What Fulfills You?

#396: On this raw and unfiltered Q&A episode, Emily sits down with her social media team and answers some of your listener-submitted questions, as well as questions relevant to topics Emily has been writing more openly about on her Substack newsletter. From trusting your gut instincts in the beginning of a relationship, navigating the psychological impacts of when you start to feel confused about your reality, to building the foundation of your health without external elements like Botox and fillers, she shares very open and vulnerable answers to her observations and life experiences over the past few years that she has not been as open about on the podcast before.

In this episode:

• The cost of being too open-minded and how to know where to draw the line
• Picking up on intuitive cues and making the right judgment on whether its intuition or fear
• Why Botox and fillers are not the answer to your beauty "problems"
• How to model after the type of woman you want to be
• The honest truth about grief and grieving a relationship
• Navigating a dynamic that has a lot of high highs and low lows

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#395: LESSE founder Neada Deters is Australian-born and now based in New York. A former beauty editor, she spent more than a decade searching for effective solutions for her chronic inflammation and sensitive skin. After years of testing products, researching ingredients, and consulting leading industry experts, she set out to create the formulas she could not find—natural, uncompromising, and clinically effective.

Recently appointed to the Vogue Beauty Board, Neada draws on her editorial background and deep understanding of botanical science to develop every LESSE formula from the ground up. The result is a portfolio of proprietary skin care solutions that unite botanical intelligence with scientific rigor—designed to perform for sensitive skin and diverse skin tones alike.

What you'll learn:

• Overcoming the fear of making a big move (and how to)
• Why less is more for your skin and the importance of doing your own research when investing in skincare
• How to create an intentional morning ritual and daily practices
• The difference between oil-based serums and water-based serums
• Understanding bioavailability and the true efficacy of your skincare products
• How to connect the dots of your younger self to your adult self and ways to utilize this to figure out what you want to do with your life and career

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#394: On this solo episode, Emily opens up to share more about a topic that she has been sitting on for quite some time. A year before her previous relationship ended, she sat down at Cafe Pli in Paris and wrote a letter to her future self and described where she would be a year from then (March 2026).

A year and a half later, she openly reflects on this letter and the complexities of relationships, especially her own experience and why it's never as black and white as it seems from an outside perspective.

In this episode:

• The difference between ending something and being finished with it
• What led me to write a letter to my future self in Paris at Cafe Pli
• My thought process a year and a half later
• Navigating the end of a relationship
• Importance of maintaining sense of self and other relationships

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#393: It can be easy to lose parts of yourself, especially while you're in a relationship. If you've been in a relationship or currently in one, you probably know this well. Sometimes, you even start to focus on your partner and compare your life to theirs.

In this solo episode, Emily shares three practical ways to maintain your own sense of self while being in a relationship or dating in general. She talks about the importance of continuing to invest in your friendships, interests, goals, and alone time, while still creating space for a healthy partnership.

Whether you’re currently dating, in a long-term relationship, or simply want to approach your next relationship differently, this episode is a reminder that being a great partner doesn’t require losing your independence. The healthiest relationships should add to the life you’ve built, not become your entire life.

What you'll learn:

• The importance of having and maintaining your own life, even while being in a relationship
• Simple ways to maintain your own identity and sense of self
• Dangers of not having your own foundation and how that can lead to being controlled
• How to focus on yourself and not compare to what your partner is doing

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#392: Julie Mountain and Dana Noorily are the co-founders of The Granola Bar, longtime friends, mothers, and entrepreneurs who turned a desire for something more into a thriving brand. After initially believing that becoming stay-at-home moms was the life they wanted, they each began to realize they were craving a greater sense of purpose, creativity, and identity outside of motherhood. What started as a shared idea eventually became The Granola Bar, a beloved all-day dining concept that has grown to multiple locations. Their story is one of friendship, reinvention, entrepreneurship, and giving yourself permission to change your mind about what a fulfilling life looks like.

What you'll learn:

• How to balance decision making between instincts and logic
• The difference between resume vs. eulogy virtues and which you should consider focusing on
• Reality of starting and building a new business and what every aspiring business owner should know
• Relevance of partner selection and how they play a role in the kind of life you are able to live, especially in their level of support in your own individual dreams and goals
• Why most women idealize being a "stay at home mom" and the reality of how it may not truly fulfill you

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#391: Rachel Blank is the Founder and CEO of Allara, a virtual care platform built for the millions of women living with complex, chronic conditions. Allara makes expert healthcare accessible by connecting patients with specially trained, and highly empathetic doctors and Registered Dietitians who treat patients from a whole health perspective. Rachel founded Allara following her own experience struggling to get a diagnosis and trusted treatment for PCOS. Prior to founding Allara, Rachel was the Director of Strategy at Ro and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

This episode was originally released in June 2025.

What you'll learn:

• Importance of not rushing into marriage, especially when you know it doesn't feel right
• Why Allara Health would not have started if she stayed in her previous relationship and did not call off the wedding
• How to re-frame being intimidated by men, especially in work and business
• The difference between feeling unsafe and emotionally understood in a relationship
• Personal experiences with navigating PCOS and different women's health conditions

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#390: Christina Yannello (aka Barefaced Femme) is a content creator who has built an engaged platform by sharing an honest and relatable look into beauty, career, confidence, and navigating life as a woman in her 20s. What started as a space to share her personal experiences has evolved into a growing community centered around authenticity, vulnerability, and figuring things out along the way.

Throughout her journey as a creator, she has opened up about everything from building a platform and navigating an unconventional career path to her experience with acne, Accutane, and the impact skin struggles can have on confidence and mental health.

What you'll learn:

• The honest truth about Acutane and what you should know
• A personal journey with acne and why one size does not fit all
• How to trust your gut and when you make your own decisions
• Navigating Asian cultural norms that differ from upbringing, growing up in the US
• Impact of moving to a city where you can find more likeminded people who dream big

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#389: Do you find yourself struggling with making quality decisions that actually reflect a life that you truly want for yourself? On this short solo episode, Emily shares the framework she often uses, especially when she's not completely sure which way she should go with a decision.

Your life is a culmination of the choices and decisions you make. You have the power to change the direction with a few different choices.

What you'll learn:

• How to simplify your decision-making process, especially if you're struggling with a decision
• Why making decisions based on your core values leads to less regret and a life that is more aligned with what you actually want
• Reducing impulsive decisions
• Learning to trust yourself with your choices and decisions
• Importance of not out-sourcing your decision making to another person or AI

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#388: Alizée Wyckmans is the COO at Le Botaniste, the organic, plant-based, carbon-neutral restaurant and wine bar that opened its first location in Ghent, Belgium, in 2015 and now operates across Belgium and New York City.

Alizée has been part of Le Botaniste's growth for years, moving through roles including Brand and Sustainability Manager and Brand Director before stepping into her current Chief of Staff position. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she brings together a background in food, brand-building, and sustainability strategy; helping steer a company that was among the first restaurants to achieve CO2-neutral certification and that plants its own forest to offset its footprint.

What you'll learn:

• How to trust your own life journey, even when moments feel uncertain
• The art of intuition and signals that you may have met your life partner
• Power of choosing the right partner to build a life with and how it impacts your life in the long run
• The business and philosophy behind Le Botaniste and where to find the locations
• Cost of taking time off of your career when having children and how to be strategic about what decision is best for you and your family
• Honest truth about "balance" of motherhood, personal life, and career

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#387: If you feel slightly stuck or on autopilot in your life, this episode is for you. On this episode, Emily shares from her personal experience how she stopped living on autopilot and figured out a career path that enabled her to have autonomy over her time, who she impacted, and the types of people she would work with.

Most people think it's about figuring out what your passion is and pursuing this as a career. But the truth is that most of us have multiple passions and on top of that, we may not be that exceptional in it to a level where it would make sustainable income.

Emily breaks down the two components she's observed in her own life, as well as others' who are living a more aligned life in both their personal and professional life.

What you'll learn:

• Why pursuing your passion isn't the true answer
• The combination of two specific elements that will likely lead you to a more aligned and fulfilling career
• How to observe what you're actually good at and what people value from you
• Re-framing the way you think about longevity in life and what the "end game" is really all about

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