.

Have a question for me? I’d love to feature it in a future Q&A episode! Email your relationship or dating questions to emma@coachingwithemma.com.

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In this solo episode we’re diving into the power of making bold, brave decisions and moving into new chapters.

I am sharing my personal journey of relocating to Thailand at the end of last year, a decision that marked the end of a challenging chapter.

In the episode I am giving you both inspiration and tips for how to navigate the big decisions- whether it’s changing careers, starting a new business, ending a relationship, or simply taking that first big step to your 2025 goals.

This episode will inspire you to face your fears, trust your intuition, and take action.

Tune in for practical tips for how to make that big decision and some things to expect what will happen when you have finally made it (and how to overcome them).

This episode is for you if you want to know how to break free from inertia, embrace life’s chapters, and manifest your next bold move.

Let’s make 2025 the year of brave decisions and unstoppable growth!

You are invited to become a founding member of my brand new membership Turning. To join the waitlist and receive the invitation- please head over to @turning30coach on Instagram and DM ‘FOUNDER’.

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode with anyone who you know would benefit from it!

The doors to the Live round of Next Chapter in Love November are NOW OPEN. If you are ready to call in healthy love, register here:   In this special episode - I am sharing a conversation that I had with my amazing friend (and previous podcast guest) Hillary McVeigh, who interviewed me for her podcast Designed As You.   In the episode, I am getting vulnerable and sharing the details of my shift into dating in self-worth. We cover so many topics, from fear-based pressures that come with hitting certain milestones  to cultivating genuine self-worth that shifts the entire dating experience. We also talk about: Dating with curiosity, non-attachment and play as your authentic self. Importance to understand & align with your values and needs before connecting with another.  Letting go of relationships & patterns of low self worth.  From being single to finding love and becoming a mother, sharing how she’s dealt with shifting identity and  expectations.  The power of dating breaks to avoid burnout. Embracing the single season as a precious time for growth. Creating magnetic energy by focusing on inner self-worth This episode is for anyone wanting to learn more about how to love themselves more, feel more worthy and design your next chapter in love.    Hillary’s details: Instagram: @designedasyou Podcast: Designed As You Human Design Podcast

The doors to the Live round of Next Chapter in Love November are NOW OPEN. If you are ready to call in healthy love, register here: In this first episode of the new ‘Listen to This If...’ pep-talk series, I’m diving into a topic that has been discussed so much in my community in the past few weeks: feeling cynical about finding love. If you’ve ever felt jaded by repeated heartbreaks, let down by relationships, or started to doubt whether real love is even possible, this episode is for you. I’ll talk about why cynicism often acts as a defense mechanism, how it can block us from the love we deserve, and what happens when we drop those walls. I also share a personal story from my own dating journey that was a true turning point in my search for love, to show you just how a mindset shift can make all the difference. It’s short, it’s to the point and it’s going to help you to make you more hopeful in your search for love. To join in more conversations like this, follow Emma at @turning30coach on Instagram. To send suggestions for what you want pep-talks on in the new Listen To This IF series, DM Emma on Instagram or email our team at emma@coachingwithemma.com

To sign up to The Next Chapter in Love Waitlist for the live group (which opens on Sunday 22nd October) click here: Unless you’ve had your head in the sand the last few weeks, you will be aware that the new Netflix series ‘Nobody Wants This’ has been a huge sensation. After watching it (and loving it) I created a post about why I believe we are all obsessed with it, and it went viral. Yes even Kristen Bell shared it in her stories! But why are we all talking about it? What about their story is so special that it resonates with us all deeply? In this week's episode I’ve decided to do a deep dive into why we are all loving this show right now and what we can learn from it when it comes to our own search for love. Join me as I share why this show creates hope and is a true reflection of healthy love at the start of a new relationship. Love this episode? Don’t forget to rate the podcast and let me know what you think over @turning30coach on Instagram. If you are looking for healthy love like Joanne and Noah and are ready to work on this next chapter in your love life, my Next Chapter in Love course is for you! The doors to the live round open next week and you can sign up to the waitlist to be the first to get access and a huge discount: sign up here.

To get your FREE dating values workbook, click here. To get on The Next Chapter in Love Waitlist for the October live group (and receive $200 off), sign up here. My hot take (that some may disagree with me on until you listen to this episode) is that the best relationships come to those who wait for them. We have been fed the belief that those who end up with their high school sweethearts are the lucky ones, while those who remain single in their thirties are unlucky in love- but what if this just isn’t true? What if the greatest love stories happen later than we initially planned? In this episode I argue my case for why I believe that when people meet when they have already established their identity and have spent a significant time alone, they can have better romantic relationships. I also divulge the juicy details of how I met my fiancé and how our story is a great example of why a good relationship can come after two people have already got to know themselves, spent time focusing on their self-development and are ready to take the next steps. This episode is for you if you have ever doubted your journey and how long it is taking you to find love. Follow me on Instagram @turning30coach and let me know what you thought of this episode!

My journey of going through a break-up at 33 created panic about whether I would be able to have children and if time was ‘running out’ for me.   I used this time in my thirties to create a life that I love, whilst also focusing on my desire to meet someone and start a family with them.   Fast forward four years and my path unfolded and a few months before my 37th birthday I gave birth to Lenny, my first child. In this episode I am answering your questions about what it has been like to become a mother at this age, later than I had anticipated.   We live in a world where, despite the fact that becoming a mother from the ages of 35-40 is becoming more common, there are still fears and misconceptions about a woman’s ability to get pregnant after the age of 35.   The episode covers: Was it difficult to get pregnant at this age and did I use the eggs that I had frozen at age 35 The taboo of talking about getting pregnant successfully Was I treated differently in my pregnancy and birth because of my age (the term ‘geriatric pregnancy’ often scares women into having a baby) An honest and vulnerable share about the positives and negatives of having a baby at this age   If you are in your thirties and looking for love, I urge you to check out my Next Chapter in Love course.   This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Register for your next chapter in love here:   If you like this episode, please review the podcast and share it with your friends,   IG: @turning30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com   Exhausted from dating but want to meet someone in your thirties?   My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Register for your next chapter in love here:

This episode is a showcase of one of the most profound client transformations I have had the pleasure to support.   My client Kam’s life looked very different two years ago when she first reached out to me for a consultation call.   She was officially stuck in a rut. Just about to turn 30 she had a ‘good, stable’ job she didn’t like and had been debating leaving for a while, was in a relationship that she knew had no long-term future, was living at home with her parents and was struggling to see how she could get out of this situation to create a new future in her thirties.    After reading books and podcasts about personal development in 2020, she decided that she actually wanted to start to actually implement some of the things she was reading about and make big life changes. That’s what led her to coaching and to signing up to a 1:1 program.   Fast forward two years, her life has done a complete 180.   She ended her relationship, found a new job, bought her own place and moved out of her parents house and has spent the past year going on solo travel adventures and enjoying her life. Most of all the goal that she set, and is continuously working on, is having so much more life in her years, a mentality that Kam also has inspired me to adopt.   All of these external results are cause for celebration, but as you will hear in the episode, the biggest change of all was her mindset. Kam took a long, hard look at her thoughts and used coaching tools to create a new internal narrative. Through coaching, she has learnt to enjoy the journey that is life, and to stop worrying so much about the destination.   From panicking about being single and never meeting anyone, to now embracing her thirties and living a life on her terms, she is the perfect example of a Turning 30 success story.   **This episode was originally aired in 2023 and is a reply whilst Emma is on maternity leave. Any offers promoted in the episode may no longer be relevant.** Caitlin:   Emma: IG: @turning30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Exhausted from dating but want to meet someone in your thirties? My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Register for your next chapter in love here:

We’ve all heard those familiar phrases when it comes to starting a new relationship: ‘when you know you know’, but what if you start a new relationship or you’re already in a partnership and you don’t instantly know that this person is ‘the one’? For some reason, we’ve been tricked into believing that once we meet someone and get into a relationship, that we will live ‘happily ever after’ and things will just nicely slot into place. Add to this the fact we are bombarded with an array of different opinions on relationships such as ‘when you know you know’, it’s no wonder that when people start to have any doubts or questions in their relationship, they don’t know where to turn. In this week’s guest episode, I have invited life coach Sarah Yudkin on to talk about a topic that I don’t think gets nearly enough airtime: relationship anxiety. We dive into so many interesting topics, including: how to know if it’s anxiety or incompatibility? what to do (and what not to do) if you experience doubts in your relationship how relationship anxiety shows up and how it can affect you whether age affects anxious feelings in a relationship the topic of settling and what it means to ‘settle’ in a relationship ‘the grass is greener’ syndrome that we can experience when we are single or in a partnership Sarah is such a source of wisdom on this topic, based on her own personal journey of feeling anxious, doubtful, and uncertain in her own relationship to feeling a deeper sense of commitment, fulfillment, and optimism than she dreamed was possible. Since then, she has helped over 750 people from 35 countries through online coaching, courses, and webinars.The You Love and You Learn online community consists of over 220,000 people on a journey to show up more intentionally in their relationships.   **This episode was originally aired in 2023 and is a reply whilst Emma is on maternity leave. Any offers promoted in the episode may no longer be relevant.* Ready to transform your love life?  My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Register for your next chapter in love here: Sarah: IG: @youloveandyoulearn Website: https://www.youloveandyoulearn.com/ Emma: Website: www.turning30coach.com IG: @turning30coach

Let’s be real, dating can be tough and the online dating space today can cause many people to decide to throw the towel in altogether and to focus on other areas of life. But what does that mean for those who still want to meet somebody? Keep living your life and hope for the best? On this week’s podcast episode I have invited back Caitlin Smith, better known as The Compatibility Coach, for an honest girl talk all about dating in your thirties. In this episode we dive into topics surrounding the realities of dating, and why so many of us experience dating burnout and feel that we are ‘interviewing’ for jobs roles. Caitlin shares her experience of never experiencing a relationship until her late twenties, and I share my story of being on and off single and what it was like re-entering the dating world again at age 33. We also discuss why the key to getting your sparkle back may be to take a step back and delete the apps, how our mindsets are key in transforming our dating lives, the part luck plays in meeting someone, how to not get obsessed with dating, the key differences between men and women in the dating world and how to be the one that is picking instead of waiting to be picked. If you ever feel exhausted from dating- or tend to avoid it altogether, this episode is for you!   **This episode was originally aired in 2023 and is a reply whilst Emma is on maternity leave. Any offers promoted in the episode may no longer be relevant.** Caitlin: IG: @the.compatabilty.coach Website: www.thecompatibilitycoach.co.uk Emma: IG: @turning30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Exhausted from dating but want to meet someone in your thirties?  My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Register for your next chapter in love here:

Have you ever struggled with feelings that your friendships have changed over the years? Do you ever feel disappointed that your friendships are changing as you grow older? If yes, this episode is for you.   Listen in to a vulnerable, honest and bold conversation I had with fellow single 30-something and OpenHouse Podcast Host Louise Rumball as we girl talk all about friendships in our thirties.   In this episode we answer an important and ever-so relevant question: can friendships survive when our friends are in different life stages to us?   As well as this we discuss the ‘curse’ of the single girl friend that meets a new love, the different types of friendships we have in our thirties, and also give tips for how to meet new friends, no matter how confident you feel about it. This is a candid, unfiltered conversation where Louise and I authentically share our personal lives and friendships and say out loud things that people are often too nervous to admit.   **This episode was originally aired in 2022 and is a reply whilst Emma is on maternity leave. Any offers promoted in the episode may no longer be relevant.** Want to learn how to have better friendships in your thirties? My Friendships Mini-course is packed with real-talk, advice and practical coaching to transform your friendships!!! With modules on expectations, boundaries, letting go of friends and how to make new friends, you will gain tools to strengthen your current friendships and help you to create new ones.  Sign up now:    Louise: IG: @louiserumball Podcast IG: @openhousepodcast   Connect with me (Emma): Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com

Dr Amanda Hanson worked for years as a clinical psychologist until pivoting to become a speaker, life coach and thought leader for women. Her brand Revolutionizing Midlife is about redefining and reclaiming what it means to be a woman and how we can refuse to subscribe to the aging ideals that dictate how women should be covering wrinkles with botox, dyeing their hair to cover up the greys, and to become less sexy and less outspoken as they mature. In this episode we delve into why women have been taught and signaled to think of aging as something negative and how we can start to shift this paradigm to revolutionise the way that we grow older. We discuss the difference between ‘Baby Princess’ and ‘Queen Energy’ and how to shift your energy and go out into the world each day feeling powerful and sexy (no matter your age). If you are ready to feel inspired about being in your thirties and growing older- this episode is for you!  **This episode was originally aired in 2022 and is a reply whilst Emma is on maternity leave. Any offers promoted in the episode may no longer be relevant.**   My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE.   This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Special launch price available until March 1st.  Register for your next chapter in love here:   Amanda: IG: https://www.instagram.com/midlife.muse/ Website: https://amandahanson.com/ Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com

You may have heard all about attachment styles, but you probably haven’t heard Stephanie Rigg’s take on attachment, which is such a breath of fresh air in a world where we are so quick to put people in attachment-style boxes. In this week’s episode we dive into what attachment style is and the different types of attachment, how to manage attachment styles in dating and relationships, the anxious-avoidant dynamic, whether we need to label our attachment style and discuss it with our partner (or potential partner) and how to work on your attachment style to create a sustainable partnership. We also discuss Steph’s transition from corporate lawyer to relationship coach and how she came to have one of the most popular attachment and relationship podcasts.   This is the next episode in my series diving into relationships to celebrate the release of my Next Chapter in Love Course For the month of Feb, it’s on a special launch offer so make sure to go and check it out and register.    My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE.   This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Special launch price available until March 1st.  Register for your next chapter in love here: Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com Connect with Stephanie Steph’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie__rigg/ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onattachment/    If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

GIRL TALK: waiting for the right relationship, dating in self-worth and getting comfortable being alone ft. Ilana Dunn

A one-off preview of a module from my brand new course Next Chapter in Love. Within the course, there are 27 self-study modules to help you transform your current love life, and this episode offers you an exclusive preview to one of the topics in the course.  After working with hundreds of women in their thirties, a pattern I often see is how many people feel frustrated or disappointed about how their thirties were not as they expected them to be.  When we hold on to a perception of how our lives ‘should look’, it affects how we accept where we are right now- and when it comes to our love life, this can often show up in how we date and approach our relationships.  In this solo episode I share my thoughts on how to accept the path that you are on, whilst also giving space to grieve the path never taken. This way, you can learn how to take healthy and conscious action steps to build your next chapter and break free from the past. My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating. Special launch price available until end of February,    Register for your next chapter in love here: Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com   If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

Did you know that in astrology the age of 29 (and the lead up to it) is particularly significant because it marks our ‘Saturn Return’: a time re-evaluation and considering how you want the next chapter to be? I have invited Alice Bell, the author of “Trust Your Timing’ and astrolger for British Vogue to explain all about Saturn Returns and how we can best navigate them. In the episode we discuss the growing pains of Saturn Returns, sharing both of our experiences of going through our own, and we also talk about the other relevant astrological ages that can mark big changes and transitions. We also dive into the topic of Alice’s book: how you can trust the unique timing of your own journey and use astrology to support dating and your journey to a relationship.  This episode is for you if you want to work on your own trust in divine timing and explore how astrology can support you in your journey. My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE.   This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating. Special launch price available until February 1st.  Register for your next chapter in love here: Connect with Emma Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com Connect with Alice  Instagram: @stalkalice More info: https://www.alicebellastrology.com/insta-bio    If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

In this week’s episode I have invited seasoned matchmaker, dating coach and Netflix star Aleeza Ben Shalom from Jewish Matchmaking to talk about how to find your perfect match.  We dive into: what ‘a good match’ means  what you should be looking for when going out in search of a life partner Aleeza’s ‘date em til you hate em’ theory and when to know whether to go on a second date What changes when you are looking for love in your thirties The ick: and what to do when you get it! As you will know if you watched the Netflix series, Aleeza’s energy is contagious and her methods of matchmaking have helped over 200 singles manifest love.   My brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening IS NOW LIVE. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want in your thirties, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating. Special launch price available until February 1st.  Register for your next chapter in love here: Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com Connect with Aleeza  Instagram: @aleezabenshalom Website: https://marriagemindedmentor.com/    If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

The Future You coaching method is my foolproof coaching tool to paint a clear vision of who you are becoming in the future, and for the first time I am sharing this with my entire community for free.  If you are ready to get clarity on how you want 2024 to pan out for you, so that you can successfully build your next chapter- this episode is for you.  The Future You exercise is a practical activity that you can complete whilst listening to the episode, and I have created a special template on Notion that you can download for free.  Notion is a productivity software that allows you to take notes, manage tasks and set goals, you can also use it to plan your next trip, get clear on your morning routine or share menus for a dinner party. I use Notion daily to organize my personal life and to manage my business, and I have created templates for many of the coaching tools that I use with my clients. In honour of the New Year, I have now made my Future You template available for you to download for free, so you can get clarity on how you want your next chapter to look. Sign up for free to Notion: https://ntn.so/turning30 Download your free Future You template to complete the exercise in the podcast: https://www.notion.so/templates/future-you-2024  The Future You activity is taken from my brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening and if you are already on the waitlist you will get special first access and a discount. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.  Sign up to the waitlist here: Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com  If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

Let’s be real- being single in your thirties brings up a whole host of emotions, and one of those can be despair and loss of hope that you will meet someone.  Knock-backs, rejection, dating apps, ghosting, comparison: all of these things can impact our mindset when it comes to dating, and many of my community contact me and ask how to keep the faith and trust that love is coming.  In this week’s podcast episode I have invited my coaching colleague back for yet another unfiltered, real conversation on this topic, Caitlin aka The Compatability Coach.  In another instalment of our Girl Talk, Caitlin and I have an open conversation about how to trust that you will meet someone, what to do in times of despair, advice on how to enjoy being single and I share my own personal journey of rejections and meeting someone in the last year.    On NYE my brand new course NEXT CHAPTER IN LOVE : how to build your next chapter in love is opening and if you are already on the waitlist you will get special first access and a discount. This course is dedicated to helping you create the love life that you want, embrace your single status, ditch the timelines and create a positive mindset in dating.    Sign up to the waitlist here: Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com Connect with Caitlin  Instagram: @the.compatibility.coach https://www.instagram.com/the.compatibility.coach/  Website: https://www.thecompatibilitycoach.co.uk/  If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

Carrying on the conversation all around friendships in your thirties, I am giving you free exclusive access to one of the key modules of my Friendships Audio Course: How to Make New Friends. Whilst many people think that making friends in your thirties is more challenging than our younger years, I’m here to remind you that not only is it possible, but it is one of the most rewarding things you can focus your energy on at this age. In an ideal world, aligned friends that share similar values and lifestyles to us would organically appear on our doorsteps, however the reality of it is that we have to go out and consciously and intentionally make these friendships. And when we do, the connections that we create are fulfilling and uplifting. I have created a clear six stage process for how to make new friends, tried and tested over the past two years where this has been one of my key goals. This episode is for you if you have been feeling the urge to make new friends, struggle with loneliness and feel that your current friendships aren’t satisfying you, want to know where and how to make new friends To access the remaining 7 modules of the Friendship Audio Course, register here: turning-30-coaching.teachable.com/p/friendships-in-your-30-s-mini-course 8 Audio modules packed full of coaching and content about how to have better friendships. With modules on emotional adulthood, expectations, boundaries, letting go of friends and how to cope when your friends are at different life stages, you will gain practical coaching tools to strengthen your current friendships and help you to create new ones. **N.B. This is a re-run of an episode released in April 2022** Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

At the end of December the Reclaim course: how to build your next chapter in love is opening and if you are already on the waitlist you will get special first access and a discount. Sign up to the waitlist here: https://bit.ly/reclaimcoursewaitlist   Have you ever found yourself zoning out of a conversation during dinner with your friends when topics turn to things you can’t relate to?   Have you ever felt a distance growing between you and a close friend because you are now at different stages of life?   In this solo episode, I am diving into a topic that I know so many of my community struggle with: feeling that all of your friends are doing something different to you and not being able to maintain the friendships.  Whether you’re feeling left behind, or you’ve recently moved to a different life stage to your friends, this time can feel confronting and it happens to so many of us in our thirties.    I am sharing my own personal experiences of shifting friendships and giving some mindset shifts and musings on how I think you can look at this in a different mindset.    If you like this episode and want to learn more about friendships, you can purchase my ‘How to have better friendships in your thirties’ audio course for 8 podcast-style audio modules diving even deeper into this topics. And it’s only $66.    Register here: https://turning-30-coaching.teachable.com/p/friendships-in-your-30-s-mini-course    Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

In this special guest episode I have invited my client Nikki back onto the podcast to share with us her life updates and her incredible story of how her life changed drastically over the period of six months, in a way which she could never have predicted before.    In her early thirties Nikki experienced a break-up and was unexpectedly single, leading her to mental health lows and fears that she wouldn’t fulfil her dream of becoming a mother. After taking control of her fertility and egg-freezing, a special trip to Bali and starting her coaching journey with me, she reclaimed her thirties and started out on a new path.    In Winter 2021, she started dating her now husband and in this episode Nikki is sharing her journey going from single to mum-to-be in the space of five months, where she is in her life now and the challenges and key parts of her journey over the past two years.    Nikki and I share our views on what has helped us to embrace our thirties path which was so different to what he had ever imagined, and then how we have dealt with big, unexpected life changes. This episode is all about accepting your timelines and knowing that your story is panning out the way that it is meant to, even at the times when you feel left behind or that you have no idea how your future will look. Because the truth is, you never know what is waiting for you- just around the corner!    For the first time I am also sharing some exciting life updates that are my version of not knowing what is around the corner- so tune in to hear what’s been going on behind the scenes.  Until November 31st, my Next Chapter Course is currently on sale for $99, if you sign up you will also get FREE access to my exclusive ‘How to have better friendships in your thirties’ mini-course worth $66.     The Next Chapter course is my coaching foundations course, and it is the perfect way to dip your toe into the coaching world and see if it is something you want to know more about.    It includes access to 4 coaching workshops (each worth over $200!), 14 x self-study videos on coaching concepts, a 100-page workbook and my exclusive Next Chapter Facebook Community.   Register here: https://www.turning30coach.com/the-next-chapter    Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

There’s no denying it, being in your thirties can be a lonely time.  Priorities and focuses have shifted from your twenties and your social life has evolved over the past years.  Your friends are at different life stages, those around you are busy on their own paths. The result? We feel more lonely than before.  In this week’s solo podcast episode, we’re diving into why our thirties can feel lonely and how to combat that loneliness. And the episode may surprise you- as it’s not all about ‘putting yourself out there’ to meet new friends.  In the episode I share my own personal journey of experiencing an extreme period of loneliness, how I overcame it, how you can use your mind and coaching tools to work on your loneliness ‘narrative’ and some tips for how to make more meaningful connections.  Don’t forget to subscribe to my new YouTube channel to receive exclusive videos including monthly YouTube Q&As that won’t be available on the podcast. Go and check T30 out on IG and help us grow our community!  To celebrate the new season of the podcast, my Next Chapter Course is currently on sale for $99 AND for the whole month of November, if you sign up you will also get FREE access to my exclusive ‘How to have better friendships in your thirties’ mini-course worth $66.     The Next Chapter course is my coaching foundations course, and it is the perfect way to dip your toe into the coaching world and see if it is something you want to know more about.    It includes access to 4 coaching workshops (each worth over $200!), 14 x self-study videos on coaching concepts, a 100-page workbook and my exclusive Next Chapter Facebook Community.   Register here: https://www.turning30coach.com/the-next-chapter    Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!

Today we’re covering something that is central to my mission as a life coach focusing on helping individuals feel better about their age: – age anxiety. This is a topic that so many of us experience as we transition from our twenties into our thirties and we experience the reality of ‘growing older, entering a new phase of life and really facing the societal pressures of becoming an adult and everything that comes along with that.    For some of us this feeling is sudden and happens at the turn of a big birthday or as our birthday approaches, yet for many of us this is a background anxiety that gets heightened.    In this solo episode I am sharing my thoughts on the reason we experience anxiety at this age, how I personally experienced aging anxiety over the years, and how we can cope with this and take control of our anxiety and even use it to our advantage to make the most of our thirties.    Topics that I cover include the ‘instruction manual’ we hold ourselves accountable to in our thirties, the existential fears that can crop up as we age and see our parents growing older and experiencing loss, the part that society and popular culture plays in convincing women of their impending value drop due to growing older and more.  Don’t forget to subscribe to my new YouTube channel to receive exclusive videos including monthly YouTube Q&As that won’t be available on the podcast. Go and check T30 out on IG and help us grow our community!  To celebrate the new season of the podcast, my Next Chapter Course is currently on sale for $99 AND for the whole month of November, if you sign up you will also get FREE access to my exclusive ‘How to have better friendships in your thirties’ mini-course worth $66.     The Next Chapter course is my coaching foundations course, and it is the perfect way to dip your toe into the coaching world and see if it is something you want to know more about.    It includes access to 4 coaching workshops (each worth over $200!), 14 x self-study videos on coaching concepts, a 100-page workbook and my exclusive Next Chapter Facebook Community.   Register here: https://www.turning30coach.com/the-next-chapter    We talk about: [0:00] Intro [3:10] What is age anxiety [7:00] The birthday hole [8:40] Why is 30 the number we dread? [9:55] The expectations we have by certain ages [10:55] The age of marriage getting higher [12:00] How pop culture influence our perception of reality [13:35] The external pressures of movies and TV shows that we're 'doing something wrong' [15:20] How confusion induces this anxiety [16:20] The fear of being older [22:30] Finding acceptance for where we are in life [27:55] Women growing 'less valuable' over time Connect with me Instagram: @turning30coach / www.instagram.com/turning30coach  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/t30coach Website: www.turning30coach.com Email me your questions: emma@coachingwithemma.com If you loved this episode please subscribe to the Turning 30 Podcast on whichever platform you are listening on and rate us five stars!