How to Find Yourself Again After Burnout: Reclaiming Your Identity After Motherhood and Over-giving

Send us Fan MailWhat does it really mean to come home to yourself?In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Emily Reuschel, Soul Expansion Coach and host of the Wild & Waking Podcast, to explore the messy, beautiful, and deeply transformational journey of identity evolution. We talk about what happens when the life you built on paper looks “good,” but something inside you knows there’s more.Emily shares how her own path moved from habits, goals, and productivity into the deeper work of reclaiming identity, rebuilding self-trust, and stepping into embodied leadership. Together, we unpack why personal growth can feel like labor, how women get disconnected from themselves through conditioning and roles, and why true transformation asks us to sit in the discomfort instead of rushing to fix it.This episode is for the woman who is tired of shape-shifting, performing, and chasing approval, and ready to reconnect with her truth, her voice, and the version of herself that feels most alive.If you’ve been craving more self-trust, personal growth, identity work, women’s empowerment, embodied leadership, and a deeper sense of purpose, this conversation will meet you right where you are.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why identity work goes deeper than habits, routines, and goal-settingWhat it means to “come home to yourself”How conditioning, expectations, and inherited narratives shape who we becomeWhy transformation can feel like labor, grief, and rebirth all at onceThe connection between self-trust, intuition, and embodied leadershipHow your healing and growth create a ripple effect in your family and communityWhy women often tie their worth to achievement, caregiving, and approvalA simple journaling practice to help you begin your own identity evolution journeyResources & Links Mentioned:Emily Reuschel’s Wild & Waking PodcastInstagram: @emilyreuschelThreads: @emilyreuschelWebsite: www.EmilyReuschel.comGuest Bio Emily Reuschel is a Soul Expansion Coach for Wild & Waking Women, guiding leaders, dreamers, and changemakers—especially those in rural communities—through the journey of reclaiming their truest selves. Through her signature Wild & Waking Framework, Emily helps women unravel inherited expectations, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and rise into embodied leadership.She is the host of the Wild & Waking Podcast and the facilitator of retreats, workshops, and transformative spaces designed to support healing, truth-telling, and unapologetic self-expression. Emily’s work is rooted in helping women move from performative survival into authentic, intentional, and powerful living.Connect with me on Instagram and tell me what you think!For some more free resources to help you on your journey, click HERE to download my Guide to Seed Cycling and HERE for my guide on Minerals for Chakra Balancing and Longevity (a personal favorite because mineral balancing is my jam!)