Hi, I'm Em.
I promised myself I wouldn't lose myself the way the women around me did.
I did anyway.
Not dramatically. In a million little paper cuts kind of way. The way it always happens — gradually, then all at once. Giving more than I had. Following a map I never chose. Performing roles I never agreed to. Waking up one day completely fluent in everyone else's needs and a stranger to my own.
That undoing — and the long, unglamorous work of finding my way back — is why I do this.
I am Emily Brown. Clarity coach, writer, educator, mother, and founder of GRLPWRDEN — a Denver community for young women finding their footing, because this work starts earlier than we think.
I hold a Master's in Women's Studies from Old Dominion University, certifications in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley Extension, and training in REBT coaching, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and trauma-informed care. I've spent my career as a Humanities professor, published author, and podcast host — finding words for things that are hard to say.
But the credential that matters most is this:
I followed the wrong map all the way to its most broken destination. And I found my way back.
Part of finding my way back was understanding how I actually work.
I saw things others didn't. Felt everything deeply. Connected dots faster than I could explain. Needed to live something before I could teach it.
For a long time I thought that meant something was wrong with me.
It didn't. I was just in the wrong rooms.
I know what it costs to be seen incorrectly for so long you start to believe the wrong version of yourself.
When you work with me — that stops.
I'm in your corner.
🔥 Feeling Unbound
This is not the sad girl breakup playlist.
This is the I finally see it playlist.
The I’m done shrinking playlist.
The watch me rise playlist.
For the moment you stop negotiating with inconsistency.
For the day you block, delete, and don’t look back.
For the version of you that refuses to chase.
This isn’t about heartbreak.
It’s about freedom.
✨ Play this when you’re choosing yourself.
✨ Play this when you need backbone.
✨ Play this when you remember who you are.
🎧 Listen here
🛑 The Bullshit of Co-Parenting
Because some days, co-parenting is exhausting, frustrating, and honestly, ridiculous.
This playlist is for those moments when you need to:
✨ Roll your eyes without guilt
✨ Regulate your nervous system after a tense interaction
✨ Remind yourself that you are sovereign — even in shared chaos
✨ Step into calm, clarity, and emotional boundaries
This isn’t about control.
It’s about staying sane while staying powerful.
🎧 Listen Here
❄️ Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening — Chill
Some days, you just need to breathe.
No chaos. No drama. No overthinking.
This is not about productivity.
This is the quiet reflection playlist.
The peaceful reset playlist.
The cozy presence playlist.
For evenings when you just want to breathe.
For journaling or sipping wine by the window.
For grounding your nervous system after a long day.
This isn’t about overthinking.
It’s about calm.
✨ Play this when you need a reset.
✨ Play this when you’re journaling or meditating.
✨ Play this when you just want to be present.
🎧 Listen here
