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Ready to discover a powerful super-tool for emotional recovery? According to bestselling writer Elizabeth Gilbert, one of the best ways to process feelings of grief and loss is to start creating. City of Girls is Gilbert's most recent novel, which she wrote in the wake of losing her partner and best friend Rayya Elias. Elizabeth joins Emma in this episode to offer lessons in creativity and to celebrate its healing potential.

Feminism is a word that some of us struggle with because it encapsulates so much—and that can make it pretty intimidating. So how do you hold your ground in conversations around feminism and develop your own relationship with it? In this episode Caitlin Moran, bestselling author of How To Be A Woman and More Than A Woman, discusses the importance of developing your own feminist voice. Everyone has a feminist story and there is value in voicing your own experience in a way that feels authentic to you.

How can mistakes and failures positively shape our lives? In 2016 Sophia Amoruso's company Nasty Gal was one of the fastest-growing fashion retailers in the world—until it filed for bankruptcy. In a six-month period Sophia went from the cover of Forbes to a failed marriage and business insolvency, all very publicly. At a time when there were few young female entrepreneurs, let alone those who went through such major, stigmatized changes in the public eye, one has to ask, "How did she bounce back and move on?" In this episode, you'll learn what Sophia did to move forward with her life, and how she managed to transform first-time mistakes into valuable learning curves so she could set up her second and wildly successful business: Girlboss.

How do you build your dream career—one that honors the journey of life and isn’t necessarily about reaching a fixed point? Elaine Welteroth is the New York Times bestselling author of More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say). In this episode, she joins Emma to help you recognize when it's time to say goodbye to your current job (no matter how grand the title) and discover something new. Emma offers you a toolbox of questions that will prevent you from getting stuck in roles that no longer serve you so that you keep on evolving and developing your skill set.

Which direction are you headed in, and which career choices will bring you the most joy? Although questions like these can feel intimidating, arriving at the answers doesn’t have to be as overwhelming as you think. Zoe Sugg, founder of Zoella beauty brand and best selling author of Girl Online, joins Emma to discuss the power of self-check-ins and spending time offline. Zoe explores how these rituals can offer you more time and headspace to puzzle over the questions in life that matter most. Hopefully we can all get one-step closer to discovering greater purpose though the work that we love.

How can we better dismantle racist constructs in society? This is the question author Layla Saad discusses in her book White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor. She joins Emma in this episode to talk about the importance of questioning yourself as an individual in order to recognize white supremacy and take anti-racist action.

What are good vibes and how can you harness them to improve your life? Author of Good Vibes, Good Life, Vex King, joins Emma to discuss his Sunday Times #1 bestseller and to explore the power of good vibrations. If you want to radiate good vibes and positively impact those around you episode—this Shortcast is for you. Vex will reassure you that good vibes don’t just fall from the sky—you can be active about cultivating them, too.

Have you ever been betrayed by someone you were close to? Best selling author Rachel DeLoache talks about her friendship with New York’s notorious con-artist Anna Delvey and surviving a $62,000 scam. In this episode you’ll learn from Rachel’s experiences on the importance of setting clear boundaries within relationships.

What if magic wasn't about waving wands and making charms—but something more tangible, like the feeling of calm you experience when you walk through a beautiful landscape. Sociologist, writer, and life-coach Martha Beck joins Emma to explore the everyday magic of the natural world. In this episode, you'll hear about the benefits of embracing a more holistic way of thinking, and reconnecting with parts of yourself that are often trampled by the daily drive for productivity and success.

Although women's rights have come a long way, the expectation to bear children is still one that hasn't changed much. In this episode, Emma talks with creative strategist and design entrepreneur Emma Sexton, to explore where this pressure comes from and share advice on how to be childfree and confident. Emma also offers tips for handling difficult conversations with family members, friends and strangers who have a hard time understanding or respecting the decision to not have kids.