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Send us Fan Mail“I did the best I could” can sound like an explanation, but when it is used to avoid accountability for real harm, it can leave adult children questioning their own reality for years.In this episode, we unpack why “I did the best I could” is not always a viable excuse, especially when a parent refuses to acknowledge, repair, or change harmful patterns. Emilia and Bianca explore how entire family systems can reinforce denial, why the sibling who speaks up is often labeled the problem, and what happens when maintaining a relationship requires you to repeatedly betray your own truth. They also discuss what future parents can do differently by practicing accountability, apology, emotional attunement, and the willingness to keep bettering their best.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #529 | The Truth About Wanting Them to Apologize - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/529-the-truth-about-wanting-them-to-apologize/id1511831621?i=1000781645317  Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why Change Feels So Uncomfortable (Even When You Want It)" -  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes:  0:00 Why “I Did the Best I Could” Isn’t Enough 01:19 The Excuse Adult Children Keep Hearing 02:29 There Actually Are Resources for Parenting 04:13 When Family Members Defend the Dysfunction 07:00 Why Siblings Stay Silent 09:20 The Physical Cost of Family Dysfunction 11:40 When the “Problem Child” Is Actually Getting Help 14:30 You Either Get the Truth or Your Family 15:04 Choosing Truth Over the Family System 19:34 How to Become a Different Kind of Parent 21:30 Bettering Your Best 23:28 What Adult Children Need to Hear 23:47 When Refusing Accountability Causes Real Harm 25:28 “Doing Your Best” Is Not a Free Pass 26:10 Where to Go Next 26:35 Out of the Mud + Evolve Updates  ***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailWaiting to feel like it is quietly costing you your life. Bianca and Emilia break down why the belief that motivation has to arrive before you take action is one of the most damaging stories keeping people stuck, using a full gallon jug and a hand full of marbles to make the cost of "waiting" impossible to ignore.In this episode, we unpack why waiting to feel like it is actually a perception problem wearing a feelings costume, why every minute spent waiting for motivation is a minute of your life you don't get back, and why identity, not inspiration, is what actually drives consistent behavior. Emilia and Bianca walk through why "fake it till you make it" is bullshit, what actually builds the kind of person who shows up anyway, and the one question to ask yourself about the cost of staying the same.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #526 How Self-Disciplined Are You, Really? - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XQm929yZSO34JXGr9mrzz?si=hSfEKWP1R1afIZAunXaVWg Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why Change Feels So Uncomfortable (Even When You Want It)" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration 📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) -https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE.  https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect Show Notes: 0:00 Why You’ll Never “Feel Like It” 0:15 Welcome to Evolve Ventures 1:45 Why Waiting for Motivation Is Costing You 3:38 The Real Reason We Procrastinate 5:12 Break the Problem Into Smaller Pieces 6:00 The Hidden Cost of Waiting 8:50 Motivation Usually Comes After Action 9:31 Why Motivation Has Become a Crutch 11:10 Identity Is More Powerful Than Motivation 13:27 Building a New Identity Through Action 14:37 Why Doing Hard Things Gets Easier 17:10 The Identity Conflict Holding You Back 18:05 “Fake It Till You Make It” Doesn’t Work 19:21 How You Actually Become That Person 20:01 Behavior Comes Before Confidence 20:33 Becoming Someone Who Does Hard Things 21:46 You Have to Do What You Don’t Want to Do 24:20 Ask Yourself: What Is the Cost of Staying the Same? 26:26 Stop Waiting for Feelings 27:25 Evolve Ventures Resources & Closing Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailNobody teaches you what to say when someone cuts you down and smiles while doing it. In this episode, we unpack the psychology behind rude people, sarcasm, and microaggressions, why a dysregulated nervous system sits underneath almost all of it, and the four step formula you can actually reach for in the moment.Emilia breaks down where your real training in this area came from: the family, culture, school, and social systems that quietly taught you what is acceptable to say and what you are allowed to say back. Bianca shares why believing everyone is inherently good can leave you defenseless, and opens up about a recent moment where she did not feel safe enough to use the very skills she teaches her own clients. Together they walk through pause, ask, share and set, and returning to your power, plus the identity beliefs that stop most people from ever using the tools at all. Fair warning, this one is explicit.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #426 | You Don't Need to Be the Boss to Change the Culture - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000721917576Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (2:19) Where you actually learned to handle rude people (4:07) The disservice of assuming everyone is good (5:23) None of this works without a regulated nervous system (8:40) Unconscious bias and where microaggressions come from (12:37) A workplace scenario to test yourself against (13:58) Bianca invites you to Out of the Mud, our free live virtual event hosted the last Wednesday of every month. (14:35) What panic does to your access to your tools (17:49) When a belief system becomes denial (19:29) Step one, pause (21:26) Step two, ask (23:05) Steps three and four, share, set, and return to your power (25:15) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION. (Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailThe hardest truth in a relationship is usually the one nobody is willing to say out loud. In this episode, we unpack the taboo reality of growth orientation in intimate partnerships, why a partner who will not grow alongside you eventually becomes the ceiling on your own life, and why denial, delusion, and distancing are the three ways most people avoid seeing it.We get into the narrative that says you are never supposed to judge your partner, and why that belief is quietly costing people decades. Judgment is not the problem. Unfair, harsh, and maladaptive judgment is. From there we look at what a partnership is actually for, whether it exists to reinforce who you already are or to challenge the growth edges of who you are becoming, and then break down the three specific areas where a non growth oriented partner holds you back: emotionally, socially, and psychologically.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #483 | How to Hold Two Truths at the Same Time - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000752414280Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (2:04) Why growth orientation sits at the center (2:59) Denial, delusion, and distancing (3:53) Is it wrong to judge your partner (4:37) Judgment as a relationship tool (5:39) The conversations that actually trigger growth (7:14) What a partnership is actually for (8:28) Am I more growth oriented than my partner (9:30) When your foundations do not match (10:41) Kayleigh talks about the supportive and caring environment within the Evolve Ventures team (11:28) The three ways your partner holds you back (12:50) Emotionally, the intimacy they cannot reach (14:42) Socially, the drama their lack of discernment creates (15:08) Psychologically, the flexibility they never built (15:42) Where to take this next (16:44) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailChasing happiness is the fastest way to miss your life. In this episode, we unpack why so many of us keep entering new jobs, new relationships, and new purchases expecting them to finally fix us, and why that pattern quietly repeats for years without ever getting named. Bianca opens with a client conversation that required real candor, and Emilia takes it back to first principles: what happiness actually is by definition, why we have been sold the idea that it is the best thing to feel, and what it costs us to treat a passing emotion as a permanent state.We get into the if-then narratives running underneath our decisions, the arrival fallacy, and the law of trade-offs. Emilia shares openly about a recent six-figure purchase and the values-based decision making behind it, and Bianca names the baseline sadness she has stopped apologizing for and started building her work on. The takeaway is not that you will never be happy. It is that grit, distress tolerance, and fulfillment are what actually build a life worth living, and happiness shows up as a byproduct along the way.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #428 | How to Create a Joy-Filled Life by Design, Not by Default - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000722917711Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (2:01) The client who cannot get out of his own way (6:20) First principles: why we chase happiness (8:45) What happiness actually means (11:36) Sold the narrative that happy equals better (14:46) If-then thinking and the arrival fallacy (17:05) Happiness as the anchor on the boat of life (18:53) Emilia invites listeners to Out of the Mud, the free live virtual event hosted on the last Wednesday of every month. (19:50) Sadness as the source of deeper connection (22:05) The truck purchase and the law of trade-offs (27:34) Chasing relief is costing you your life (30:42) Happiness as a byproduct, not a goal (33:23) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailYour list was never really about them. It was always about you.In this episode, we unpack what dating standards actually reveal: the height requirement, the income bracket, the follower count, and the quiet belief underneath all of it that being chosen by the "right" person will finally make you feel worthy. We get into where these narratives come from, why low self worth gets externalized into requirements other people have to meet, the difference between a value and an insecurity wearing a value's clothing, and why so many people keep landing in the same relationship or no relationship at all. If you have ever pushed away someone good because they were available, this one is for you.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #494 | How To Set Goals In Therapy - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000760417836Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (1:30) Welcome to episode 532 (2:05) The distorted checklist we call standards (3:04) A client who pushed away a good match (4:07) Where these narratives come from (6:13) Looking outward for worth you never built (7:26) Here's what Matthew has to say about the Evolve Ventures community and how it has helped in his journey (8:13) The pedestal and the celebrity you assign (8:53) Bianca on her own narrow standards (10:07) Auditing your standards through your nervous system (11:35) Wanting to feel good enough (12:19) Final thoughts and episode suggestion (13:06) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailYou are not thinking nearly as much as you think you are. In this episode, we unpack how inaccurate thinking quietly sabotages love, success, and money, and why so many of our "decisions" are really impulses absorbed from the people around us. Emilia and Bianca get into metacognition, cognitive appraisal, and the uncomfortable reality that most of us are running on autopilot while telling ourselves a story about how deliberate we are.Bianca shares a client story that shows how an unexamined childhood pattern was still dictating his sleep two decades later, and Emilia walks through her denial framework, FREE for the four types of denial and HEAL for the antidote, because whatever you are denying you actively cannot improve. The conversation lands on humility as the greatest antidote to ignorance, and on the willingness to say "I don't know" as the entry point to better thinking.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #480 | Everything You Need For Real Self Belief, Part Two - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000750453998Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community: Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (1:30) Why rational thinking beats emotional reasoning (3:07) Nobody blames their own thinking patterns (4:55) Pure impulse, social influence, and the truck example (7:46) Metacognition, shame, and the thought record (8:48) The client who could not let himself sleep (11:21) Living on autopilot and sabotaging what you want (12:07) Do you actually believe what you believe (13:08) Out of the Mud is our free live virtual event on the last Wednesday of every month (13:46) Researching denial and why the brain defends autopilot (15:52) The FREE and HEAL framework for the four types of denial (21:34) Humility as the antidote to ignorance (23:23) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailTravel does not create the mess. It exposes what was never built.In this episode, we unpack why leaving home your base wrecks sleep, goals, and self-trust for so many people, and what to do about it long before you pack a bag. Emilia breaks down a client who feared a bachelorette party would drag her back into old world, the grief of outgrowing a circle that does not share your values, and the We Travel checklists that turn every bad trip into a lesson instead of a loss. Bianca adds why the ability to advocate for yourself at 11 PM in a hotel lobby is built well before the trip starts, and why travel being your only reprieve deserves a much bigger conversation. We also walk a live example of naming your values, attaching standards to them, and rating your own mess level from zero to ten.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #511 | Why Alcohol Is an Easy Helper When You Are Stressed - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000771646317The Growth Journey graphic referenced in this video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TjoFB6l-JBPkW2Pxf8GaYLQbJimvo_Ek/view?usp=drive_linkLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes: (0:00) Intro (2:13) Why vacations end up feeling wasted (4:08) Leaving home base disrupts everything (6:13) The client who feared derailing her goals (9:54) Going back into old world (14:53) Advocating for yourself when the group pushes back (17:12) Failing forward into better travel (19:22) Naming your values before you go (20:54) Mandi shares how Evolve group coaching helped her feel less alone in what she was going through (21:40) Inside the We Travel checklists (27:26) Live example: Wi-Fi, mattress, and a gym (33:28) Giving yourself a pass and regretting it later (38:49) Final takeaways and episode suggestion (40:46) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailWaiting for an apology is its own kind of prison, and they hold the key on purpose.In this episode, we unpack what is actually happening inside you when you cling to an apology that may never come. Bianca opens with a client who cannot let himself heal because getting better feels like letting the people who harmed him off the hook. We get into the bulldozer and the house, why an apology can never rebuild what was demolished, and the difference between reconciliation and repair. Emilia breaks down the unconscious expectations we carry into rupture, why naming the impact feels like admitting the harm was okay, and how the nervous system is really reaching for safety, not words. We land on the hard truth: an apology is a nice to have, not a need to have, and your pain was already real without their acknowledgment.The how to apologize guide mentioned in this episode, from Emilia and Alan on The Conscious Couples podcast:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVsyimNpa2-XBOlWBY52mzp3VsD0ZQLP/view?usp=sharingHere's a related episode that builds on today's conversation:#521 | How to Trust Yourself and Eliminate Self-Doubt - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000776557116Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes:(0:00) Intro (1:29) The truth about wanting them to apologize (2:29) What is happening inside you while you wait (2:46) A client who cannot let himself heal (4:24) The fear that getting better lets them off the hook (5:44) The limiting belief underneath the waiting (6:18) Unconscious expectations we bring into rupture (7:22) Reconciliation versus repair (8:45) Overestimating what other people are capable of (9:27) Emilia invites you to Out of the Mud, our free live virtual event hosted the last Wednesday of every month. (10:25) An apology does not undo the damage (10:48) The bulldozer and the house (11:29) Nice to have, not a need to have (12:17) Why some people cannot apologize (13:04) Why naming the impact is so hard (14:15) Rebuilding is not accepting the harm (16:21) Their apology does not make your pain real (17:05) Bringing the locus of control back inward (18:47) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailStrength is not a personality trait, it is a practice, and children learn it by watching.In this episode, we unpack why the mother role is one of the most vital and least supported roles there is. Emilia and Bianca make the case that you cannot be an empowered mother without first being an empowered woman, and that most women are attempting exactly that inside a culture that quietly resists it. They get into leading by example in the gym, in community, and in the language you use about your own child, and why a mother's presence shapes emotional safety, brain development, and a sense of self long before a child has words for any of it.They also name the cost of getting it wrong: the Ferber method and the cry it out generation, the gap between good enough parenting and exceptional parenting, and the ownership mindset that surfaces when a parent believes they get to decide who their child is. Two client stories anchor the conversation, one single mother who describes motherhood as continuously getting to learn who her daughter is, and one woman who could not reach her own emotions until she had to co-regulate her toddler through a terrifying afternoon. This is not mother bashing. It is a call for women to be supported, for men to back them, and for the cycles to stop here.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #527 | How Important the Father Role REALLY Is - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000779642049Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes:(0:00) Intro (3:05) Empowered mothers start with empowered women (4:53) Why empowered women feel like a threat (5:33) Leading by example in the gym (9:40) What limiting beliefs do to new mothers (10:25) Building a community that leads by example (14:13) This is not mother bashing (16:11) Ownership versus agency in parenting (21:17) Isaac shares what it's like to be part of the Evolve Ventures team and what he loves about it (22:10) Getting to learn who your daughter is (26:22) The mom who stayed regulated when her son went missing (34:31) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailNobody hands boys a blueprint for fatherhood. In this episode, we unpack why the father role is one of the most under examined forces in psychology, and how it quietly sets a child's self-worth, nervous system and sense of what is safe to allow into their life. We look at the patriarchal scripts fathers inherited and passed down, the myth that dad exists to balance out mom's emotion, and why so many men arrive in their thirties having never once pictured themselves as a parent.This is not a man bashing session. It is a call to the dads, the future dads, the uncles and the men who never had a father figure of their own. We break down the words that actually define the role: encouragement, play, leadership, attunement, reliability and safety. We share stories from the therapy room about direct and indirect harm, the gymnastics dad who got it right, and one gamified daily practice that costs nothing and changes the trajectory of a family.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #459 | What Your Family System Role Says About You - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000740185898Bianca mentions this episode early in the conversation:#507 | Breaking Down Patriarchy, Matriarchy, And Our Role Within It - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000769445396Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes:(0:00) Intro (1:49) Why the father role matters now more than ever (6:05) Patriarchal norms fathers inherited and passed down (7:47) How low self-worth traces back to dad (12:04) The myth that dad is there to balance out emotion (15:22) Boys are never taught to imagine fatherhood (19:28) Play matters, but not at the expense of showing up (22:50) Reactive parenting when the damage is already done (26:02) Ego and the fear of failing as a father (26:43) Bianca invites listeners to join Out of the Mud, the free live virtual event hosted the last Wednesday of every month. (27:21) You cannot nurture what you were never taught to feel (29:39) Encouragement, play, leadership, attunement, reliability (34:46) Direct and indirect harm in the father role (37:31) The gymnastics dad and what safety looks like (40:56) One daily tool: name a new emotion (42:56) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailYou can show up every single day for ten years and still be lying to yourself about being disciplined. In this episode, we unpack the story most of us have quietly built into our identity: that consistency in one arena means we have the muscle everywhere. Emilia walks through a conversation with a business owner who had opened his doors seven days a week for a decade and could not get himself to the gym once in three months, and what happened when the difference between self-discipline and survival got named out loud.Bianca recorded this one after calling out sick, which turned into the clearest example we could have asked for. We get into non-negotiables and why you have to choose your arenas before you can expand them, the ping-pong between "I am not disciplined at all" and "I am completely disciplined," the shift from being held accountable by the people around you to doing it when nobody would ever know, and the neuroscience underneath it all. Plus the reframe that changes the whole thing: discipline is not suffering, it is being the butler to your future self. Start where you are.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #458 | How To Connect To Your True Self - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000739645300Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech(Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnectShow notes:(0:00) Intro(1:43) Showing up sick and recording anyway(3:19) Waking up delirious and calling out of work(5:31) Choosing your non-negotiables before you expand(7:36) Streaks, fitness, and keeping your word to yourself(10:17) The client who was certain he was self-disciplined(14:06) Survival, social risk, and the identity story we build(18:16) The brain behind discipline: ACC, striatum, amygdala(20:20) Charlie highlights the invaluable role of the Evolve community support system in her journey toward self-discovery(20:49) Bianca's two competing beliefs about her own discipline(23:29) The 70-30 split and doing it when nobody would know(25:09) The messy middle and unlearning the old narratives(27:33) Intrinsic, extrinsic, and why discipline is not all or nothing(30:13) Discipline is not suffering, and the Out of the Mud challenges(31:50) Be the butler to your future self(34:44) Thank you past Bianca: the back, the tattoos, the money(38:08) Start where you are, small enough to actually do(40:30) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailNinety seven out of one hundred hand everything in their pockets to the three people in the front row. In this episode, we unpack the real cost of day trading, why so many smart, driven people get pulled into the vortex, what the numbers actually say about who wins and who pays, and how the gambler's fallacy and sunk cost bias contort the brain into doubling down on losses again and again.But this conversation goes far beyond the market. Day trading is just one mask among many: gambling, book buying, doom scrolling, antiquing, Netflix binges. Underneath them all is the same root, a lack of purpose, unspoken shame, and a life spent numbing instead of facing. We share real client stories, the deeper questions to ask yourself, and how to take honest stock of where your time, energy, and money are really going.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #467 | What The Holidays Reveal With Money - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000743786719Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community: Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook (Public Page) - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTechEvolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes: (0:00) Intro (1:29) Welcome to episode 525: the pattern behind day trading (4:10) The lecture hall: 97 out of 100 empty their pockets (7:20) The client who said the market is rigged (8:56) What it really costs: time, energy and money (11:21) The gambler's fallacy (13:43) Emilia invites you to Out of the Mud, our free live virtual event held on the last Wednesday of every month. (14:38) Cognitive biases and the sunk cost trap (16:11) The skydiving pitch on the beach (23:39) Everyone is selling you something (25:35) What your behavior is really masking (28:16) Shame and the search for purpose (32:52) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailThe tool is only as sharp as the question you bring to it.In this episode, we unpack why so many of us burn an hour fighting with our AI and walk away with nothing, and what that back and forth is quietly costing our focus, our critical thinking, and our mental health. Emilia breaks down the adoption curve that has AI outpacing both the personal computer and the internet, and why cognitive overload is showing up at record levels right alongside it. We get tactical with the decision making matrix, the difference between urgent, important, and significant, and two prompts you can drop straight into your chat window: one to select and break down your highest leverage task for a 50 minute block, and one to debrief afterward so your brain actually registers the win. Plus, Bianca on where the boundaries belong so AI stays an asset instead of becoming a crutch that costs you the skills you cannot afford to lose.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation:#462 | How to Set Up Your Workplace for Safety and Success - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000741806906Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(0:00) Intro(1:24) Arguing with your AI instead of using it(6:01) User error is the hidden cost of adoption(8:27) Boundaries so AI doesn't become a crutch(9:46) AI is outpacing the internet and the PC(11:29) Cognitive overload and record burnout(14:51) Julie gives a shoutout to Evolve Ventures and Bianca for the transformative coaching she received that made a huge impact in her life(15:42) Personifying your AI instead of treating it as a tool(17:52) The decision making matrix: urgent, important, significant(19:14) Prompt engineering and the 50 minute priority prompt(22:28) The debrief prompt that logs your wins(25:19) Staying humble in the age of AI(28:29) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailYou can check off seven of ten things on your to-do list and still go to bed feeling like a failure. That is not a productivity problem, it is a self-assignment problem.In this episode, we unpack the mental health skill successful business owners lean on that most people never learn: recognizing your inputs instead of obsessing over what is left undone. Emilia shares the client story that inspired this conversation, Bianca opens up about her evolution from feeling wildly incompetent to running eleven therapy sessions a day, and together they walk you through the systems thinking loop of input, output, measure, and adjust that you can apply to your productivity, your habits, and your mental health. Plus, one simple action step you can take before the end of today to start building self-belief through self-assignment.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation:#499 | The Real Reason People Give Up on Their Dreams, Part 2 - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000763768162Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(0:00) Intro(2:11) The client who couldn't celebrate her wins(4:47) Lost in the minutia of what didn't get done(6:51) Bianca's story: from incompetent to eleven sessions a day(11:09) Upgrading your thinking to handle more(13:00) Self-actualization and high capacity resilience(15:41) Bianca invites you to Out of the Mud, our free live virtual event hosted the last Wednesday of every month.(16:18) Nobody wakes up wanting to be average(19:13) The midnight mile promise(22:58) The systems thinking loop: input, output, measure, adjust(26:56) Your one action step for today(30:34) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailThe scariest part of fitness is never the workout. It's the story in your head before you even start. In this episode, we unpack why fitness feels so intimidating for so many people and why it's one of the most powerful tools for mental health that exists. From Bianca's fitness journey that began in self-hatred, crash diets, and toxic yo-yo cycles before becoming one of the things she's most proud of, to Emilia learning to work with her body instead of against it, this conversation gets honest about the destructive narratives, taboo body relationships, and quiet fears that keep people from ever starting.We also dig into a wake-up call moment at the gym that sparked a deeper conversation about what our bodies reveal about our minds, the vicious cycle of eroding self-trust through maladaptive coping, and why "scary" evolves at every stage of life, from entry-point fear to injury fear to losing muscle mass in your 50s and 60s. Whether your version of fitness is strength training, yoga, hiking, or silent disco, you hold the pen of what fitness means for you, and your mental health will thank you for writing that story.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #474 | Why Poor Decisions Get All the Hype - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/evolve-ventures/id1511831621?i=1000747149581Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZcConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/ Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes: (0:00) Intro (2:28) How fitness brought Emilia and Bianca together (4:07) Starting fitness from self-hatred, not self-love (6:38) Your body is your most important asset (8:12) Why our relationship with our bodies feels taboo (10:11) A wake-up call at the gym (13:01) Bree reflects on her incredible journey as a member of the Evolve Ventures team (13:34) Breaking the vicious cycle of self-hatred and fitness (15:49) Learning to work with your body, not against it (17:46) Fitness touches every area of your life (21:36) What "scary" looks like at every stage (24:36) You hold the pen of your fitness story (28:32) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION. (Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailSelf-trust starts in the small moments. In this episode, we look at the quiet ways we learn to doubt ourselves, give ourselves away, and let other people’s expectations shape our identity. We talk about why choosing yourself can feel uncomfortable at first, especially when you’ve spent years outsourcing your own signal. For the Evolver who is ready to stop abandoning themselves, this is an honest reminder that becoming someone you can depend on begins one small act of self-trust at a time.Visual Asset:Emilia's Most Dependable Award - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qd59MBBrYsFsEJEEK4gfc-42Qw63gz_z/view?usp=drive_linkEpisode Reference:The Real Reason You Don't Trust Yourself | EVE9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hccfrHq7UzAHere’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#491 | How to Create Space for Your Feelings - https://apple.co/43oj8hv Learn more about:📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:59) What got in the way first(5:29) The hidden cost of outsourcing yourself(8:30) When identity gets handed to others(10:51) Why self-trust can feel like betrayal(15:16) Emilia’s “most dependable” award realization(22:16) Self-trust as a daily practice(24:31) Rethinking martyrdom, boundaries, and character(26:24) The light-switch visual for rebuilding trust(30:38) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailSome relationships don't survive your growth, and that's not a failure, it's the price of becoming who you're meant to be. In this raw episode, we open up about the endings we are living through right now, including Bianca's recent breakup and her decision to cut ties with her family entirely.We unpack the right way to end a relationship, intimate, family, friendship, or otherwise and why walking away activates every core fear and limiting belief you carry. We explore how to get crystal clear on your values and boundaries, discern true intuition from old narratives, risk the terrifying unknown of being alone, and build a corner of people who tell you the truth instead of just validating you. Because ending it right isn't about the moment, it's about who you become five years from now.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation: #518 | Should I Stay or Should I Go?- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/518-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go/id1511831621?i=1000775117929Learn more about: 🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration 📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/ 📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7 🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc _________________ Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community: Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech (Public Page) Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794 Emilia's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemilia Bianca's IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/ Bianca's TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1 Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE: https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07 Show notes: (0:00) Intro (1:33) It's not just intimate relationships (3:59) Bianca's recent breakup story (6:04) From "not good enough" to "too much" (9:56) The decision to cut ties with family (11:59) When growth means growing apart (17:15) JC talks about the Evolve Ventures community, where she can be authentic and have meaningful conversations. (18:06) The fear of being alone (20:36) Getting crystal clear on values and boundaries (22:10) Who's really in your corner (28:08) Inside Evolve Group Coaching (31:01) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we unpack what it means to think like an optimist without losing touch with truth, data, or emotional honesty. When the world feels heavy, it is easy to mistake dread for realism and fear for preparation. But a healthier future is not built by pretending everything is fine. It is built by facing pain, testing new beliefs, and creating evidence through behavior.We explore the difference between false positivity and grounded optimism, how your vantage point shapes what feels possible, and why small, honest shifts can change the way you meet the future. Stop rehearsing collapse. Start becoming proof of another outcome.Here's a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#503 | The Foundations of Good Mental Health - https://apple.co/4f0owfSLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:48) Why hopelessness blocks real behavior change(6:42) Outcomes, truth, meaning, and perspective(11:19) Finding the frame your mind lives in(18:22) Why pain can reveal the real constraint(25:02) The pre, during, and post feedback loop(29:13) Mindfulness, behavior, and belief experiments(31:36) Why optimism cannot become self-gaslighting(33:11) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailThe truth gets louder when silence stops working. In this episode, we unpack the psychology of the “should I stay or should I go?” spiral and why indecision is often less about confusion and more about self-trust, fear, and emotional safety.Whether it’s a relationship, job, family dynamic, or life decision, the inner tug-of-war can become exhausting when part of you knows the truth and another part is still trying to negotiate with it. We explore cognitive dissonance, emotional rationalization, boundaries, values-based decision making, and the hidden cost of staying stuck too long.Here's a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#424 | Is It Really Better to Be In a Bad Relationship Than to Be Lonely? - https://apple.co/4np5JOi Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(4:26) Holding two truths without self-abandoning(6:43) When fear turns clarity into negotiation(9:44) Why outside opinions can blur your answer(12:03) Derek thanks Emilia and Bianca for his phenomenal experience as a member of the Evolve Ventures team.(12:48) When your parts resist the truth(18:02) Choosing friction over familiar safety(19:39) Letting values guide the decision(23:12) Seeing the choice without your history(26:09) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailMoney is never just about numbers. It carries the beliefs we grew up with, the emotions we avoid, and the patterns we may not even realize we are repeating. In today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we look at why money can feel so loaded, even when the math seems straightforward. From spending habits and avoidance to self-worth, emotional regulation, and inherited beliefs, we unpack the financial freakout cycle with more clarity and less shame. Because sometimes money is not the real problem. It is the fear, protection, and old story running underneath it.Here are related episodes that builds on today’s conversation:#467 | What the Holidays Reveal About Your Relationship With Money - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/467-what-the-holidays-reveal-about-your-relationship/id1511831621?i=1000743786719 #465 | How Good Are You REALLY At Making Better Decisions - https://apple.co/44PNCtOLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:29) Behavioral economics and everyday spending patterns(6:15) What your bank account may reveal(8:27) How money beliefs shape behavior(11:28) Money as a tool or coping strategy(15:27) The uncomfortable first step with finances(19:49) Using money to fix feelings(23:12) Three prompts to expose money beliefs(26:42) Starting with the next smallest decision(29:45) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat if the thoughts you trust most are the ones quietly keeping you stuck? In this episode, we examine how cognitive biases, digital influence, AI, algorithms, and the deep human need to belong can shape the way you see yourself, make decisions, and tolerate patterns that are costing you clarity.We’re getting into the uncomfortable space between what feels true and what is actually driving your behavior. From confirmation bias to borrowed beliefs, from social influence to the quiet outsourcing of your own thinking, this episode is an invitation to question what has been steering your life from the background. Bring your brain. Leave your excuses at the door. They were getting a little too comfortable anyway.Digital Asset:Evolve Cognitive Bias WorksheetHere’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#468 | The Books That Change How You See Yourself and Your Choices - https://apple.co/4qXneXGLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Difference Between Avoidance and Self-Protection" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:29) The behavior question that changes everything(4:14) How cognitive biases hijack perception(8:46) When old beliefs become self-fulfilling patterns(14:05) The bandwagon effect and borrowed thinking(18:04) Eddie shares his uplifting and empowering experience with the Evolve Ventures Society.(18:42) How belonging can become manipulation(22:38) AI, algorithms, and protecting free thought(27:34) A practical way to spot thought traps(28:35) Awareness as the exit from victimhood(31:50) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailThe numb life still makes noise. In today’s episode, we get into cheap thrills, emotional emptiness, and the quiet ways people try to escape a life they barely feel present in. Scrolling, smoking, chasing comfort, planning the next distraction, and reaching for fast dopamine are not always the real problem. Most of the time, they are the signal.We look at what sits underneath escape patterns, why pretending everything is fine can become its own kind of trap, and how “being the rock” can quietly turn into a polished way to avoid what hurts. If your comfort habits have started feeling less like rest and more like running, this one may hit closer than expected.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#496 | The Myth of An "Easy Life" - https://apple.co/4xD29phLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:37) Behind the mask of people's lives(4:39) When escape becomes the only reward(8:38) The polished mask of modern life(10:05) Flight response and dissociative patterns(13:19) What are you running from(14:58) The identity trap of being the rock(18:32) When comfort reveals deeper emptiness(20:34) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we confront the uncomfortable truth about AI, technology, and the future of work. Resisting change is not protecting your peace. It is protecting your comfort. AI is already reshaping jobs, attention, skill development, and the way the adult brain adapts. The real question is whether we are using technology consciously enough to grow with it. We explore how active tech use can support brain development, neuroplasticity, adaptability, and future-ready skills, while passive tech use can quietly train the mind into distraction and dependence.For anyone thinking about AI, career security, brain health, personal growth, and how to stay valuable in a rapidly changing world, this episode is a necessary reality check. Bring your brain to the future before your job description gets there first.Episode Resources:1. Microsoft 2025 Future of Work Report 2. AI Changing Jobs3. Adult Learning Theory4. Spreadsheet Champions Competition5. Brain Health Consequences of Digital Technology Use6. Screen Time and the Brain7. Best Brain Training Apps In 2026Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#492 | The Realities of Tech, and Future Generations, That None of Us Are Ready to Face - https://apple.co/4xy5AxpLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Emilia’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithemiliaBianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Bianca’s TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@evolvewithbianca?_t=8gq3wqu4fAx&_r=1Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(4:34) What is already changing at work(7:12) The roles most exposed to AI(10:17) Alex shares his experience and the incredible progress he has made under the coaching of both Emilia and Bianca.(11:09) Why the future needs adaptive thinkers(15:03) Passive tech versus active brain development(16:03) How technology can strengthen neuroplasticity(20:36) Choosing one active tech skill(22:47) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat if conscious leadership begins with the part of your life you keep trying not to own? In today’s episode, we get honest about self-leadership, personal responsibility, conscious growth, and the quiet daily choices that shape who you become. Leadership is not reserved for people with titles, teams, platforms, or authority. It starts in the private moments, especially when pain, fear, old patterns, and resistance make the easier path feel reasonable.We look at what it means to lead yourself first, how unconscious patterns can keep dysfunction alive, and why one harder decision can shift the way you show up in your life, relationships, and future. Stop waiting for life to hand you authority. Become the person your next chapter can safely follow.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#510 | How to Cultivate a Conscious Leader's Mindset - https://apple.co/4uzFAPOLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(4:32) Leading beyond your own pain(8:09) Redefining what leadership really means(16:41) When pain comes from unconscious leadership(18:56) Becoming the leader of your own life(23:54) The first daily leadership commitment(28:55) The decision that changes everything(34:49) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailMen are struggling in ways our culture still barely knows how to name. In this episode, we take an honest look at men’s mental health, emotional suppression, therapy resistance, vulnerability, fatherhood, and the quiet pressure many men carry to stay strong even when they are barely holding it together.This is not a blame-heavy episode, and it is not a soft excuse for harmful behavior. It is a clearer look at what happens when men are taught to joke instead of feel, perform instead of process, and disappear inside themselves instead of asking for help. We also talk about why safe spaces matter, why support cannot be theoretical, and why healing has to move from awareness into action. Bring the armor, but maybe loosen one buckle before pressing play.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#427 | The Manliest SIN in Existence - https://apple.co/4ogBEldLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📆 Evolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:43) When fatherhood exposes buried insecurity(7:13) Men need other men leading(9:18) The cost of punished vulnerability(12:23) Kayleigh talks about the supportive and caring environment within the Evolve Ventures team.(13:10) The heartbreak behind the jokester(16:29) Choosing therapy for the next generation(20:58) What women must make room for(28:03) Turning awareness into lived change(33:52) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we look at the uncomfortable truth behind using alcohol as stress relief. When life feels heavy, alcohol can seem like the fastest way to soften the noise, fit into social settings, or finally feel like yourself again. But what feels like comfort can quietly become avoidance, and what looks normal can still be costing you clarity, connection, and emotional control.We explore the psychology behind why alcohol is such an easy coping mechanism, how stress exposes what needs attention, and why the harder choice is often the one that actually gives you your life back. The drink may take the edge off, but the bill always finds your nervous system.Here's a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#495 | The Real Reason People Give Up On Their Dreams - https://apple.co/4cLi1MQ #487 | Why You Struggle in Social Situations - https://apple.co/3RTJV2D Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:11) The pressure to drink socially(6:44) Redefining addiction without shame(8:03) Alcohol as a social buffer(12:22) Alcohol as adult self-soothing(14:40) Finding the real source of stress(21:04) Choosing meaningful hard over easy relief(24:06) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat if leadership is not something you were born with, but something you are responsible for becoming? In this episode, we challenge the belief that conscious leaders are chosen, gifted, or naturally built differently. Through the lens of conscious leadership, personal responsibility, mindset, and holistic mental health, we look at what it means to lead your life with more awareness, ownership, and intention.This episode is for the person who has questioned whether they are “leader material,” but still feels the quiet pull to become someone others can trust, follow, and grow beside. Step into the role before the world has to beg you to.Here's a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#468 | The Books That Change How You See Yourself and Your Choices - https://apple.co/4qXneXG Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:04) Stewarding the future with intention(5:44) Why leadership can feel unreachable(9:07) Practicing the conscious leader mindset(10:48) Here's what Matthew has to say about the Evolve Ventures community and how it has helped in his journey.(11:35) Leading when life feels heavy(16:32) If not you, then who?(17:50) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailChange your space before it changes you. In today’s episode, we take spring cleaning beyond clutter, closets, and open windows, and into the places your nervous system has been quietly living. From stale routines to screen fatigue, environmental design, emotional buildup, and the way your home can shape your mental health, this episode is a sharp reminder that change does not only happen inside your mind. Sometimes, it starts with the air you breathe, the space you keep, and the patterns you stop dragging into the next season. If your brain has been asking for a reset, maybe start by opening a window before blaming your entire personality.Episode Reference:#466 | Instead of New Year's Resolutions, Do THIS - https://apple.co/4aWMjLFHere's a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#491 | How to Create Space for Your Feelings - https://apple.co/43oj8hv Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "How to Stop Taking Everything So Personally" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:44) Environmental design as nervous system support(6:08) Why your home needs fresh air(8:27) The mental health version of spring cleaning(12:12) Nature, screens, and brain recovery(16:03) The hidden buildup inside your environment(20:29) A seasonal reset for your whole life(23:02) Why calendars can throw off your rhythm(26:27) Creating space for your feelings(27:55) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we take a sharp, honest look at what partnership really requires before, during, and after pregnancy. From postpartum support and emotional labor to household rhythms, identity shifts, and the pressure new parents rarely see coming, we challenge the idea that love alone is enough to build a steady family system.This episode is for expecting parents, conscious couples, and anyone preparing for parenthood with more clarity, humility, and intention. Build the foundation before the baby arrives, because pressure has a way of exposing what preparation was overlooked.Here are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#483 | How to Hold Two Truths At the Same Time - https://apple.co/4tSwvBR #457 | Polyvagal Theory: The Key to Well-Being - https://apple.co/4qcqfCp Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(4:15) The reality behind new parenthood(6:08) Why fathers need deeper preparation(9:45) Amanda highlights the impact of group coaching with Evolve Ventures, sharing how it has significantly contributed to her personal growth.(10:30) Parenting beyond old relationship roles(15:49) Getting over yourself before parenthood(18:10) Anticipating your partner’s hidden needs(20:13) Having the hard talks early(21:40) Protecting the rhythm of the home(24:45) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat if the beliefs running your life were never really yours?In today’s episode, we take an honest look at patriarchy, matriarchy, power, money, identity, and the family roles that quietly influence how we see ourselves and each other. This is not about blaming men, dismissing women, or turning growth into a gender war. It is about noticing the narratives we inherited, especially the ones that affect our relationships, standards, emotional expression, self-worth, and ability to think clearly.From unconscious family dynamics to the way power shows up in love and leadership, this episode opens the door to a deeper kind of reflection. The kind that asks us to stop defending the script and start questioning who handed it to us in the first place.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#478 | How to Advocate For Yourself - https://apple.co/4ndYjOCLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:04) Why this is not a bashfest(4:12) Money, power, and inherited beliefs(6:02) What matriarchy actually means(11:54) The deeper problem behind power(17:21) What family tables quietly teach us(24:53) Seeing your role inside the system(28:59) Questioning identity, marriage, and tradition(32:30) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailSilence has a shape. In this episode, we step into the painful reality of family estrangement, where adult children, estranged parents, and the people caught between them are left trying to make sense of the distance that once felt impossible. Beneath the quiet, there is often grief, shame, anxiety, boundaries, accountability, and a deep longing for repair.For anyone standing on either side of the divide, this episode offers a grounded and psychologically honest look at what happens when family systems fracture, love is still present, and connection no longer feels simple or safe. Come closer to the silence. It may be saying more than anyone has been willing to hear.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#484 | Avoiding the Truth Doesn't Make it Not Real - https://apple.co/4cchVxCLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:12) What estranged parents need to know(5:42) Defining estrangement and emotional distance(8:18) The numbers behind family estrangement(10:48) Grief, shame, and anxiety underneath silence(17:12) Isaac shares what it's like to be part of the Evolve Ventures team and what he loves about it.(18:01) Why good therapy matters deeply(21:05) Algorithms, blame, and generational bias(26:57) Why estrangement feels more visible now(31:29) The hard truth about repair(34:05) Respect, boundaries, and keeping the door open(37:37) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we get honest about why asking for help can feel so threatening once the guidance actually reaches us. We look at the psychology behind defensiveness, shame, fixed mindsets, and the nervous system patterns that can turn support into something that feels like an attack. If you have ever wanted change but noticed yourself shutting down when someone tried to guide you, this episode invites you to pause, question the story your mind is building, and stay open long enough to see what may be waiting on the other side. Let the truth reach you before your defenses rewrite it.Here are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#502 | The #1 Antidote to Shame - https://apple.co/3RbNBfK #423 | You're Not Responsible for Their Emotions - https://apple.co/48pPRpO Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:14) The difference between help and advice(8:29) When perception becomes your reality(12:10) Therapy is more like the gym(16:10) How coercive control hides itself(17:56) The shame response behind defensiveness(19:57) Separating emotion from reality(22:22) Why true strength asks for help(23:59) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the need to feel wanted meets technology designed to never say no?In this episode, we explore the sharp intersection of validation, self-worth, and AI relationships. As artificial intelligence becomes more personal, affirming, and emotionally convincing, we look at why some people become vulnerable to outsourcing connection, comfort, and worth to something that cannot truly know them.This episode is not about fearing technology. It is about recognizing the human need beneath it and choosing real connection before artificial validation becomes easier than growth. Follow the need you keep outsourcing. It may be the doorway back to yourself.Episode References:1. HER (2013) Film 2. My AI Loves Me Better Than Anyone Ever Could I Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel 3. Men Are Sharing Difficult Parts Of Modern Dating, And As A Woman, I Never Thought Of Some Of TheseHere are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#501 | Why Dating in the Modern Age Can Feel Impossible - https://apple.co/4uIBd5f #448 | What REAL Validation Looks Like - https://apple.co/4hECPHQ #486 | The Difference Between Self-Worth and Self-Belief - https://apple.co/4cSbArALearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationEvolve Group Coaching - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/ 🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:51) When AI becomes emotionally addictive(5:50) The self-worth crisis behind AI intimacy(8:44) Why unmet needs create vulnerability(14:51) Where the need for validation begins(15:02) Charlie highlights the invaluable role of the Evolve community support system in her journey toward self-discovery.(15:30) Avoiding rejection through artificial connection(21:13) Why is this bigger than one person(27:56) The coming need for real connection(30:33) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailYour mind is shaped by the habits you practice every day. In today’s episode, we unpack what it really takes to build stronger mental health, deeper resilience, and a steadier inner world in a life that keeps changing. We explore the foundations that influence how you think, feel, handle stress, take action, and stay connected to yourself and the people around you.This conversation is not about perfection, pressure, or fixing yourself overnight. It is about the small, consistent choices that quietly shape your emotional strength, personal growth, and overall well-being over time. If you have been craving more stability, clarity, and ownership in your life, this episode will meet you there and help you take the next step forward.Episode Reference:Caring for Your Mental Health Here are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#481 | Why Waiting to "Feel Ready" Is Costing You Your Life - https://apple.co/4ezunKO #478 | How to Advocate For Yourself - https://apple.co/4ndYjOCLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:42) Why complaining replaces real action(6:26) What mental health really means(10:09) Brain health and better sleep(12:59) Why nature supports resilience(14:09) Fitness without harmful old narratives(17:06) Finding purpose in each season(19:08) Therapy, coaching, and cognitive growth(20:13) Belonging where you are celebrated(22:40) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we take on shame, the kind that gets stuck in the nervous system, shapes identity, and convinces you there is no way out. We look at why shame feels so heavy, how it can become tied to self-worth, and why compassion may be far more powerful than most people realize.This episode brings together psychology, emotional regulation, nervous system awareness, and real human honesty for anyone who has ever felt trapped by the belief that something is wrong with them. If shame has been running the room, it might be time to stop calling it your personality and start questioning its credentials.Episode Resources:1. Mindfulness-Based Compassion Technique, Berkeley2. Compassion vs. Empathy in The Brain3. Study on Compassion in the Brain4. Empathy, Compassion vs. Sympathy5. Dr. Paul Ekman on CompassionHere are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#499 | The Real Reason People Give Up On Their Dreams (Part 2) - https://apple.co/4t52aPt #483 | How to Hold Two Truths At the Same Time - https://apple.co/4tSwvBRLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Being Strong Is Exhausting: The Mental Health Cost of Always Holding It Together" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:15) Two views on healthy shame(10:41) Why shame exists in humans(18:27) What makes shame harmful(21:08) Defining shame in the body(26:48) Julie gives a shoutout to Evolve Ventures and Bianca for the transformative coaching she received that made a huge impact in her life.(27:42) Shame as a call to action(35:36) The antidote that seems too simple(48:06) Using STOP to meet shame(52:35) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhy does finding love feel harder when everyone seems more connected than ever?In today’s episode, we look at the hidden pain behind modern dating, from unrealistic standards and dating app pressure to rejection, emotional shutdown, and the growing pull toward AI relationships. We talk about why so many people feel unseen, unwanted, or misunderstood, and how chasing the perfect “package” can pull us away from the deeper work of building real connection.This episode is for anyone who still believes in love, but feels tired from trying. We reflect on self-worth, inner growth, vulnerability, emotional safety, and why the long game may be the only path to something real. Don’t shrink your heart to survive the dating world. Build the kind of self-trust that makes real love possible.Episode Resource:Men Are Sharing Difficult Parts Of Modern Dating, And As A Woman, I Never Thought Of Some Of TheseHere are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#394 | How You Can Leverage Your 'Rock Bottom' Moments - https://apple.co/4m6Hgxt #490 | Encouraging Automatic Thoughts: Replace Negative Thoughts With Helpful Ones - https://apple.co/4d1oe7rLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:20) Men’s hidden struggles in dating(6:31) Dating through pain and defensiveness(8:32) Packaging versus real relationship skills(12:11) Playing the long game in love(16:13) Shame, self-worth, and behavior change(17:56) Becoming the partner love can trust(20:15) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat it really takes to keep evolving. In this 500th episode, we reflect on the cost, responsibility, and conviction behind long-term change. We look at consistency, belief systems, mental health, integrity, and what happens when the mission keeps asking you to become someone stronger before the next door opens.This is more than a milestone. It is an honest look at what change asks of us when life gets heavy, the world gets louder, and comfort starts sounding like wisdom. For anyone who has been evolving with us, this episode is a reminder that real transformation rarely happens in one breakthrough. It is built through the small, repeated choices no one claps for.Here are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#486 | The Difference Between Self-Worth and Self-Belief#499 | The Real Reason People Give Up On Their Dreams (Part 2) Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(1:26) Celebrating 500 episodes and six years(4:52) What this mission has given Bianca(12:29) When the nervous system resists growth(16:18) Emilia reflects on grit and integrity(24:34) Bree reflects on her incredible journey as a member of the Evolve Ventures team.(25:21) Why integrity matters in a selfish world(31:14) Setting intentions for the next 500(35:55) Bianca’s reason for showing up(40:03) How beliefs shape your whole life(43:37) Finding truth through future chaos(51:05) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailHave you ever felt like your pain was not serious enough to deserve support?In this episode, we get honest about the quiet beliefs that make so many people question whether they are allowed to ask for help at all. We look at how self-worth, emotional pain, and the stories people carry can make healing feel farther away than it really is.This one is for anyone who has minimized what they are holding, compared their struggle to someone else’s, or started to believe that needing help means something is wrong with them. Stay with us through this one, and notice what begins to shift when you stop acting like your pain has to earn its place.Episode References:Couples Who Get Fit Together, Stay Together (213)Is Health a Priority in Your Relationship? (214)Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#436 | How to Heal When You Don't Have Support - https://apple.co/4r0TTw1Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:12) Why therapy can feel off-limits(4:47) What not taking up space reveals(9:55) Why does some pain get minimized(14:40) How healing changes the people around you(19:08) JC talks about the Evolve Ventures community, where she can be authentic and have meaningful conversations.(19:56) Why therapy is not only crisis care(31:57) Reframing therapy as a tool for life(35:18) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailLove is easy to feel and strangely hard to say. In today’s episode, we get underneath the hesitation, the awkwardness, and the invisible emotional math that makes affection feel riskier than it should. What looks like being tongue-tied is often something deeper, where nervous system wiring, old family scripts, and the fear of what comes next quietly shape how love gets expressed.This episode stays close to the raw edge between closeness and self-protection, and why saying what matters can feel far more exposing than silence. Press play before your nervous system files this one under “maybe later.”Download the Digital Asset: The 25 Love LanguagesHere are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#473 | The Tools You Need to Stop Emotionally Numbing - https://apple.co/46impk3 #448 | What REAL Validation Looks Like - https://apple.co/4hECPHQ Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:37) Why expressing love feels so hard(4:50) The fear underneath vulnerable words(8:23) How childhood shapes emotional safety(10:40) Cultural scripts around saying "I love you"(15:42) The deeper pattern across cultures(18:04) Finding your unique language of love(22:51) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we are getting honest about one of the most misleading ideas people carry through life, the belief that things should feel easier than they do. We take you into the tension between comfort and growth, the stories that shape what you expect from life, and the hidden cost of chasing ease at the expense of meaning.If you have ever felt frustrated by how hard things can be, or quietly wondered why growth seems to ask so much of you, this episode will meet you right there. Stay with us long enough to let this one get under your skin a little. It might save you from building your whole life around the wrong promise.Here are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#482 | Acceptance Is Not Painless - https://apple.co/40H9sNB#476 | How Being Rescued Can Reinforce a Victim Mindset - https://apple.co/4sDbbivLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:28) When the struggle starts to feel unfair(9:55) Why is easy cost meaning(17:36) Derek thanks Emilia and Bianca for his phenomenal experience as a member of the Evolve Ventures team.(18:21) Who gets to define your life(25:23) Where your idea of easy began(31:31) When struggle stops being pointless(34:25) Choose the hard that builds you(39:23) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhy do so many people walk away from the very dreams they cannot stop thinking about?In today’s episode, we get underneath the hidden friction between ambition and fear, and the deeper patterns that make people quit before their life has a chance to change. We move through self-belief, goals, identity, emotional resilience, and the quiet ways people get pulled off course by doubt, distraction, and the wrong environment. It is a sharp look at what personal growth really asks of us when the dream is real, the effort is heavy, and comfort keeps making a better sales pitch. If you have been feeling stuck between who you are and who you know you could become, this one will hit a nerve in the best way. Press play before your comfort zone files another fake restraining order against your future.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#484 | Avoiding the Truth Doesn't Make it Not Real - https://apple.co/4cchVxCLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:34) Why people quit on dreams(5:26) When a dream stops feeling distant(10:43) The lie that growth feels easy(16:04) Why real effort gets misjudged(21:12) Three anchors for staying devoted(25:41) Is your dream actually yours(28:37) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailHealing starts with smaller truths. In this episode, we get real about why therapy can feel like it is not working when the goal is too big, too vague, or disconnected from what is really hurting underneath. We talk about the gap between wanting change and knowing how to create it, why so many people lose trust in the process, and what it actually takes to build progress that feels safe, steady, and real.This is for anyone who feels stuck, discouraged, or tired of circling the same patterns and calling it effort. If you have been craving a more honest path forward in therapy, growth, and self-belief, this episode will give you something deeper to hold onto. Press play before your survival patterns try to rebrand themselves as a personality.Digital Asset:Evolve Framework for Setting GoalsHere are related episodes that build on today’s conversation:#479 | Everything You Need for REAL Self-Belief - https://apple.co/3MfWPFO #480 | Everything You Need for REAL Self-Belief (Part 2) - https://apple.co/40qgM00Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:02) Why therapy goals often fail(7:04) Most people never write goals(13:20) Find the pain under goals(17:12) Eddie shares his uplifting and empowering experience with the Evolve Ventures Society.(17:47) Name barriers before they hit(20:46) Choose your hard with care(30:19) Break goals into daily steps(35:26) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we go beneath the surface of sport, ambition, and identity to look at what gets buried when performance becomes survival. What looks strong from the outside can leave a long trail underneath it fear, silence, distorted self-worth, and stories that never got named for what they were. We move through the deeper layers of women in sports, mental health, gender conditioning, resilience, and the quiet damage that follows people long after the competition ends.This episode stays with the harder truth that some systems build grit while also leaving scars, and both deserve to be seen clearly. Take this one seriously before somebody calls the wound discipline and hands it a medal.Here’s a related episode that builds on today’s conversation:#383 | Simone Biles Swears By Therapy, Here's Why You Can Too - https://apple.co/42pV4uGLearn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:08) Pulling back the facade around women in sports(5:45) How sports trauma distorts the future(10:34) Why is this not Men Vs. Women(15:58) The statistics that too many people ignore(19:57) The systemic roots start earlier than expected(28:57) When adults see harm and stay silent(34:13) Holding space can reopen what was lost(36:09) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailWhat are we quietly handing over to technology while telling ourselves everything is fine?In this episode, we talk about screen time, AI, social media, parenting, digital literacy, and mental health, and why this conversation feels more urgent than ever. We look at what today’s habits are teaching future generations, how online influence is shaping behavior in ways most people barely notice, and why stronger boundaries, sharper awareness, and better modeling from adults matter right now.This is an honest conversation about the world we are building, the risks we keep brushing past, and the responsibility we all share in what comes next. Press play before your phone keeps doing the thinking for you.Digital Assets:1. The 5 C's for Safer Tech Use.pdf2. Research Paper: Online Grooming.pdf3. 2024 KOHS Report.pdfEpisode Resources:1. 2024 Report on Manipulation Approaches2. 2024 Report on Bullying & Sexual Interactions3. 2025 NCMEC 518k Reports4. Australia Protects Its Youth with Policy5. US COPPA Changes (NOT GOOD ENOUGH YET)6. Alarming Statistics About Child Grooming Online7. What Happens to Your Child's Brain When You're Not Looking8. EVA AI Companion Pop Up Cafe9. Online Health and Safety for Children and Youth: Best Practices for Families and Guidance for IndustryHere are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#409 | Can Technology, Like ChatGPT & AI, Help in Therapy? - https://apple.co/47zB6A0 #389 | Building Your Child's Sturdy Foundation - https://apple.co/4dF1Sef Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registrationConnect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comShow notes:(2:47) A child losing skills to screens(11:25) Adults must model better habits(18:46) How screens shape young brains(24:16) The stats parents need to hear(29:50) Alex shares his experience and the incredible progress he has made under the coaching of both Emilia and Bianca.(30:41) AI companions and lost connection(39:36) The five C’s of digital safety(58:44) Where to keep learning and connect(1:00:53) Outro

Send us Fan MailFeel it without falling apart. In today’s episode, we talk about why so many people struggle to make space for their feelings, what emotional suppression may be doing behind the scenes, and how stronger emotional regulation can change the way you handle stress, relationships, and daily life. We get honest about the beliefs people carry around emotions, the discomfort of slowing down, and what can happen when feelings stay buried too long.If you want more self-awareness, healthier coping tools, stronger mental health, and a steadier way to handle real life, this episode will give you something to work with. Press play, take a breath, and let your nervous system stop acting like it’s on unpaid overtime.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#394 | How You Can Leverage Your 'Rock Bottom' Moments - https://apple.co/4m6Hgxt #274 | What Causes Our Emotions, and How Do We Change Them? - https://apple.co/4rYbgwU Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(3:04) What emotions are really telling you(6:06) Why suppressed feelings keep returning(10:02) The difference between emotions and feelings(13:34) How negative beliefs suppress your emotions(16:17) Slow down to create emotional space(19:59) Deep breathing, stretching, and journaling(23:37) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we go straight to the patterns most people never stop to question. Automatic negative thoughts can shape identity, self-talk, behavior, and emotional baseline long before we fully notice what is happening. We get honest about why the mind defaults to worst-case interpretations, how old conditioning keeps those loops in place, and why shifting your inner response takes more than surface-level mindset advice.This episode is sharp, grounded, and deeply relevant for anyone tired of being pulled around by mental habits that feel normal only because they have been running for so long. Let this one catch the voice in your head before it gets mistaken for the truth.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#366 | What to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up - https://apple.co/4gwQrD8 #425 | Are You Actually Protecting Your Mental Health? - https://apple.co/4s9AMR6 Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "Why You Keep Second-Guessing Yourself" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(2:31) The data behind repetitive thoughts(5:22) What automatic negative thoughts are(8:39) Kayleigh talks about the supportive and caring environment within the Evolve Ventures team.(9:25) Where these patterns actually begin(11:24) What keeps the cycle alive(15:10) The five-step shift in motion(18:34) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailAre they truly caring for you, or are you filling in the gaps with hope?In today’s episode, we talk about the painful disconnect between what people say and how they actually show up. We get into mixed signals, emotional safety, unmet needs, and why feeling uncared for can send you into self-doubt fast. We also share a more honest way to look at care, capacity, and communication so you can stop making every inconsistency mean something is wrong with you.If you have ever questioned a friendship, relationship, or family bond because the effort felt uneven, this episode will help you read the pattern more clearly. Hit play before you keep calling confusion a connection and giving gold-star access to people on a free trial.Digital Asset: The EVC Care Star - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4LFvtqqRukwG6tHO2EVkdP6LvmjhK1f/view?usp=drive_linkHere are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#328 | Why Friendships Are So Hard As We Grow Up - https://apple.co/4gTQKsL #418 | How to Heal from an Addictive Relationship - https://apple.co/4oniNEa Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Psychology of Feeling Behind in Life" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(1:31) Do actions really show care(3:27) The care star explained(6:24) Capacity shapes how people care(12:33) Why care has its limits(15:08) When care capacity gets uneven(18:06) Speak up before making assumptions(24:45) Why mixed signals hurt trust(28:27) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailPeace starts where the proving stops. In this episode, we get honest about the quiet damage that happens when you keep reaching for understanding from the people who were supposed to know you best. Beneath that ache is a deeper pattern, one that can shape your identity, drain your energy, and keep you tied to roles that were never really yours.This one is sharp, grounded, and deeply human, for anyone who has felt unseen in the place that was meant to feel like home. Press play before you confuse one more family pattern for your personality.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#222 | What Are Your Parts, and Why Do They Matter? - https://apple.co/4gArKWA #482 | Acceptance Is Not Painless - https://apple.co/40H9sNB #459 | What Your Family System Role Says About You - https://apple.co/4qma0n1 Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Psychology of Feeling Behind in Life" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(1:50) The need to be understood(3:11) When family becomes the original wound(7:24) How family shapes the false self(10:16) Why families struggle to truly see you(14:52) Here's what Matthew has to say about the Evolve Ventures community and how it has helped in his journey.(15:39) They can’t meet what they haven’t met(19:12) Why do systems protect the pattern(24:54) Acceptance, grief, and letting go(27:57) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Monday’s episode!)

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we examine why social situations can feel strangely exhausting or high-stakes. Many people assume the problem is confidence, personality, or saying the wrong thing. But sometimes the real influence started long before the conversation even began.Early roles, relational dynamics, and subtle psychological patterns can quietly shape how we enter rooms, interpret people, and navigate belonging. Once those patterns become visible, social interactions stop feeling random. And suddenly, the rules of the room look very different.Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:#459 | What Your Family System Role Says About You - https://apple.co/4qma0n1 #417 | Healing from the Loneliness Epidemic - https://apple.co/4nyO6eD #437 | Anxiety Isn't Always in Your Head - Here's Why - https://apple.co/4cP9lH0Learn more about:🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - "The Psychology of Feeling Behind in Life" - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration📽️ Insightful films. Meaningful growth. Join our Evolve Movie Club - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7🌱 The #YouDoYou Therapy Program gives you support when and how you need it. No pressure. Just real help. Start your free 7-day trial today - https://buy.stripe.com/fZe8Avdfx8bW9gcfZc_________________Connect with Emilia, Bianca & the EVOLVE VENTURES Community:Website: http://www.evolveventurestech.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/evolveventures/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EvolveVenturesTech  (Public Page)Evolve Ventures Society (Private Facebook Group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457130589193794Emilia’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithemilia/Bianca’s IG - https://www.instagram.com/evolvewithbianca/Connect with Emilia & Bianca from Evolve Ventures for FREE:https://calendly.com/emiliasmith/free-evp-communityconnect?month=2025-07Show notes:(5:07) Family roles that quietly shape adult interactions(8:26) Hidden roots of social anxiety and fear(16:11) The universal human need to belong(19:40) Body language signals that reveal social openness(22:44) The energy you bring changes the room(30:17) Outro***Leave them a 5-star review if you felt their energy, became inspired, or felt as though the value was added to your life in your EVOLUTION.(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)