Wild & Waking

Wild & Waking is more than a podcast—it’s a sacred return to who you’ve always been. This space is for the woman standing at the edge of everything she’s outgrown. The one who’s checked all the boxes, followed all the rules, and still feels the quiet ache for something more honest. More alive. More hers. She’s begun the unraveling—of roles, expectations, and identities that no longer fit. She’s remembering the voice beneath the noise, the rhythm beneath the hustle, the truth beneath the performance. She’s reclaiming her joy, her intuition, her fire. And she’s rising—not as a version of who she was told to be, but as the truest expression of who she already is. Hosted by soul expansion coach Emily Reuschel, Wild & Waking is for spiritual entrepreneurs, coaches, rural changemakers, and conscious leaders dismantling old paradigms and creating new ways of living, leading, and becoming. Through raw conversations, deep reflections, and embodied wisdom, we explore what it means to awaken a life of abundance, authenticity, and purpose. This is for the woman who holds both sacred rage and radical joy. Who moves with reverence for the seasons of her life. Who isn’t afraid to break cycles, speak truth, and dismantle what no longer serves—not to destroy, but to create. To rebuild a world rooted in the celebration of difference, the beauty of nuance, and the power of sovereign, embodied leadership. If you’re ready to come home to yourself—fully, fiercely, and without apology—welcome. We’ve been waiting for you.

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  Episode #219

  219 | A Quickie on Outsourcing Your Power: Whose Approval Are You Still Seeking?

  Oct 1, 202614 min

  Many of us learned that goodness was attached to obedience, obedience to approval, approval to belonging, and belonging to safety. Before long, we became experts at reading the room without ever learning how to read ourselves. Even as grown women, we can find ourselves self-censoring, overexplaining, and organizing our lives around what our parents, friends, communities, or people on the internet might think. This isn’t a simplified “fuck what they think and do whatever you want” conversation. It is an invitation to notice who is sitting on the imaginary board of directors for your life. Whose approval are you seeking? Whose needs are you prioritizing over your own? And why are you giving your power to people—or systems—that may not even know how to wield their own? You can remain in relationship, consider other perspectives, and take in all the information in the world without surrendering your authority. The deeper work is learning to filter those voices through your own lived experience and intuitive knowing, so you can build a firmer foundation within yourself, reconnect with what you know, and bring your power and magic home. In this episode, I explore: How purity culture shapes women even outside organized religion The connection between obedience, approval, belonging, and emotional safety Why women learn to read the room before learning to read themselves How fear of judgment leads to self-censorship and overexplaining The parents, friends, communities, and systems holding an imaginary vote in our lives The difference between considering other perspectives and surrendering your authority Questions to help you identify where you are outsourcing your power Rebuilding self-trust and reconnecting with your inner knowing Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode! Connect with Emily: Website: www.EmilyReuschel.com Instagram: @emilyreuschel Facebook: Emily Reuschel LinkedIn: Emily Reuschel Join my Book Insiders List: Sign up here! Resources and Links: Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey! Book me as a speaker for your next event - email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here Wild & Waking – Produced by Jill Carr Podcasting | Learn More

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  Episode #218

  218 | Mundane Magic: How to Use Science and Spirituality to Hack Your Brain and Get Stuff Done with Molly Donlan

  Sep 24, 202653 min

  What if your spiritual practice didn’t require another elaborate ritual, expensive collection of crystals, or unchecked box on your already-overwhelming to-do list? In this episode of Wild & Waking, I’m joined by Molly Donlan—author of Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch’s Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done and co-host of the Demystify Magic and Science of Reiki podcasts—to explore how we can weave magic into the ordinary tasks we’re already doing every day. At the heart of Molly’s work is a beautifully simple idea: your spiritual practice does not need to become one more thing you feel guilty about neglecting. Mundane magic invites us to transform washing dishes, folding laundry, mopping floors, clearing clutter, and tending our homes into accessible rituals for mindfulness, intention, nervous-system regulation, and connection. These practices are designed for real people, real schedules, and even the squiggliest ADHD brain days—when your energy is low, life is chaotic, and the bar needs to be low enough to trip over. Together, we unpack why discipline and self-criticism rarely create sustainable change, how perfectionism and purity culture can sneak into spiritual spaces, and why making something simpler does not make it less meaningful or magical. This conversation is an invitation to stop performing your spiritual practice, release the pressure to do it all, and begin noticing the sacredness already woven through your everyday life… because when you learn to find a nugget of magic in the mundane, your entire life can become a ritual. In this episode, we explore: How Molly evolved from a skeptic of all things “woo” into a Reiki practitioner, witch, spiritual teacher, and bestselling author The science behind Reiki, energy healing, mindfulness, and other magical practices Why understanding the nervous system can make spiritual practices feel more accessible and effective What “mundane magic” means and how to find magic in everyday life and how to turn washing dishes, folding laundry, cleaning, decluttering, and other household chores into spiritual rituals ADHD-friendly spiritual practices designed for low-energy days and “squiggly brains” Why discipline, shame, and self-criticism rarely create sustainable habits or meaningful change How novelty, intention, and dopamine can make dreaded chores easier and more enjoyable The ways perfectionism, capitalism, patriarchy, and purity culture can infiltrate spirituality Why your spiritual practice should support your life instead of becoming another place to perform Deconstructing cultural beliefs about witchcraft, magic, darkness, and what it means to call yourself a witch and how choosing your own labels can become an act of authenticity, identity reclamation, and personal power How retraining your brain to notice moments of magic can change the way you experience your home, relationships, work, and everyday life Giving yourself permission to grow publicly without needing to appear fully healed, certain, or “finished” How finding supportive spiritual community can become a catalyst for self-discovery and personal growth Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode! Connect with Molly: Download Molly’s free Mundane Magic meditations Explore Molly’s website Learn more about Mundane Magic Follow Molly on Instagram Follow Molly on TikTok Watch Molly on YouTube Connect with Emily: Website: www.EmilyReuschel.com Instagram: @emilyreuschel Facebook: Emily Reuschel LinkedIn: Emily Reuschel Join my Book Insiders List: Sign up here! Resources and Links: Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey! Book me as a speaker for your next event - email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here Wild & Waking – Produced by Jill Carr Podcasting | Learn More Mentioned in this episode: Join Emily and Kelsey Anderson for VeilFall, an intimate Samhain and Full Hunter’s Moon women’s retreat happening October 23–26, 2026, at Blue Star Retreat Center in Columbia Falls, Montana, near Glacier National Park. Click below to explore the full retreat experience and register: VeilFall

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  Episode #217

  217 | A Note on Radical Authenticity and the Ripple Effect of Saying Yes

  Sep 17, 202623 min

  In this solo episode of Wild & Waking , I’m reflecting on what it means to finally arrive in a version of yourself you are no longer afraid to let other people see. After years of deconstructing inherited beliefs, questioning old identities, moving through grief, and learning to sit with both my light and my darkness, I’m entering a season that feels different: rooted, integrated, and ready to hold the fullness of my voice, my power, my magic, and the mission I know I’m here to carry. After spending a weekend surrounded by women in agriculture, entrepreneurs, former clients, and fellow rural women, I was reminded that there is no single right way to be a farm wife, a mother, a business owner, a leader, or a human being. Radical authenticity asks us to step outside the roles, rules, and expectations we inherited, and to stop allowing the fear of rejection, judgment, or not belonging to keep us from becoming who we truly are. But choosing yourself never affects only you. One woman’s decision to say yes to an opportunity, follow an unconventional path, start a business, change the way she parents, question an inherited belief, or live more honestly can create a ripple effect through families, friendships, businesses, and entire communities. We may never see where that ripple ends, but our courage to go first becomes a permission slip for someone else to begin. This episode is an invitation to trust your becoming, let yourself be fully seen, and remember that your radical authenticity carries power far beyond your own life. You are allowed to take everything apart, rebuild it differently, and create a life that feels true to you… even when the path hasn’t been paved and not everyone understands where you’re going. In this episode, I explore: What it means to become fully integrated and allow yourself to be truly seen Radical authenticity as a pathway to self-trust, freedom, and personal growth Moving beyond the fear of judgment, rejection, and no longer belonging Deconstructing inherited beliefs, social conditioning, and limiting expectations Why there is no single right way to be a woman, mother, farm wife, entrepreneur, or leader Learning to embrace both your light and your shadow The difference between intellectually knowing who you are and being ready to embody it Finding the courage to follow an unconventional or unpaved path How saying yes to yourself gives other women permission to do the same The ripple effect our choices create within families, friendships, businesses, and rural communities Why living authentically can become an act of leadership and generational change Trusting your identity evolution—even when other people don’t understand it Creating a life rooted in your truth rather than society’s rules Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode! Connect with Emily: Website: www.EmilyReuschel.com Instagram: @emilyreuschel Facebook: Emily Reuschel LinkedIn: Emily Reuschel Join my Book Insiders List: Sign up here! Resources and Links: Episode 160 | When the Breakdown Becomes the Breakthrough: What My Body Taught Me About Grief, Energy & Trust Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey! Book me as a speaker for your next event - email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here Wild & Waking – Produced by Jill Carr Podcasting | Learn More Mentioned in this episode: Join Emily and Kelsey Anderson for VeilFall, an intimate Samhain and Full Hunter’s Moon women’s retreat happening October 23–26, 2026, at Blue Star Retreat Center in Columbia Falls, Montana, near Glacier National Park. Click below to explore the full retreat experience and register: VeilFall

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  Episode #216

  216 | Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

  Sep 10, 20261h 2m

  In this episode of Wild & Waking , I’m joined by New York Times bestselling author and historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez to discuss her new book, Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made . Kristin reveals how the seemingly harmless products, stories, aesthetics, and slogans consumed by generations of women carried deeply embedded ideas about femininity, domesticity, capitalism, race, religion, and political power—and how white Christian women were not merely shaped by this culture, but helped create and sustain it. Together, we trace the surprising connections between positive thinking, prosperity theology, multilevel marketing companies, Christian consumer culture, and the expectation that a “good” woman should remain beautiful, grateful, submissive, and endlessly optimistic. We explore how these systems offered women belonging, identity, influence, and community while also making that belonging conditional—and why doubt, anger, grief, questions, and conversations about systemic injustice were so often dismissed as personal failures or dangerous negativity. Kristin’s work invites us to see more clearly what shaped us, reckon honestly with what we helped create, and begin asking: Is this who we want to be… and what do we want to build instead? In this episode, we explore: How white Christian women shaped American religion, culture, consumerism, and politics The hidden history behind the “Live Laugh Love” version of white Christian femininity How New Thought, positive thinking, evangelical Christianity, and prosperity theology became intertwined The “good Christian woman” ideal of beauty, submission, domesticity, gratitude, and self-sacrifice Why MLM culture became especially influential among white Christian women seeking income, identity, purpose, and community How belonging within evangelical communities can feel deeply loving while remaining conditional upon loyalty and conformity The difference between the realities of rural life and the performative tradwife aesthetic sold online How nostalgia for an imagined, morally pure past can fuel authoritarianism and Christian nationalism The symbolic role of white womanhood within patriarchal visions of the Christian family and Christian America How the gospel of positivity discourages conversations about systemic racism, structural inequality, and racial justice Why religious deconstruction often involves grief, isolation, identity loss, and the rebuilding of an entire worldview How women can reckon with their complicity in harmful systems without losing compassion for themselves or others Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode! Connect with Kristin: Learn more about Kristin and her work at kristindumez.com Explore and preorder Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made Subscribe to Kristin’s newsletter, Du Mez Connections Follow Kristin on Instagram and Threads Connect with Emily: Website: www.EmilyReuschel.com Instagram: @emilyreuschel Facebook: Emily Reuschel LinkedIn: Emily Reuschel Join my Book Insiders List: Sign up here! Resources and Links: Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey! Book me as a speaker for your next event - email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here Wild & Waking – Produced by Jill Carr Podcasting | Learn More Mentioned in this episode: Join Emily and Kelsey Anderson for VeilFall, an intimate Samhain and Full Hunter’s Moon women’s retreat happening October 23–26, 2026, at Blue Star Retreat Center in Columbia Falls, Montana, near Glacier National Park. Click below to explore the full retreat experience and register: VeilFall

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  Episode #215

  215 | The Good Girl’s Descent: When Becoming Yourself Feels Like Dying

  Sep 3, 202641 min

  There comes a point in a woman’s becoming when the identities that once helped her survive begin to limit how fully she can live. Being the good girl, the responsible one, the peacekeeper, or the high achiever may have earned you safety, belonging, and approval, but eventually, those same identities can become the ceilings of your expansion. You may have built a beautiful life filled with people and work you genuinely love, yet still feel an inexplicable ache beneath it all: a restlessness, a tightness, a sense that the woman you have been can no longer carry you where you are going. In this solo episode of Wild & Waking , I’m exploring the descent that begins when good-girl conditioning and lifelong performance stop working. Drawing from my own experience with postpartum depression, identity loss, religious and political deconstruction, spiritual awakening, and the long process of becoming someone new, I share why personal growth rarely feels like the shiny, upward evolution we’ve been promised. Sometimes becoming yourself feels more like dying. It asks you to grieve old identities, walk through uncertainty, meet the parts of yourself you were taught to fear, and remain in the darkness long enough for something more honest to emerge. We’ve been conditioned to treat difficult seasons as problems to solve quickly, but not every season is meant to be rushed, optimized, or transformed into an inspiring lesson. Sometimes the darkness is the initiation. It strips away the need to be good, palatable, productive, and universally understood, revealing the self-trust and sovereign power that performance could never give you. This episode is for the woman standing between who she was trained to be and who she knows she is becoming; the woman learning that she is not falling apart, but being initiated into a deeper, freer, more fully embodied version of herself. In this episode, I explore: How good-girl conditioning teaches women to seek safety, belonging, and approval through performance Why the identities that helped you survive can eventually become the ceilings of your personal growth and expansion The hidden ache of outgrowing a beautiful life that still looks good from the outside Why becoming your authentic self can feel like falling apart, losing yourself, or experiencing an identity death The descent between good-girl performance and feminine sovereignty My experience with postpartum depression, identity loss, grief, and emerging from a prolonged season of darkness How religious deconstruction, political awakening, and spiritual evolution can unravel the person you were taught to be Why healing and personal transformation are not always linear, positive, or meant to be rushed The difference between self-improvement rooted in performance and growth rooted in freedom, self-trust, and authenticity How difficult seasons can become initiations into deeper self-awareness, embodied power, and sovereign leadership Releasing the need to be palatable, universally understood, or responsible for everyone else’s experience of you Learning to trust the messy, uncertain space between who you were and who you are becoming Why meeting your darkness, emotional depth, intuition, and power is essential to reclaiming your whole self What it means to emerge from the unraveling as a freer, more sovereign, fully initiated woman Be sure to hit subscribe so you never miss the latest episode! Connect with Emily: Website: www.EmilyReuschel.com Instagram: @emilyreuschel Facebook: Emily Reuschel LinkedIn: Emily Reuschel Join my Book Insiders List: Sign up here! Resources and Links: Learn more and sign up for VeilFall Episode 189 | The Wild & Waking Journey: Rise Sign up here to get the inside scoop to my book writing journey! Book me as a speaker for your next event - email inquiries to emilyreuschel@gmail.com or schedule a call here Wild & Waking – Produced by Jill Carr Podcasting | Learn More Mentioned in this episode: Join Emily and Kelsey Anderson for VeilFall, an intimate Samhain and Full Hunter’s Moon women’s retreat happening October 23–26, 2026, at Blue Star Retreat Center in Columbia Falls, Montana, near Glacier National Park. Click below to explore the full retreat experience and register: VeilFall

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