Bubbling Out: business success starts in your body
welcome to bubbling out—the podcast for business owners, founders, and leaders who want to grow a business that makes real money and actually feels good to run.
we’re not like other business podcasts—and we’re definitely not a boring leadership podcast.
we don’t just talk about building teams, improving decision-making skills, work-life balance, or burnout.
but we do focus on the real reason all of those things feel harder than they should: your nervous system, stress habits, and trauma biology—the invisible forces secretly running your business (and sometimes running you, into the ground).
every episode hands you the exact tools, stories & rituals you need to:
→ stop micromanaging—not because some leadership book said so, but because your body finally knows it’s safe to let go
→ make decisions fast—not because you hacked productivity, but because your brain isn’t fried from overthinking every damn thing
→ trust your team—without secretly rewriting their work at midnight
→ feel clear-headed walking into every meeting—not because you prepped for hours, but because your nervous system isn’t dragging last week’s stress into today’s call
→ actually taste your coffee—because your body isn’t already bracing for something to break
→ protect your energy—not with bubble baths, but by rewiring how your body holds pressure in real time
→ stop thinking you have to choose between biz growth and feeling good—because your business grows at the speed your nervous system can hold
business leadership isn’t what you know—it’s how you show up.
and the way you show up bubbles out into every decision, every deadline, every conversation, and every result.
if you want a business that moves fast and feels good to lead—hit subscribe.
business success starts in your body,
because it’s not the strategy, it’s your nervous system.
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Bubbling Out: business success starts in your body
Why you crave external validation (and what it’s really costing your business)
If you secretly need someone to tell you you’re doing a good job just to believe you’re not screwing it all up—this one’s for you.
After years crushing it in corporate, Donna and Cheryl built a business from scratch. But the real shock? Losing the constant feedback loop—no performance reviews, no gold stars, no ‘great work’ emails—and realising they didn’t actually know how to trust themselves.
This episode is the real talk about why female founders crave validation (even when we think we’re confident) and how that craving silently slows down your decisions, messes with your leadership, and keeps you playing smaller than you realise.
Here’s what we get into:
- (01:24) From corporate besties to business partners—how they made the leap
- (03:53) The six months they spent with zero clients (and how they didn’t quit)
- (06:55) Why leaving corporate didn’t magically boost their confidence
- (10:54) Why being good at your job makes trusting yourself in business harder
- (14:13) The sneaky ways external validation still ran the show (and how they spotted it)
- (15:49) How they stopped looking for feedback—and started backing themselves
- (20:08) How to find proof you can do this—even if you’re too deep in self-doubt to see it
- (22:58) The pressure of being the first woman in your family to break the mold
- (27:11) Why you can’t ‘wake up’ people who aren’t ready—and why that’s none of your business
- (31:27) Why external validation will never make you feel like enough (and how to stop needing it)
- (36:08) What they teach inside ‘The Real You’—and why every founder needs to do this work
If you’re building a business but still secretly hoping someone will tell you you’re doing it ‘right,’ this is your wake-up call.
Go listen, then DM me: what’s one decision you’ve been holding off because you’re waiting for a sign?
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About Emily:
Emily Rose Dallara transforms underperforming teams and leaders into growth engines, driving more revenue, more time, and less stress for businesses.
With over 9 years of experience scaling marketing teams as a CMO, globally in Web3, startups, and crypto, Emily combines her expertise as a growth advisor & leadership coach with nervous system and energy management tools to optimize team performance and leadership dynamics.
She’s also a qualified somatic practitioner and the host of Bubbling Out, a podcast that explores insights from inspiring leaders and visionaries.
Awards: Emily was voted a Top Woman of the Future 2022 and a Woman in Web 3 Changemaker by N...
