The world is waiting for your bravery.

Emily Ann Peterson

a singer-songwriter, author & creative consultant inspiring courageous expression for folks who...

crave all things beautiful, strong, sacred, and sensual...

struggle to remember what hope feels like...

yearn for something secret...

love feeling really alive...

indulge their curiosity...

hate feeling stagnant...

really dig creativity...

are finally ready to really connect.

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Take The Bravery Challenge!

You know that thing you're scared sh*tless to do?

Here's your chance to GO for it!

I double-dog dare you!

No, really. That's the whole point.

Join me in a 5-day exploration (via email) to squeeze the sweetness out of fear so your life, your business, your creativity, and you can become what you were put on this earth to do!

Each day holds a small assignment and video lesson.

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Bravery comes in all shapes & sizes...

BESTSELLING BOOK

Bare Naked Bravery: How to Be Creatively Creative was a #1 Amazon bestseller within the first week on the shelves! Readers are loving it.

SONGS & MUSIC

I have 3 albums out right now and 1 album waiting in the wings.

PODCAST

Check out the latest episodes of the Bare Naked Bravery podcast!

LECTURES

Watch my TEDxTalk, join the next event, or reserve a date for your event.

CONCERTS

Check out the next concerts and learn about house concerts.

CONSULTING

Fortune500's, nonprofits, and solopreneurs of all sizes are displaying their greatest feats of bravery.

The School of Bravery

Creative visionaries need to practice bravery on a daily basis.

Build your courage now for when it matters most.

You don't just wake up a hero.

Learn More Here

People are saying...

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Emily Ann Peterson has soulfully brought to life her own real, raw, honest journey to Bare Naked Bravery. Reading this book is not only inspiring as hell, but the stories she shares are giant reminders that you're not alone. It'll make you laugh, cry, and pour yourself a glass of wine while you pretend you're sitting across from her ugly sobbing during the best soul chat of your life.

- Lauren Frontiera, creator of The Real Female Entrepreneur

Despite having spent years studying fear to write a book about it, Bare Naked Bravery still gave me transformational new insight into the art and science of courage. Emily’s storytelling is authentic, moving and highly engaging. Not only will this book entertain you, it will also give you clear, practical and actionable frameworks on how to transcend your fears and rise above every challenge. Bare Naked Bravery is an invaluable guide to living a more courageous life filled with greater joy and meaning.

- Akshay Nanavati, author of Fearvana

Bare Naked Bravery invites you to grab your heart in one hand and your courage in the other and face your inner and outer challenges with a smile. Let Emily's book be a fairy godmother that offers a clear pathway to not only be brave, but to also resilient, self-loving, curious, and playful.

- Heather Ash Amara, author of Warrior Goddess Training

Bare Naked Bravery is an inspiring, empowering manifestation of one woman's journey to recovery. Whether it's an illness, a divorce, or financial ruin, we all deal with challenges in our lives. We all need to brave, and we need bravery from others. If you have ever struggled, if you have ever been scared, if you have ever stopped and thought, "How do I make it through this?" - this book is for you.

- Bari Tessler, financial therapist and author of The Art of Money

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TEDex Lecture on Resonance

About a month after my official diagnosis (degenerative neurological hand tremor) and the day before I left for a 6-week artist residency, I gave a lecture at TEDxTacoma on the topic of "Resonance" and how we can value shared experiences.

Latest Articles & More

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4 Lessons From Tom Waits on Finding Your Voice

I decided to go about learning from him in a rather strange way. Before I piped his songwriting into a pair of headphones, I listened to as many of his interviews as I could. I got sucked into an epic informational vortex...

Seasons of Bravery: When It's the LAST Thing You Want to Do

Someone from back home (Washington state) asked me the last week, "How's the book tour going?" my response was, "I'm on a book tour?!?!" Here's the email I just sent to my tribe...

Featured on Scott Amyx's Striving Stories!

Fellow TEDx colleague, Scott Amyx, featured my story and book on his blog this week! Check it out!

#AskEmilyAnn FB Livestream: Creative Zones

Today’s question is “What do you do to get into your creative zone?” Submitted by Lars Carl Schmid in Switzerland 🇨🇭

How All This Got Started...

You know, that person with a perpetual obsession about a new "thing" or project? I'm one of those entrepreneurs. I've never had a full-time job as a traditional employee. Successfully too! At this point, I'm pretty proud of that badge of honor…

#AskEmilyAnn: Keeping Up Momentum Without a Deadline

Today’s question is “What advice do you have to keep the momentum even when there isn’t an actual deadline?”

New Song! "Tell Me Again"

I wrote this song for the Bushwick Book Club's most recent concert featuring songs inspired by Lindy West's book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. (Pictured above, you'll see her sitting right in front of the stage! No pressure!) Lindy West is most definitely one of my modern heroines. She writes these killer articles for the New York Times and always has such important, powerful things to say.

#AskEmilyAnn FB Livestream: LIVING ON A SAILBOAT with Sherrie McCarthy

This week's #AskEmilyAnn we've got a special guest Sherrie McCarthy and we're talking all about LIVING ON A SAILBOAT!!!

On Running a Business: Why I Abandoned a Tuition Payment Plan Forever

I abandoned accepting regular monthly payments from my music students. I had all of them sending me a medium-sized check once each month for my tuition payment plan. Super simple concept, right?

Well, not really. There was a lot of emailing, texting and calling about scheduling and collecting payment. It seemed like I had a part-time job as bill collector. Yuck.

As teachers, we ask our students to practice (hopefully daily) so the notion of external and internal motivators should be a familiar concept to you. But, just in case, here’s a refresher…

It's the Day After the Day After.

You should see my Facebook feed. Every artist I know (which is a lot of them) are taking arms with paintbrushes, poetry, song, and even knitting needles. My friend Kaitlin tagged me in a challenge alongside this quote from Toni Morrison...