From Burnout to Clarity: How a 10-Day Silence Retreat Changed Everything with Emma Marriott

From Burnout to Clarity: How a 10-Day Silence Retreat Changed Everything with Emma Marriott

From OVERFLOW with Kimberly Snider by Kimberly Snider

February 10, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 132

About this episode

Emma Marriott shares her transformative experience from a 10-day silence retreat, emphasizing the importance of self-care and strategic thinking for high-achieving women.

Slow down! Today on Overflow with Kimberly Snider, we’re talking about something so many high-achieving women crave but rarely give themselves permission to experience:  silence, strategic thinking time, and choosing ourselves first. I’m thrilled to welcome  Emma Marriott  — HR entrepreneur, people & culture strategist, listener, engager, and empowerer. Emma describes herself as an  ambivert  — someone who can love connection and conversation, and also deeply value quiet, solitude, and space to think. Emma recently took a  10-day course in silence , and I love how she describes that experience — that moment of,  “Ignorance is bliss… what did I sign up for?”  — which quickly became more like,  “the teacher appears when the student is ready.”  Through meditation, stillness, and sitting with her own thoughts, she discovered calm, clarity, and a different level of strategic thinking that silence can create. Emma writes beautifully about the reality so many of us are living right now — that somewhere along the way, caring for everyone else became more important than caring for ourselves. And now we’re paying for it with&nbsp…

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Host: Kimberly Snider

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