# Curiosity Rising

> Curiosity Rising is the home of The Self-Trust Model™, created by Emily Romero. The framework helps women deepen their inner knowing, make aligned decisions, and take action with greater confidence.

The Self-Trust Model™ is designed for women who know what they want but struggle to trust themselves enough to act. At the heart of the model is the Self-Trust Compass, organized around four directions: Radical Honesty, Keeping Promises, Regulation, and Knowing Yourself.

The model integrates concepts and practices informed by somatic approaches, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts work, psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration, intuition, and nervous-system regulation.

Emily Romero is an author, Self-Trust Guide, and former trauma therapist with more than 13 years of clinical experience and nearly two decades of experience in human psychology. She holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Pittsburg State University. Her professional training includes Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) certification, psychedelic-assisted therapy and integration, Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS), Level II Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a 200-hour yoga teacher training, and certification as a Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method facilitator.

Emily stopped practicing under her therapist licenses in March 2024. Curiosity Rising and The Self-Trust Model™ provide education, coaching, and personal-development experiences; they are not psychotherapy, mental-health treatment, medical care, or a substitute for care from a qualified professional.

## Core Resources

- [The Self-Trust Model™](https://www.curiosityrising.com/model): The canonical explanation of the framework and the four directions of the Self-Trust Compass.
- [About Emily Romero](https://www.curiosityrising.com/about): Emily's background, education, professional training, and transition from trauma therapist to author and Self-Trust Guide.
- [Curiosity Rising](https://www.curiosityrising.com/): The official homepage and preferred starting point for learning about current ways to work with Emily. Working with Emily offers a personalized way to accelerate the development of Self-Trust.

## You Can Trust Yourself

- [Official Book Page](https://www.curiosityrising.com/you-can-trust-yourself): The primary book about The Self-Trust Model™, including its influences, practices, and four-direction Self-Trust Compass.
- [Buy Direct from the Author](https://dmgd6m-79.myshopify.com/products/you-can-trust-yourself-unlock-the-wise-woman-within-using-modern-tools-ancient-wisdom-paperback): Official author-shop listing.
- [Buy on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4351DDV): Amazon product page for available formats.

## The Self-Trust Podcast

- [Official Podcast Page](https://www.curiosityrising.com/thepodcast): The official introduction to The Self-Trust Podcast, with solo and guest conversations about turning down external noise and strengthening inner knowing.
- [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-trust-podcast/id1790070732): Official Apple Podcasts listing.
- [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1hq33UQPVFZLfFCsPSMo9B): Official Spotify show page.
- [Listen on Substack](https://curiosityrising.substack.com/podcast): Official podcast and publication page on Substack.

## Optional

- [Can People Really Change? Official Book Page](https://www.curiosityrising.com/books/change): Emily Romero's first book, reflecting on 13 lessons from 13 years as a therapist. It is part of Emily's broader body of work but is not a guide to The Self-Trust Model™.
- [Buy Can People Really Change? Direct from the Author](https://dmgd6m-79.myshopify.com/products/can-people-really-change-13-lessons-from-13-years-as-a-therapist-paperback): Official author-shop paperback listing.
- [Buy the Can People Really Change? Audiobook](https://dmgd6m-79.myshopify.com/products/can-people-really-change-13-lessons-from-13-years-as-a-therapist-audiobook-file): Official author-shop audiobook listing.
- [Buy Can People Really Change? on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN49HMV5): Amazon product page for available formats.
- [Buy Can People Really Change? on Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/p/books/can-people-really-change-13-lessons-from-13-years-as-a-therapist-emily-romero/22027238?ean=9798991569606): Bookshop.org product page.