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184 | The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself with Arielle Estoria

  • Emily Reuschel
  • 1 hour ago
  • 5 min read

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Change is the one constant we can’t escape, and as author, poet, and speaker Arielle Estoria reminds us, it’s not something to fear, but to honor. In this soulful and deeply resonant conversation, Emily and Arielle explore what it truly means to come home to yourself through the ongoing process of unfolding. Together, they reflect on the courage it takes to shed old identities, question inherited beliefs, and step into the woman you’ve always been beneath the layers of conditioning.


Drawing from Arielle’s acclaimed book, The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself, they explore the five sacred phases of transformation, The Awakening, The Eclipsing, The Mending, The Illuminating, and The Returning. Arielle shares how each phase mirrors the seasons of our own becoming: the moments that break us open, the shadows that test us, and the light that leads us back to wholeness. Through storytelling, poetry, and vulnerability, she reminds us that healing is not linear; it’s a constant, sacred dance between remembering and becoming.


This episode offers a moment to pause, exhale, and find calm. It’s an invitation to recognize your own unfolding in real time, to see your evolution not as a crisis, but as a calling. Whether you’re in the midst of awakening, grieving who you once were, or stepping into a new version of yourself, Arielle’s words will remind you that you’re not broken, you’re blooming.


If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “who am I before the world told me who to be,? this conversation is for you.


Meet Arielle Estoria:

Arielle Estoria is a multi-passionate poet, actor, author, and speaker whose work lives at the intersection of storytelling and soul. With a mantra of “words not for the ears but for the soul,” Arielle creates transformative experiences through performance, poetry, and presence.


Her artistry has been featured in ESSENCE, POPSUGAR, OWN, and Well+Good, and she has collaborated with brands like Google, Lululemon, SKIMS, and TEDx. As both performer and facilitator, Arielle brings intentionality, connection, and warmth to every room she steps into, making her a sought-after voice for events, conferences, and creative communities worldwide.


In this episode, The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself with Arielle Estoria, we cover:

  • The five sacred phases of The Unfolding — The Awakening, The Eclipsing, The Mending, The Illuminating, and The Returning — and how they mirror the seasons of our own becoming.

  • How to come home to yourself after years of performing, pleasing, and striving for conditional belonging.

  • Faith deconstruction and spiritual evolution — finding peace between structure and freedom, and rediscovering your connection to the divine on your own terms.

  • The grief of growth — how to hold compassion for who you once were while celebrating who you’re becoming.

  • Breaking free from societal boxes and good-girl conditioning to reclaim your voice, power, and truth.

  • The courage to speak with your whole chest — what it means to tell the truth, stand in your convictions, and stop apologizing for your light.

  • The art of unlearning and mending — honoring the parts of yourself that no longer fit while integrating what still feels true.

  • The returning phase — remembering that you’ve never been lost, only layered; reconnecting with the childlike essence of who you’ve always been.

  • Creativity, storytelling, and poetry as spiritual practice — how Arielle uses art as a portal to healing and self-expression.

  • Living and evolving in real time — embracing change as a lifelong invitation to unfold again and again.


If this conversation resonated with you, we’d love to hear from you. Share this episode with a friend who’s navigating her own season of unfolding, connect with us on social, and let us know what part spoke to you most.


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About Wild & Waking: 

Wild & Waking is more than a podcast—it’s a sacred return to who you’ve always been.


This space is for the woman standing at the edge of everything she’s outgrown. The one who’s checked all the boxes, followed all the rules, and still feels the quiet ache for something more honest. More alive. More hers.


She’s begun the unraveling—of roles, expectations, identities that no longer fit. She’s remembering the voice beneath the noise, the rhythm beneath the hustle, the truth beneath the performance. She’s reclaiming her joy, her intuition, her fire. And she’s rising—not as a version of who she was told to be, but as the truest expression of who she already is.


Hosted by soul expansion coach Emily Reuschel, Wild & Waking is for the spiritual entrepreneurs, coaches, rural changemakers, and conscious leaders dismantling old paradigms and creating new ways of living, leading, and becoming. Through raw conversations, deep reflections, and embodied wisdom, we explore what it means to awaken a life of abundance, authenticity, and purpose.


This is for the woman who holds both sacred rage and radical joy. Who moves with reverence for the seasons of her life. Who isn’t afraid to break cycles, speak truth, and dismantle what no longer serves—not to destroy, but to create. To rebuild a world rooted in the celebration of difference, the beauty of nuance, and the power of sovereign, embodied leadership.


If you’re ready to come home to yourself—fully, fiercely, and without apology—welcome.


We’ve been waiting for you.


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