Yesterday, I was talking with a former client turned friend who is also rebuilding his business so that he can finally leave his 9-5. As we talked, I realized something: I've become someone who's pretty good at changing.

I've reinvented my career majorly from teacher to head of sales for a startup to running my own personal brand as a coach. 

I've gone from a traditional nonprofit job in Chicago to spending nearly eight years working remotely around the world to living in the mountains in Malibu.

I've rebuilt my business offers more than once, evolving from career coach to intuitive business coach to now executive coach for women navigating major professional transitions.

I've gone from believing I'd be the single, traveling aunt forever to finding my husband. 

I've gone from never wanting kids because of my own childhood to becoming a mama and loving motherhood far more than I ever expected.

I don't know exactly what this next chapter of my business will become.  But I do know how to build something new. I've done it enough times now that I trust my process even when I can't yet see the outcome.  And I thought that might be helpful for you too. 

In this episode, I share:

• the bigggggg thing we need to get honest about in terms of why the previous change didn't stick (or why we didn't get the result we wanted)  

• how we can show up differently so that we can actually experience something different (like, actually find your person or build an offer that pops or lose the 20 lbs or find a job you enjoy waking up for)

• the simple framework for making a big change whether in career, business, health or your love life that I've used in every part of my life and that I'm using now to rebuild my business after becoming a mama

  
  

   

  ➡️ Navigating a big professional change yourself that you'd like me to coach you on through the podcast?

   

  Email [email protected] with subject line "Dear Emily" and a few sentences about the professional changes & challenges you're navigating (I'll always keep it anonymous). 

   

  ➡️ Want to work through your professional crossroads or career transition privately with me?

   

  Email [email protected] with subject line "Crossroads" and I'll share more details about my Crossroads Sessions--potent one-off coaching sessions that will help you untangle the mess in your head and get clear on where you're going next in your career or business in less than 90 minutes.

For most of my life, I believed the key to a happy career was finding my purpose. That belief sent me on 12-year journey, from teaching in low-income Houston, to booking a one-way ticket to Bangkok, to working for a travel startup I absolutely loved, to building my coaching business helping hundreds of people discover their purpose and create more meaningful work (and later, scaling their impact through business).

For a long time, it worked.

Until one day last year, my husband looked at me on our morning walk and said, "You don't seem happy in your business anymore." In that moment, I realized I'd become the very person I'd spent my life trying not to become: someone bringing my work misery home.

In this episode, I'm sharing how my understanding of purpose has completely changed over the past year and why I no longer believe purpose is just about finding meaningful work.

In this episode, I'm sharing:

• how I discovered my own purpose 12 years ago for the first time and what I've learned since then
• why I think knowing your purpose is still so incredibly important for an overall satisfying life
• the role purpose plays in building a career (and business) that actually fulfills you
• what many of us are missing in our search for our 'true purpose' in life
• how i define purpose now and the 'purpose framework' i'm using to create a meaningful life I wouldn't trade with anyone

➡️ Navigating a big professional change yourself that you'd like me to coach you on (anonymously!) through the podcast?

Email [email protected] with subject line "Dear Emily" and a few sentences about the professional changes & challenges you're navigating (I'll always keep it anonymous). 

➡️ Want to work through your professional crossroads or career transition privately with me?

Email [email protected] with subject line "Crossroads" and I'll share more details about my Crossroads Sessions--potent one-off coaching sessions that will help you untangle the mess in your head and get clear on where you're going next in your career or business in less than 90 minutes.

Welcome to the very first Dear Emily episode.

This is a new series where you write in about the career transitions, professional crossroads & unexpected changes you're navigating and I coach you through them in a *dear abby* style episode on the podcast (always anonymously).

Earlier this week, I got an email from someone who in the last year alone has: 1) shut down a very successful business  2) gave birth to her second baby 3) left an unstable marriage 4) started an MBA for entrepreneurs 5) all while finding clarity on her purpose in this new stage of life.

Needless to say, she's going through some major changes. As she put it, it feels scary financially, tiring emotionally and physically, and she doesn't feel like she has enough time in the day.

She wanted to know how I (and other women) have moved through the unexpected changes in life.

As I read this email I realized something--so much of what makes life transitions difficult is the isolation.

What makes these transitions easier? Knowing that others have gone through it too.

In this episode, you'll hear more about what she's experiencing and then, some reframes, tools and perspective shifts that I've found helpful on my own journey (and that I've seen be helpful for clients as well).

I shared:

• how my definition of 'finding purpose' has changed and what I think it means now 
• the hidden cost of trying to stay strong and what we actually need to feel strong during life's upheavals
• one simple, but wildly effective (and free) tool I use that helps me actually become the person who can create the big changes I want for myself
• a reframe for navigating the blank canvas after you've made a big change that might bring you the sense of peace and relief you've been looking for

➡️ Navigating big life change yourself that you'd like me to coach you on through the podcast like this one?

Email [email protected] with subject line "Dear Emily" and a few sentences about the life changes you're navigating (I'll always keep it anonymous). 

➡️ Want to work through your crossroads privately with me?

Email [email protected] with the subject line 'Crossroads' and I'll share more details about my Crossroads Sessions--potent one-off coaching sessions that will help you untangle the mess in your head and get clear on where you're going next in less than 90 minutes.

Last week, I published a podcast episode...and then immediately wanted to delete it. In this episode, I'm sharing why we're actually the worst judges of our own work (especially when we're out of the habit of creating), why we can't rely on something feeling "good enough" before we press publish, and the simple tool that's helped me through every pivot, transition and reinvention in my life: guiding principles.

I share what "guiding principles" are, the exact ones I use to show up every day as I'm rebuilding my business after baby (especially when things are clunky, awkward, cringey, etc.), why I'm already working and chose to hire a part-time nanny just five weeks postpartum and a little behind-the-scenes of my life as a mama-CEO that you'll never see on IG :)

Finally, if you're in one of those seasons where you've outgrown your work (your business or job), but don't know where you want to go next, I'm offering something new:

They're called Crossroads Sessions: potent, single-session coaching calls to help you quickly untangle the mess in your head, get clear on what you actually want and leave knowing your next right step. Email [email protected] or shoot me a DM on IG (@emilyelizamoyer) with "crossroads" to learn more.

Earlier this week, we talked about where to start when you don't know where to start. Today, I'm taking you behind-the-scenes and sharing more about:
 

• some of the answers I've found around who I'm helping now & why 

• what I'm thinking about the role social media may (or may not) play in this next chapter

• the reminder I need to tell myself again and again as I'm figuring out what's next that you may need to hear too 

• the two clients who helped me realize what I love to coach on most

Last week, I found myself three weeks postpartum, soooo sick of scrolling, watching tv, listening to podcasts, reading.  I just couldn't consume another damn thing. I knew I needed to just create something.  But, I didn't know where to start. I realized as I was lying there, in my unmade bed, with the baby sleeping on my chest, the doggie snoring on my toes, that this was exactly where I needed to start. I needed to share what I do when I'm in that exact uncomfortable moment because, maybe, it'll be helpful for you too. 

I have sooooooooo much to catch you up on. Like my wild AF birth story and what it taught me about when life (or business) does nooooooot go to plan. What motherhood is like so far & why I'm already working just one month in. How I'm navigating the transition into CEO-Mama land, rebuilding in real-time. The next evolution of my business & why I am so not afraid of AI taking my job. What my intuition is telling me about what's coming for the future of work

But for now, enjoy this little podcast episode about where to start when you don't know where to start (and please forgive the sound quality, but frankly, I think it's perfect for the lesson I'm sharing <3)

It doesn't matter how many times you've made a pivot in life, when you are craving making a big change, it will ROCK your world. This is why, for months now, I've been bringing women onto this podcast to talk about their pivots, transitions and seasons of big change. Who better to learn from than women who have gone before?

In this episode, I’m joined by Kacia Ghetmiri: ex-Googler, top podcast host of empowerHER (we're talking .5% podcast here with 13+ MILLION downloads), turned million-dollar coach and now, recently pregnant with her 2nd baby, has started a brand-new career as a real estate agent.

Speaking with Kacia felt like catching up with an old girlfriend who was just here to drop some wisdom. 

She shared her thoughts on:
 

• how she knows when it's time to pivot

• navigating next steps in your career change when nothing feels clear

• how ambition and career identity changes through motherhood

• and she even gave us a mini-course on growing & monetizing a podcast (I took many many notes)!!! 

We also get into building a business as a mother, trusting the future version of yourself, and Kacia took us through her whole journey from coaching and podcasting into real estate.

Listen to her podcast here: empowerHER

Follow her on IG here: @kacia.ghetmiri

Human Design has been one of the most grounding personal development tools in my life, especially in seasons where everything feels unknown (oh heyyyyy 36 weeks pregnant mid-biz transition!). In this episode, I'm joined by THE Erin Claire Jones (human design expert, founder of Human Design Blueprint and author of How Do You Choose?) for a conversation on human design, business pivots, motherhood and how to navigate the in-between seasons when the next chapter hasn't fully revealed itself yet.

Whether you're just getting introduced to human design or you're an advanced practitioner, you'll love this episode because Erin has such a beautiful way of making this tool actionable in our lives, making it relevant for whatever we're experiencing in the moment. We talk about what it really looks like to use human design in real life, as a framework for making "f*ck yes" decisions, honoring your unique energy especially when you feel "different" from everyone else and trusting your path, even as you shift identities (like becoming a mama).

We also cover:

- How each type (Projectors, Manifestors, Manifesting Generators, Generators and Reflectors) can actually use human design to help them make career pivots and business decisions to build a work life we love & feels successful to us

- How to use your human design authority--aka the way you uniquely make decisions--(you can find this in your chart!) to get specific guidance on your 'next step' even if you feel like you have no idea what direction you're going on (or even if you do but want to make sure what you're choosing is actually right for you)

-Erin's unique & beautiful perspective on motherhood through the lens of human design (including support, rest and honoring your energy as a parent)

Erin Claire Jones is one of the world’s leading experts in Human Design. Through her coaching, content, and digital products, she has empowered hundreds of thousands of people to overcome their biggest obstacles and find their flow at work, in love, and in life. Her personalized guides have been purchased by customers in over 160 countries. She has spoken on stages across the world, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Elle, The Sunday Times, Vogue, Allure, Nylon and more. Her bestselling book How Do You Choose? with HarperCollins came out in 2025 and was named one of Amazon's best books of the year.

Ways to dive in:

• Look up your Human Design chart + custom guides: Human Design Blueprint
• Get Erin's book: How Do You Choose?
• Study Human Design with Erin: Human Design Genius
• 1:1 readings: ErinClaireJones.com
• Follow her on IG: @erinclairejones & @humandesignblueprint

Change is...uncomfortable. It's extra-uncomfy when you know you're changing, but you don't know what you're changing into and you're just stuck hanging out in the middle. You know what I mean? It's exactly where I am in this season of life (28 weeks pregnant with my first baby AND reinventing my business) which is probably why I keep interviewing intuitives...I WANT ANSWERS! Well, this episode with wildly talented intuitive mentor Bridget Rose gave me a big dose of "iTs NoT tImE yEt" but frankly, it was exactly what I needed to hear to finally press pause on my answer-seeking...for now :)

Inside this episode we talked:

• how Bridget quit her job as a teacher, moved back to Chicago after living abroad & built a successful spiritual business simply doing intuitive readings...without a huge following :)
• our shared take on how facing our own mortality can actually be super helpful in coping with big, hairy, scary decisions
• Bridget's take on how she navigates major transitions (she just moved to LA!) and tools she uses when it feels like a part of her is literally dying (been. there.)
• the Aquarius eclipse season and what it means for us right now (aka what's changing for the online business landscape & us soul-based entrepreneurs)
• an intuitive tarot-card infused reading on motherhood & business...with so many messages that I know will make you feel like they were actually for YOU

Bridget's reading was like healing balm to my soul--if you're looking for a reading or want to deepen your own intuitive abilities, check her out below:

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Real talk? Sometimes I need the scientific, research-backed explanation for things. And other times? All I want is to feel deeply spiritually connected to other side. This conversation with Lindsey & Andrea (shadow work experts, intuitive ascension coaches, mediums & energy healers) is perfect for those of you who are feeling like you want a dose of true, authentic spiritual connection.

In this episodes we chatted:

• how Lindsey & Andrea went from stay-at-home moms to leaving their husbands, falling in love, merging families & starting a spiritual business together
• why money blocks are rarely about money (and a fresh perspective that's so relevant if you've felt "stuck" or "plateaued" with your money journey)
• the spiritual perspective on navigating the void and how it's helping you prepare for the next stage (including how I've broken the productivity = worth belief)

• we all "know" about belief work, but why it sometimes doesn't work/mistakes people are making (& how to fix it)

And finally, they did a live mediumship spirit council reading on me where they shared messages on receiving, safety in the body, trust and the next chapter (that honestly are so relevant for so many of us). Plus, after we stopped recording, they shared a prediction that I was pregnant (this was when I was only 14 weeks and hadn't shared publicly yet!!)

Book your own 1:1 mediumship reading here with this 20% Off Code: EMILY20

🔮 Spirit Council & Energy Field Mediumship Reading 

Want to learn more about their work? Dive into the links below!

• Free masterclass: Decode Your Awakening

• Program: Shadow Alchemy

• 1:1 Spirit Council sessions + more on their website
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