Emily Jade: Episode #403 -

If you’ve been following along with the podcast for a while, you know we don’t throw around the term “essential listening” lightly. But Episode #403—featuring the brilliant —is exactly that.

The most electric moment comes around the 47-minute mark. Emily discusses how she finally broke her addiction to being "agreeable." She shares a specific text message she now sends to boundary-pushers that is so simple, so calm, and so devastatingly effective that I actually rewound it three times to write it down. The Verdict Episode #403 isn’t just an interview; it’s a mirror. episode #403 - emily jade

But Episode #403 isn't a bio lesson. It’s a masterclass in showing up. 1. The Myth of the "Overnight Success" (The 15-Year Overnight) Emily pulls back the curtain on her early career—the rejection letters, the creative dry spells, and the voice in her head that said she’d missed her window. She introduces a concept she calls “barnacle patience”: the slow, invisible growth that nobody sees but is the only thing that actually holds. If you’re feeling behind in your own life, her story will make you feel profoundly seen. If you’ve been following along with the podcast

From the moment the intro music fades, you can feel this isn’t going to be a standard interview. Emily Jade sits down with us for a conversation that moves seamlessly between laugh-out-loud honesty and moments of such vulnerable stillness that I found myself holding my breath. For the uninitiated, Emily Jade is a creative force. Whether you know her from her boundary-pushing writing, her visual art, or her reputation as a community-builder for quiet rebels, she has a knack for articulating the thoughts we’re all afraid to say out loud. Emily discusses how she finally broke her addiction

By the end, you’ll feel like you’ve just had coffee with a mentor who refuses to let you shrink yourself to make others comfortable. Emily Jade brings a warmth that never tips into toxic positivity, and a sharpness that never feels cruel.

If you are a creator, a recovering perfectionist, or simply someone who feels like you’re working twice as hard for half the recognition— download this immediately. My Favorite Quote from the Episode “Your softness is not a weakness. It is the thing that lets you bend without breaking. The world needs less armor and more of exactly who you actually are.” — Emily Jade Have you listened to Episode #403 yet? Drop a comment below with your biggest aha moment. And if you haven’t, find the podcast wherever you get your shows. Just be prepared to hit pause a few times to let it all sink in.

In a world obsessed with metrics (followers, sales, clicks), Emily argues that ambition has been hijacked by anxiety. Her reframe? “Ambition should feel like a pull, not a push.” She shares a practical journaling prompt from the episode that I’ve already started using: “What would I do this week if no one was watching?”