Evolve Ventures
Co-hosts, Emilia Smith and Bianca Thomas are taking state-of-the-art research, experience, and data-backed methodologies to evolve the old version of themselves leveraging their obsessions into Evolve Ventures, a podcast designed to accelerate evolution, excellence, and extraordinary. Evolve Ventures is designed to radically equip you for today’s experiences, and tomorrow’s challenges, shifting you into unlimited potential. Topics will dive into the keys of leadership, elite brain performance, the not-so-scary parts of tech, the tools to navigate mental health, strategies for optimal living, relationships, and of course, personal development without the fluff. You can look forward to deeper stories, insights, and tactical takeaways to leverage and apply in your everyday life. Connect with the Evolve Ventures team on Instagram: @EvolveVentures @EvolvewithEmilia @EvolvewithBianca | Like the Evolve Ventures Facebook Page to connect with the global community: https://tinyurl.com/evolveventures
Evolve Ventures
#453 | What it REALLY Feels Like with High Quality Therapy
Growth hurts before it heals. In today’s episode, we break down the hidden expectations that quietly sabotage healing and why real growth rarely feels comfortable. Together, we explore what high-quality therapy actually looks like, the mindset shift that changes everything, and why avoiding discomfort keeps us stuck in the same cycles. If we’ve ever wondered why progress feels slow, why sessions feel heavy, or why we pull back when things get hard, this episode brings truth, clarity, and a new standard for what real healing means.
Here are the related episodes, each one builds on today’s conversation:
#341 | Are You Wearing Your Trauma Like a Badge of Honor? - https://apple.co/3WVZF4t
#448 | What REAL Validation Looks Like - https://apple.co/4hECPHQ
Evolve Together Experiences:
🤝 Out of the Mud (OOTM) - “Breaking Free From Social Pressures” - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IykObX8eR7ixJaQ-qqZogw#/registration
📽️ Insightful films, meaningful growth. Join our “Evolve Movie Club” - https://forms.gle/bBZUbFEeD2ijypCT7
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Show notes:
(3:51) The hidden red flag
(5:59) The myth that therapy should feel good
(8:38) Why chasing comfort keeps you stuck
(11:11) How others influence your healing
(15:10) We don’t go to therapy to feel good
(18:38) Comfort is ruining your life
(20:25) Real growth means discomfort
(23:46) The evolved therapy standard
(28:08) Questions to ask your therapist
(30:32) Why the basics aren’t enough
(32:26) Outro
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(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)
