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145 | The Real Reasons You Doubt Yourself When You’re About to Level Up
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Right before the breakthrough… the doubts get loud.
The fear shows up.
The old stories start screaming, “Who do you think you are?” and suddenly, what you’ve been working toward feels heavy, overwhelming, even terrifying.
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking why this happens—and why it’s actually one of the clearest signs that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.
We’ll dive into the real reasons fear and insecurity rise right before we step into a bigger season of growth, and I’ll walk you through different perspectives that explain it—from neuroscience and psychology, to faith and spiritual warfare, to inner child work, nervous system regulation, and the coaching mindset around resistance and expansion.
Most importantly, we’ll talk about how to move through it with compassion, curiosity, and courage—so you can keep taking the next brave step forward, even when the old stories get loud.
If you’re standing on the edge of something bigger right now, this episode is for you!!
Meet Emily Reuschel:
Emily Reuschel is a Soul Expansion Coach for Wild & Waking Women—and a passionate advocate for the leaders, dreamers, and changemakers of rural communities and beyond.
Known for her ability to challenge the status quo with warmth, authenticity, and bold truth-telling, Emily empowers women to break free from inherited beliefs, come home to themselves, and live fully in their authentic power.
As the host of the Gather in Growth podcast and the facilitator of transformative retreats, workshops, and virtual communities, Emily creates sacred spaces for connection, healing, and radical self-remembrance.
Her work isn’t about setting neater goals or tighter routines—it’s about shedding old identities, confronting the programming of family, church, and culture, and reconnecting to the wisdom of your own body, intuition, and soul.
Emily believes that true leadership starts with belonging fully to yourself, even if it means being misunderstood.
She is here for the rural rebels, the cycle-breakers, the tender-hearted truth-tellers—the women who are deeply rooted and wildly uncontainable, ready to create a life, business, and community that honors their truest self.
Through heartfelt storytelling, thought-provoking conversations, and powerful community-building, Emily’s work creates a ripple effect of lasting, soul-deep change.
If you’re aching for something more honest, more embodied, more you—you’re in the right place.
In This Episode: The Real Reasons You Doubt Yourself When You’re About to Level Up, I cover:
- Real-life stories from coaching calls and masterminds where fear showed up right before major breakthroughs
- Why self-doubt, fear, and insecurity spike the moment you’re about to step into something bigger
- How different perspectives (science, faith, spirituality, inner healing, coaching) explain resistance and fear
- The brain’s wiring for survival—and why it panics at the edge of expansion
- How ego, spiritual warfare, and inner child wounds play into your “Who do you think you are?” moments
- Why resistance is actually a sign you’re moving toward what matters most
- How to regulate your nervous system, speak truth over fear, and take brave steps forward
- A powerful reminder: You’re not broken—you’re growing, and you’re closer than you think
If you’ve been feeling the pull to something bigger—but the fear is getting loud—this episode is your permission slip to keep going.
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Related Gather in Growth Episodes You’ll Love:
If you’re craving even deeper conversations about self-trust, inner healing, and soul-led living, these episodes are for you.
- Episode 128 | Curiosity Meets Courage: Embracing the Joy of Reinvention
- Episode 127 | Creating Space, Taking Action, Trusting Yourself, and Exploring the Unknown
- Episode 122 | Body-First Healing: Get Unstuck and Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing with Britt Piper
- Episode 114 | Part 1: Why You’re Disconnected From Your Inner Knowing (+ How to Know, Love, and Trust Yourself)
- Episode 104 | Betrayal Trauma, Relationship Boundaries, and Using Parts Work to Heal with Roxanne Kennedy Granata
- Episode 102 | Healing to the Depths of Your Soul and Nervous System Regulation with Sara Elise Johnson
For more transformative conversations, visit: EmilyReuschel.com
More about the Gather in Growth podcast:
Gather in Growth is more than a podcast—it’s a sanctuary for women coming home to themselves and each other. A sacred space to expand horizons, reignite our power, and live unapologetically as our fullest, most authentic selves.
Hosted by Emily Reuschel, this is a gathering place for the doers, dreamers, and seekers who crave connection, purpose, and meaningful impact. Through raw conversations and soul-deep reflections, we’ll embrace curiosity, step to the edges of our comfort zones, and defy expectations.
Picture this: women gathered around a fire, sharing stories with open hearts—connecting, healing, and evolving together. That’s the spirit of Gather in Growth. This is our space to awaken and embody the lives we’ve been yearning for—lives rooted in alignment, guided by intuition, and built with intention.
If you’re ready to move beyond limits and labels, cultivate deep inner trust, and courageously embrace the magic of who you are, then welcome home. Together, let’s Gather in Growth.
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