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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This episode is for the woman who fought hard to build something she loved, then had a baby && came back to her desk crying because she hated all of it. My guest, Sophia Rose, is a marketing coach, strategist, and IVF mom based in London. She had a business she was deeply proud of, a husband who showed up, and a clear picture of the kind of mom she wanted to be. None of that prepared her for sitting at her to-do list a few months postpartum && feeling like she was wearing someone else's shirt. She brought all of that here, one year out, still in it, && more honest than most people ever let themselves be.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• The identity crisis nobody warned her about (even though her friend tried)
• Coming back to a business she'd built from the ground up && feeling nothing
• The fog of postpartum grief
• Saying goodbye to breastfeeding without knowing it was the last time
• The duality of motherhood: joy && grief in the same breath
• How navigating loss reshapes your tolerance for things that don't matter
• The superpowers that come on the other side of falling apart
• What she wants women to know before they have their first baby

THE POINT

You don't graduate from the grief of motherhood. You just get better at walking through the doors it keeps opening. && if you can stop fighting it, it will change you in the best possible way.

ABOUT SOPHIA

Sophia Rose is a marketing coach, strategist, host of Marketing Unfiltered, and co-host of Relatable with the Roses alongside her husband Bradley, a Peloton cycling instructor. She helps business owners cut through the noise and market in a way that actually works, and she does it from London with her IVF son Grayson.

Find her podcastMarketing Unfiltered&&Relatable with the Roses.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Marketing Unfiltered(Sophia's marketing podcast)
• Relatable with the Roses(Sophia's podcast with husband Bradley Rose)
• Ash on Marketing Unfiltered - Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Burnout
• Shamelessly Ambitious Soundcheck(free curated episode playlists)
• Work with Ash

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This episode is for anyone who has ever had to keep showing up while watching someone they love disappear. My guest, Cait Howard, has experienced profound loss while building a business, raising three little girls, and navigating the many roles life has asked of her. Somehow, through all of it, she has kept moving forward. She brought so much honesty, wisdom, and heart to this conversation, and I think it’s one you’ll carry with you long after it ends.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• Losing two parents in a short period of time
• Being a new mom && a caregiver at the same time
• The guilt of being pulled in every direction at once
• How subconscious work changed the way she moved through her mom's illness
• Big G grief && little G grief
• How she protects herself through the grief
• Navigating a business partnership with your husband through loss
• What she wishes someone had told her

THE POINT

Grief doesn't have an endpoint. It has seasons && the only way through it is to let it be your own.

ABOUT CAIT

Cait Howard is the founder of Amplify Boutique, a podcast launch and management agency, and co-host of the Podcasting Moms Conference. She helps women get their voices && messages into the world through podcasting… she does it from just outside Nashville with her husband && their three little girls.

Find her on Instagram @heycaithoward and at amplifyboutique.com.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Amplify Boutique(Cait's podcast agency)
• Shamelessly Ambitious Soundcheck(free curated episode playlists)
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women && men bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

This is episode 200 and I knew I had to make it count. I brought on my favorite person in the world, my husband Jake, for the most honest conversation we've ever had on record. We went into his grief around identity and purpose when I was the breadwinner, the resentment he carried for years, what it actually costs to be the supportive one, && what had to die in both of us for our marriage to become what it is today. This one is for every ambitious woman who has ever wondered what her partner is really carrying && every man who has never had the language to say it out loud.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• Jake's identity crisis when I became the primary breadwinner
• The grief of losing your sense of purpose and provider identity
• Resentment he buried for years and what it actually looked like
• How my ambition triggered his comparison and jealousy
• What I had to stop doing for him to step into who he wanted to be
• Why slowing down in my business saved our marriage
• The hyper-independence that was costing me the partnership I wanted
• What Jake sees when nobody's watching
• What ambitious women get wrong about their husbands

THE POINT

Sometimes the grief inside a marriage is a man who doesn't know how to say he feels purposeless. Sometimes it's a woman who's so busy holding everything that she never leaves room to be held. Both of those things can be true at the same time && both of them can change.

ABOUT JAKE

Jake is my husband, my best friend, my baby daddy, && the person who knows me better than anyone in the world. He showed up to this conversation with zero prep && more honesty than most people manage in a lifetime of therapy. We've been together 16 years, married for 12, raised three kids, traveled the world full time, filed for bankruptcy, rebuilt, && somehow ended up in the best season of our marriage yet.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Jake's week-long mental health onsite in Tennessee
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If you've been white-knuckling your way through a season and calling it productivity, this one is going to hit. Sometimes grief isn't about loss… sometimes it's about the story you've been telling yourself so many times it started to feel like fact.

A few weeks into summer, I caught my own brain running a narrative I didn't even realize had taken over. I was ending every day feeling like everything was too much and the issue wasn’t my schedule but instead the stories I was telling myself. In this episode I'm sharing exactly what I shifted and how to do it yourself.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• The mental load that doesn't show up on a calendar
• How I caught myself in a spiral I didn't even know I was in
• What my inner voice has been dictating in my life
• Why your structures and systems can be working and you can still feel like you're drowning
• The story your brain tells before you even open your eyes
• How to get back in the driver's seat when your mindset has taken over
• Why this is a practice && not a one-time fix

THE POINT

You have the life you're willing to put up with. The circumstances don't have to change, but the story does.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Ash's new website and brand relaunch
• Work with Ash (Studio Session, Deep Cuts, The Green Room, MIXTAPE waitlist)

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This episode is for anyone who has ever looked around and realized the people who were supposed to show up simply haven't. My guest, Emily Merrell, is a connector by nature, the founder of Second Degree Society, a business coach, and a two-time boy mom based in Denver, Colorado. She brought her whole, unfiltered heart to this conversation, and we both cried. We go deep into the grief of friendships that fall apart without explanation, the grandparent village that never materialized, and what it actually costs to need your mom and find that who she is now can't meet you there.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• When your friends don't show up for your business
• The slow fade of a deep friendship and the loop that never closes
• Being ghosted by people who you thought were your friends
• How ambition triggers the people closest to you
• The grandparent grief nobody talks about
• Asking for help once and being let down
• Grieving your mom while she's still alive
• Building a village when the one you expected never arrived

THE POINT

Sometimes the hardest grief isn't the loss of someone. It's the slow realization that the village you were counting on was never coming, and you have to build it yourself.

ABOUT EMILY

Emily Merrell is the founder of Second Degree Society, a networking community that takes the awkward out of connection by handpicking who you meet. She's also a business coach passionate about helping people grow, scale, and open the right doors. She's based in Denver, Colorado, and is a two-time boy mom who turns human connection into both a superpower and a business.

Find her on Instagram @emilyamerrell and at seconddegreesociety.com.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Second Degree Society
• Let Them by Mel Robbins
• Work with Ash

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This episode is for anyone who has ever walked away from something they built, a career, a marriage, an identity, and wondered what the hell comes next. My guest, Delia Monk, has done it more than once. She came to this conversation with the full story: leaving journalism, building a six-figure copywriting business she eventually had to grieve, navigating divorce as a single mom, and making one of the scariest leaps of her professional life.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• Leaving the career you built your identity around
• When AI devalues your trade overnight
• The $12,000 rebrand that didn't save it
• Fear laced with excitement vs. fear laced with scarcity
• Cutting the rope and going all in
• Grieving the life you thought you'd have after divorce
• Giving up half your child's childhood
• The scrappy list: 100 ways to make money
• What opens up when you finally let go

THE POINT

Grief is the price of going all in. You can't grieve what you didn't love, and you can't become who you're meant to be without leaving someone behind.

ABOUT DELIA

Delia Monk helps people who are ready for their next chapter figure out what that actually looks like and how to talk about it. After years working in messaging and copywriting, she pivoted into transition and pivot coaching, helping women who feel unfulfilled or called toward something new discover what comes next and position it with clarity. She's British, based in Barcelona, and entirely worth finding.

Find her on Instagram @delia.monk and at deliamonk.com.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• deliamonk.com
• The Mixermind(networking community mentioned by Ash)
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief Series, a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This episode is for anyone carrying grief that doesn't have an obvious name. My guest, Chrissy Powers, is a therapist, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy practitioner, and someone who has personally held space for me in some of my own deepest healing work. We talk about the grief that lives inside a marriage you're still in, the mourning of watching your children grow up, the loss that comes with deconstructing your religious upbringing, and what it actually takes to feel your way through grief instead of solving your way around it.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE

• Complicated grief vs. the grief we're taught is acceptable
• Grieving inside a marriage you haven't left
• Watching a partner struggle and the ultimatum that protects your family
• The invisible loss of your children growing up
• Outgrowing a partner who isn't on the same healing path
• Raising emotionally literate sons in a culture that discourages it
• Deconstructing religious upbringing and what it costs
• Finding a guide, trusting your body, and reclaiming intuition

THE POINT

Grief isn't reserved for death. It lives inside the marriages we stay in, the children we watch grow, and the beliefs we outgrow, and the only way through any of it is to feel it instead of fix it.

ABOUT CHRISSY

Chrissy Powers is a licensed therapist and the founder of Paradigm Wellness Collective, a group practice in Southern California. She's trained in psychedelic somatic therapy and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and has spent over 16 years in practice helping people heal through embodiment, vulnerability, and deep inner work. Her book, Woman Embodied: The Practice of Coming Home to Yourself, releases October 27th.

Find her on Instagram @chrissyjpowers and at chrissypowers.comor email her @ chrissypowersmft@gmail.com.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Paradigm Wellness Collective
• paradigmwellnesscollective.com(find a practitioner)
• Woman Embodied: The Practice of Coming Home to Yourself (Chrissy's book, out October 27th)
• Work with Ash

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the Grief series - a collection of conversations about the grief woven throughout our lives with some extraordinary women bringing their raw, vulnerable stories to the mic. I hope you see yourself somewhere in these stories.

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This specific episode is for the women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond who are entering a new season, physically, emotionally, and mentally. My guest, Bryn Daylor, brought her whole heart to this conversation and bared it all from her grief around physical changes, ambition shifts, and comparison as we age.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The identity shift underneath every physical change
• Grieving the attention you used to get
• Aesthetic procedures, the pressure, the fear, and the nuance
• Losing reckless abandon
• Building ambition from belief instead of survival
• Starting a family later and doing the math on time
• How comparison kills your output
• What shamelessly ambitious looks like when you stop performing

THE POINT:

Aging is the grief that lives in the gap between who you were and who you're becoming, and the only way through it is to name it.

ABOUT BRYN:

Bryn Daylor helps women unmask themselves through creative expression so they can have the life and love they really want. She works with women to strip back layers of conditioning so that when they go to share themselves, whether through storytelling, writing a book, or putting a creative project into the world, they are doing it from the core of who they actually are. Find her on Instagram @bryndaylor and on her podcast, Seen.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Bryn's podcast: Seen
• Vanquish Vitiligo (product for vitiligo coverage)
• Work with Ash

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to Ash Unplugged, the behind-the-scenes monthly episode where nothing is off the table and the real shit gets said.

In this episode we’ll explore the full rebrand reveal, the complete list of things I hate right now, the red flags me and my husband built together, and how I’m actually running our summer successfully.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The rebrand
• Everything I hate right now
• My red flags and what l’m doing about them
• How I’m structuring my summer to be present, but still successful in my business
• The guest series coming up.

THE POINT:

The things that make me successful are not just the pretty ones… it’s the walks at 6:30am, the plan that never waits until morning, the self-coaching loop I often use on myself, and the willingness to say exactly what I think, including the things I hate.

MENTIONED:

• Rebrand team: Catie Cupples (copywriter), Christina at Gem Creative (designer), Katie at 26 & Then Some (naming strategist), Dallas (VIP strategy session)
• Work with me

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Women with ADHD have been told their intensity, their fast brains, and their emotional depth are dysfunctional…but I truly believe ambition and neurodivergence can coexist in the healthiest way. The traits we have been taught to suppress (the hyperfocus, the pattern recognition, the emotional intelligence) are the exact things that create momentum, innovation, and success.

In this episode, we’ll explore what ADHD actually looks like in high-achieving women, how to build a life and business that works with your brain instead of against it, and why supporting your brain is not the same thing as trying to erase it.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• ADHD in high-achieving women (the obvious signs and the ones nobody talks about)
• Why intensity, sensitivity, and emotional depth are assets, not dysfunction
• How I got my formal diagnosis and why
• Using cycle syncing, intentional scheduling, and pressure as a tool
• Medication as one tool in the toolbox (not the whole toolbox)
• The link between ADHD and high-functioning burnout
• How to stop pathologizing the parts of you that make you, you

THE POINT:

There is a difference between intensity and dysfunction. The goal is to understand yourself so deeply that you can support yourself properly and use your most powerful traits as the assets they actually are.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 192. Regulation Isn’t the Zen Bullshit You’ve Been Sold
• Fit with Coco: (My go-to workout)
• Work with Ash

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Regulation is not being calm, checking a million boxes, or looking a certain way on the outside. The real definition of regulation is developing self-trust, adaptability, and the ability to stay with yourself rather than disassociate emotionally when life gets hard.

In this episode, we’ll explore how every emotion is a message, and every message draws the path forward to the success you’re after in your business, your relationships, and your life. Regulation is not something you can see on the outside, it’s all about what is happening on the inside.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why the aesthetic version of regulation is toxic
• What regulation actually is
• Why doing something because you should gives you zero results
• How to use our emotions as the messages they are
• The self-coaching loop and somatic framework I always use
• A permission slip to redefine regulation in a way that actually serves you

THE POINT:

Regulation is the speed with which you recover from the challenging parts of life. It’s self-trust, adaptability, and the ability to stay with yourself when things get hard (none of which you can see from the outside).

MENTIONED:

• Episode 191: The Internet Made Hustle a Dirty Word
• Fit with Coco: Ash’s go-to workout
• Business Therapy: Ash’s one-on-one coaching

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This episode is for every high-achieving woman who feels exhausted trying to build a successful business, be present in her real life, and somehow make it all look effortless.

We’re unpacking hustle culture, high-functioning burnout, soft living, invisible labor, and the shame women carry around ambition so you can stop questioning whether your drive is the problem and start defining success on your own terms again.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why hustle culture gets a bad name, and what we lose when we make drive something to apologize for
• The difference between high-functioning burnout and ambition
• What the women I work with are actually running behind the scenes vs. what their content says
• Redefining what rest looks like for high-achieving women
• The sick kid phone call that derailed a perfectly productive day and what the self-coaching loop looked like in real time
• Why shame about how you run your business is the thing that actually causes burnout
• Defining success on your own terms as a mom entrepreneur, without apologizing for the drive that got you here

THE POINT:

There is a difference between burnout and drive. One of the things that causes burnout is when we allow our ambition to become morally judged… by the internet, by other women, or by ourselves. Stop apologizing for your ambition. Hustle is not a dirty word.

MENTIONED:

• Business Therapy: Ash’s one-on-one coaching

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Eight months off social media. This episode is the behind-the-scenes of what that actually did… to my business, my relationships, my creativity, and my sense of self.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What eight months offline actually looked like
• Remembering what I’m actually good at
• How I stopped letting the internet think for me
• Getting my time and energy back
• No longer being bingeable
• The painful friendship and family rifts that social media was fueling
• How I got more intentional about visibility without social

THE POINT:

Social media isn’t bad, it’s just bad for me. And the eight months I spent finding that out gave me back more than I expected… my creativity, my time, my relationships, and the parts of myself I’d handed over to the scroll.

MENTIONED:

• The Digital Detox Diaries: the four-part series I ran on social media during my April return
• Episode 186: The AI Identity Crisis No One Is Talking About
• Episode 188:Stop Pretending Your Business Is Easy: The Truth About High-Functioning Entrepreneurs
• The Quick Fix: 90 minutes one-on-one + 2 weeks Voxer

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This episode is the continuation of Episode 188, and if that one was about telling the truth about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, this one is about telling the truth about what’s happening in online business right now. The landscape has shifted. People aren’t committing to long-term offers the way they used to. The economy is doing what it’s doing. And I’ve been collecting data on my own business long enough to know: something has to give.

So I’m pulling back the curtain on exactly what I’m changing, why I’m changing it, and the questions I asked myself to get there.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What I’m noticing in online business right now
• The data I’ve been collecting on my own business and what it told me to do
• Why I’m not changing my offer, just how I deliver it
• How my own experience as a buyer in this economy informed my decision
• What client retention has looked like and why it matters more than new client volume right now
• The question every entrepreneur should be asking right now before making any big business move

THE POINT:

Most of the time, the answer isn’t to burn down your offer. It’s to ask whether there’s a different way to deliver it that meets your client where she actually is. That takes honesty… about the market, about your own experience as a buyer, and about what’s actually keeping people from saying yes.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 188: Stop Pretending Your Business Is Easy: The Truth About High-Functioning Entrepreneurs
• Business Therapy:Ash’s one-on-one coaching
• The Quick Fix: 90 minutes one-on-one + 2 weeks Voxer
• The Regulated Woman:Being rebranded and expanded

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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There is a gap I see in almost every high-achieving woman I work with.

What she shows the world. And what she actually tells me.

This episode is my soapbox moment on why high-functioning entrepreneurs need to stop performing a version of their business that isn’t true… and what magic happens when they do.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What it costs you to perform a version of your business that isn’t true
• Why hiding the hard parts doesn’t make them go away
• What I actually hear from clients vs. what their content says
• The shame seeds we plant when we live in the gap between truth and performance
• Why I won’t tell women to just “slow down” or why your pace isn’t a problem to fix
• Success loops and why your to-do list is probably working against you
• What I love about the version of me who figures out how to do it all

THE POINT:

The way you operate isn’t something to be ashamed of. If you’re hiding parts of your life because they don’t match the version of success you think you’re supposed to project, you’re missing the momentum that lives inside actually owning who you are.

MENTIONED:

• Business Therapy with Ash

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to “From Where I’m Standing”, the monthly episode where I pull back the curtain on my actual life, my business in real time, and the stuff I’m learning the hard way so you don’t have to.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why I extended my social media return from one week to three
• The Digital Detox Diaries series and what I shared during my return to socials
• Regulation isn’t the zen aesthetic you’ve been sold
• A 5am panic spiral, three kids’ worth of unexpected expenses, and the three-step self-coaching loop that got me out in under three minutes
• Planning drives paralysis
• Action is what breeds confidence
• Cycle syncing as a business and life blueprint + a piece I wrote in my luteal phase
• Spring break, sports season, and building a village when family isn’t around
• Offer suite updates: business therapy, The Regulated Woman rebrand, and the Clarity Intensive becoming The Quick Fix

THE POINT:

Planning drives paralysis, six weeks of action will tell you more than six months of strategizing ever could.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 186: The AI Identity Crisis No One Is Talking About
• Fit with Coco: Ash’s go-to workout
• The Sanctuary Holistic Wellness (@thesanctuaryholisticwellness): 10-day parasite and heavy metal detox
• The Quick Fix (formerly the Clarity Intensive): 90 minutes one-on-one + 2 weeks Voxer

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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There’s a career and identity crisis happening right now, and almost nobody is naming the real cause.

When you outsource your thinking, your creating, and your decision-making to AI, you’re not just losing time. You’re also losing the parts of yourself that made you good at what you do in the first place.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The millennial career and identity crisis
• What overconsumption of tech and AI is actually doing to your ability to think, create, and trust yourself
• Ash’s own experience feeling herself disappear… and the daily writing practice she started to get back
• How AI is showing up in client work
• Where AI is actually useful (and how Ash uses it without losing herself in the process)
• The privacy risk nobody’s talking about
• Why Ash’s husband builds AI, and still agrees with her
• The medicine man with 375k followers, a fake product, and a lesson about what we’re willing to believe
• What taking back your mind actually looks like

THE POINT:

AI isn’t the enemy, but outsourcing your identity is. There’s a version of these tools that helps you pull out your own ideas, refine your own words, and move faster without disappearing. That’s the version worth using…the rest is worth questioning.

MENTIONED:

• Entrepreneur School Podcast with Kelly Sinclair — Ash’s episode on social media and alignment

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Control is a belief your nervous system learned a long time ago… the belief that if you stay on top of everything, nothing bad will happen.

The problem is that belief doesn’t know when to stop. And the cost of running it every single day is higher than most high-achieving women realize.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What control actually is (and why it’s a nervous system pattern)
• Where the need to control comes from
• How control shows up in business
• How control shows up at home
• Why your nervous system is exhausted
• The one question that interrupts the control spiral
• How to train your brain toward safety
• Ash reads from her personal writing on vitiligo, control, and the thing she still hasn’t figured out how to stop trying to fix

THE POINT:

Every time you hand something off and it works out, every time you take a day off and your business is still there, every time you don’t pivot and the thing you were doing actually holds… you’re teaching your nervous system what’s true. That’s the work.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 179 — Decision Fatigue Is the New Burnout (the middle school / false emergency story Ash references)

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If you’ve been wondering why sales feel slow, why momentum feels off, why the content you’re putting out isn’t converting... the answer is probably not your copy. It’s probably not your offer. It’s probably not your messaging.

It’s visibility. And it’s the first thing we let go of when life gets full.

In this episode, we’re talking about one of the most fundamental (and most overlooked) pillars of sustainable business growth. And just maybe the thing that’s been running (or stalling) your results for months.

If your business is feeling slow right now, this is your loving kick in the pants, and the permission slip to stop overhauling everything and start with the one thing that actually moves the needle.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why visibility is the last thing you should cut when life gets busy, and why it’s almost always the first thing to go
• The business lag truth: why what you’re experiencing in your sales right now is almost never about what you’re doing today
• The wellness parallel: how neglecting visibility is exactly like neglecting your body… you’ll pay the tab eventually
• What to do when your “full” season means you can’t maintain your old visibility rhythm (hint: adapt it, don’t drop it)
• The consistency compound effect, why coming back to something you’ve let go is always harder than staying in it at a lower level
• Real examples of what scaled-down visibility can look like when you’re in a full season
• Ash’s quarterly audit practice and how she uses it to catch visibility gaps before they cost her

THE POINT:

The question isn’t whether you can afford to prioritize visibility, it’s whether you can afford not to.

MENTIONED:

• Episode 182 — Perfectionism in High-Achieving Women: Why Doing Less Gets Better Results (the episode Ash references throughout)
• Episode 183 — Luteal Phase Meditation (bonus episode)
• The Clarity Intensive: 90 minutes one-on-one with Ash + 2 weeks of Voxer support. Only 1 spot left for Q2.

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This bonus episode is the final guided meditation from inside The Regulated Woman that teaches you how to use your cycle as a blueprint for your energy, capacity, and nervous system support.

This meditation is designed for your luteal phase... a season that can feel tender, emotional, and sometimes overwhelming… but is also deeply wise.

While this phase often gets labeled as “hard,” it’s actually an invitation: to slow down, to soften, to listen, and to meet yourself with a level of compassion that most of us were never taught to offer.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The luteal phase as a time of emotional depth and reflection
• Releasing the pressure to be “on” or productive
• Understanding emotions as guidance
• Nervous system support through stillness and breath
• Practicing self-compassion instead of self-judgment
• Slowing down without guilt or resistance
• Using visualization to create safety and self-love
• Affirmations that support rest, trust, and emotional acceptance
• Reframing sensitivity as wisdom and direction
• Honoring your body’s rhythm instead of pushing against it

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

The luteal phase isn’t something to fix, it’s something to honor. When you stop resisting your emotions and start meeting yourself with compassion, this phase becomes a powerful space for insight, healing, and deep self-trust.

MENTIONED:

• Her Rhythms: a program inside The Regulated Woman
• Episode 174: [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation
• Episode 177: [Bonus Episode] Follicular Phase Meditation
• Episode 180: [Bonus Episode] Ovulation Phase Meditation

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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In this episode, we're going deep on perfectionism…so you can actually work with it rather than against. If you've ever tried to "just do less" and found yourself either paralyzed or doing everything again two days later, this one's for you. This is about high-functioning burnout recovery, breaking the all-or-nothing cycle, and learning to use experimentation (not willpower) to finally find your middle ground. You’ll also hear Ash's own experiment: how she went from working around the clock to working in set hours, and what her brain told her would happen vs. what actually did.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why perfectionism and control are soul sisters
• The all-or-nothing pendulum that keeps high-achieving women cycling between burnout and paralysis (and why "just half-ass it" is actually not a safe option for your nervous system)
• Young achievers and the wounds underneath: how being celebrated for performance as a kid shows up in your business today
• The experiment reframe: why your brain can get on board with testing a theory when it absolutely cannot get on board with letting things be "good enough"
• How capacity-based planning and quarterly reflection can be your permission slip to do less without everything falling apart
• The external perfectionism trap: why stress-cleaning your house or perfecting your Canva graphic won't fix what's swirling on the inside
• What actually happens when you work within limits, and why the evidence that doing less gets better results is already there, waiting for you to look for it
• Why each new season of life requires a new strategy (hello, three kids in approximately one million sports 🙃)

THE POINT:

You're a high-functioning woman whose nervous system learned that going hard was the only way to stay safe and now you need to become someone who has proof that she can do less and still be okay.

MENTIONED:

• The Clarity Intensive: 90 minutes one-on-one with Ash + 2 weeks of Voxer support. Only 2 spots left for Q2.

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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You finally have the thing you worked so hard for… so why does it feel scarier now than when you started?

In this solo episode, Ash gets personal about what February taught her, from a soul-recharging trip to Costa Rica to a full business rebrand in motion, and lands on a truth that's been showing up over and over again with her clients: success doesn't always set us free. Sometimes it shrinks us.

Because it's easier to be bold when you have nothing to lose. But what happens when you've built something real? When the stakes are higher and your nervous system starts treating your dream like a threat?

This is the conversation around the Golden Cage, and why staying brave once you have something to lose might be the most important work of your next level.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why achievement can make high-achieving women play it safe
• The Golden Cage concept — how success can quietly become a cage
• Why your nervous system doesn't care that you're successful
• How identity attachment to your business invites you to shrink
• The difference between real risk and perceived ego threat
• Why it's easier to dream when you have nothing to protect
• The Upper Limit Problem and how self-sabotage shows up at your next level
• Why remembering to be a beginner is the key to staying bold
• How loosening your grip on identity creates space to evolve
• Ash's personal February reflections — Costa Rica, big business shifts, and calling in bravery

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

The higher you climb, the more your nervous system has to protect, and that's exactly when most women start playing smaller. The next level of success isn't just about building more. It's about staying brave, staying curious, and remembering that tenacious beginner energy that got you here in the first place. Separate real risk from ego threat, loosen your grip on who you've been, and give yourself permission to evolve.

MENTIONED:

• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: a must-read on upper limits and self-sabotage
• Leisha Drews on the Happily Hormonal Podcast: Ash joined Leisha to talk high-functioning burnout, why your body adapts to stress so well it starts to feel normal, and the exact nervous system framework Ash taught Leisha in their one-to-one. If you care about your hormones, your health, and your wellness as a woman, this episode is a must-listen.
• Episode 173 with Leisha Drews on Shamelessly Ambitious:if you missed this one, go back and listen. It's exceptional.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This bonus episode is another guided meditation from inside The Regulated Woman. (See Episode 174 and Episode 177 for the previous phase meditations.)

This one is designed specifically for your ovulatory phase… your season of peak energy, confidence, charisma, and connection.

Instead of a traditional seated meditation, this is a walking meditation, created to match the naturally elevated, outward-facing energy of ovulation. During this phase, your vitality is higher, your communication is clearer, and your presence is magnetic. This practice helps you harness that energy while staying grounded, steady, and fully connected to yourself.

Strap on your tennis shoes, step outside (or hop on a treadmill), and let your movement mirror the power already rising within you.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Matching meditation style to your cycle (movement vs. stillness)
• Grounding high energy so it feels powerful, not scattered
• Walking as a tool for nervous system regulation
• Affirmations that anchor strength, opportunity, and self-trust

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

Ovulation isn’t about pushing harder… it’s about embodying what’s already there. This walking meditation helps you channel your natural vitality, confidence, and social strength in a grounded way so you can show up powerfully without disconnecting from yourself.

MENTIONED:

•Her Rhythms — a program inside The Regulated Woman
• Episode 174: [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation
• Episode 177:[Bonus Episode] Follicular Phase Meditation

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, reactive, exhausted, or stuck in “high-functioning burnout”… this episode is going to hit home.

Because what if you’re not actually burned out from doing too much, but from deciding too much?

In this solo episode, Ash breaks down why decision fatigue is quietly becoming the new burnout for high-achieving women and entrepreneurs. From constant micro-decisions to false emergencies in business, parenting, and money… this conversation reframes overwhelm through the lens of nervous system regulation, mental load, and delayed business feedback.

If your brain feels like it’s in emergency mode 24/7, this is your reminder: most things are not urgent, and your business today is responding to seeds planted months ago.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What high-functioning burnout actually looks like
• Why decision fatigue is draining more than your schedule
• The mental spiral of constant micro-decisions
• False emergencies and anxiety-driven course correction
• How emergency-mode thinking dysregulates your nervous system
• Why most business problems aren’t actual emergencies
• The lag between marketing efforts and revenue results
• Delayed feedback in business growth
• Why reacting emotionally creates instability
• The importance of regulation before decision-making
• Ash’s 3R self-coaching loop: Regulate, Reflect, Rewire
• The difference between real danger and perceived urgency
• How over-deciding creates unnecessary stress in motherhood and business

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

Most high-functioning burnout isn’t about doing too much, it’s about carrying too many unresolved decisions and treating everything like an emergency. When you learn to regulate before reacting, zoom out instead of spiraling, and remember that business growth has delayed feedback, you stop compounding instability and start creating steadiness.

MENTIONED:

• Becoming a Regulated Woman as a leadership advantage
•Ash on the Entrepreneur School podcast with Kelly Sinclair: a conversation on social media, nervous system impact, focus, alignment, and what to do if you’re feeling depleted, behind, or scattered

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MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If you’ve been feeling like the old version of you doesn’t fit anymore (but the new version hasn’t fully landed yet) this episode is for you.

Ash records a powerful riff on identity reconstruction: the messy, stretchy middle that happens when you’ve outgrown the version of you that worked… the one you secretly miss… the one you keep trying to force yourself back into.

This is a conversation about evolution, self-rejection, the nervous system’s need for certainty, and why confidence isn’t something you “find”... it’s something you rebuild through action, curiosity, and willingness to be the scientist of your own life again.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What it feels like when you’ve outgrown an old identity (and why it feels like loss)
• The trap of romanticizing the “productive version” of you
• Why trying to go backward creates self-rejection (even if it’s subconscious)
• Identity shifts after children, big life transitions, and major seasons of growth
• The “2-year-old vs 1-year-old” metaphor that will change how you see evolution
• What happens when you stop having someone else’s blueprint to follow
• The discomfort of not knowing who you’re becoming (and why it’s normal)
• Why confidence only comes through action... not overthinking
• Inactivity as a sneaky form of self-protection (and what it costs)
• Beginner mindset, experimentation, and becoming the scientist of your life
• The myth that you need the map to move forward
• Releasing control as part of becoming who you actually are now

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

You can’t be who you used to be…because you aren’t her anymore. And the more you try to force yourself back into a previous identity, the more you reject the version of you that’s emerging. Identity reconstruction isn’t about “fixing” yourself. It’s about accepting who you are now, letting evolution be messy, and rebuilding confidence through curiosity, action, and play.

MENTIONED:

• Ash on the Hot Talks podcast with Danielle Laura:a conversation on over-functioning as a trauma response, control as a nervous system adaptation, toxic “healing addiction,” and microhealing as a sustainable path to growth.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This bonus episode is another guided meditation for your follicular phase… the season of new beginnings, curiosity, and forward momentum. This is the phase where energy starts to rise again, ideas feel lighter, and creativity begins to bloom.

This meditation invites you to reconnect with your inner spring, soften into possibility, and allow inspiration to flow without pressure to act or decide anything yet.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The follicular phase as a time of renewal and fresh energy
• Releasing residue from the menstrual phase
• Connecting to creativity without urgency or pressure
• Visualizing your inner spring and natural momentum
• Allowing ideas to arise without forcing outcomes
• Affirmations that support openness, trust, and inspiration
• Using breath and imagery to support nervous system expansion
• Honoring your natural rhythm instead of rushing ahead

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

The follicular phase is about possibility. This meditation helps you reconnect with your creative energy, trust your natural timing, and open yourself to new ideas without needing to act on them yet.

MENTIONED:

• Her Rhythms: a program inside The Regulated Woman
• Episode 174: [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH

I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If you’ve been feeling like business, motherhood, leadership — life — suddenly feels heavier than it used to, this episode puts words to what so many women are quietly carrying.

In this deeply reflective solo episode, Ash shares what came up after a simple but powerful question from a friend: If you had to rebuild your business from scratch today, what would you do differently? What unfolds is an honest conversation about pace, urgency, decision fatigue, invisible labor, and why more tools haven’t actually made things feel easier.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• What’s actually making everything feel so heavy right now
• Why more tools, AI, and optimization haven’t reduced exhaustion
• Society’s addiction to urgency and chaos
• The hidden cost of moving at an inhumane pace
• Input overload and constant information consumption
• Decision fatigue in business, motherhood, and daily life
• Why women gained opportunity but didn’t lose responsibility
• The invisible labor women continue to carry
• Why slowness has become performative instead of restorative
• The difference between discipline and self-abandonment
• How burnout disguises itself as ambition
• What sustainability really looks like in this season of entrepreneurship

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

If you were rebuilding today, speed wouldn’t be the goal — sustainability would. This episode is an invitation to question the pace you’re moving at, notice what it’s costing you, and redefine success in a way that honors your capacity, your body, and the season of life you’re actually in.

MENTIONED:

• Stepping away from social media as nervous system protection
• Creating intentional starts and intentional endings to the workday
• Reducing unnecessary decisions through simple systems
• Rebuilding business around how days feel, not just outcomes

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Ash returns with a deeply personal solo episode… a January recap with lots of life updates, personal mishaps and celebrations.

From moving into a new home, navigating sickness, shifting work rhythms, and questioning the “do it all” narrative, this episode is an honest reflection on what women hold, what we’re quietly carrying, and what happens when we finally slow down enough to notice it.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• January as a season of fullness, slowness, and wintering
• Moving homes and creating a space that supports real life
• Letting go of rigid timelines for goals and planning
• What happens when sickness forces everything to pause
• The invisible labor women carry inside families and partnerships
• Questioning the “we can do it all” version of feminism
• Slowing down in business and what it gives back to relationships
• The grief and complexity of giving more than you receive
• Redefining productivity, success, and enough
• Being a woman in midlife, in transition, in truth
• Choosing presence, humor, and honesty over performance

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
So much of what feels heavy isn’t because you’re doing something wrong, it’s because you’re carrying too much without talking about it. This episode is an invitation to tell the truth about the emotional weight women hold, to soften the pressure to do it all, and to remember that being human counts.

MENTIONED:

• Upcoming bonus cycle phase meditations (follicular, ovulation, luteal)
• Her Rhythms inside The Regulated Woman
• Fit With Coco workouts
• MixerMind and Ash’s role as a pod leader
• “The Human Advantage” training

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This bonus episode is a gentle invitation to slow down and turn inward. Ash shares the menstrual phase meditation from inside The Regulated Woman. This meditation is designed for your inner winter (the phase of rest, release, and renewal) offering a place to land when your body is asking you to pause instead of push.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Using your menstrual phase as a time for rest and restoration
• Releasing pressure, guilt, and the need to be productive
• Connecting with your inner winter and natural rhythm
• How stillness supports clarity, intuition, and nervous system repair
• Giving your body permission to slow down without explanation
• Why honoring this phase protects and expands your energy
• Creating safety in your body through breath and visualization

POINT OF THE EPISODE:

Your menstrual phase is not a problem to push through… it’s a powerful reset. When you honor this phase with rest and intention, you conserve energy, build self-trust, and support your body in doing exactly what it’s designed to do.

MENTIONED:

• Her Rhythms (inside The Regulated Woman)

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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High-functioning. Capable. Reliable. The one who always figures it out.
And somehow… still exhausted.

In the final episode of the Energy Is Everything series, Ash sits down with hormone and functional health expert Leisha Drews… her long-time, deeply trusted go-to for both her own health and her kids’. This conversation pulls back the curtain on why so many high-achieving women feel depleted, anxious, wired-but-tired, and burned out (even when they’re “doing all the right things.”)

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why high-functioning women often believe “the rules don’t apply to me” until the body forces a reckoning
• How undernourishment shows up as fatigue, anxiety, sleep issues, PMS, blood sugar crashes, and burnout
• The direct link between chronic stress, cortisol, and hormone imbalance
• How stress steals progesterone and contributes to estrogen dominance
• Why supplements can’t out-supplement a chronically stressed, under-fed lifestyle
• The all-or-nothing cycle of restriction, control, and eventual burnout
• The power of “better than nothing” when perfection keeps you stuck
• Why nourishment + nervous system safety changes everything

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
When your body doesn’t feel safe, fed, or supported, it will always pull the emergency brake. True energy comes from nourishment, regulation, and compassion… not more discipline, restriction, or self-pressure.

Or, as Ash puts it: eat more and love yourself.

MENTIONED:

• The Nourish Tracker: Leisha’s AI-based food and cycle-aware tracking tool designed to reduce overwhelm and support hormone balance. Use code ASH for $20 off or click here
• Simply Nourished Cycles Podcast Training: a 20-minute audio training on hormone health, stress, and nourishment
• The Happily Hormonal Podcast: Leisha’s podcast with hundreds of episodes and a “start here” guide for specific symptoms

This episode is the reminder so many high-capacity women didn’t know they needed, and the perfect close to a series about protecting your energy where it matters most: your body.

If this episode (or series) hit you right in the nervous system (same), take a screenshot, share it, and tag Ash @shamelesslyambitiouspodcast

Because high-functioning doesn’t mean healthy… and your body always pays the bills. 💛

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Ash is joined by brand and marketing strategist Kaitlyn David for a real, refreshing conversation about building a marketing strategy that actually fits your life (kids, pivots, puppy chaos and all) without lighting yourself on fire in the process.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• The hidden cost of go go go marketing and why it eventually stops working
• How your environment impacts your nervous system and your business
• Why September can be its own kind of energetic chaos for moms
• The difference between aligned marketing and fix it forcing energy
• Recognizing when you're launching from pressure instead of desire
• What happens when your body starts paying the bills for overdoing it
• How to hold steady through uncertainty without spiraling
• Rituals and reminders that help you stay grounded when you dont know whats next
• Why core values create guardrails that protect your energy and your brand
• Using human design to build a marketing strategy that actually fits you
• Permission for fluidity without using it as an excuse
• The difference between discomfort that helps you grow and misalignment that drains you

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
Marketing should not cost you your health, your presence, or your peace. When you build a strategy around your real capacity, your values, and your actual energy, you stop forcing results and start creating sustainable momentum that you can maintain in real life.

MENTIONED:
• Kaitlyn David website
• Instagram: Flourish with Kaitlyn

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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A sneak peek behind the scenes of The Regulated Woman, dropped right in the middle of the Energy Is Everything series because money is, in fact, energy. In this bonus, we’re reframing wealth as something neutral, dynamic, and always in motion and exploring the small energetic shifts that make money feel safer to receive, spend, and circulate through your life.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• Money as neutral energy, not a moral measure
• How your thoughts and emotions shape your relationship with money
• The river metaphor: where you’re gripping, hoarding, or damming the flow
• Why “high vibration” isn’t the goal, gratitude and trust are
• Spending with intention as an energetic investment
• Receiving without guilt, shame, or resistance
• How to build safety with money so it feels welcomed with you
• Practicing neutrality to remove the emotional charge and create more space
• Opening more “channels” for wealth through micro shifts and awareness

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
Money is always moving and your relationship with it determines how easily it can flow into and through your life. When you shift from fear and tight control into trust, gratitude, and neutrality, you create safety for wealth to circulate and expand.

MENTIONED:
• The Regulated Woman (this episode is a sneak peek behind the scenes)
• Exercise: list the emotions you associate with money and imagine neutrality
• Visualization: money arriving from unexpected places and noticing what your body does

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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In this conversation, Kelly Sinclair (self-proclaimed “accidental tech nerd”) pulls back the curtain on what happens when your business strategy doesn’t match your actual energy — and how human-first AI can become a tool for regulation, clarity, and sustainable visibility (without feeding the algorithm or burning yourself out).

We talk about grief, hustle conditioning, generator energy, and the shift from performative marketing to strategic visibility — plus the 10-minute-a-day habit that helps you build momentum one simple action at a time.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• The difference between performative visibility vs. strategic visibility
• How human design can change the way you make decisions in business
• Using AI as an interactive tool for momentum
• Why “trying harder” is often the biggest energetic leak
• How unprocessed grief and suppressed emotions eventually show up in your work
• Protecting your energy by getting off the content hamster wheel
• The 10-minute-a-day visibility habit (and why consistency matters more than intensity)
• Building trust in business in an AI-saturated world
• “AI to help you human better” — the integrity-first approach to using AI

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
AI isn’t here to help you do more faster, it’s here to help you protect your energy so you can show up more intentionally, build trust, and take strategic action without living in urgency. Visibility doesn’t require burnout, and momentum doesn’t require the algorithm.

MENTIONED:

• Kelly’s 90-Day Visibility Sprint Starter Kit(30+ strategic visibility moves + tracking tools)
• Kelly’s website
• Instagram
• Kelly’s podcast: Entrepreneur School

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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We’re continuing The Energy Is Everything Series and today I’m sitting down with my friend Danielle Laura, an energy mastery teacher and Human Design guide for conscious leaders who are here to use their gifts to make the world better… without sacrificing themselves in the process.

In this episode we talk about energetic hygiene, the hidden places energy leaks show up (even in “self-care”), and why the solution isn’t more rest. We also get into Human Design as a roadmap for regulation.

This one is for the woman who keeps pouring into a cup that has a hole in the bottom… and is ready to stop leaking her life force.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• Why rest doesn’t restore energy when you’re never fully present
• Hidden energy leaks inside productivity and self-care
• Overgiving, access, and energetic boundaries
• Human Design as a tool for understanding energetic alignment
• Not-self themes and how they signal burnout early
• Micro-shifts that rebuild safety and presence
• Energetic hygiene as a daily practice, not a lifestyle overhaul

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
Energy isn’t lost in one big moment, it leaks slowly through small, unexamined patterns. When you learn how to recognize those leaks and respond with simple, embodied shifts, regulation becomes sustainable instead of exhausting.

MENTIONED:

• Danielle’s website
• Danielle on Socials: Instagram, Facebook, Linkedin, Podcast, TikTok, Substack
• Get your Human Design chart (free)
• Danielle’s upcoming project: Human Design + Gene Keys tech/app (teased)

If you’ve been telling yourself “I just need a break,” let this episode offer a reframe:
You don’t just need rest. You need presence, because presence is what actually seals the leaks.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This bonus episode is an unfiltered reflection on what happens when the identity that once fueled your ambition no longer fits. I share openly about the messy middle of personal evolution, the quiet unraveling that followed slowing down in my business, and the unexpected ways that space reshaped my marriage, my sense of self, and my relationship with support.

This is not a story of resolution or arrival. It’s a story of transition, grief, surrender, and learning how to lean when hyper-independence has been your survival strategy for decades.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

• When ambition outgrows the identity that built it
• Hyper-independence and the fear of relying on others
• Slowing down without knowing what comes next
• How space in business can create space in marriage
• Letting go of being the provider as a core identity
• Grief, friendship loss, and the death of former selves
• Learning how to be held without shame

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
Sometimes growth doesn’t look like expansion… it looks like stopping. This episode is a reminder that ambition can evolve, identity can soften, and allowing support may be the most energetically expansive thing you ever do.

MENTIONED:

• The Energy Is Everything series (6 Episodes)

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Today we’re continuing The Energy Is Everything Series with a conversation that hits a nerve for so many high-achieving women: visibility, identity, and the energetic cost of hiding.

I’m joined by Renee Bowen — photographer, trauma-informed coach, and the kind of woman who makes you feel seen just by being in the room with her. We talk about what it really means to be “seen” (and why that can feel terrifying), how motherhood can blur your identity until you can’t find yourself anymore, and how neutrality is the bridge between being reactive and becoming sovereign.

This episode is for the woman who feels exhausted not because she’s doing too much… but because she’s doing too much of what isn’t true.

TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• Why “not being seen” is one of the biggest energy leaks
• The visibility wound: where it starts and how it shows up
• Identity outside of motherhood, roles, and performance
• The cost of living for the male gaze (and how to unwind it)
• How anxiety, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation shape your choices
• Being called “selfish” when you stop martyring yourself
• What it means to get neutral — and why it changes everything
• Removing sensory charge (sound/color/story) to access objectivity
• Social media as energetic input (and how fast it drains you)
• Reclaiming self-trust without outsourcing your healing

POINT OF THE EPISODE:
When you’re hiding (even subtly, even “for good reasons”) you’re leaking energy. Healing the visibility wound isn’t about being louder online… it’s about becoming safe enough in your body to be honest, to take up space, and to live as you without needing permission.

MENTIONED:
• Renee’s website
• Renee on Instagram
• Renee’s podcast: Tried and True with a Dash of Woo
• Free hypnosis for anxiety

If this episode lit something up inside you, if you felt called out, softened, or seen... that’s not random. That’s your body telling the truth. And this series is your invitation to listen.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the very first episode of The Energy Is Everything Series — a six-part conversation series all about protecting your energy, expanding your capacity, and building a life and business that actually feel sustainable in your body.

In this opening episode, I’m joined by the brilliant and wildly honest Heather Chauvin for a raw, grounded conversation about identity fatigue, impossible standards, and the invisible ways women are bleeding energy in the name of success, motherhood, and safety.

This is not a “do more, try harder” conversation. It’s about reverse engineering the life you want by starting with how you want to feel, and letting that guide your choices, boundaries, and identity… even when it disrupts everything you’ve been taught.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• Why energy is the real currency behind success
• Reverse engineering your life from how you want to feel
• Identity fatigue and the cost of impossible standards
• Survival mode vs. aliveness
• How women enable their own exhaustion to stay safe
• The hidden energy leaks in motherhood and ambition
• Co-regulation, support, and learning how to be held
• Why balance is a myth rooted in perfectionism
• Emotional repair as a daily practice
• Letting go of performative strength
• Choosing embodiment over hustle
• Reclaiming feminine power without bypassing reality

POINT OF THE STORY:
You don’t need to become someone new to create the life you want… you need to stop abandoning yourself to maintain an identity that’s draining you. When you reverse engineer your choices from how you want to feel, your energy returns, your boundaries clarify, and your life begins to align without force.

MENTIONED:

• Dying to Be a Good Mother- Book
• Follow Heather Chauvin
  • Instagram
  • Emotionally Uncomfortable Podcast

This episode sets the tone for the entire Energy Is Everything Series. If you’ve been exhausted, over-functioning, or quietly wondering why success doesn’t feel the way you thought it would, then this conversation is your invitation to start living differently.

More to come.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Happy New Year, my love. This bonus episode is a gentle but honest conversation about what so many of us unconsciously bring into a new year: intensity, pressure, and the belief that healing only counts if it hurts.

In this episode, I’m naming something I’ve lived, witnessed, and had to unlearn myself… the tendency to create struggle in the name of growth. The idea that if it’s not hard, painful, or dramatic, it must not be real healing. I want to offer you a different path as we step into 2026.

This is an invitation to choose integration over resolution, embodiment over force, and safety over intensity. Healing doesn’t have to break you to work.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• New Year energy and the addiction to intensity
• Masochistic healing and why we believe struggle equals worthiness
• The nervous system’s attachment to pain as proof
• Why healing doesn’t only “count” if it hurts
• Integration as the most powerful form of healing
• Embodiment over endless learning and fixing
• Self trust as the real root of transformation
• Daily micro healing versus massive emotional overhauls
• Seasonal wisdom and honoring winter energy
• Slowing down without falling behind
• Why burnout often comes from trying to heal “correctly”
• Letting safety, not force, lead your growth

POINT OF THE STORY:
Healing isn’t meant to be punishing. The real work isn’t in how much you can endure, but in how deeply you can integrate what you already know. Transformation happens when your body feels safe enough to embody change… not when you push yourself to the edge trying to prove you’re worthy.

MENTIONED:
• Episode 164: My 2026 Planning Process (Structure That Creates Freedom)

If you’re feeling the urge to sprint into this year, let this episode be your permission slip to slow down. You can’t rush what’s already meant for you. Integration is where the magic lives.

Happy New Year 🤍

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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In this final episode of 2025, I’m sharing exactly how I plan for a new year in a way that feels grounded, supportive, and sustainable. This isn’t hustle planning or rigid goal setting. It’s the process I use to create structure that actually frees me.

I walk you through my full end of year reflection ritual, how I set intentions across every area of my life, and why regulation, capacity, and self trust matter more than forcing motivation. If you want 2026 to feel different, this episode will show you how to plan in a way your nervous system can actually hold.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• My full end of year planning process from reflection to strategy
• Monthly reviews and why I track the year as it’s happening
• Celebrating what actually worked instead of rushing past it
• Setting intentions for life, not just business
• Script style intention setting and nervous system safety
• Why structure creates freedom, not restriction
• The difference between ease and avoidance
• Planning with ADHD and limited capacity
• Breaking goals into 15 minute or less tasks
• Working backwards to avoid all or nothing burnout
• Why consistency beats intensity every time
• Taking things off your plate before adding more

POINT OF THE STORY:
Ease doesn’t come from doing less or avoiding effort. It comes from resourcing yourself before, during, and after the work. When your plans honor your capacity, structure becomes the thing that creates freedom instead of pressure.

MENTIONED:
• Episode 160: How I Plan Profit Without Burning Out
• End of year reflection and intention setting practices
• Nervous system regulation and capacity based planning

If you’ve been craving more ease, more clarity, and more support heading into 2026, this episode is your invitation to slow down, reflect honestly, and build a plan that actually serves you.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at what really happens when success comes faster than your nervous system knows how to hold.

I’m sharing the full story of what unfolded after a wildly intuitive, expansive year in business and how unworthiness, perfectionism, and fear quietly took over once things felt “too easy.” What followed was burnout, over-efforting, identity collapse, and ultimately a five-month sabbatical that changed everything.

We’re talking about the nervous system science behind becoming the woman you desire to be… not through force or mindset hacks, but through safety, practice, and embodiment. Why “acting as if” actually works, how success can feel threatening to the body, and why breaking was the doorway to everything I was trying to create.

This is about becoming her from the inside out.

TOPICS & TANGENTS: • What happens when success outpaces nervous system capacity
• The hidden unworthiness that follows “too easy” wins
• Perfectionism as protection, not discipline
• Why success can feel unsafe to the body
• The be–do–have model vs. chasing outcomes
• Acting as if through nervous system rehearsal, not pretending
• Identity, safety, and practicing your future before it arrives
• Why abundance requires regulation, not effort
• Micro decisions that rewire who you’re becoming

POINT OF THE STORY:
You don’t become her by achieving more.
You become her by teaching your body it’s safe to be who you already are.

MENTIONED:
• Microdosing as a nervous-system support for neuroplasticity and regulation
• Golden Rule — including Superflow and Soul Gummies
• Code ASH10 for 10% off

If you’re setting goals for the next season of your life and wondering why they feel heavy instead of exciting, this episode is your reminder: becoming her starts with safety, not pressure.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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In this bonus episode, I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes audio from The Regulated Woman private podcast. It is one of my favorite micro-tools for releasing stress that gets trapped in the body throughout the day.

We’re talking about emotional residue... the irritation, disappointment, pressure, or overwhelm your body absorbs when you don’t have time (or space) to fully process what you feel. Even when your mind has moved on, your nervous system might still be holding the weight.

This episode walks you through a simple, 60-second somatic release you can use in real life

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• What emotional residue is and why it drains your energy
• How stress and emotion live in the body, not just the mind
• Why “pushing through” costs more than you think
• A simple three-step somatic release you can use anytime
• How incomplete stress responses keep you exhausted
• Reclaiming mental, emotional, and physical energy without effort

POINT OF THE STORY:
You’re tired because your body is holding too much. But there’s a way to change this because when you allow stress responses to complete, you get your energy back.

MENTIONED:
• My conversation with Alison Hardy on Six Figure Secrets — a raw discussion on success, burnout, and redefining what “enough” actually feels like

If this episode lands for you and you want more support like this — short, effective, body-based tools you can actually use — The Regulated Woman might be exactly what your nervous system has been asking for.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Sometimes the plan for the episode… totally sucks. In this conversation, I scrap my original idea mid-recording and bring you into what’s actually alive in my world right now: parenting an 11-year-old, navigating big emotions, asking scary questions, and coming back (over and over) to my values as a mom.

We talk about what it means to hold space for your kids’ real struggles, why “because I said so” isn’t a value, and how to stay in the room when your child is wrestling with belonging, insecurity, and the very human fear of not being liked. It’s an honest peek into how I’m fumbling, regulating, repairing, and choosing relationship on purpose.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:

• Life updates: Colorado snow, moving (again), and starting 2026 in a new home
• Parenting an 11-year-old: hormones, friendship dynamics, and fitting in
• The conversation no parent wants to have: asking your child directly about self-harm
• Why kids need us to ask the hard questions out loud
• Creating safety: therapy for boys, emotional literacy, and modeling vulnerability
• Why “because I said so” is not a parenting value
• Mutual respect, consequences, and holding boundaries after a big emotional moment
• Curiosity as a parenting tool: better questions than “How was your day?”
• When your child’s biggest fear mirrors your own (and what to do with that)
• Remembering: you can’t be the parent you want to be from a dysregulated state

POINT OF THE STORY:
You will never feel “ready” or fully qualified for the version of parenting you’re in, it’s all first-time territory. But when the plan falls apart, coming back to your core values, staying curious, and being brave enough to ask the hard questions builds the kind of relationship where your kids actually bring you their real life.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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What if your business could feel steady instead of like a monthly rollercoaster? In this episode I walk you through my nervous-system-first profit planning, and how I map the year, choose what to sell (and when), and protect my creativity, energy, and peace while hitting my numbers. Today I’m sharing the exact quarterly profit planning process I use to grow my business and protect my nervous system. No more feast-or-famine energy. No more “I have to hit X this month or everything is falling apart.”

We talk about why month-to-month planning keeps you dysregulated, how quarterly goals create actual ease, and the system I swear by — from mapping my annual intention down to quarterly numbers, to creating a 100-idea money list, to filtering everything through desire, capacity, and season.

TOPICS & TANGENTS: • Why month-to-month planning spikes anxiety
• The quarterly structure that keeps your business steady
• How I map my annual goal into spacious quarterly targets
• The 100-idea money list (possibility = regulation)
• Desire, capacity & season: my simple decision-making filter
• Building a business runway so you’re not creating from panic
• Planning in a way your body can actually hold

POINT OF THE STORY:
Strategy only works if your nervous system can hold it. Sustainable profit isn’t about perfect months… it’s about rhythm, regulation, and a plan that supports the life you actually want.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Episode 158. The Money Myth That’s Draining Your Energy (start there for the energetics)
• The Surrender Retreat & therapeutic integration: recalibrate your relationship to success, safety, and expansion.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on what happens after a retreat, when life gets lifey and the work has to live in your body, your kitchen, your calendar, and your conversations. I’m joined by my dear friend and longtime client, Em, a single mom to twin girls, homeschooler, full-time student, and retired Marine officer, who shares how somatic work, breathwork, and real integration reshaped her capacity, boundaries, and motherhood.

TOPICS & TANGENTS

• From intellectualizing to embodiment: why “thinking about healing” kept Em stuck
• Hypervigilance, military conditioning, and the nervous system after a high-tempo life
• Somatic tools that moved the needle: breathwork, pacing, and structured downtime
• Motherhood in real life: anger as a wise signal, mess-friendly kitchens, laughing more
• “All-access pass” no more: boundaries that protect energy, home, and kids
• Capacity vs. control: living by rhythms instead of wrangling every minute
• Integration that actually sticks: what to do before and after a retreat
• Generational impact: modeling regulation so kids don’t carry adult emotions

POINT OF THE STORY
Life won’t stop life-ing. Capacity isn’t about doing more—it’s about holding more with less tension. When you center yourself (not everyone else), the whole house gets healthier.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
• Surrender Retreat (Tulum) — an immersive recalibration of success, safety, and self through somatic practices, ceremony, and integration (details in show notes)
• The Regulated Woman— private podcast & library for ongoing, nervous-system-first support

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Today we’re naming a sneaky belief a lot of high-achievers carry: “If I just had more money, everything would feel easier.” I’ve lived that hustle. Many of my clients do too. Here’s the truth I’ve seen over and over… money doesn’t fix what’s unregulated; it amplifies it. The work is learning to hold “more” from a regulated, values-led place so the revenue magnifies your wholeness.

TOPICS & TANGENTS: • The myth: more money will finally make you calm, safe, present, or secure
• Why money is a mirror for your nervous system, patterns, and unmet needs
• Earning from anxiety vs receiving from regulation: same revenue, totally different reality
• Capacity vs compulsion: wanting more without over-functioning for it
• How to find the root desire beneath “more money” and feel it now
• Focus as a force multiplier: what you water grows
• Redefining success so profit supports your life, not replaces it

POINT OF THE STORY:Money doesn’t fix dysregulation, it magnifies whatever is already there. Build the inner steadiness first so more amplifies peace, presence, and power.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:• The Regulated Woman: nervous-system-first support to grow with steadiness rather than speed
•Surrender Retreat in Tulum: an immersive recalibration of success, safety, and self for women ready to expand capacity without the frantic.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Hi sister friend. Back at it again... and today, we’re slowing all the way down. Because somewhere between instant coffee, instant Amazon deliveries, and instant validation, we forgot that most things worth building take time.

This one’s your permission slip to take the long way, to build something that lasts, to stop chasing the dopamine hit of “fast results,” and to start measuring success by how alive and at peace you feel, not by how fast it happens.

Real success, I mean the sustainable, fulfilling, nervous-system-safe kind... is slow. It’s mornings where you show up with zero proof it’s working. It’s boring consistency. It’s quiet trust. Let’s talk about that.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:• How social media rewired our brains for instant gratification
• Why we mistake impatience for failure
• The hidden cost of “I need it now” energy
• Why most people quit before the results land (it’s not lack of strategy, it’s lack of stamina)
• The difference between capacity and compulsion
• What it means to practice active faith instead of frantic action
• Building a pace you can hold for years... not just a season
• Success measured in peace, presence, and patience

POINT OF THE STORY:Patience isn’t passive. It’s power. It’s self-trust in motion, the willingness to stay with what’s working long enough for it to work for you.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:• My chat with Sophia Parra on Marketing Unfiltered — all about high-functioning burnout, what happened when I tried to be “more professional,” and how I rebuilt my business with nervous-system-led marketing.
• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt — a must-read on how tech reshaped our brains and attention spans.
• If Only I Had a Bigger Kitchen — reflections on simplicity, home, and redefining “enough.”
• The Regulated Woman — my signature mentorship for women ready to grow slow, steady, and sustainably.

POINT TO REMEMBER:The kind of success that lasts? It’s unsexy consistency. The mornings you show up without proof. The long road that makes you come alive.

Take the long way. You’ll actually enjoy the view.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Hello, my love. Today’s episode might ruffle some feathers… and honestly, I’m okay with that. Because this one matters. We’re diving into AI therapy — the rise of chatbots, self-coaching apps, and those “instant healing” tools everyone’s whispering about, and the blurry line between support and self-abandonment.

If you’ve ever found yourself venting to ChatGPT or journaling through a chatbot, this conversation is for you. I’m not here to tell you to ditch it altogether (you know I love innovation), but I am here to help you use it wisely, without accidentally outsourcing your intuition or your healing to a robot.

Let’s talk privacy, psychology, and the sneaky ways convenience can replace connection.

TOPICS & TANGENTS: • The real risk of “AI therapy”, and why it’s not a safe replacement for human support
• What no one’s talking about: data, privacy, and how your most vulnerable moments aren’t protected
• The sneaky comfort of being validated vs. the power of being challenged • Why AI is designed to agree with you, and how that can keep you stuck
• How to use AI intentionally: as a reflection tool, not a therapist
• Safe prompts for emotional processing (without crossing the line)
• How to build self-trust in the age of algorithms
• The difference between feeling better fast and feeling fully

SAFE WAYS TO USE AI FOR SELF-REFLECTION: “Help me name what I’m feeling right now.” “Ask me five questions that could help me unpack this emotion.” “Give me three ideas to regulate my nervous system right now.” “Reflect back what I just said as if you were my most compassionate inner voice.”

(These are bridges — not replacements — for the real work.)

POINT OF THE STORY:AI can be a tool, but not your teacher. It can mirror you, but it cannot meet you. Healing happens in relationship… to self, to others, to truth. Let technology support you, not replace you.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: • Episode with Nadine Nethery on creating emotionally safe group spaces
• My favorite journaling and self-reflection practices

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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What if your superpower of “I’ve got it” is the very thing keeping you exhausted? In this episode, I unpack the quiet trap high-achieving women fall into: mistaking capacity for compulsion. We talk about why saying yes feels safer than slowing down, how your body always pays the bill, and the simple filter I use to ensure I don’t lose sight of my defined version of success.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:

• Capacity vs. compulsion: why “I can” isn’t the same as “I should”
• The hidden cost of being capable: energetic and emotional price tags
• “Your body pays the bills”: what over-functioning does to your nervous system
• Discernment as a regulation skill: pause, ask, and act with intention
• My success filter: will this bring me closer to or further from peace
• Breaking the “helpful one” identity without burning everything down
• Micro-habits that create exhale moments instead of more adrenaline
• Real-talk examples from retreats, pods, and everyday life

POINT OF THE STORY:

Strength is not carrying it all. Strength is knowing when to set it down. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should, and trust me… and your nervous system knows the difference.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Mixermind (the curated, connection-first visibility community I’m part of)
• Bonus for my community: join via my link and you’ll get a 1:1 visibility strategy session with me onhow to use Mixer Mind intentionally and map your 2026 visibility plan
• My chat with Katie Grimes on her podcast Anything for Love— we dove into cycle syncing, rest, and turning your hormones into your biggest business advantage. It’s such a good one to queue up after this episode.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Hi friend. If last week had you wondering “okay, but how do you run a business without the apps?”... This is the step-by-step guide. I audited where my sales actually came from, rebuilt my visibility around what works (and feels good), and let the rest go. Spoiler: less than 20% of my revenue traced back to social media and I was spending about 80% of my energy there. No more.

This episode lays out the exact mix I’m using now: podcasting, email, collaborations, real relationships, and a curated community that keeps high-quality opportunities flowing without the scroll.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• The audit that shattered “I need social to sell”
• What replaced the feed: podcasting and a weekly email with teeth
• Borrowed trust: podcast guesting, bundles, and cross-promos that convert
• Speaking, workshops, and warm intros over cold DMs
• In-person networking that actually gives you energy
• A curated connection hub (the “mixer mind”) and why I became a facilitator
• How I think about “platforms” now, and why consistency > virality
• Building a visibility flywheel you can sustain for years

POINT OF THE STORY:
Visibility isn’t a platform, it’s a trust engine. Audit where your best clients really come from, double down there, and let your strategy serve your values, not the algorithm.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
• Visibility audit (track sources for every sale)
• Podcast guesting, bundles, and email swaps
•The Mixer Mind — a curated connection community with peer pods, panels, and mix-and-mingles
→ I believe in this space so deeply that I became a certified facilitator

→ Join the FREE Mixer Mind event- Where’s The Money In 2026?

→ Join through my affiliate link and receive a one-on-one call with me to personalize your visibility strategy and get the most out of the Mixer Mind.

• Speaking + guest workshops as authority builders

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Hi friend. I wanted to drop in with a little surprise… something special outside our regular Tuesday episodes. This bonus meditation is one of the most-loved practices inside The Regulated Woman, my signature program designed to help you live, lead, and create from a regulated nervous system.

This short guided practice will help you seal your energy leaks, call your power back, and ground yourself when you’re feeling scattered or drained. Because sometimes it’s not what we’re doing that exhausts us, it’s where we’ve left our energy behind.

Take a few quiet minutes, pop in your earbuds, and let this be your moment to come home to yourself.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• Why we feel “tired for no reason”: energetic leaks and emotional residue
• How to recognize where your energy is escaping (overthinking, pleasing, proving)
• The visualization: golden light, energetic recall, and sealing your field
• Gentle somatic grounding through breath and body awareness
• Returning to wholeness: protecting your peace without closing your heart

POINT OF THE STORY:
Your energy is sacred. Every time you bring it back to yourself, you strengthen your capacity for presence, peace, and power.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
• The Regulated Woman — my signature program for nervous system-first living
→ Includes a full Regulation Library of meditations, visualizations, and breathwork sessions
→ Available as a Self-Paced Experience or Live Experience with monthly therapeutic calls

• Practices also inside The Regulated Woman:
– Midday reset for overwhelm
– Meditation for when you feel rushed
– Walking meditations for calling in support, safety, and abundance

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Hello hello, my love. Reporting live from my social free era with coffee in one hand and a board game under the other. On my 38th birthday, August 28, I broke up with social media for at least one year. Two months in and I do not miss it even a little. Not the scrolling, not the performative selfies, not even the dopamine glitter.

This episode is the tea and the receipts. Why I left, how I did it without burning my business to the ground, and what has shifted in my brain, my rhythms, and our home now that my thumbs are not living on an app. Let’s talk about presence, peace, and how good life gets when you are not trying to be everywhere at once.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• The birthday decision and what “off” really looks like for me
• Parenting with integrity: saying no to my son’s social media and holding myself to the same standard
• The book that shifted everything: how attention, intuition, and coping get rewired
• Addiction, dissociation, and why “I have to for business” kept me stuck
• Comparison fatigue: kitchens, lifestyles, and wanting what you never wanted
• Friendship fallout and the highlight-reel problem
• Presence over performative living: documenting less, remembering more
• Business without socials: remembering companies existed long before apps
• What I’m doing instead and how I’m staying visible without a feed

POINT OF THE STORY:
Social media can offer connection and sales, but if it steals your peace, energy, and presence, the cost is too high. Choose the life you want to be inside of, not the one that looks good from the outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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If there’s one thing that’s quietly changed everything for me, my nervous system, my relationships, my business, it’s what I’m sharing in this episode.

This part-three conversation wraps up our relaunch mini-series with the simplest, most unexpected reframe that turned my constant striving into something softer, steadier, and so much more peaceful.

It’s a way of seeing yourself and your life that makes room for ease, curiosity, and joy again. The kind of shift that asks you to see things a little differently.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:

• Why “being the expert” kept me stressed, tight, and over-strategized
• Curiosity vs. threat: the nervous system science behind beginner energy
• Re-entering life post-sabbatical and feeling that old buzz again (hi, cortisol)
• Rebuilding business rhythms by asking what feels good to try
• Marriage and motherhood with fresh eyes, more surprise, presence, and ease
• Escaping information overwhelm (goodbye, social media) and returning to what’s true
• Filtering everything through a beginner’s mind to make life easier, not smaller
• Where this podcast is headed: the self beneath the success

POINT OF THE STORY:
You can’t white-knuckle your way into regulation, but I can promise you that the beginner’s mind invites safety, play, and possibility, so your system can soften and your life can expand.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

LINKS:

• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Even after I slowed down, healed, lost 40 pounds, and felt like a brand-new human, the old patterns still tiptoed back in. Not the dramatic face-down-on-the-floor kind of burnout, just the sneaky version that makes you pause and say, “Oh, interesting… you again?” It was enough to make me curious.

This part-two debrief is me pulling back the curtain on why urgency creeps in even after rest, how cortisol becomes our go-to fuel source, and the small, doable resets that actually change the pattern without blowing up your entire life. Think of it as the gentle, real-life guide to breaking the burnout cycle… and all the tiny daily shifts that we all need.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• When old patterns creep back after rest
• Cortisol addiction and why stress starts to feel like energy
• How “busy” becomes an identity we get praised for
• Childhood wiring: control, chaos, and early responsibility
• Relational fawning: regulating everyone but yourself
• The urgency we learn young (and why I still watch our mornings)
• Tiny resets that help: the 90-second nothing timer, sense grounding, and vagus-nerve hums
• Values vs. ideals: hearing your life tell the truth
• The Somatic Wealth Framework: Regulate, Reflect, Rewire

POINT OF THE STORY:
You can’t out-sabbatical a nervous system pattern. The shift isn’t a life overhaul; it’s honest values + tiny, embodied resets repeated today.

RELAUNCH GIVEAWAY (10/29 – 10/31):
Free Access to The Energy Advantage (Mini - less than 15 minutes!) Training where I reveal the exact framework I used to double my energy, work less frantically, and actually end my days with something left in the tank.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

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What was meant to be a little pause turned into almost a year and a half off the mic.
August 2024 to October 2025.
Time is fake, apparently.

In this catch-up episode, I share where I’ve been, why I chose life (again and again) over momentum, and how I rebuilt my days around values that actually feel like mine, even when it meant letting go of things that once defined me.

If you’ve ever felt torn between who you’re “supposed” to be and the life you actually want, this one’s a full-blown compass reset.

TOPICS & TANGENTS:
• The unexpected 18-month break and why returning mattered
• Worldschooling adventures from Washington to Brazil
• Building community and life in Colorado
• Choosing what fits instead of chasing balance
• Values vs. ideals: letting your real life show what matters
• Perfectionism as a sneaky burnout driver
• Stepping away from social media and finding peace

POINT OF THE STORY:
Regulation isn’t about perfect calm.
It’s about choosing what matters when it costs you something, over and over again.
When your values get honest, your life gets simpler.

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I'm Ash McDonald — the Entrepreneur's Therapist. Trained therapist, seasoned entrepreneur, mom of 3, && the person you call when your business coach doesn't get your brain && your therapist doesn't get your business.

I built the thing I couldn't find anywhere else: whole-picture support that holds your strategy && your humanity in the same conversation at the same time.

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• Work with me 1:1 → Deep Cuts
• Fast-track your results → The Green Room
• Solve one thing right now → Studio Sessions
• Burnout-proof your life && business → Mixtape
• Get your free podcast playlists → The Soundcheck
• Weekly emails that tell you what your business coach won't && your therapist can't → Subscribe to The Beat
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to the final episode... at least for a little while. Tune in to hear the journey that led me to this choice, including the challenges of balancing work and life, and the realization that sometimes, even the things we love need to take a backseat. 🎙️🚗 Exciting — I’ve recently reclaimed full control over my content and emails which has felt really good. I've been opening up space and pulling back on some things to pour my energy into a mastermind I’ve been secretly crafting BTS.

As I prepare for a personal milestone — my 37th birthday — I reflect on the lessons learned from my sabbatical and how I’ve shifted away from the "revenue rat race." In this episode I chat about the dangers of scaling without sustainability and why doing more to make more isn’t always the answer. Instead, we ought to be simplifying and focusing on what truly matters. Those beyond profit moments. 🎂🌳🌊🌅🥾👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💋🍦

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• The importance of spaciousness and intentionality in work and life
• How reclaiming control over my content has allowed me to focus on what truly matters
• The dangers of scaling without considering mental wellness and sustainability
• My special BIRTHDAY SALE {August 28-31}
• Living for the moments beyond profit

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:40] My impromptu break from the podcast
[2:04] When we say things like this out loud we start to operate from a "lack of"
[3:09] Taking back pieces of my business that I was previously outsourcing
[4:13] My birthday plans with my bestie 🎂
[5:55] Learning about myself & my business during my sabbatical
[11:15] Doing more to make more
[14:30] This mastermind will soon be my only offer 😲
[17:10] The Beyond Profit mastermind
[24:58] Living more the beyond profit moments & building a business that supports that ✉️ JOIN THE EMAIL LIST HEREJoin the email list at the footer of the page to get in on the juice of my birthday sale! 🎂 I’ll be completely OOO hiking & camping in the middle of Arizona so you won’t see this marketed anywhere! Besides, the email list gets all the tea anyways.

📲 MESSAGE ME "BEYOND PROFIT"Message me beyond profit and I will give you the information and you might be able to snag one of these spots. As of now, tier one is unlimited, tier two has 8 spots available, and tier three has just 4 spots left! Simply shoot me a message “Beyond Profit” and I'll give you more details. We can have a conversation about it. We can even hop on a call if that's what feels good for you.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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I am doing things a littttttle bit differently this week, but I’m super excited about it! ➡️ I’m bringing you the BTS, original audio clip from the exclusive ATS Musings chat. I thought about rerecording it but as I listened back, I thought, “this is where the real magic is.” 🪄🌈

Here is my backstage pass to a recent conversation I had with a client, how I coached her through, and why it’s so important that we avoid making business harder than it needs to be. This audio is going to help you feel a little less stuck in trying to find the “perfect” business strategy. 🎟️💻🤓

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Embracing the chaos of business and motherhood
• Realizing that there's no such thing as "nailing it"
• Homeschooling and honoring the individuality of my kids
• The trap of comparison and why it’s so dangerous
• Shifting focus from perfection to purpose

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[2:21] Kicking off the call with a client and the desire for a solid plan
[2:46] Laughing at the idea of "knowing what you're doing"
[4:52] My thoughts on homeschooling: preserving innocence and honoring uniqueness
[5:26] The overwhelming differences in my three kids' learning styles
[6:10] Reflecting on the challenges of the traditional school system
[6:58] The dangers of comparison in business and motherhood
[9:31] How is your business serving you?
[10:51] Who determined what "success" means? This is why success isn't just about money...
[11:38] Applying these principles to marriage, motherhood && life
[12:18] Finding peace in the simple, joyful moments with my kids
[12:35] The importance of focusing on thoughts, actions, and results FREE TRAINING {FROM INSIDE BECOMING HER}As both a therapist and a life coach, I deeply understand that the real key to riches is knowing how to adjust and adapt to ultimately overcome resistance on your path to becoming her.

This audio activation will help you clarify your motivations. It'll help you embrace continuous growth and it will encourage you to let go of perfectionism so you can shift your perspective and take that radical responsibility for your life for the long haul.

📲 To get this free BTS training from the recent healing intensive, Her Reinvention, message me "becoming" on Instagram.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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Coming to you for another Musings style episode from the comfort of my bed on day one of my bleed as I watch the Washington rain outside and dream about ordering some hot Pho. 🌧️🍜🩸🛌 This is the first time it's rained since we've been here and I'm obsessed. I can't stop opening the window to smell the fresh rain. As always, this episode is a catch up of where I've been, what's going well, and what I'm struggling with. Plussss, I dive into my criminal history and why exploring Canada was such a big deal for me. 🚔🇨🇦

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Enjoying the rain from my window & dreaming about Pho
• Celebrating visiting Canada after thinking I never would
• Abandoning myself in hopes of belonging to others
• Triggered by people giving advice that doesn’t align with my coaching style
• Choose you, belong to you, && don’t abandon yourself like I did THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[1:01] It’s FINALLY raining in Washington 😍
[1:41] Forgetting our passports on our way to Canada
[2:51] Sea to sky scenic highway & gondola[4:10] Being overzealous on our adventure day in Stanley Park
[7:06] I really think I was made to live in a treehouse in the middle of a forest
[7:36] Fearing I would never get to visit Canada because… 🚔[8:34] Backstory on me being a convicted felon SMFH[13:21] Celebrating my continued wellness success[15:09] Belonging to myself without sacrificing pieces of me for others “safety”
[18:32] Recognizing when you're stuck in the muck & need to dig yourself out
[19:41] Loving my notes app for my wellness checklist 📝
[20:51] Feeling triggering by this…
[21:56] Safe enough to go slow 🫶🏻
[23:28] I am NOT the coach for you...
[24:48] Handling this trigger

FREE TRAINING {FROM INSIDE BECOMING HER}As both a therapist and a life coach, I deeply understand that the real key to riches is knowing how to adjust and adapt to ultimately overcome resistance on your path to becoming her.

Thisaudio activation will help you clarify your motivations. It'll help you embrace continuous growth and it will encourage you to let go of perfectionism so you can shift your perspective and take that radical responsibility for your life for the long haul.

📲 To get this free BTS training from the recent healing intensive, Her Reinvention, message me "becoming" on Instagram.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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I'm taking my healing journey to a whole new level. This summer has been dedicated to healing childhood wounds, creating moments to comfort little Ashley, and reparent myself for the years I was forced into "leaping" when I wasn't ready due to my trauma. ❤️‍🩹🥹

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Finally uncovering the piece of hurt from my childhood
• What creating experiential healing practices looks like
• Exploring some things that little me missed out on
• Supporting my nervous system dysregulation
• BTS of the next three months of intensives {Above the Standard Collective is open! {Doors close TOMORROW}

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:36] Doors for ATS close tomorrow! 🫣
[2:05] Healing is never over... it's a forever journey
[4:19] Why I'm putting a massive emphasis on healing my inner child
[6:50] When you experience trauma, you experience this "leap"
[9:39] Creating experiential practices to sit with younger me
[11:38] Exploring things I missed out on
[14:01] Facing nervous system dysregulation head on
[15:45] This is the work we get to do & why I created ATS

ABOVE THE STANDARD COLLECTIVE – DOORS CLOSE TOMORROWPsychology-backed life coaching in an intimate community where you and your wildest dreams are celebrated with no take backs. Experience true inner healing, break free from anything that’s holding you back, and become the woman who can hold everything she desires in this life.

FREE TRAINING {FROM INSIDE BECOMING HER}The key to a rich life is living like you already it. So much easier said than done. && as both a therapist and a life coach, I deeply understand that the real key to riches is knowing how to adjust and adapt to ultimately overcome resistance on your path to becoming her.

Thisaudio activation will help you clarify your motivations. It'll help you embrace continuous growth and it will encourage you to let go of perfectionism so you can shift your perspective and take that radical responsibility for your life for the long haul.

📲 To get this free BTS training from the recent healing intensive, Her Reinvention, message me "becoming" on Instagram. It's completely f

ABOVE THE STANDARD COLLECTIVEPsychology-backed life coaching in an intimate community where you and your wildest dreams are celebrated with no take backs. Experience true inner healing, break free from anything that’s holding you back, and become the woman who can hold everything she desires in this life.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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I'm so excited to be coming to you from my serene backyard in the woods of Issaquah, Washington. Hear the tea BTS of Her Reinvention, what my daily thought pattern work is, and my challenges & adjustments of maintaining boundaries. &&& the freaking Above the Standard Collective is OPEN! I could cry. It feels like such a long time coming. 🥹 GTG, I think I just saw another bear.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Barefoot in the backyard... keeping an eye out for bears 🐻
• Wrapping up Her Reinvention with 39 amazing women
• Daily thought pattern work 🧠
• Struggling with boundaries 📲
• The Above the Standard Collective is open! {Doors close July 31}

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:48] Barefoot in my backyard & obsessing over Washington
[3:46] Hiking & keeping an eye out for fcking BEARS 🐻
[5:06] What's going really well: Her Reinvention
[5:44] My daily thought pattern works
[6:32] What's really affecting your behavior and results
[13:53] How you can get a free training from Her Reinvention
[15:36] My favorite hack: The ATS Collective
[22:05] Currently struggling with: Communication Boundaries*[30:09] Don't forget to join the ATS Collective because doors close on July 31

FREE TRAINING {FROM INSIDE BECOMING HER}The key to a rich life is living like you already it. So much easier said than done. && as both a therapist and a life coach, I deeply understand that the real key to riches is knowing how to adjust and adapt to ultimately overcome resistance on your path to becoming her.

Thisaudio activation will help you clarify your motivations. It'll help you embrace continuous growth and it will encourage you to let go of perfectionism so you can shift your perspective and take that radical responsibility for your life for the long haul.

📲 To get this free BTS training from the recent healing intensive, Her Reinvention, message me "becoming" on Instagram. It's completely free.

ABOVE THE STANDARD COLLECTIVEPsychology-backed life coaching in an intimate community where you and your wildest dreams are celebrated with no take backs. Experience true inner healing, break free from anything that’s holding you back, and become the woman who can hold everything she desires in this life.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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If you tuned in to episode 141, I shared a very personal & vulnerable story about a time I didn’t belong. A huge reason why I felt compelled to share that was because of the sense of belonging that comes with my new membership, the Above The Standard Collective.

Another urge you get inside the membership is to stop simply showing up for life & settling to instead start living intentionally and create magic in the day to day. If you were radically honest with yourself, how often are you just showing up in life and not existing to your fullest potential? You get to change that narrative.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• How I discovered what my legacy was
• My constant aim hasbeen to help people live above the standard• Creating a space where you don't simply exist, rather get to become• How I live intentionally everyday & create magic in the mundane• Becoming her & existing to my fullest and greatest potential

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:52] My personal reinvention has been taking place for years
[1:55] The ups & downs of my life that have led me to live out my purpose
[4:22] The former membership & how the new one is different
[4:36] What actually creates sustainability in a business (it’s the CEO)
[5:45] Giggling at my Freudian slips saying sex instead of success 🫦
[6:15] My greatest focus over the last 14 years is helping those live a life above the standard[7:15] Majorly fumbling over my words HELLOOO luteal phase 😮‍💨
[7:45] This membership is not just recurring revenue for me… it’s my LEGACY
[8:38] The Collective is not just a space that you exist in, it’s a space you become in
[9:01] How do I live above the standard on the daily? My risk & repeat effect… 🔄
[11:00] What happens when you stop being the victim of your circumstances
[12:42] How different might your life look if you stop simply showing up and truly intentionally show up? 👀
[12:57] The two questions I ask myself when I’m feeling blase or mundane in my life
[17:03] Reciprocation is the name of the game for healing
[19:16] Recently having an existential crisis with the word “ambition” 🫣
[21:00] I believe this is the most profound thing we can do as women
[21:20] What’s standing between you and creating the life you want
[22:14] The beauty & magic that you’ll find inside this space 🪄
[25:13] The doors are on

ABOVE THE STANDARD COLLECTIVEThe new membership that is coming soon! Doors open on July 22 and will not open again in 2024! In this space, you get to be fully present, have real conversations, and feel deep, genuine connection. It’s a place where ambitious and resilient women unite to do scary things together, to heal wounds together, and to create the big, bold, beautiful lives we all want. Together.

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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This week's musings is brought to you riverside. I wish you could see & smell how fresh it is here. We are currently in Livingston, MT which is just outside of Bozeman. I am walking through the city alongside the Yellowstone River. 🗻 We're actually leaving today so I don't feel like I can fully check Montana off the list as we only stayed for two days, but we're off again and heading to Spokane, WA. Ya girl is ecstatic. 🚙🚦🌄

I'm also giving away the real tea in today's episode. I promised to always keep it real with what's going well & what's not going so well ⏤ today I'm opening up about something I really fucked up recently in my business that brought some negative feelings to the surface. I'm also sharing something I'm SO freaking excited for that will be LIVE July 14-19. Are you ready to step into her? 👀✨🫦 Details below!

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• My last adventure walk in Livingston, MT before we hit the road
• Trying to catch some {affordable} vibes in Coeur d'Alene, ID
• Currently obsessed with being a bookworm 📕
• Selling myself short & giving too much away with a recent offer
• Having a massive wakeup call and breaking free from my prior urge to settle
• Introducing: HER REINVENTION 🥹

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:45] Coming to you from the cutest Airbnb of all time
[2:06] Getting back in the car to leave Montana today ⏤ We are WA bound!
[2:52] Hiking sourdough trail... are you freaking kidding me? 🥖🚶🏻‍♀️
[3:42] Still giving into my desires for more... ICE CREAM 🍦
[4:52] Catching a vibe in Coeur d'Alene but it's damn expensive! [5:45] We are in the highs & lows of traveling annnndd bickering 😭
[7:19] My current obsession & I'm hooked 📕
[8:07] How do you instill the love for reading in your kids? 😅 [10:36] What I'm struggling with
[10:42] Quick pause to listen to the Yellowstone River 🥰 [11:17] The thing I fucked up in my business [12:38] The new Business Breakthrough offer & selling it out
[15:53] Am I a fraud? Imposter syndrome is kicking in
[16:33] Charging too little for massive over-delivery
[17:49] The amazing feedback I received 🥹🥲
[19:56] Deciding BTS how I want to modify the Business Breakthrough
[21:53] What's going really well
[22:04] Details of my two personal reinventions
[23:01] A severe lack of authenticity within my brand
[25:12] "This is not my life & I will create the one I want"
[27:19] HER REINVENTION!! ⬇️📞✨

HER REINVENTIONThe 6-day healing audio intensive challenge that shows you how to break through the urge to settle and step into your reinvented self. Save your seat for just $37 for the live intensive happening July 14-19! 🫶🏻

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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Drum roll pleasseee 🥁 The updated membership is here and it is simply amazing. The Above The Standard Collective. ✨🥹🖤 Although I can't give away too much, I can tease that the membership was largely impacted by the idea of healing & belonging.

Inside the membership are monthly healing intensives and within these intensives are prompts followed by my teachings of why that matters. The most recent prompt was about a time you didn't belong... Now, I never ask others to be vulnerable without myself being vulnerable first. && that's exactly what this episode is about. This is a very personal & vulnerable story of the earliest memory I have of a time I didn't belong.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• The new name & vibe of my amazing membership (&& exclusive insight on when the doors are opening)
• What my ayahuasca experience taught me about healing
• The earliest & very momentous memory of a time I didn't belong
• How my vitiligo has made me feel both belonging & unbelonging
• The difference of belonging versus fitting in

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:45] A BTS of something super special I've been working on 🤫
[1:52] Monthly healing intensives within the new membership
[2:23] Ayahuasca taught me that we can heal instantaneously
[3:25] What is Her Story? What does "going first" mean to me?
[4:00] Why I want to share my personal story for the sake of instantaneous healing[4:12] My entire life there have been so many circumstances where I didn't belong
[4:52] Why is the feeling of belonging necessary?
[5:34] Taking it way back to my earliest memory of unbelonging[5:49] Some context on my core family dynamic
[7:17] What was mounted on my family's new house that wrecked me... 😣[9:12] Sharing a story of a time I did belong [9:38] Opening up more about my vitiligo
[10:28] When she told me... "I'm not surprised you have vitiligo" 🥹🫠
[11:49] The opposite of belonging is fitting in & why it's important to not fit in
[12:58] Challenging questions to ask yourself around belonging
[13:13] The butterfly effect 🦋 && sharing mine with meeting my husband
[14:58] What happens when we share our stories, connect with others & find true belonging
[15:43] My favorite part of the membership: No take backs ❌
[17:15] My deep desire to intentionally live above the standard

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Make sure to apply herefor the2025 mastermind! 🫶🏻

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I am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.
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I can’t lie, this first month of nomadic living has been a massive transition. The way we chose to do things in terms of work & children this time is much different than when we previously lived as nomads. My husband is keeping his full-time job which falls during regular work hours — this means my schedule is undergoing great change. We’re currently in our “trial period” of this new schedule and I’m finding what works & what doesn’t. My saving grace has been remembering to implement these 3 foolproof tips for time & energy management. Oh && hot take: I believe energy management is much more important than time management.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Exploring our old stomping grounds with our kids
• Realizing how much “better” of a mom I am as nomads versus regular life
• How my health journey is going
• Experimenting with new & different parts of our schedule
• The three tangible tips you can implement to become a pro at time & energy management

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:42] Achieving daily step and activity goals
[1:50] How my health journey is going
[3:40] #1 — Set a trial run for your new schedule
[5:08] What’s currently working for my schedule
[6:35] Taking detailed notes so I can make proper changes
[7:58] Why I use these three things for time & energy management
[10:06] Midday naps with my projector daughter
[12:13] What’s NOT currently working for my schedule
[13:03] Energy management > time management
[14:08] #2 — Realistically break your tasks down
[14:40] How this actually helps you achieve more in a day
[15:25] #3 — Block off time and set themes for tasks

THE MASTERMIND
I'm doing some special enrollment for the 2025 mastermind between now & 6/21 ⏤ eek! Make sure to apply here if you want a bonus of two one-on-one calls you can use right away! 🫶🏻

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Life is all about perspective && that’s exactly what we’re diving into today. If you would’ve asked me a few years ago if it would be possible to pack up our three children and hit the road to do what we are most passionate about — exploring, adventuring, and traveling — I would have said you were crazy because that would simply be impossible.

Fast forward, my son asked me what I could do over and over again and not get tired of, I answered with traveling and exploring new places ((he answered with playing video games omg)) and here we are — newly nomads (again) and let me tell you, it’s totally possible. It’s all about perspective. Is there something you’re holding yourself back from because you’re in need of a perspective shift?

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Feeling all the feels during our last day in our Texas home
• How massive of an impact our time in Costa Rica was for me personally & professionally
• The shifts I made in my business to sustain nomadic life
• Looking back on life and reminiscing on how hard I thought things were in the moment — LOL @ current me
• Shifting my perspective for a rich & present life

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:42] Sitting in my beautiful office to record for the very last time
[1:35] The meaning behind the decor in my office & home
[3:40] Emerging as a new woman in Costa Rica
[5:08] Making major pivots to sustain my nomadic business structure
[7:58] Becoming my highest self & the universe letting everything fall into place
[10:06] Insane procrastination… Less than 24 hours and I haven’t packed a single thing
[11:42] What my neighbor said to me at our recent garage sale that sparked this conversation
[12:13] Realizing how life truly is all about perspective (I’d love to go back to the trenches we thought we were in with only one child)
[13:03] Hitting a plateau in my health journey & avoiding discouragement
[14:08] The gift of perspective & realizing we aren’t always ready for what we desire
[14:40] Being intentional to create a rich & present life NOW
[15:25] Some questions to ask yourself about perspective

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Whew, I'm gonna have to get used to this. In today's episode we're walking together on Mission Beach in San Diego, California. 🌴 I'm sort of obsessed with this casual vibe. It feels like we're on a hot girl walk together.

Today we get personal about how I'm embodying my "more than enough" era. Tune in to find out how my kids are actually helping me get really anchored into this mentality & how their perspective is beginning to shift, too. Realizing that we have a choice every single day on how we spend our time, where we spend our money, what we're available for, && the things we allow ourselves to hear, to see, to witness, and to experience...

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Being content in our very small yet adorable San Diego beach house
• How I'm mbodying "more than enough" by appreciating the present & not constantly seeking more
• Teaching my children about the value of time & experiences over material possessions
• Associating work with joy & fulfillment rather than hardship & struggle
• Having autonomy over spending money while sticking to a strict budget

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:42] The dream of recording a podcast during a walk on Mission Beach 🥹
[1:35] Spending a certain amount of time in my business & why
[3:40] Involving my kids in my "more than enough" era & curating more quality
[5:08] Buuut that doesn't stop the continuous "wanting" from my kids everywhere we go
[7:58] Supporting my children with my new phrase while actually deeply supporting myself
[10:06] Changing the language that work is related to hardship & struggle
[11:42] How you choose to spend your money matters
[12:13] Having autonomy over spending while sticking to our strict nomad budget
[13:03] We all have choices every single day & we ought to show up for ourselves
[14:08] How sticking to our budget is going 🥴
[14:40] Leaning into your "more than enough" era
[15:25] The energy of those Cali folks is just different & I can't wait to come back

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A few months ago I did some "story extraction calls" with a close colleague where I laid my real, raw && oh so vulnerable life story all out on the table and had her help me decide what to do with it. Her name is Katie Quesada and she is an incredible story teller. So I knew when I made the decision to use my personal story to create a sense of belonging for others, I wanted her perspective of it.

I've always been intrigued by "belonging." Our innate desire to belong, the pieces of ourselves we'll sacrifice for it, and how I can use my story to cultivate deep connection and belonging for those who feel like they never have. 😞❤️‍🩹 During the extraction process, I was asked a question that struck me to my core and sparked many conversations with myself and others around belonging... Find out what that question was in this episode where I also navigate how I'm cultivating belonging outside of myself for others, but also cultivating belonging for myself without shapeshifting pieces of myself into someone who I'm not.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• The true definition of "belonging" and how it affects all parts of life
• Feeling incredibly disconnected to {slowly} creating my community
• Paying for friends??? 👀
• Carving out time to be intentional with relationships
• Resetting to remember who I am & what I'm leaving for others
• Getting radical about belonging to yourself first

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:42] The BTS of my "story extraction calls"
[1:35] The real definition of belonging & what it predicts within our lives
[3:40] Creating a sense of belonging for ourselves AND others
[5:08] How did I go from feeling disconnected to creating community
[7:58] The vulnerable ask to four women to go deeper in our friendships
[10:06] The life-altering question Katie asked me
[11:42] Chosen versus given exclusion
[12:13] What Katie said to me that left me feeling so seen
[13:03] Leaving after creating connections because I choose myself first
[14:08] Where are you staying stuck just so you can belong?
[14:40] People's thoughts and opinions on my life decisions
[15:25] Resetting to remember that I need to belong to me first
[16:47] The magic that gets to exist when you belong to you
[17:20] Announcement about my new membership!

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Welcome to the first episode of Nomad Musings. Possibly low quality audio, but high quality connection. 😏

Ya'll know that 2023 was a hard year for me. I was dealing with some friendship breakups that fucking sucked. Why are friendship breakups the hardest?? I lost my passion for health which is SO unlike me. I lost my consistent workout routine & I was eating chips and ice cream like my life depended on it. 🥲 && I really hit my breaking point where I felt so numb & paralyzed by life that I needed to turn it all off in order to make ANY decisions moving forward... For which I am so grateful because I was able to dive head first into my health. Today I am officially down 30 pounds and I am damn proud of myself for the work I've put in. I finally feel my spark coming back. For life, business, relationships, travel, && health. Ugh, I am so proud of where I am at today and the quality of life I'm producing.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:• Struggling with perfectionism
• Emotionally eating.. My crutch of chips & ice cream 🍦
• Lump on my breast that I'd been ignoring
• Soul crushing friendship breakups
• Uncovering infections & parasites
• How I lost 30 pounds
• Our nomad plans for the remainder of the year

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:56] New candid bi-weekly walk episodes
[5:15] The musings broadcast inside the membership
[7:08] Completely losing myself & passion for health
[9:11] Still unhealed from friendships lost
[15:19] The straw that broke the camel's back...
[16:14] Realizing Texas was not for us
[18:14] Feeling so lost & confused & stopped everything
[18:49] Weighing myself to find I was at my all-time highest
[20:00] All the health tests I did
[21:19] 80/20 eating transition
[22:18] Texas allergens are WILD and took vengeance on my son
[24:05] Muscle testing to find bacterial staph infection
[25:34] How I lost 30 pounds
[29:29] Peer-led retreat, girls time, and our anniversary trip
[33:40] Our passion for travel & nomad plans for 2023
[38:36] Where should we go next??

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Gahh, I am so excited to be back. In this episode, I get real about falling victim to societal standards and letting them dictate my personal and business decisions rather than living above the standard. 2023 was a really beautiful yet hard year in some ways. I found myself on the edge of burnout and having multiple identity crises, but it all led me to now. Last year taught me the importance of prioritizing myself and my wellness in order for business to flow with ease, thus entering my selfish era at the beginning of 2024...

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[3:02] Turning it all off...

[5:30] Never being available for discontentment

[7:00] Being grossed out by the online business industry

[8:40] Victim to perfectionism & looking outside of myself

[10:40] Raising the standard for women

[11:55] What exactly I "turned off" in my business

[14:45] Some big stuff came to light that broke my trust with a team member

[18:38] Deciding what kind of expenses I want

[19:33] My creativity is tied to how good I feel

[22:10] Getting extremely lost in the sauce

[23:45] My "more than enough" era

[26:30] What's next for Ash McDonald??? The comeback sale, next mastermind, and my tremendously epic membership 😮‍💨

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Well, this sucks. I've officially been sick for FOUR weeks. A literal month. 😑 But I've been wanting to record this episode to fill you in on the few "aha" moments I've had since this sickness has forced me to slow down. I normally do an EOY recap, but things aren't panning out that way...

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Two spots left for REDEFINE
🖤 I might be burning out...
🖤 Drastically pulling back for a little while
🖤 What you can expect in the near future THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[2:15] Holy shit this sickness is not for the birds 🤕

[4:28] Don't forget to tune into the RTWOS series: EP 1, EP 2, EP 3, EP 4, EP 5, EP 6, EP 7, EP 8 🎧

[5:20] I value intimate masterminds sooo there's only 2 spots left for REDEFINE

[7:00] My annual EOY planning process

[8:02] Maybe this is burnout... Mayyybe I'm not ok right now 🥲

[10:19] 2023 has been the year of being in limbo & I'm not impressed

[11:27] My dream doesn't feel right

[11:48] I'm drastically pulling back with my team & myself

[13:30] Podcast break! Returning March 5 🗓️

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Not to toot my own horn, but I hold space for deep, deep magic & connection inside my containers. A client recently asked me how I'm able to do this, more specifically, "how are you able to keep a pulse on your groups?" && this was my response. ⬇️🔥 This is the final episode of the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 It will be what it will be
🖤 Host with themes or focuses
🖤 Have clarity in advance
🖤 Be willing to always go first THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[2:15] Recapping the RTWOS series

[4:28] My recent retreat experience with my mastermind gals in Georgia 🍑

[5:20] The new one-hour "me slot" in the mornings

[7:00] Specially curated spaces to heal & be loved

[8:02] A polarizing belief around what I believe leaders should do

[10:19] "How do you keep a pulse on your groups?"

**[11:27] #1 Trust that your space will be what it's meant to be

[11:48] #2 Have themes or focuses for your containers

[13:30] #3 Get clear in advance on what you want your container to look like

[16:20] #4 You must always go first**

[18:08] Are you allowing yourself to be witnessed? 🫶🏻 Some deep questions for thought...

[19:24] This strategy is exactly what helped me create the REDEFINE mastermind

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When I asked Katie about what wounds of success meant to her, she had a very different take and I can't wait for you to hear it. This woman and I have so many similarities in our stories from experiencing miscarriages to selling it all and living in an RV. This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 7, with Katie Quesada. ✨
MEET KATIEKatie is an acclaimed speaker and consultant who is deeply passionate about the art of storytelling. She helps people and companies craft their stories concisely and compellingly by igniting them for more effective communication, high trust within teams, and immediate ROI. Katie's family spent two years living in a 180 sq ft tiny home and believe that stories are better than stuff.
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THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Getting phased out of a position & completely transitioning
🖤 Healing from business success
🖤 Feeling small in slow seasons THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[2:27] A Barnes & Noble of untold stories that sparked a career

[7:30] Leaving a mega-corp after 10 years, but not necessarily by choice

[13:16] Success is serving & leaving an impact

[15:27] Finding confidence in knowing there isn't just one path to success

[19:35] Feeling small while it seems others lives are only getting bigger & better

[22:39] There isn't just "one thing" to success, it's just "a thing"

[24:49] The sudden halt of newborn seasons & business

[29:50] Growth, impact, and money aren't actual metrics of success

[30:49] In a season of working on contentment

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From her parents experiencing great financial loss as a child to starting over at age 18, Shay still deals with her money mindset and fears she could lose it all again. She is experiencing "success" at this moment, but wonders if she'll ever be content. This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 6 with special guest, Shay Bacani. 🤎 MEET SHAYShay is a CFO, Financial Strategist, and owner of Centure Financial - a financial management firm for women, by women. More importantly, she is a military wife and mother of two. She serves high-performing women in business generating multi-six and seven figures.
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THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 CAO female mentor in glam & finance
🖤 Learning to be content with success as a forward thinker & anxious achiever
🖤 Imperfect moms & imperfect homes THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[4:10] Pregnant at 17 & starting over

[9:53] Thriving career & side hustle

[12:30] Shay gets vulnerable for the first time

[16:09] Struggling to share our "rock bottom" because we don't want to be defined by that

[20:07] Where my overdoing & overachieving habits came from

[21:44] Shay's parents losing everything

[24:59] Not meeting self-made expectations & realizing not everything is in your control

[29:55] Experiencing a lack of contentment

[35:07] Those damn viral & aesthetic homesteaders 👩🏻‍🌾

[39:51] Imperfect homes & delegating home tasks

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Have you ever felt like the success you're chasing is someone else's goal? Have you experienced mom guilt as a result of showing up more consistently in your business than at home? Or, have you ever been ashamed of the fiercely audacious woman you are and felt like you had to dim yourself down for the comfort of others? This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 5. ✨ Today's guest has felt all of the before. She's been in the pursuit of success, achieved it, and is now finding sweet sustainability — meet Jenn Pike. 🫶🏻
CONNECT WITH JENNJenn is a medical exercise specialist and functional diagnostic nutritionist specializing in women's health and hormones, but she's also a best-selling author of three separate books: Simplicity Project, Simplicity Kitchen, and Simplicity Body.
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THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Being a woman thought leader in a male-dominated space
🖤 Experiencing mom guilt as a CEO
🖤 Financial success & a healing money mindset THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[4:00] Registering Jenn's first business at 17

[6:56] The stress of trying to compartmentalize your different roles

[9:02] "We can't model what we can't see"

[11:05] Masculine dominated business industry

[13:44] Half-assing everything in life 🍑

[17:46] Finding what your capacity is

[20:13] Fear, shame, and panic setting in when hitting a million

[29:13] New era of building sustainability

[32:00] Dealing with mom guilt

[34:01] Childhood money mindset as an adult

[36:08] Embracing power & audacity

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REDEFINE MASTERMIND IS OPENEeeek!! I can't even contain my excitement. REDEFINE applications are OPEN and while we don't start until February 2024, I'll be going through applications as soon as December 1, 2023. There are only eight spots so I can pour as much of myself into you as possible & keep this container super intimate and potent. This is a four-month experience where we're not just chasing quick wins — we're here for the long term.

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Entrepreneurship can be a wildly emotional & lonely rollercoaster. If you've ever experienced losing a friendship or relationship from running your own business, this conversation is going to light you up. This is something that isn't talked about enough by CEOs, IMHO, but as humans who crave connection… it's so important. This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 4. ✨

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Friends feeling lost while you have clarity
🖤 Meeting your true self through success
🖤 Deeply impactful online friendships THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[4:41] Special guest, Kaili, discusses her wounds surrounding friendship

[7:10] Dealing with a “lost” friend while you have clarity & direction

[15:20] Avoiding rejection & the deep, human need for belonging

[16:26] Friends that can't relate to you...

[18:23] My recent friendship breakup

[22:22] Excuses friends give about not reaching out to connect

[23:14] Backhanded compliments

[23:48] Genuinely loving & identifying with the work you do

[28:59] When someone new asks what you do for a living 🙈😅

[34:55] The more successful you are, the more you meet yourself

[37:20] Painting the picture of monetary success

[41:43] The good that comes from online friendships

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Let’s dive into the transformative power of embracing failure and learning how to fail well. In this episode, you’ll find how depersonalizing your setbacks can lead to growth and how the importance of treating everything as valuable data can lead you to become the scientist of your own entrepreneurial journey. This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 3. ✨ The expert for this episode is a fellow therapist & mindset coach, Topsie VandenBosch. 👇🏻

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THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Being unable to hold all the success you desire
🖤 Afraid to take a step back in your business
🖤 Depersonalizing failure & failing well THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:**[2:42] How Topsie became a mindset coach

[5:33] Am I cheap orrrr do I just want business advice from a friend?

[8:15] Depersonalizing your failures for personal growth

[13:28] Treating messy launches as data points for creating better systems

[18:01] External blame versus internal radical responsibility

[19:49] Fear of stepping back & an intentional mindset

[24:25] Be willing to stop a lot in life

[25:11] The value of sharing your journey & building a supportive network

[31:45] Becoming the scientist of your business to overcome the fear of failure

[38:01] The affirmation confirmation loop

[40:25] Yeah… I peed the bed last week

[42:29] Feeling discomfort & pain around failure

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Erica Reitman is a successful, rule breaking CEO who is a full fucking vibe. In this episode we dive deep into her experience growing up, how success was portrayed to her, and how she’s carried those narratives into her business today. This is Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 2. ✨

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🖤 Realizing the mountain peak of “success” is not realistic
🖤 Redefining what success actually means if it’s not about the money

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[3:43] Your brain is a dick

[4:22] How Erica’s narrative of success was created

[5:31] Doing things differently than our parents did & rewriting the narrative

[7:15] Boujee bitches learning to live beyond your means

[8:43] A wound Erica has not solved

[10:16] Dealing with depression as a money-driven CEO

[12:41] When we are good, our business is able to do good

[13:53] Parts of Erica’s identity she’s had to abandon

[14:14] Importance of being real & vulnerable as a CEO

[15:24] What wounds of success mean to Erica

[19:03] Permission to say “fuck it”

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Welcome to the Releasing the Wounds of Success series. I’m kicking off the series by sharing about my own wounds of success. We take it waaayy back to the life of younger Ashley and pinpointing where my desire to chase success even came from. I wasn’t always a high achiever & I didn’t used to apply myself whatsoever… Strap in because this is the kick off to an epic series.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Hitting rock bottom in jail while 6 months pregnant
🖤 Truly believing I was destined to be bad
🖤 Realizing my worth is not attached to my success THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[2:26] My “download” to create something magical

[4:09] Why therapy for your business is necessary

[4:55] The pursuit of success conundrum

[5:56] The “when I, then I” belief

[6:50] Explaining wounds of success

[7:40] What you can expect from this special edition series

[9:09] The ways that wounds of success tend to show up

[10:40] The ideology that we’re not enough

[13:46] Healing my wounds through raising a child who is very similar to me

[14:18] My young desperation for attention & validity

[14:44] My series of a lottttt of trouble & where it came from

[15:50] The program that changed everything for me & my behavior

[19:50] Deciding to show everyone how good I was but slipping into an anxious achiever

[21:11] Becoming obsessed with success & finding my self-worth through my work

[22:52] Hitting rock bottom in jail at 6 months pregnant

[29:48] Thinking I am destined to be bad & will never be enough

[31:00] Redefining what success was & where my self worth came from

[34:43] Finding a place of wholeness & releasing my wounds

[35:39] How you can get the exclusive backstage pass to this series

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Thissss is a little bit ridiculous, but I'm finally talking about it because it seems to be the thing that everybody wants. A quantum leap. 💥What is it? How can you prepare for it? Is this what you're really desiring? Spoiler alert: a quantum leap isn't sustainable and IF it brings you more money, you ought to be prepared because more money doesn't fix your woes. 💵
THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Holding well the success you already have
🖤 Systems are sexy & so needed for a quantum leap
🖤 Money is an energy current THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[1:11] This is what a quantum leap is

[2:07] Popping your bubble 🫧 because a quantum leap isn't sustainable

[3:09] Are you holding well what you already have?

[4:16] How to prepare for a quantum leap in your business

[5:35] Unsustainably & unhealthy Extreme Makeover transformation

[7:00] Virality isn't bad, but is it growth or sustainability you're after?

[9:12] Putting your emotional well-being first is key 🔑

[10:30] Checking yourself to see if you're moving from fear or urgency

[11:16] Movement coming from an unhealed place will give unhealed results

[11:30] More money will only exasperate your current money woes

[13:00] Slow down and find the driver for your desire for fast success

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There's been a lot of weird and emotional stuff coming up for me lately. Some stuff I had done a lot of therapeutic work on and thought I'd healed from & other stuff that has happened more recently. If you're on my email list you have an idea from the story I shared about my bio-dad. These situations have caused me to reflect on a lot so this episode is going to get really personal. I hope you can gain some nuggets of wisdom, validation, or normalcy from my vulnerability. ❤️
THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Vulnerability creates connection
🖤 Unrelenting in my pursuit of happiness
🖤 Navigating the hurt from relationships ending due to my unwillingness to settle THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:50] The different tiers of content within my business

[2:55] How to stabilize your nervous system when you're going through grief

[3:55] The emotional stuff that's been coming up for me lately

[4:53] Backstory on my childhood & the pessimism I witnessed

[6:00] Making a conscious & subconscious decision to live a life free of struggle

[7:00] The tea on my education journey & the mentor that I adored

[10:05] The pessimism I witnessed has shaped me to be a fighter

[10:30] Impulsively changing everything the second I'm unhappy

[11:28] Deep-seated fear of getting too comfortable

[12:00] My life decisions have made others uncomfortable...

[12:35] Why can't I just be "regular" and be content in the mundane? 😫

[14:02] These decisions have cost me & it hurts

[14:39] I'm not the best friend, but I'm really f*cking loyal

[15:38] You'll never meet someone who cares more about what people think than I do & I hate it

[17:12] Doing whatever it takes to never settle

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It’s time to talk about the importance of slowing down to speed up…what does that even mean?? . My last episode was my real & raw reaction to my $1M milestone, but this opened the door for some underbelly beliefs to come in and encouraged me to redefine what success means to me. Hint: it's not constant scaling inside my business and it's not trying to make more money year after year. I'm after sustainability. ✨ THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Sustainability is the ultimate goal
🖤 Underbelly beliefs that sneak out in seasons
🖤 Slowing down to speed up & enjoying every moment
THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:43] The standard growth biomarkers

[1:20] Actively experiencing a shift in what I really want out of life & business

[3:20] Reflecting on last episode's raw & real reaction to hitting $1M

[5:15] Am I celebrating a decrease in revenue this year versus last year? 🥳

[6:44] Growth is sustainability & also building the perfect team

[8:22] Scaling doesn't have to be the goal

[8:47] One-to-one versus one-to-many coaching

[10:04] The questions I asked myself to rewrite the narrative of my $1M success

[11:26] Growth doesn't have to mean more - what if what you're looking for was here all along?

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Have you ever had an experience in business (or life in general) where your service provider went above & beyond to really make you feel special and seen? I can count on one hand the number of times I've experienced this feeling, but damn it feels great, so I'm on a mission to make over-delivery the standard in my business. 🤓💻🖤 THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Under promising & over-delivering
🖤 Over-delivering during each phase of the client contract
🖤 Experiences that are awe-evoking are in the ✨details✨ THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:38] Our realtors absolutely spoiling us with over-deliveries

[2:28] Over-delivering as the new standard

[3:41] How I spoil my clients

[5:21] Take a look at your offers & the experiences you provide to curate this effect

[6:26] Overgiving in a program is not over-delivering

[7:45] Easing client processes with over-deliveries as simple as a coffee gift card

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[12:52] Phase two: Consider simplifying what's going on inside the program & little details that can be taken up a notch

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[15:42] Phase four: Humanizing the client experience past the end of the contract

[16:10] My experiences with mentors & not feeling supported after our contract ended

[18:25] Setting business boundaries after the contract while still offering love & support

[20:50] Getting fired up about this 🔥 Mentors are too focused on what others can do for them rather than what we can do for others

[21:42] My strategy to continue engaging with past clients

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The problem with pain point marketing is that it actually creates an internal trigger. 😓 It quite literally dysregulates somebody's nervous system because it points out the things that maybe they were, or weren't, already aware of. Instead, let's paint the picture of possibility... ✨ THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Pain versus possibility
🖤 Power of vulnerability
🖤 Empowering & humanizing through marketing
🖤 The olfactory effect THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:42] Marketing that does the human good

[1:14] Being aware of how my presence affects other humans

[2:10] Examples of pain point marketing

[3:05] Pain point marketing creates an internal trigger

[4:32] Examples of how to paint the picture of possibility

[6:35] The olfactory effect of marketing & feeling unsafe

[8:08] Sharing pain points to show vulnerability

[8:54] How to show vulnerability & allow others to relate and self-identify

[10:23] The power of being vulnerable

[11:50] Always remember the human on the other side of the screen

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Ahhh! I freaking did it. I surpassed a million dollars in my business. 💸 The feelings that came up when I sat down to journal about this million-dollar milestone were heavy, in the best & worst ways... 🎧📝

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🖤 My million-dollar email
🖤 How I'm celebrating myself
🖤 The many dualities of entrepreneurship
🖤 Creating space for this crazy journey inside Empire Society

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:30] Checking my "million dollar email"

[1:27] Explaining my "roadmap to a million"

[3:15] My husband's and my real-time genuine response to reaching this milestone

[3:44] My solo getaway to the most dreamy Airbnb

[5:30] Deep realization of "you did it!"

[6:40] Owning a business isn't a walk in the park (for me or for you)

[7:21] Telling that voice inside my head to shut up

[7:53] Being the woman who knows I'm here to make a really big impact

[8:11] Wondering if this milestone was even that impressive...

[9:44] Journaling on the best & the worst moments of entrepreneurship

[10:00] Sustainability is built on patience, not by moving too fast or too slow

[12:05] The duality of feeling alone and meeting some of the best people ever

[14:58] Extraordinarily high highs and epically low lows

[16:42] Celebrating myself & also celebrating YOU

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Can we pleaasseeee remember that we are all human here and conflict is inevitable?! Yes, conflict makes everyone uncomfy but that's why it's SO important to have processes and boundaries in place to navigate conflict smoothly. I'm sharing the REAL and RAW way that I approach conflict and how I maintain contracts and standards within my business. ❤️‍🔥

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🖤 Valuing integrity for contracts & your client
🖤 Humanizing your approach to conflict
🖤 BTS of my actual response to recent client conflict

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:33] Importance of humanizing your brand, experience, and business as a whole

[1:01] The sticky conversation of conflict resolution

[1:50] Treating a human like a human within your business while still honoring contracts

[2:30] Life-altering events affecting business contracts

[2:59] Contracts are vital, but at the same time they aren't enough

[3:34] Deeply communicating and reiterating the details of client contracts

[4:30] Address everything with your "human hat" on first

[5:20] BTS conversation that my client approached me with

[6:00] Protecting your reaction during client conflict

[7:11] Offering new & adjusted contracts when it feels right

[8:00] Avoid coming off reactionary and pause for 24 hours

[8:38] Why I love approaching conflict with the "compliment sandwich"

[9:30] Give the benefit of the doubt to everyone and believe we're all doing our best

[10:04] Three steps on how to utilize the "compliment sandwich"

[10:22] My actual response to my client and actively showing you how I communicate clearly & with empathy

[13:03] How are you honoring the inevitable client conflict resolution within your business?

[13:55] Own your contracts AND the human experience

[14:50] Why you HAVE to humanize your approach

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Today I’m talking about cringey industry practices that have gottttt to go. A couple of weeks ago I added a question box to my IG story to invite you to share some of your cringiest, yet glorified, industry no-nos. I got sooo many responses, so naturally, I'm here to share the juiciest with you. 💦 Huge thanks to those of you who I connected with in my DM's about these polarizing topics. 😬

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🖤 Relating to cringey industry practices... I'm getting vulnerable 🫣
🖤 Merging strategy & psychology with Empire Society
🖤 Invitation to pivot if things don't feel aligned

THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[1:13] Holding space for your growth & inviting you to be heard

[1:58] Throwing other entrepreneurs under the bus to make yourself feel better

[2:29] Shifting the narrative that your colleagues are not your competition

[3:33] Using CEO boundaries as an excuse for not having sales calls

[4:10] Potential clients deserve the opportunity to speak with you before investing in you

[6:07] Pricing your offers high when the value inside is low

[7:40] Your responsibility check as an entrepreneur

[9:01] I HATE pain point marketing... haven't we moved on from this?! Create the "me too" effect rather than shame

[10:54] Over-promising and under-delivering with your offer suite

[12:43] Creating fake urgency to get people in your programs and the sticky situation this can cause for your reputation

[14:56] Claiming unrealistic money wins

[16:20] Holding high integrity

[16:40] Creating so much freedom but disappearing from serving your clients

[20:49] Creating humanness with a community where business strategy meets therapeutics

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Money beliefs can be the greatest detriment to our money goals OR they can be the greatest momentum builder. 💸😮‍💨 If you, even subconsciously, believe something negative about the money you’re bringing in, you are also putting out negative vibes and potentially blocking your own success. Your money mindset matters. ✨😌
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🖤 Desiring passive income
🖤 Your "why" & the root of your desires
🖤 Becoming BOUNTIFUL THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:56] Everybody loves money, so let's talk about it

[1:19] Forgetting how powerful our beliefs around money are

[1:35] Finding yourself unmotivated inside your business

[2:06] The very common desire to create passive income

[2:40] Your beliefs about money coming to you when you haven't "done something" for it

[3:28] The connection between the belief you carry around money & the goals you have

[3:43] Questions to ask yourself to find your "why"

[4:11] The "seven why's" method to find the true root of why you want what you want

[4:24] What are your existing beliefs around what you're desiring?

[4:50] Diving into all things money with the BOUNTIFUL Podcourse

[5:31] My own financial struggles & the time I went bankrupt…

[6:17] Beliefs around those making $10k a month

[7:20] Rewiring my belief system

[8:13] Stepping into my million-dollar mindset

[9:02] Working on your energetics around money

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MORE EPISODES ABOUT MONEY:

• EP 87— Creating More Money
• EP 33 — Massive Business Milestone

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• 87. Creating More Money As A Result Of More Every Day Obsession
• 88. Your Aligned Nervous System Attracts More Money

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This is your permission slip to work. 🎟️ The industry seems to be in this “season of alignment” where you’re almost shamed for spending your time actually working on your business after we all suffered from hustle & burnout culture a few years ago ... But I'm here to say it's ok to have days where you hustle and work 10+ hours AND it's ok to have days where you never open the computer and you simply enjoy life. Just like anything else, duality gets to exist in your business schedule.
THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 The culture of hustle, burnout, & alignment
🖤 Experiencing different cultural work norms
🖤 Permission to work on your passion project
🖤 A podcast update to make room for new things! THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:30] How hustle culture transitioned to an over exaggerated season of alignment

[2:00] How I ended up as the queen of burnout city 👑 with my insanely high-achieving mindset and work history

[3:00] Hustling through school and my educational background

[4:50] Turning my business into homework and never being "done" for the day

[5:39] No longer being available for crazy work hours

[5:55] How nomadic living shifted my perspective on work-life balance

[6:47] Working 10 hours straight because I'm just really f*cking passionate

[7:20] Finding normalcy, wanting to do work, and struggling with internal dialogues

[7:50] The new era of experiencing both work freedom & hustle

[8:28] Opening space & pulling back the podcast to one episode per week

[9:53] Our cycle has always told us that rest & productivity can both exist

[10:28] Permission to work & reducing shame around it

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• OVERFLOW — How I more than doubled my revenue & cut down to working 10-15 hours per week
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• Peep the Program Suite

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• Join me on Instagram— I wanna show you some love!
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• 87. Creating More Money As A Result Of More Every Day Obsession
• 88. Your Aligned Nervous System Attracts More Money

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Emotional regulation just so happens to be one of those strategies, yes, strategies 😉 that is often missed or misinterpreted. But this is so important. In fact, it's what ensures that we're able to hold the energy of our business… like the ability to stay sustainable and consistent in order to hold momentum. ⚡️ It all comes back to emotional regulation.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Emotional regulation is a business strategy
🖤 My five-step practice to hold energy in your business
🖤 Feeling versus being & identifying with our emotions
🖤 Going deeper with MOVE (grab it FREE!) THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[1:00] I'm all for masculine strategies, but I also realize if we aren't thriving, nothing else will thrive

[2:06] Checking in with my emotional well-being and the details of Empire Musings

[3:00] Your trigger for knowing when you need to regulate

[3:50] Carving out time before work to do a self check-in

[4:38] What happens when you aren't utilizing emotional regulation tactics

[5:13] Step one is to ground myself

[5:30] Funny "little" side story about my office decor

[7:47] Step two is asking myself how I feel + a little caveat lesson of feeling versus being

[9:04] Going deep with this therapeutic tactic — The seven whys

[10:00] Digging deep into my anxiousness and finding the root

[10:54] Step three is to verbalize your emotions to make space for them

[11:17] Step four is to nurture the feelings we're having

[12:10] Giving myself exactly what I want, i.e, love & support regarding my feelings

[12:40] One trick I use when I'm being particularly hard on myself

[13:23] Step five is asking myself what support I really need

[14:05] Concluding the quick and simple process that has been so powerful for me

[14:40] Invitation to join my FREE "potty"course LOL — mom life 🤦🏻‍♀️

PROGRAMS MENTIONED:

• The Empire Society — Get access to Empire Musings inside!
• MOVE — The free podcourse that helps you build a business without restraint!

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• The Membership
• One-on-one Mentorship

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• FOCUSED — FREE! Maximize your productivity & energy!
• Peep the Program Suite

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• Join me on Instagram— I wanna show you some love!
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• 87. Creating More Money As A Result Of More Every Day Obsession
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You know me, I do not follow the status quo and neither do a lot of my rather polarizing beliefs. But you will never catch me tearing down those who don't agree with me because I believe in a human-first approach, always. 🫂🖤

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Simply don't act like an asshole
🖤 Higher engagement at the expense of other people
🖤 People are allowed to change their mind & experience growth
🖤 Desire for genuine human connection THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:48] My constant "don't be an asshole" thought process

[1:30] The epidemic of polarizing content

[2:20] Examples of people poking fun at one another in the industry

[3:50] Why do we think making fun of people is the solution?

[4:50] I'm here to present a different opportunity that doesn't shame others

[5:19] Do you want to be a part of the problem or solution?

[5:55] What goes around, comes around

[6:38] I believe most people deserve the benefit of the doubt

[6:53] I don't believe in veganism BUT I also don't bash people who do

[7:38] Holding space for other people

[8:14] Hoping that people would hold space for me

[9:03] My thoughts and uncomfortable experience on Threads

[10:05] Speaking out on my polarizing beliefs while protecting other people

[11:08] The root of this evil is the desire to connect with others

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• 87. Creating More Money As A Result Of More Every Day Obsession
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Comin' in with a hot question. 🔥 In your business, how often are you simply asking for people to give to you before you are willing to give to them? Oof.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Forgetting the power of reciprocity in our lives & businesses
🖤 The unwillingness to give first before we receive
🖤 The recipe for someone to feel safe inside our business
🖤 Strategies of salesmen at my doorstep THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:40] The power of reciprocity

[1:09] Insert reciprocity in your marriage and be blown away by the results

[2:30] Applying reciprocity to your business

[3:36] Thinking that you're giving when you're really just selling

[4:08] To give without expectation

[5:13] Deep diving into your current strategy & upping the ante

[5:43] Vulnerability is a way to give first

[5:55] Asking for vulnerability without being willing to get vulnerable first

[6:35] What are you asking for that you can first give?

[7:17] Combining vulnerability & reciprocity

[7:51] Sooo many salespeople showing up at my door 😵‍💫 and giving without a "catch"

[9:30] Why you aren't experiencing the results you want to have

[9:50] How I give first inside my business

EPISODES MENTIONED:

• EP 112 — Building a Personal Brand That Connects

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• 88. Your Aligned Nervous System Attracts More Money ...

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If I stumble across your social media page, what will I see? A lot of service with little to no vulnerability? 🫤 Let me be the first to tell you or simply remind you that as someone in the online business space, people invest in who you are as a person, not just what you have to offer.

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 Experts can struggle too — We are only human
🖤 How one carries authority in this space
🖤 An invitation to remember the power of vulnerability
🖤 Creating connection with POTENT THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:28] Keeping your personal life private from social media

[1:58] Confronting my client about her lack of vulnerability online

[3:01] The concern about being open about our struggles when calling ourselves experts

[4:13] What is it that makes someone seem as though they have authority?

[4:57] Constantly doing work to improve yourself & craft

[5:48] THIS needs to happen in order to feel safe to work with someone

[6:29] Proof that people have invested in me because of my vulnerability

[8:00] Omnipresence is not enough

[8:47] I'm always focusing on creating the "me too" effect

[9:44] My kids are assholes & perfectionism is an act

[10:12] "We need the medicine we provide the most"

[10:52] Creating connection with POTENT

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• OR, get into the membership -Empire Society - where you can access POTENT AND 10+ other DIY programs for almost the same price!

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As coaches & mentors, we have a massive responsibility and it is to do no harm to the humans we are leading. I've seen too often coaches entering this industry for the money potential, the minimal working hours, or whatever it is that entices them... but they seem to forget that we are working with humans. Real people with real emotions and consciousness, so it's about time we start a new era of conscious coaching. ✨

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:🖤 What I believe is necessary for coaches, mentors & leaders
🖤 Expertise versus experience
🖤 Trauma creation from this industry
🖤 Making money & doing it consciously THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:28] Allow me to introduce myself & share what I believe in

[1:35] Recently when someone asked who I was I said...

[1:56] What it takes to lead others

[2:28] Loosely throwing around trigger words & terms

[3:00] When you become a mentor that doesn't mean you become a therapist

[3:55] How I differently identify as a business coach

[4:55] Sadly I've witnessed this from the coaching industry

[5:55] A new form of ownership of my expertise

[6:22] Paying to be in the energy of someone else

[6:55] What's been important to me in my career

[7:48] An invitation to open up, share, or take radical responsibility

[8:53] The biggest thing to take away from this conversation

[9:33] Questions to ask yourself so you never create harm

[10:40] Taking public ownership like never before

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I was prompted with this question recently...

"You had tremendous growth in your business while working less. Could you share some of the key strategies or techniques you implemented to achieve such impressive financial success while working limited hours? What did your strategy look like and did you plan this ahead of time?"So of course, I did what I do best and I sat down to look at all of my CEO documentation and what I do daily as a woman, wife, and mama. I found that I consistently ask myself these questions... ✨

THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:
🖤 What is motivating your actions?
🖤 Am I moving at the CEO speed I desire? 🖤 Do I feel safe and is what I'm doing sustainable?
🖤 Are you choosing to use your emotions or become them? THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:[0:28] Crush The Rush Collaborations Project

[1:27] What changed as a result of being a digital nomad

[2:29] How I cultivated more speed, space & sustainability as a nomad

[3:07] The question Holly prompted me & my response

[4:33] One of my favorites questions to ask myself

[7:00] I also love to ask myself this question

[8:13] Taking radical responsibility

[8:46] This is a very important question to ask to take proper action

[9:53] Finding your best, safe, and most calm self

[10:44] Last, but definitely not least, YOU are not overwhelmed

[12:19] TLDR; here's all the questions I ask myself

[12:46] The biggest thing that changed after being a digital nomad

[13:42] Why I really started working less

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You have the codes to success within you. You also have the codes to escape the feeling of burnout that's creeping back in, selling with force, feeling uneasy, and stressing about the next best strategy within your business. The codes are within you and this episode is how you can tap into those for alignment & massive success.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Overnight success?
• Burnout is back? Did it ever leave?
• Overdoing it & too much perfectionism
• Embracing success & being unattached to results

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• 87. Creating More Money As A Result Of More Every Day Obsession
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Let's talk about something juicy and that is the topic of team leadership. During this episode, I take it way back to the first moments I knew I wanted to create and lead a team, how I did it, what my team does for my business, and more. I always talk about the importance of delegating to free time, getting you back to your zone of genius, and ultimately building your legacy and this is exactly how I did it & how you can too.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The history of my desire to build a team
• My current dream team
• Letting go of control
• How I hire in my business

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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I have to be honest, ya girl has been feeling uncomfortable lately. It's not a super great feeling, but at the same time, it's something I'm so wildly attracted to because it pushes me to grow as a woman & as a CEO.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Change & Discomfort
• Playing it safe in business
• What leads to extraordinary growth & results
• I invite you to MOVE... literally

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Sometimes engagement isn't all it's cracked up to be on socials && busting out reel after reel or carousel post after carousel isn't the strategy we should be using. While those strategies can boost your chances of your content being pushed to bigger audiences, the audience it's reaching likely isn't yours. In this episode, we're talking about the importance of Quality Over Quantity and ensuring that the posts you share with your audience are qua-li-ty baby.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seeking external validation through engagement
• SEO-focused titles & content
• Quality & Impact
• Giving your expertise away through content
• Consistency & Authenticity

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Creating content seems to be the bane of every CEO's existence. But I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be hard and it doesn't have to consume your every thought. These are my secrets to creating irresistible content that your audience is going to drool over.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The tea on my Breakthrough Sessions
• A desire to make business feel better
• My polarizing belief
• Using an understanding of yourself (i.e., HD, cycle syncing, Enneagram, etc) as a crutch or a tool of empowerment
• An invitation for the next time you create content

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Creating content seems to be the bane of every CEO's existence. But I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be hard and it doesn't have to consume your every thought. These are my secrets to creating irresistible content that your audience is going to drool over.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Dream office updates... Eek!
• All the details behind creating content and building the like, know, and trust factor
• Showcasing your values
• Embodying the transformation you're selling
• Providing valuable service
• Your cohesive content strategy

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Are you treating your business as such? Are you actively calling yourself a CEO but aren't selling your offers every stinking day? I'm coming in hot with some tough love to shift your mindset around selling your offers to grow a thriving business.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The super juicy program that you neeeed to get your hands on
• Selling every day isn't coming organically
• The analogy that will put everything into perspective
• Personal and professional do, in fact, mesh

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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You are always setting the stage for your next launch — even if you've just launched an offer. Your audience is allllways watching, like Roz from Monsters Inc., so if you are wrapping up a big launch and go cold on socials until your next big launch... people are gonna wonder what's up. This is why the art of constantly selling is sooo important. People need to feel consistently nurtured. 

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Strategy around big launch periods
• Posting and ghosting
• Consistent content plans
• Selling every damn day
• Relatability vs. likability and the "know, like, and trust factor"

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This episode is vulnerable AF. Woof. However, this is my current reality, buuut it's still a trainwreck. We've all been in the messy middle before and while it would be so easy to succumb to the stress and plans that didn't happen the way we'd hoped, our higher selves are begging us to see the positive so here are some questions to ask yourself if you're currently in the messy middle, too.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• REAL BTS of the move to our dream home
• Unwanted pets who were living with us
• Many small flaws within our home
• Launch debrief from my 2 recent programs
• Three big questions to ask yourself when shit's seemingly hitting the fan

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So you wanna know the tea? Has Shamelessly Ambitious been an extra revenue stream in my business? In this episode, I'm talking about my ROI as a long-term podcast host and all the things I've learned so far.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Things I’ve learned as a podcaster
• Two things I wish I did earlier in my business
• Do, Dump, and Delegate Method
• The ultimate ROI from my podcast

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If I were to burn it all down and start over, these four things are the steps of business I would give the most focus to. But actually these things aren’t just for the new business owner, these are still the things I'm still wildly focused on today.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What is Empire Society?
• The question inside Empire Musings that sparked this episode
• The Queen… Content
• Importance of connection
• Finding clarity within your offers
• Sell until it sells baby

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We always think of building our offer suite with a low, medium and high ticket offer… but I think we’ve been missing the first pillar all along. To me, THIS is the ACTUAL first pillar of your offer suite. It’s how people are finding you and entering your world to build the like, know, and trust factor it takes to invest in your paid offers.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Coming up on 100 episodes?? WTF!
• The importance of celebrating in your business
• Going back to my roots with this foundational & scalable program
• Developing your offer suite & what it should include
• The very first pillar of your suite isn't something you're selling into
• Your client journey and relationship

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I'm sharing arguably the most important part of business in today's episode. This has helped me witness who I am showing up as and keep my business moving at a flow that feels good.  We're also getting into the conversation and the importance of documenting yourself as a CEO and how that can affect your sales strategy.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Creating & Witnessing Momentum
• The Importance Of Holding Momentum
• Documenting Your Entrepreneurial Journey
• Some Tough Love… Ghosting & Trying To Sell To A Cold Audience
  My Personal Business Momentum

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In today's episode, we're gonna have a conversation about your biiiig, audacious goals, but also if you are in a place to give what it really takes to achieve that goal. Oftentimes we think of a goal and dive in head first, but we forget to assess the stuff in the middle... like what's going to get you from point A to point B. Whether that be investing in mentorship, programs, a team, etc. So let's get into what it REALLY takes to achieve your goal.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The conversation that started in my CEO Mastermind
• A really important question about your journey to your goals
• The nitty gritty of what it really takes
• Getting realistic
• A real-life example of a goal I thought I wanted

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Let's talk about it... our societal addiction to comfort. What happens when everything becomes too comfortable and it becomes the status quo in our lives? We find so much comfort in our daily lives that we're often too comfortable in our businesses. && that sparks the question of — Are you being too comfy that you're selling yourself short?

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• My examples of creature comforts
• Building wealth for myself to build wealth for others
• Masculine v. feminine
• What I believe the root cause of burnout comes from
• Recognize the comforts and take action by stepping out of that zone

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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I'm bringing a very mighty, vulnerable, and important conversation to the table today. The duality of being liked and disliked as an entrepreneur and how your CEO status can affect the relationships around you. I share my personal experience of people getting offended at what I do and how I've approached those situations... this is real & raw, but I know you can probably relate.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• My 3 biggest supporters
• Friendships lost & crushed feelings
• People watering you down because you're "too big"
• What happens in your business when you let those people water you down
• How shame grows and how you can free yourself of it

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Motherhood is a freakin' trip. But you still get to be as successful as you desire, no matter how many kids you have. I was driving around town the other day and had this realization of the subconscious resentment I used to carry that I'm now free of. I started crying happy tears and of course, my nine-year-old started to make fun of me.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The resentment I carried of not having time or bandwidth
• Slight bitterness toward women with no kids having great success that led me to have limiting beliefs around time
• "I would be successful if only I had more time"
• Conscious or subconscious beliefs that lead to being your kryptonite
• Terrified of failure of not being capable of success as a mom
• Realizing I'm living in my success
• Importance of redefining your idea of success

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We're diving deep into the topic of business strategies, how important it is to find your very own unique approach, and how my experience as a digital nomad changed not only my business strategy but me as a person. Take a trip down the last year of memory lane with me to hear about how we decided to embark on a life as digital nomads, where we lived, and how my business shifted through it all.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• We closed on our new house!
• Our backstory as digital nomads
• How nomad life shifted me, our family, and my outlook on motherhood
• Feeling tired of being a mom 24/7
• How we landed in Texas
• Intentionally building my business with my own strategy
• Collapsing time with business strategy

APPLY FOR THE GAME CHANGER MINIMIND

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Spilling the tea on what I did and didn't do when my income dropped after reaching the highest level of monthly income within my business... EVER. Tune in to this episode to hear the backstory on the income within my business and how that affected me.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Seven things I didn't do when my income dropped
• Six things I did do when my income dropped

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Bountiful Podcourse
• Empire Society

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Coming in hot with an important CEO lesson for ya. When I had my biggest income month ever, it was followed by two consecutive months of lower income than I'd had in awhile. It was important for me to learn that what worked before might not be what works again. I had shattered the threshold and it was time to reinvent the way I was doing business.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The backstory of my $70k cash month
• Creation of longevity within my business
• Subconscious standard I'd set for myself
• Finding the root cause of my emotions
• Restrategizing and adjusting to grow with the expansion within your business

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Now that you've created your business goals, you're reaching them, and romanticizing the journey, what are you doin' with all that money? Here's what I do with my revenue to provide security and stability for when you have those inevitable ebbs and flows of business. THIS allows me to sell from a place of "fuck it, I'm good" energy no matter what.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What is a business runway?
• Ebbs and flows of business and income and the BTS of my personal ebbs and flows from the end of 2022 into 2023
• Subconscious business standards for income
• How a business runway provides security and stability
• Selling from a place of desperation and force

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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What happens to your income goals when your nervous system isn't aligned? Full transparency, last year I was feeling this random exhaustion and I was like what the f*ck. I'm doing all I can to take care of myself so why is this happening? I soon realized, my nervous system was shot... and this is why.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Your nervous system's effect on your income
• The mild PTSD that network marketing left on me towards the end of the month
• Physical signs as a message from your body that something needs to change
• How to build a scalable and sustainable business
• Taking things one step at a time

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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So you want to make more money, huh? First, it's important that you stop putting all your emphasis and focus on the money. My invitation to you with this episode is this: rather than focusing just on the money, focus more on the entire journey.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• What happens when we focus on just the money?
• What does romanticizing the CEO journey look like?
• Who do you get to become when achieving more income?
• The strategy behind reaching your income goals

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Who really is Ash McDonald, the host of Shamelessly Ambitious? And why did Ash start this podcast? This "get to know me" episode will hopefully enlighten you on some of your lingering questions.

Tune in to hear about:

• Ash's educational background in college
• What she did in grad school
• The mentor that shifted her perspective
• Opening up a private practice despite others advice
• Ash's experience in network marketing
• What being Shamelessly Ambitious means

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If you’re ready to build wealth without sacrifice, you’ve come to the right place. Meet Ash McDonald, therapist turned high-level business mentor and mom of 3.

She’ll give you the behind-the-scenes, unfiltered view of what it takes to build a successful multi 6-figure business while working 20 hours or less each week.

Shamelessly Ambitious is business school, therapy, and juicy girl talk all in one. Come here to build a business you LOVE that puts your LIFE first.

Don't forget to rate and review the podcast in exchange for my free course, FOCUSED. Submit your review, send me a screenshot on IG, and I'll give ya the link. Thanks for being here, my friend. Rooting for your success, always.

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Ah! I can hardly believe it… this is the final episode of 2022. I'm so freaking glad you've been such a big part of my year! This space is my favorite and one where I can be so vulnerable and it’s because of you! So thank you for being here.

In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I'm here to chat with you about some really important CEO moves to be making as we close in on the end of the year and embark on a new one.

This is a really good time for you to take a 30,000-foot view of what's feeling good, and what's not feeling good. These observations will probably shed light on some new standards or new boundaries that you can put in place. I just recently did this too, so I’m sharing with you what came up for me and a little bit of my BTS process to help you do the same.

As I said in the episode, “I know that you built your business for time freedom, abundance, and all the glorious things. In order to be the manifestor, the attractor to those things, live them now. Create them now. Build the boundaries and the business standards now.”

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast break
• What CEO boundaries do you need to move into?
• What holiday boundaries are you calling in?
• Setting aside time for reflections & projections for the new year and some bonus questions & prompts
• The importance of carving out time to audit your life & your business
• Taking time to work ON my business rather than IN my business
• How to work with me in 2023

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

See you right back here on February 14th, 2023 - the day of love, my friend.

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Listen to Episode 57: The Key to 'F YES' Energy & Inevitable Success (The Momentum Project: Day 8)

WORK WITH ASH

Deliberate - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/deliberate/

Potent - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-podcourse/

Bountiful - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/bountiful-podcourse/

Devoted - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/devoted-podcourse/

The Flow Lab - https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-flow-lab

Embodied (COMING SOON) - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied-podcourse/

The Vortex Membership - https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-vortex-membership/

The CEO Mastermind and Retreat - https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/ceo-mastermind

CONNECT WITH ASH

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking to Nina Gibson, one of my favorite people and a previous client. She is an SEO expert & a visibility enthusiast and I love witnessing her journey + her growth.

Today we are chatting about what it looks like to truly do business differently, to find alignment, to live your dream, and to really up the ante on your visibility.

As Nina said in the episode, “I was clinging to this idea of ‘I need to overwork myself to deserve making all of this money.’ And I knew in my gut that there was a different way to do this. I was like ‘there's no way, this is sustainable.’ I just didn't know how to get there.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Being a corporate dropout
• SEO doesn’t have to be hard
• Where Nina was in her business before connecting with Ash
• The Messy Middle of undoing and personal development for Nina
• How Nina is doing business differently now
• Living the dream and being an ‘elevated level of you’ through alignment

CONNECT WITH NINA GIBSON

Instagram: @ninagibson.co

Website: ninagibson.co

Podcast: The Elevated Visibility Podcast

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

The Visibility Co. Club

For more information on Nina’s digital marketing membership for female entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their biz with expertise + community, go to ninagibson.co/visibility-co-club.

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m continuing the conversation I started in last week’s episode surrounding the coaching industry and how it feels broken. This week, I’m diving into the concept of pricing and how important it is that we are doing it from an intuitive and aligned place, rather than following industry standards.

In the coaching industry, I witness people charging an astronomical amount for their mentorship. The big question is if they are doing so because it feels aligned with them or because they saw similar pricing in the industry & thought they “should” do the same. Industry standards should never influence the way you price yourself. Money loves alignment. If you are pricing in a way that doesn’t feel good to you, the return won’t be as you expected.

While I believe mentors should price offers with an amount that feels aligned to THEM, as a client, please invest in offers with pricing that feels aligned to YOU. There isn’t always a financial match. Sometimes the industry sets standards for mentors to charge more in order for clients to take deeper advantage of the program. The saying, “the only way you'll have big results is if you make a big investment,” is not always the case. Find mentorship in someone who feels aligned energetically and financially that you know you’ll gain value from. Don’t underestimate the power of investing in yourself, but that doesn’t mean the bigger investment, the better.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Intuitive pricing versus industry standard pricing
• Crooked pricing strategies in the coaching industry
• What happened when I priced myself in a way that wasn’t aligned
• How my values translate through my pricing
• The “secret menu” of offer suites
• The principles to pricing in a way that is intuitive, aligned, and feels good
• The power of investing in yourself
• How to never let industry standards influence your pricing

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

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CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE FLOW LAB

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The last couple of months have left me feeling like the coaching industry is broken. This sentiment has constantly been coming up for me in conversations with clients and colleagues who feel the same way. I’ve found myself wondering how I fit in this industry. I’ve been trying to figure out how to continue doing things the way I want to, while constantly reminding myself that changing my mind is normal. Based on my conversations, I know this isn’t just a “me” feeling, and it’s time to talk about it.

So, in this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I want to have a really honest conversation about the coaching industry as it is today, how it makes us feel, and what we can do about that.

Don’t get me wrong; I am not specifically calling anyone out with this conversation. Part of the problem I’ve noticed is that a lot of people in the industry are saying things that are borderline offensive, which is not what I’m about – I never want to call you out or make you feel bad for showing up as you are. This is why I felt so strongly about having this conversation.

As I said in the episode, “If I'm feeling this way in mentorship, the likelihood that some of my clients are feeling this way, too, could be high. But, I want to be different.” Thanks for listening, and thank you for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The coaching industry becoming a shame-inducing space
• Possibility marketing > pain point marketing
• What I believe mentorship currently is versus what it should be
• Reflecting on the mentorship experiences I’ve had and changing my offerings to reflect how I want to show up for my clients
• Understanding what your individual client needs are and supporting them by individualizing their experience
• The importance of investing in yourself and having your own mentors

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking with a dear friend, client, holistic healer, and life coach who coincidentally attended her own Ayahuasca retreat experience about a week after I did, Molly Rasanen.

Molly and I have been chatting a lot about our experiences, breakthroughs, and shifts both of us have felt since our Ayahuasca ceremonies. We were both incredibly moved by the experiences we had. Molly shares the conscious awakening of her traumatic birth she experienced and how she had distrust for her mother and women in general since day one, literally. This was a no-brainer to get on a call together and have this conversation in real-time while both Molly and my experiences are still so fresh.

In this episode, we release some of the shame that can come as a result of these unresolved issues around love, healing, motherhood, and womanhood.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The traumatic experience Molly consciously relived during her Ayahuasca ceremony and how it opened her eyes to something that’s been holding her back from women, specifically her mother
• Expectations around giving and receiving love
• Womanhood and Motherhood
• Accepting that love that can be easy and fulfilling
• Healing to help others heal

To catch up on the episodes where I shared my experience with Ayahuasca, go to:

• 58: My Journey To Inner Healing With Ayahuasca (The Momentum Project: Day 9)
• 59: Ayahuasca Night 1 - Creating From Possibility (The Momentum Project: Day 10)
• 60: Ayahuasca Night 2 - Healing Together (The Momentum Project: Day 11)
• 61: Ayahuasca Night 3 - Evolution Through Love (The Momentum Project: Day 12)
• 80: Is Ayahuasca For You? Here's My Personal Reflections

CONNECT WITH MOLLY

Instagram: @mollyrasanen

Website: imperfectly-aligned.com

The Conscious Collective: imperfectly-aligned.com/conscious-collective

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! We are back to your normally scheduled weekly episodes as the Momentum Project has come to an end. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did and that you received the deepest possible impact.

Needless to say, a lot has happened in the last couple of months…I attended an Ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, we kicked off and completed the Momentum Project, my family took a quick trip back to the US, and then we arrived in Italy where we’re currently at to host the Revival Retreat.

So, it’s time to catch up and share some really deep and honest reflections. After my Ayahuasca experience, I had this “aha” moment on the streets of NYC feeling so much unexpected relief. I’ve learned I refuse to sacrifice life based on fear or pain. It’s made nomadic living so much more enjoyable… except in Sicily! Tune in to the episode to find out how my family experienced Sicily and if it’s changed our future as nomads.

As I said in the episode, “fear is the bridge between where I am now and where I’m meant to be.” Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. I am emotional in my luteal phase, but feeling so. damn. grateful.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The birthing process of the Momentum Project and how I’m feeling now that it’s over
• Ayahuasca intentions and post-ceremony integrations
• Emotional and physical breakthroughs after Ayahuasca
• Refusing to sacrifice life due to pain
• Putting in the work to be, do, and have whatever you want (in that order)
• Feeling sad in Sicily and how I really feel about Italy
• Are we putting a pause on nomadic living?

To catch up on the episodes where I shared my experience with Ayahuasca, go to:

• 58: My Journey To Inner Healing With Ayahuasca (The Momentum Project: Day 9)
• 59: Ayahuasca Night 1 - Creating From Possibility (The Momentum Project: Day 10)
• 60: Ayahuasca Night 2 - Healing Together (The Momentum Project: Day 11)
• 61: Ayahuasca Night 3 - Evolution Through Love (The Momentum Project: Day 12)

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 30 of the Momentum Project! The final day! I can't believe we are here and that this beautiful project has come to an end. I am honestly so deeply honored and grateful to share, to teach, and to pour into you. I am rooting for you and your success, your way, always.

So, in the final episode of The Momentum Project, I am here to remind you that success is not circumstantial, it’s an inside job. I also know that it is 100% normal to not feel motivated or inspired every single day and I’ll help you figure out what to do with that.

Thank you for trusting me to be one of the guides on your beautiful, amazing journey. Thank you for being here. Thank you for tuning in. I hope you continue to listen, every Tuesday, to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Define and redefine what success looks like for you
• The answers, clues, and your next steps are on the inside
• Remember to float: what I do when I’m struggling
• The duality of being a CEO

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level.

You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 29 of the Momentum Project! I always want to be the one who shares the truth, so today I’m coming in with a super candid no-notes episode.

I've been in this season of complicated and uncomfortable, and I’m having a tough time. So, I’m talking about this current experience of living in discomfort, what’s been showing up for me, and how I’m dealing with it all.

Remember, you’re not alone.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Living the nomadic life has its up and downs
• Living in discomfort is hard, but it’s always 110% worth it
• The power of duality

DEVOTED

You've heard me say it a thousand times - your success is not circumstantial, it's an inside job! And this truth is exactly why I created my signature program, Devoted. An intimate & intensive program that offers a deep-dive on devotion in ALL areas of your life. It's about devotion to yourself, it's about being a woman first and a CEO second, it's about the rituals & practices that you can curate to ensure fun + creativity in all aspects of your life. Are you ready to feel empowered to take inspired action towards your biggest goals? When you finish Devoted, you will!

Experience my signature coaching technique of combining therapeutic fundamentals with spiritual wisdom to help you step into your influential CEO power in this one-of-a-kind private podcast course. Discover your greatest values, put yourself first, and lean in to your devotion, because living a life as your highest self is the only way to do it.

Grab Devoted on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET DEVOTED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/devoted-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 28 of the Momentum Project! Today, I’m talking about the concept of being patient with results and impatient with actions in your business.

This is going to be all about looking at yourself and identifying if you are playing the long game and willing to let things play out the way they’re meant to, as well as following the nudges and trusting yourself to really get out there and get moving – get trying, get testing, and get going.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The story behind The Momentum Project
• What this concept looks like in practice

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777.

Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you.

I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 27 of the Momentum Project! Today, I want to invite you to do some redefining in your life, specifically redefining hustle and rest. Remember that YOU are the CEO and YOU get to determine what your business looks like. Tune in to discover how to make your business FUN! Because isn’t that what it’s all about??

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Create your own definition of hustle and rest
• Remember to ask the right questions to make things fun
• Allow your intuition to lead the way

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level.

You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 26 of the Momentum Project! Today, I’m talking about how we can utilize our human design strategy to our advantage when it comes to creating a potent social media presence.

I'm not an expert or a professional in the human design world, but I went really deep into it for myself. Then, I went deep into it with all my clients and essentially learned about all these different strategies that all the different design types have – and how they can play a really big role in social media. So, in this episode, I’m sharing those juicy strategies with you.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Social Media Strategy for Manifestors
• Social Media Strategy for Generators and Manifesting Generators
• Social Media Strategy for Projectors
• Social Media Strategy for Reflectors

Learn all about your Human Design at myhumandesignapp.com.

POTENT

It's time for you to show up on social with clarity and confidence. The Potent Podcast Course is finally here. My most popular course to date when it comes to learning the behind-the-scenes strategy that has changed my life and my relationship with Instagram is now available to you as a go-at-your-own-pace private podcast freakin’ course. You'll feel so excited to show up on social media confident in who you are and what you offer, and totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it. You will fall in love with the process of selling and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most online clients ever. Let's build the authority online that you're meant to have. So your business can feel as easy, abundant, and fun as it's meant to be. Grab Potent on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET POTENT HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 25 of the Momentum Project! Today, I have a simple but super important message for you: “You don’t have to force it!”

I’m sharing what you need to do to be the match to the most aligned clients, so they’ll come to you with ease, not force. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• How your luteal phase can be your superpower
• One of the most important truths I’ve ever taken and embodied
• The importance of being you and honoring yourself

EMBODIED

Welcome to the program that changes EVERY.THING. Where you create an Embodied business because you're Anchored in creativity, Aligned in the offers you develop, Affluent in your offer suite, and Abundant in the magnetism with which you sell.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out because 2023 GETS TO BE your most successful year yet. Embodied begins 11/11 . There is limited availability in order to truly individualize the experience.

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

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I have created daily themes around my business, but I’ve also set them up in a way that feels good and honors my own internal energy and my cycle. So today, I'm going to share a behind-the-scenes of what I do personally in my business to get more of that focused energy. Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 24 of the Momentum Project!

Remember, take what feels good, leave the rest behind. Thanks for being here!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The themes I created in my business and what they look like in action
• Make it cyclical: honor your internal energy and your cycle

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777.

Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you.

I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 23 of the Momentum Project! Today, I’m talking about focused energy, the kind of energy that expands time so that you can get more done with less effort AND enjoy it all.

I’ll share with you about the trap I once fell into plus how I overcame it, and how you can too. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The real reason behind burnout, stress, and overwhelm
• Scattered energy versus Focused energy
• Auditing your own time and your own self

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777.

Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you.

I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 22 of the Momentum Project! From the conversations I'm having behind the scenes with my clients, I have recognized that there's this massive pattern where women feel so stuck and trapped because they think there is only one way to do things.

Today, I’m talking about the fact that there is no right or wrong way to be successful. Your business gets to be your own and thinking outside of the box & innovating from what you feel and desire are the true keys to your riches.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Innovation is the key to abundance
• The story of my business and its evolution
• How to be the scientist of your own business

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777. Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you. I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter.

You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level.

You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast and to day 21 of the Momentum Project!

What would it look like if instead of utilizing pain to market, you painted a picture of possibility?

Today, I’m talking about a different way to market that will allow you to unlock even more inevitable success.

As I said in the episode, “This is by far one of the reasons why success has been so easy for me, particularly in the last year.” This is a change that needs to happen in the industry as a whole, are you ready to join me?

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Pain point marketing
• Possibility marketing
• Why I don’t recommend “niches”

POTENT

It's time for you to show up on social with clarity and confidence. The Potent Podcast Course is finally here. My most popular course to date when it comes to learning the behind-the-scenes strategy that has changed my life and my relationship with Instagram is now available to you as a go-at-your-own-pace private podcast freakin’ course.

You'll feel so excited to show up on social media confident in who you are and what you offer, and totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it. You will fall in love with the process of selling and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most online clients ever.

Let's build the authority online that you're meant to have. So your business can feel as easy, abundant, and fun as it's meant to be. Grab Potent on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET POTENT HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast – more importantly, Day 20 of the Momentum Project! A month of daily podcast episodes filled to the brim with free mentorship!

I am excited to answer a question that came through on Instagram when I asked what you desire to hear more of. Someone specifically reached out and said, “I want to know more ways to show up as my highest self even when life is just not really reflecting it.”

This brings me to a really important conversation about emotional intelligence. So, let’s dive in. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Emotional intelligence
• Emotions aren’t bad – they are messages
• Intentionality and alignment
• Anchoring in gratitude

DEVOTED

You've heard me say it a thousand times - your success is not circumstantial, it's an inside job! And this truth is exactly why I created my signature program, Devoted. An intimate & intensive program that offers a deep-dive on devotion in ALL areas of your life. It's about devotion to yourself, it's about being a woman first and a CEO second, it's about the rituals & practices that you can curate to ensure fun + creativity in all aspects of your life.

Are you ready to feel empowered to take inspired action towards your biggest goals? When you finish Devoted, you will! Experience my signature coaching technique of combining therapeutic fundamentals with spiritual wisdom to help you step into your influential CEO power in this one-of-a-kind private podcast course. Discover your greatest values, put yourself first, and lean in to your devotion, because living a life as your highest self is the only way to do it.

Grab Devoted on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET DEVOTED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/devoted-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 19 of the Momentum Project! Today, I'm talking about the importance of transitions… the importance of shifting and changing our energy as we move from one thing to the next. If you’re not doing this, my friend, I’m afraid it might be costing you money. How? Tune in to learn more.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Shifting your energy before moving to your next thing
• Focused energy vs. Scattered energy
• Energy leaks

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKEN, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777. Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you. I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to day 18 of The Momentum Project! Today, we're talking about social media. Oh, social media. I think we all have this love-hate relationship with social media. But I do believe it's a big part of building a beautiful business.

So, finding our groove with it, and finding enjoyment in it, is a fundamental piece of finding success. And, that’s why we're talking about how to love showing up online today. More specifically, the feminine side of things and your relationship with a little platform called Instagram.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. I think you’ll get a LOT out of this one.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Understanding your relationship with social media – and how it affects your business
• How to reframe your thoughts around social media – so you feel excited about showing up

POTENT

It's time for you to show up on social with clarity and confidence. The Potent Podcast Course is finally here. My most popular course to date when it comes to learning the behind-the-scenes strategy that has changed my life and my relationship with Instagram is now available to you as a go-at-your-own-pace private podcast freakin’ course. You'll feel so excited to show up on social media confident in who you are and what you offer, and totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it. You will fall in love with the process of selling and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most online clients ever. Let's build the authority online that you're meant to have. So your business can feel as easy, abundant, and fun as it's meant to be. Grab Potent on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET POTENT HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Instagram: @ashmcdonald

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It’s day 17 of The Momentum Project and it’s all about clarity and confidence. These are buzzwords in the industry, I know. But I love these words, and today, I want to talk to you about where these two things are found – because you might be looking in the wrong places.

So, if you are deeply desiring more confidence & more clarity, I'm going to help you find them in two ways. Tune into this episode to learn more.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Confidence is found in action
• Clarity is found in rest
• My tips to get more clarity and confidence

DEVOTED

You've heard me say it a thousand times - your success is not circumstantial, it's an inside job! And this truth is exactly why I created my signature program, Devoted. An intimate & intensive program that offers a deep dive on devotion in ALL areas of your life. It's about devotion to yourself, it's about being a woman first and a CEO second, it's about the rituals & practices that you can curate to ensure fun + creativity in all aspects of your life.

Are you ready to feel empowered to take inspired action towards your biggest goals? When you finish Devoted, you will! Experience my signature coaching technique of combining therapeutic fundamentals with spiritual wisdom to help you step into your influential CEO power in this one-of-a-kind private podcast course. Discover your greatest values, put yourself first, and lean in to your devotion, because living a life as your highest self is the only way to do it.

Grab Devoted on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET DEVOTED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/devoted-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to day 16 of the Momentum Project! In the last episode, we talked about embodiment. We talked about selling, serving, and embodying your offers – so business feels easy, fun, and truly aligned.

Today, I want to dig deeper into this concept of embodiment because to authentically embody, we need to be fully expressed. One of the best and most important practices of my entire business is to be my greatest client. It sounds really simple, but it is truly one of the greatest strategies that you can deploy, today, to make the biggest impact.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• How I embody the work I teach
• What I actually teach my clients
• The difference between expression and embodiment
• The most powerful practice you can apply in your business

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here, and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30, and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Wanna make more money? In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast – and day 15 of the Momentum Project – I’m talking about the three most important things that you could ever align to and find consistency in when it comes to your business: serve, sell, and embody. Ps. You’ll hear me say this, A LOT.

Every single day inside my business, I have these three non-negotiable standards, and they bring in multiple six figures every year. Tune in to find out how to integrate them for yourself.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• How to know what you are meant to teach on social media
• Hot take: inspirational content won’t sell your offers
• The concept of serving and selling
• What embodiment really means & how it will make you money

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here, and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Don't wait. Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30 and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win.

Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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This episode is here to help you finally release expectations and all of the yuck that is associated with them. Welcome to Day 14 of The Momentum Project, a daily podcast series for the month of October & a part of the Shameless Ambitious Podcast!

Stop trying to determine what your success looks like in numbers and, instead, lean into the inevitable success that's a result of your highest vibration. Because those who are meant to see you, work with you, and grow from you will only do so as a result of you building a business that feels really, really good.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Releasing expectations to attract true success
• What happens when you let go of numbers
• Trusting your intuition to move you towards what feels good to you

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to day 13 of the Momentum Project! We have had a lot of feminine conversations so far and it has been so powerful. But, I want to switch gears a little bit today and move slowly into the concept of business strategy – or better yet, aligned business strategy.

Because I refuse to build a business that steals from my life (this is an old narrative I carried around social media – oof, how powerful is that?). I refuse to build a business that makes it impossible for me to live in alignment. I refuse to build a business I cannot take a break from. Instead, I built a business that allows me to live my wildest dreams every single day.

Let’s talk about the concept of taking a 30,000-foot view of your business so that you can build a sustainable and aligned business you’re obsessed with!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Questions you can ask yourself if you want an aligned AND successful business
• Sustainable business and strategic alignment
• Identifying your values and building your business around them

POTENT

It's time for you to show up on social with clarity and confidence. The Potent Podcast Course is finally here. My most popular course to date when it comes to learning the behind-the-scenes strategy that has changed my life and my relationship with Instagram is now available to you as a go-at-your-own-pace private podcast freakin’ course. You'll feel so excited to show up on social media confident in who you are and what you offer, and totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it. You will fall in love with the process of selling and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most online clients ever. Let's build the authority online that you're meant to have. So your business can feel as easy, abundant, and fun as it's meant to be. Grab Potent on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET POTENT HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, more specifically, the Momentum Project, a daily dose of mentorship with yours truly, Ash McDonald. I'm back and I'm here to tell you about my final ceremony. Night 3 of our Ayahuasca retreat was certainly a doozy. I had an out-of-body experience and at a certain point, it all felt like too much…too overwhelming. In fact, I had to call for help.

Tune into this episode to find out why. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The out-of-body experience I had on night 3 of my Ayahuasca retreat
• How to be loved and how to love
• Evolution and healing through LOVE

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here, and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Don't wait. Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang, then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30, and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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It’s Day 11 of the Momentum Project and I’m talking about the second night of my Ayahuasca retreat. This was Ceremony number 2 and I’m giving you the behind-the-scenes of what I experienced and what I learned about rest & healing. As I said in the episode, “I believe that rest is where manifestation comes to life.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The fear I felt after the first Ayahuasca Ceremony
• What I believe rest really is and why it matters so much
• How healing happens in community

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here, and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Don't wait. Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang, then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30, and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity. The instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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Welcome to day 10 of the Momentum Project! In this episode, I’m sharing in detail what happened during the first ceremony of our Ayahuasca retreat.

“So, on my first night, I essentially became paralyzed. I lost complete control of the movement and function of my body, which sounds incredibly terrifying. But I will tell you…” Curious for more? Tune into this episode to learn about this wild experience.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What happened before the Ayahuasca ceremony
• The first ceremony of three
• What I learned on that first night

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Don't wait. Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30 and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

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In this episode, I’m sharing why my husband and I decided to go on a 5-day Ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica. Welcome to day 9 of the Momentum Project!

This experience was by far one of the most healing, incredible, mind-blowing experiences of my life. I'm not here to promote Ayahuasca by any means. I am here to share more about why I decided this was MY next step and to encourage you to always be willing to look for what your next step might be.

As I said in this episode, “Freedom is observation without judgment. Freedom is being able to see yourself and not judge. And that's really what Ayahuasca did for me.” Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. This episode is part 1 of many of my experiences with Ayahuasca so make sure you tune in tomorrow for the whole story!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What is Ayahuasca?
• What’s an Ayahuasca ceremony?
• Why I wanted to do this and what my intentions were

EMBODIED

Are you ready to feel so creative that you never feel blocked about what to offer next? How about feeling so aligned with your business that life just feels like it's always working out? What about serving & selling with so much ease that the clients that are MEANT for you are literally magnetized to you? My last live program of 2022 is here and it's called: EMBODIED! A 4-week mini mind where I'm showing you how to EMBODY every single one of these traits so you can be the magnetic, aligned, creative CEO you were born to be.

Don't wait. Space is limited & prices will increase.

I'm truly going ALL-IN on this program and getting to know YOU and your business inside & out so you can have your most successful year yet. If you're ready to kick off 2023 with a bang then enroll in EMBODIED today. The live program runs Nov 1-30 and the private podcast course will be released in December!

>>> GET EMBODIED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/embodied/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 8 of the Momentum Project! Today we are talking about FUCK YES energy, the kind of energy that just makes people so stinking excited to be a part of your life. So today, I’m revealing some of my favorite non-negotiable recurring rituals that have helped me to be more intentional with my life and energy.

As I said in the episode, “Having fuck yes energy is so much more than feeling good. It's about being the energetic match for everything that you desire.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. Your daily hit of mentorship will be back, same time, same place, tomorrow!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Monthly celebrations and how they shifted everything in my life and business
• Other rituals (my favorites!) that ensure I’m living within FUCK YES energy

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777. Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you. I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast – and specifically, the Momentum Project, a daily dose of mentorship for 30 days, with yours truly, Ash McDonald!

Today, I want to remind you to be mindful of what you're taking in. Take a really good look around, particularly at social media, and let's be honest and really get clear with this:

> Is there anything that you're taking in that's impacting how you see yourself and how you show up?

As I said in the episode, “Stop looking outside of yourself and start looking within you.” Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Triggers and how you respond to them
• Who you are surrounding yourself with
• Showing up as the real you
• Who would you be if you could not fail?

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 6 of the Momentum Project! This episode was definitely brought to you by popular demand. I am here to share my best digital nomad life lessons, so far…because I’m definitely still learning!

The truth is that it’s so easy to look at somebody like myself, this digital nomad traveling all over, and think, ‘What a life!’. But honestly? I still have the same struggles as I did before embarking on this journey. I still have chores and responsibilities. I still have whiny kids who fight incessantly. I just have it in a brand new place. And I’m learning so much, so this episode is all about sharing those lessons with you.

As I said in the episode, “Allow yourself to move towards the things that feel scary and uncomfortable. And allow yourself to move again when it's time to shift.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. Your daily dose of mentorship will be back, same time, same place, tomorrow!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What happens when you go somewhere new
• Recognizing what’s NOT necessary anymore
• Creating structure on the go
• Being more intentional with your time and energy

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKENED, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESSNESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777. Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you. I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast – and specifically, the Momentum Project, a daily dose of mentorship for 30 days, with yours truly, Ash McDonald!

Today, we are talking about redefining the terms in our life that dictate our happiness. Success, balance, productivity, etc. There are so many words like this that we utilize daily without understanding what they mean to us. For this episode, I’m focusing on just one or two of these words and how (and WHY) we can redefine them for our life.

As I said in the episode, “Life only gets better when we have gratitude and expansiveness for how good it already is.” Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What success means for me
• The big mistake I made for the sake of “success”
• Redefining success and the importance of “balance”

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 4 of the Momentum Project! In this episode, we’re going there; we’re talking about MONEY – or better yet the ALIGNED STRATEGY AND ENERGETICS around money.

I always want to be an example of what the behind-the-scenes of a successful business gets to look like. And, what I've experienced – as a mentor and as a leader – in the coaching industry is that our strategy is meant to come from us.

No idea what I’m talking about? Tune into this episode. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What it means to live in your highest vibration and power
• My favorite strategy to pull out my own codes for success
• Why I always go back to this strategy
• Questions I ask myself and my team to ensure alignment
• The energetics around money
• Creating your own aligned strategy

BOUNTIFUL

One of my favorite topics to talk about is the strategy and energetics around MONEY because abundance desired is found in abundance embodied – which is exactly what I teach in BOUNTIFUL, a private podcast course where you'll learn the balance between being the CEO of your money and becoming the energetic match for the money you're desiring. I'll teach you all about the energetics of wealth and a sales flow that will change everything for you. This course will literally change the trajectory of what money gets to look, feel, and be like for you. Be the woman who knows how to make and manage her money, and believes she is worthy of it all. Get BOUNTIFUL on its own or as a part of the Momentum Bundle!

>>> GET BOUNTIFUL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/bountiful-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 3 of the Momentum Project! In this episode, we’re going deep and talking about desire, clarity, and self-trust.

I get asked all the time, “What is your greatest strategy? How do you have the success that you do? What is the first thing that I should be doing?” And for me, it always comes back to constantly building self-trust.

As I said in the episode, “No matter how in tune you are to your intuition, if you never act upon it, there's no self-trust. No matter what strategy you put in place, if you don't have the self-trust to move forward, to persevere, to not hesitate… It really doesn't matter.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The two practices I do every day (no matter where I am)
• Getting back in touch with your intuition and true desires
• What to do when you don’t know the answers
• A daily devotional practice that’s practical (even with kids)
• How I personally build self-trust and how you can, too

DEVOTED

You've heard me say it a thousand times - your success is not circumstantial, it's an inside job! And this truth is exactly why I created my signature program, Devoted. An intimate & intensive program that offers a deep-dive on devotion in ALL areas of your life. It's about devotion to yourself, it's about being a woman first and a CEO second, it's about the rituals & practices that you can curate to ensure fun + creativity in all aspects of your life. Are you ready to feel empowered to take inspired action towards your biggest goals? When you finish Devoted, you will! Experience my signature coaching technique of combining therapeutic fundamentals with spiritual wisdom to help you step into your influential CEO power in this one-of-a-kind private podcast course. Discover your greatest values, put yourself first, and lean in to your devotion, because living a life as your highest self is the only way to do it. Grab Devoted on its own or as a part of the MOMENTUM BUNDLE today! Rooting for your success on YOUR terms, always.

>>> GET DEVOTED HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/devoted-podcourse/

>>> GET THE MOMENTUM BUNDLE HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Welcome to day 2 of the Momentum Project! In this episode, I’m talking about the Affirmation-Confirmation Loop. In essence, this is the concept of first recognizing and validating the beliefs that you carry and then reframing them. It is a powerful tool from my days as a trained therapist that I still use in my own personal life & train my clients on.

As I said in the episode, “It's not changing everything that you are so you can have a good life. It's noticing how your life is already good so you can attract even more goodness into your life.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. Your daily hit of mentorship will be back, same time, same place, tomorrow!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The Affirmation-Confirmation Loop
• Real-life examples of limiting beliefs you might have yourself
• Giving yourself validation and empathy
• How to use affirmations to reframe your beliefs

LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

The Limitless CEO Bundle includes six of my signature programs: AWAKEN, SHAMELESS, DYNAMIC FEMININITY, LAYERS OF LIMITLESS, ENERGETIC MASTERY, and my signature cyclical alignment course, THE FLOW LAB. When purchased individually, all of these programs are valued at over $1,200. But now you can bundle all of them together for a one-time price of $777. Become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like freakin’ magic, unlock the energetics of your emotional power, rise shameless and radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work WITH you. I am here to help you tap into your brilliance. You are a unique, wonderful, beautiful woman, and your business gets to match that.

>>> Get it here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-limitless-ceo-bundle/

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>> https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Day 1 of The Momentum Project is finally here! During the month of October, you can expect a daily dose of mentorship from yours truly, which means an episode every single day. Eeeek! I’m so excited about this.

In this first episode of the Momentum Project, I’m talking about our beliefs – because that’s where everything starts. We cannot outdo our beliefs. I don't care what strategy, business tactics, funnels, or whatever you have behind the scenes in your business (or life); I simply do not care. If you do not have the beliefs to back them up, you are starting at the wrong place.

As you’ll hear in the episode, “If it's meant for you, it's for you. If it's meant for you, it's just going to happen. And the best place to start is to find that limitless belief.” Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. Tune back in at the same time tomorrow for a daily hit of mentorship and actionable steps you can take to live a life that feels successful on YOUR terms.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The actual act of changing our beliefs
• How we can rewire our beliefs
• Why success isn’t circumstantial

THE MOMENTUM PODCAST COURSES

The Momentum Podcast Courses have arrived! Go-at-your-own-pace-private-podcast-freaking courses. This means you can listen on your own time, 2x the speed, listen in your car, at the gym, while you're doing dishes, or even out for a walk. It really doesn't matter. You can do anything you want while tuning into some of my most sought-after courses, POTENT, DEVOTED, BOUNTIFUL, plus a never before offered live program called EMBODIED. And I've put them all into a podcast format just for you. I cannot wait for you to hear what's in store and to take your life and your business to the next level. You can bundle all four courses together at a special price or choose the one that speaks to you and your current phase of life.

>>> Get them here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/the-momentum-bundle/

THE GIVEAWAY

Make sure you listen to the very end for an extra special opportunity, the instructions for how to enter are in the podcast. Please note, you must be on the email list to be eligible to win. Drop your info on the link below!

>>>https://view.flodesk.com/pages/631f7543e7f6956350b43991

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Last week, in episode 48, we talked all about menstrual synergy and how you can master and honor the feminine phases of your cycle.

On today’s episode of The Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, we’re diving deep into our masculine phases and how you can master and honor them to really thrive in life and business.

As I said in the episode, “the truth is, my masculine phases get to thrive as a result of my feminine phases.” Curious to know how? Hit play and join me in this conversation. Thanks for being here, & as always, thanks for listening.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What are your masculine phases?
• Why burnout happens when I don’t honor my phases
• What you need and what feels good during your masculine phases
• How to create menstrual synergy if you’re schedule isn’t very flexible

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE FLOW LAB

Unlock your personalized success blueprint for energy, productivity, and simplicity through the power of cyclical alignment with THE FLOW LAB.

Using your menstrual cycle as your superpower, the Flow Lab helps you uncover the biological rhythms you’ve always needed. This first-of-its-kind DIY course is all about getting you to live in cyclical alignment as the in-flow CEO you were BORN to be. When you have the right tools and systems in place to help you beat burnout before it begins, you can excel beyond your wildest dreams. The Flow Lab includes 3 in-depth, easy-to-follow modules, detailed instructional videos, downloadable printouts so you can follow along, guidance to create your own cyclical blueprint, plus bonus guest expert training! Your life will NEVER be the same once you have this information.

Enroll now: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-flow-lab

THE MOMENTUM PROJECT

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with Ash 1:1? To have her as YOUR mentor?

During the month of October, you're about to find out. This FREE opportunity is unlike anything she has ever offered before.

Join Ash for an entire month of growth and empowerment to become your best self while unlocking the codes to your most magnetizing presence. Learn Ash's behind-the-scenes secrets that have sky-rocketed her and countless clients to success. You're getting a month of group coaching at your fingertips, for free.

Make sure you drop your info at the link provided to get SPECIAL PRICING on surprise offers throughout the month. You must be on this email list for the discounts.

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I've been having a lot of conversations with clients, colleagues, friends, and mentors about this concept of menstrual synergy – cyclical alignment, “cycle syncing” as coined by Alisa Vitti, or whatever the hell you want to call it. Basically, the concept of utilizing your cycle as a blueprint for your life and business.

And on today’s episode of The Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’ll be focusing on the feminine phases of your menstrual cycle – and how you can recognize, master, and honor them.

Here’s a little sneak peek; “My focus in my feminine phases is restfulness [...] to turn inward, to trust and know that the way that I feel is meant for me, and I get to use it as my guide.”

Excited? I know I am! Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What’s menstrual synergy?
• What are your feminine phases?
• How to master and honor your feminine phases for true alignment
• Getting to know yourself and understanding when to do what.
• Using your menstrual cycle as your superpower.

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE FLOW LAB

Unlock your personalized success blueprint for energy, productivity, and simplicity through the power of cyclical alignment with THE FLOW LAB.

Using your menstrual cycle as your superpower, the Flow Lab helps you uncover the biological rhythms you’ve always needed. This first-of-its-kind DIY course is all about getting you to live in cyclical alignment as the in-flow CEO you were BORN to be. When you have the right tools and systems in place to help you beat burnout before it begins, you can excel beyond your wildest dreams. The Flow Lab includes 3 in-depth, easy-to-follow modules, detailed instructional videos, downloadable printouts so you can follow along, guidance to create your own cyclical blueprint, plus bonus guest expert training! Your life will NEVER be the same once you have this information.

Enroll now: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-flow-lab

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Your life is going to change after listening to today’s episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. Maybe this is you… You achieve your goals, you get something you really wanted, yet you still feel unhappy or unfulfilled.

What if I told you that the universe can bring you everything that you've ever desired in the easiest, simplest, most fun way possible? Would you believe me?

Join me and my dear friend, real-life therapist, Andi Johnson, in this transformational conversation on alignment, success, and achieving your goals. As I said in the episode, “In order to do what you were called to this Earth to do, you first get to be YOU.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Understanding the concept that “Success is NOT circumstantial”
• What you can do to regulate your nervous system
• Self-trust and self-devotion are the code that unlocks it all
• What “inner healing” really is
• Why women may hold themselves back from what they know will take them to the next level
• Differentiating between your intuition and fear
• All about the unique experience that Andi and I have created for you - tune in for a special offer

If you want to catch up with the first episode I did with Andi, you can find it here: Episode 25: Therapy Reimagined With My Real-Life Therapist Andi Johnson.

THE REVIVAL RETREAT

Andi Johnson and I decided to come together and create an experience unlike any other, and what better place to do it than in Florence, ITALY? This will be your next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON. This October 2022, we are hosting THE REVIVAL RETREAT.

Do you want to connect to yourself in the deepest way? Do you want the being and the inner trust and the inner knowing, which translates to all the goodness that does exist outside of you? Then this is 100% the next step for you.

PS. If by the time you listen to this episode the Revival Retreat is fully booked or has already passed, I invite you to click the link below for other ways to work with me and stay tuned for the next opportunity to join me live and in-person in another epic program in the future.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/links

THE LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

"HAVE YOU HEARD?! The Limitless CEO Bundle is still available. You can now get all of my program suite as one Bundle at no-brainer pricing. This bundle includes 6 go-at-your-own-pace programs, including my signature cycle-syncing course THE FLOW LAB, and so much more.

I AM HERE TO HELP YOU TAP INTO YOUR LIMITLESS BRILLIANCE. YOU ARE UNIQUE & YOUR BUSINESS GETS TO MATCH THAT."

ENROLL HERE: The Limitless CEO Bundle - this pricing won’t last long!

CONNECT WITH ANDI

Instagram: @andi_ruth

TikTok: @andi_ruth

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking to the amazing Kelli Moore about the importance of showing up as who you really are and claiming what makes you truly happy.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Kelli’s epic story of burning down her old life and finding what actually makes her happy
• Life doesn’t always look the way you imagined (it’s even better)
• Letting go of the “bungee cords” that hold you back
• The question I ask myself every day and you should too
• Learning to say YES to yourself
• The importance of showing up and showing off who you really are

THE LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

"HAVE YOU HEARD?! The Limitless CEO Bundle is here!! It is my most ABUNDANT offer of the year. For a limited time, you can now get all of my program suite as one Bundle at no-brainer pricing. This bundle includes 6 go-at-your-own-pace programs, including my signature cycle-syncing course THE FLOW LAB, and so much more. Unlock the energetics to be your best self by understanding your emotional power, become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like magic, rise shameless & radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work with you.

I AM HERE TO HELP YOU TAP INTO YOUR LIMITLESS BRILLIANCE. YOU ARE UNIQUE & YOUR BUSINESS GETS TO MATCH THAT."

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THE REVIVAL RETREAT

The next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. Limited space left.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

CONNECT WITH KELLI MOORE

Instagram: @kellitmoore

Website: soulfireproductionsco.com

Podcast: Ok, Babe.

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Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

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In the last episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, we talked about expectations. More importantly, we talked about lowering expectations in your business, and ultimately giving you permission to make life and business easier, simpler, and more fun. If you have not already listened, I highly suggest you tune into episode 44, it was a good one.

But today, I want to dive just a touch deeper. I want to talk about expectations when it comes to creating offers, selling offers, and showing up in your business. As I said in the episode, “you can’t fuck it up unless you quit.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Defining, trusting, and embodying success
• If you desire it, trust that it’s already yours
• What I do when I create a new offer and I’m about to launch
• Letting go of expectations and embodying trust
• What I think about pivoting
• The ONE question you should ask yourself before a launch

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE LIMITLESS CEO BUNDLE

"HAVE YOU HEARD?! The Limitless CEO Bundle is here!! It is my most ABUNDANT offer of the year. For a limited time you can now get all of my program suite as one Bundle at no-brainer pricing. This bundle includes 6 go-at-your-own-pace programs, including my signature cycle-syncing course THE FLOW LAB, and so much more. Unlock the energetics to be your best self by understanding your emotional power, become the CEO of your dreams, learn to build your business in such a way that the strategy feels like magic, rise shameless & radically confident, illuminate possibility, amplify ease, and rewire your brain to work with you.

I AM HERE TO HELP YOU TAP INTO YOUR LIMITLESS BRILLIANCE. YOU ARE UNIQUE & YOUR BUSINESS GETS TO MATCH THAT."

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THE REVIVAL RETREAT

The next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. Limited space left.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

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Is there anything in your business that you dread doing? That makes you feel like: “Oh, my God, I do NOT want to do that! Like, seriously. Give me anything else to do.” If you have something like that which, let's be honest, we all have, make sure to turn the volume up.

In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking about those times when things feel hard or like a burden and how it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ll walk you through some practices and questions to help you bring things into alignment – making them fun, simple, and easy.

As I said in the episode, “things do not have to be hard in order to be successful.” When things are done in alignment, they get to feel good, they get to feel easy, they get to be easy.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here. You're exactly where you're supposed to be.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The importance of auditing pieces of your life and business and one of my favorite audit practices
• Social Media, Motherhood, and other energy drains
• How to go from dreading something to finding it aligned, fun, and easy
• One of my greatest tricks to keep me motivated and on the right path
• Doing what’s right for you in each season of your life and business

To explore more about energy leaks, be sure to tune into Episode 41: Energy Leaks: Are You Giving Your Power Away? [Inside DEVOTED].

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE REVIVAL RETREAT

The next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. Limited space left.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m coming to you with part two of Your Next Best Business Strategy. So, if you haven’t already, listen to episode 42 (part one) before tuning into this one.

Today, we’re talking about the non-negotiables I have in my life and business. Now let's be honest, I don't have a lot of business non-negotiables. I don't find business, strategy, or messaging to be the most important things in my life. My non-negotiables are typically around my personal life.

But I do have a couple of business standards that I absolutely implement and attribute to my success. I very much believe that having these practices, honoring them, following them, loving them, and learning to trust them, has been one of the greatest reasons behind my abundance.

In this episode, you’ll hear me say… “I’ve learned to love my experience of service… And this is one of my incredibly important non-negotiable business standards every single day – to serve.” In practice, this looks like honestly not caring if someone EVER pays me, I’m still going to serve and over-deliver to my audience every single time. The free value I provide is just as important as the individualized, juicy experiences that my one-on-one clients receive.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• My non-negotiable daily practices
• My two non-negotiable business practices
• What I see people doing when it comes to social media
• A practice you can use whenever you feel lost or unsure about how to show up online
• How I figured out showing up on social media in a way that feels authentic, aligned, and EASY

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE REVIVAL RETREAT

The next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

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You get to create whatever business you desire to create, in whatever way you desire to create it. And if for any godforsaken reason, you are living within this belief that it only works if it's been done before (and it's been successful), in this podcast episode, we’re going to release that limiting belief.

As I said in the episode, “Success is not circumstantial. It's not based on anything outside of us, it is purely based on what happens within us.”

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Redesigning your business to meet the lifestyle you desire
• Having more fun with my business and what that looks like now
• The power of leaning in and trusting your intuition (even when it’s something no one has ever done before)
• ENERGETICS come before STRATEGY
• Going inwards: 3 questions to find your next best business strategy

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE REVIVAL RETREAT

The next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. Today, I am bringing you another incredible Voxer training from one of my favorite programs, DEVOTED. It was a Voxer Intensive where we got deep INTO it. We got into exactly what it looks like to truly develop and curate devotion to yourself (first) and your business that allows you to take your life to a whole new level.

This specific training was all about energy leaks. In this training I’m specifically asking one question: are you giving your power away?

The truth is…everything that we experience – personal life and business – is either giving us energy or it is taking energy. Within this training, I hope to guide you through the process of clarifying where you are experiencing equal energy exchanges and where you are not.

When you trust yourself fully, you start listening to your intuition, and that will guide you along the way to your most abundant life. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Signs you’re experiencing energy leaks
• What you can change today to claim your energy back
• “When this happens, I’ll finally…” – Are you living by this rule?
• BEING before DOING or HAVING

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

The Accelerators look a little different right now >> the next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

POTENT

I’ve already hosted this program once & it was so popular I’m bringing it back for a second round! Attract clients with ease, show up on social media with clarity and confidence, and create the most potent & magnetizing content aligned with your personal energy & cyclical power.

Social media is SUCH an incredible platform and when you truly feel that way on the inside, it is reflected on the outside. You'll notice the ease with which aligned connections flow to you when you find yourself loving the space you're holding online.

You'll feel EXCITED to show up on social media, confident in who are & what you offer, totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it, in love with the process of selling, and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most soul-aligned clients ever.

AUGUST 1-7 VOXER INTENSIVE

{daily trainings, real-time coaching, live support}

ENROLL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-round-2/

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Trigger warning: child loss. Before introducing today’s guest, I want to warn you that this is a very sensitive episode, and there’s no shame if you feel like this is too much for you right now. I honor where you are now, and next week I’ll have a new episode for you.

In this episode, we’re talking about loss, grief, and how it changes the way you do business. To have this conversation I invited Lauryn Laszczak: somatic business coach, three-time female founder, devoted wife, and mom of three. She has spent over a decade building businesses and guiding women into a deeper exploration of themselves and the impact that they're capable of having. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Lauryn’s personal story around loss and grief
• Moving through shame and guilt when facing hard times
• Letting go of control as women and business owners
• What coaching and motherhood have in common
• The changes in Lauryn’s business after her loss
• How flexibility and freedom can be often mistaken

CONNECT WITH LAURYN

Instagram: @iam_lauryn

Website: laurynlaszczak.com

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

The Accelerators look a little different right now >> the next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

POTENT

I’ve already hosted this program once & it was so popular I’m bringing it back for a second round! Attract clients with ease, show up on social media with clarity and confidence, and create the most potent & magnetizing content aligned with your personal energy & cyclical power.

Social media is SUCH an incredible platform and when you truly feel that way on the inside, it is reflected on the outside. You'll notice the ease with which aligned connections flow to you when you find yourself loving the space you're holding online.

You'll feel EXCITED to show up on social media, confident in who are & what you offer, totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it, in love with the process of selling, and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most soul-aligned clients ever.

AUGUST 1-7 VOXER INTENSIVE

{daily trainings, real-time coaching, live support}

ENROLL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-round-2/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! The last time I recorded a personal-update podcast was when we had lived in Costa Rica for just one week. Well, now we have officially been here for over a month and I can honestly say that Costa Rica has changed our lives (for the better). It has changed our life, how we experience life, how we experience one another…it has literally changed everything, including what our future gets to look like.

Costa Rica to me is the definition of doing it differently. And it has been a full embodiment of all the things that I have preached, taught, and fully felt in my soul – which is that you don't have to do things like everybody else in order to have the success that you deeply desire.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Why Costa Rica has been the embodiment of doing things differently for me
• Our dream of living abroad and why we didn’t do it sooner
• What I realized about motherhood since we arrived in Costa Rica
• My life-long search for a home and what that looks like for me now
• Our exciting plans for the next few months
• The two things I want you to take away from this episode
• An invitation to come and join me in Italy

CONNECT WITH ASH

Instagram: @ashmcdonald

Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

The Accelerators look a little different right now >> the next opportunity to join me, IN PERSON, is happening at a special retreat in ITALY, this October 2022, that I’m hosting with my dear friend (and real-life therapist!!) Andi Johnson. CLICK HERE FOR MORE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/revival-retreat/

POTENT

I’ve already hosted this program once & it was so popular I’m bringing it back for a second round! Attract clients with ease, show up on social media with clarity and confidence, and create the most potent & magnetizing content aligned with your personal energy & cyclical power.

Social media is SUCH an incredible platform and when you truly feel that way on the inside, it is reflected on the outside. You'll notice the ease with which aligned connections flow to you when you find yourself loving the space you're holding online.

You'll feel EXCITED to show up on social media, confident in who are & what you offer, totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it, in love with the process of selling, and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most soul-aligned clients ever.

AUGUST 1-7 VOXER INTENSIVE

{daily trainings, real-time coaching, live support}

ENROLL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-round-2/

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It's not about what you do. Your success is being ignited by the pause and the space that you're giving yourself to be.

Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! In this episode, I’m talking to Kelsey Van Kirk and I am so excited as this is my first ever podcast interview in Costa Rica. It feels really special – just as special as the message behind this episode.

Kelsey is here today to give you one of the greatest permission slips you will ever receive. And, as she said in the episode, “...all the abundance that’s meant for you will find you if you’re open to it.” Make sure to tune in because that’s just the start of some major gems that Kelsey drops - I know you’ll find something that resonates with you.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Where Kelsey’s at, where she was, and where she thought she would be now
• The “I could so I should” mentality and how Kelsey shifted from that
• How “quitting” can be the right next step in business for you
• The one question women in business GET to ask themselves
• Letting abundance come into your life and business
• Cultivating deeply rooted joy and gratitude
• A message for you if you’re in that in-between phase
• Giving yourself what you want first

CONNECT WITH KELSEY VAN KIRK

Instagram: @mskelseyvankirk

Website: kelseyvankirk.com

Podcast: The Better Life Project™

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

All Accelerators are currently full but when you DM me I’ll give you access to the secret Accelerators waitlist!

POTENT

I’ve already hosted this program once & it was so popular I’m bringing it back for a second round! Attract clients with ease, show up on social media with clarity and confidence, and create the most potent & magnetizing content aligned with your personal energy & cyclical power.

Social media is SUCH an incredible platform and when you truly feel that way on the inside, it is reflected on the outside. You'll notice the ease with which aligned connections flow to you when you find yourself loving the space you're holding online.

You'll feel EXCITED to show up on social media, confident in who are & what you offer, totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it, in love with the process of selling, and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most soul-aligned clients ever.

AUGUST 1-7 VOXER INTENSIVE

{daily trainings, real-time coaching, live support}

ENROLL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-round-2/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! Today’s episode is coming straight out of POTENT, one of my favorite programs I’ve hosted so far. Potent was a Voxer-only (the walkie-talkie app) social media strategy class that I ran a few weeks ago. This is part two of one of the epic trainings from within this program. I'm going to introduce you to one of the most important aspects of building visibility and authority so that your bank account overflows and your DMs are filled with the most soul-aligned clients.

And, I'll help you create content that feels fun and easy. It’s 80% the energetics of it all, and 20% the actual strategy. When you’re done with this episode you’ll have real, tangible action steps to take your social media presence to the next level!! Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Why I tell all my clients to throw niches and content buckets out the window
• Calling in the most soul-aligned clients
• Moving past the fear of “giving away too much” for free
• The most important question you can ask yourself when creating content
• Possibility marketing vs. pain point marketing
• Serving versus inviting your audience

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

All Accelerators are currently full but when you DM me I’ll give you access to the secret Accelerators waitlist!

POTENT

I’ve already hosted this program once & it was so popular I’m bringing it back for a second round! Attract clients with ease, show up on social media with clarity and confidence, and create the most potent & magnetizing content aligned with your personal energy & cyclical power.

Social media is SUCH an incredible platform and when you truly feel that way on the inside, it is reflected on the outside. You'll notice the ease with which aligned connections flow to you when you find yourself loving the space you're holding online.

You'll feel EXCITED to show up on social media, confident in who are & what you offer, totally aligned with what you're sharing and why you're sharing it, in love with the process of selling, and find yourself with an inbox overflowing with the most soul-aligned clients ever.

AUGUST 1-7 VOXER INTENSIVE

{daily trainings, real-time coaching, live support}

ENROLL HERE: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/potent-round-2/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! Today’s episode is all about our big move and the real behind-the-scenes of what it's been like moving to Costa Rica. I’m telling you all about the magic. I mean, I can't really come up with any other word but MAGIC for this experience. When I recorded this episode, we had been in Costa Rica for exactly one week, and trust me, I’ve had many different varying responses to our big move here and our desire to try out something new. So, let’s talk about it all today. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Why we decided to come to Costa Rica in the first place
• The REAL behind-the-scenes of moving abroad with 3 children
• Attracting who you ARE not what you DO
• Our first few challenges in Costa Rica
• What I’m most grateful for

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know!

All Accelerators are currently full but when you DM me I’ll give you access to the secret Accelerators waitlist!

BOUNTIFUL

Join Bountiful! My last Voxer intensive of the summer…

Bountiful is a two-week program merging the strategy and energetics around money, hosted in Voxer, the walkie-talkie app, so you can listen on-the-go and on your terms.

Learn the balance between being the CEO of your money & becoming the energetic match for the money you're desiring. I'll teach you all about the energetics of wealth + a sales flow that will change everything for you.

Be the woman who knows how to manage her money & believes she is worthy of it all.

JULY 15th-31st

Enroll here: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/bountiful/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast! Today’s episode is a little different, and I’m super excited to hear your thoughts on it.

So, I run these Voxer groups with my clients, it’s one of my favorite places to host programs and teach – whether 1:1 or in a group, I do these training sessions here and I've had it in my heart and on my mind to share a bit of these trainings with you so you can see really behind the scenes of what it looks like to work with me and to be in a “Voxer intensive” program!

This particular training is a special one. I am talking about CEO days, and more specifically, what a CEO day gets to look like. As I say in the episode, “A CEO day is really a time that you cultivate working ON your business rather than IN your business”. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What CEO Days can look like every week
• Getting clarity on your cycle and what your superpowers are
• How to best honor your phase each week
• Planning for the upcoming week
• Calibrating your energy

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location. The next one is happening THIS JULY in COSTA RICA! This container is for leaders who want to leap into their next level. It includes high level & individualized support with an emphasis on connection, growth, and accelerated ascension.

In addition to the in-person retreat in Costa Rica you also get access to me and your community of sisters for 4 weeks of invaluable support. Together we'll achieve pure embodiment & amplification of you & your wildest dreams. Enrollment closes in June for this one!

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know! Offer expires soon, don’t wait!

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We are having a conversation today about time and we will start with the undeniable truth, time is our most valuable asset. In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking about your relationship with time and time scarcity. What we choose to believe in and put energy towards are the things that we end up manifesting. When those negative thoughts creep up we have to say to ourselves, “I do have control of my energy. I can't create more time, but I can create more energy, which allows me to utilize my time in a more expansive way.” Tune in to learn exactly how I’ve changed my beliefs around time and energy to live a life full of limitless possibilities.

Thanks for listening!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Why time is sacred
• Evaluating your relationship with time scarcity
• The ways you can create more energy
• How we can only see what is meant for us
• Why your energy is your best business strategy

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location. The next one is happening THIS JULY in COSTA RICA! This container is for leaders who want to leap into their next level. It includes high level & individualized support with an emphasis on connection, growth, and accelerated ascension. In addition to the in-person retreat in Costa Rica you also get access to me and your community of sisters for 4 weeks of invaluable support. Together we'll achieve pure embodiment & amplification of you & your wildest dreams. Enrollment closes in June for this one!

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know! Offer expires soon, don’t wait!

DEVOTED

Ignite Devotion in All Areas of Your Life & Watch The Magic Unfold

An intimate, two-week Voxer intensive program with 1:1 coaching and live trainings like I've never offered before. This program is a deep dive on devotion in all areas of your life - yourself, being a woman first and a CEO second, rituals you can curate to ensure fun + creativity, your masculine & feminine energy flow, and your partnerships.

>> JUNE 8th-22nd

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We live in a society where no matter what goal we set, the goalpost always moves the minute we hit it. Am I right? So I am here today to talk about celebration and receiving. We often question ourselves and our success. This recently happened to me and I realized I felt uncomfortable receiving help – or even receiving compliments. I was feeling like my success was not real. And, I realized that I had to change the narrative to celebrate all wins, no matter how big or small.

In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking about how when we’re not living in alignment we end up missing out on what was meant for us. Remember that who you are is what attracts all that you desire. Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• My business growth over the past few years
• Why I was questioning my success
• How you’re receiving things in your life (and business)
• Gratitude and celebration for what comes in and what goes out

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

The next one is happening THIS JULY in COSTA RICA!

This container is for leaders who want to leap into their next level. It includes high level & individualized support with an emphasis on connection, growth, and accelerated ascension.

In addition to the in-person retreat in Costa Rica you also get access to me and your community of sisters for 4 weeks of invaluable support. Together we'll achieve pure embodiment & amplification of you & your wildest dreams. Enrollment closes in June for this one!

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know! Offer expires soon, don’t wait!

DEVOTED

Ignite Devotion in All Areas of Your Life & Watch The Magic Unfold

An intimate, two-week Voxer intensive program with 1:1 coaching and live trainings like I've never offered before. This program is a deep dive on devotion in all areas of your life - yourself, being a woman first and a CEO second, rituals you can curate to ensure fun + creativity, your masculine & feminine energy flow, and your partnerships.

>> JUNE 8th-22nd

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In this episode we’re having a really honest, raw, real conversation about MONEY. Y’all, this is quickly becoming one of my favorite things to talk about. We’re going deep into what it looks like to make money differently and really live in abundance. So, I invited one of my dearest friends and mentors, Jenn Kennedy, to the podcast to make sure I REALLY dug deep into this topic.

You and I both know, money can bring up a lot of feelings of both shame and guilt. And, we’re all about ditching shame here on the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. ;) As Jenn says in the episode, “If we have doubts, or fears, or shame, or guilt around money, that's programmed in our mind. And until we shift that programming, we can't shift our outside reality.” In this episode, you’ll really find out the best ways to shift your mindset and beliefs around money and come out the other side a woman who believes she can truly have it all.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Jenn’s experience with money
• Healing your relationship with money
• Seeing money as an amplifier
• How Jenn manages her money as a millionaire
• Being an ambitious woman
• Having intention when spending money
• Scarcity, neutrality, & abundance
• How + why the universe favors bold moves

CONNECT WITH JENN

Instagram: @thejennkennedy

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location.

The next one is happening THIS JULY in COSTA RICA!

This container is for leaders who want to leap into their next level. It includes high level & individualized support with an emphasis on connection, growth, and accelerated ascension.

In addition to the in-person retreat in Costa Rica you also get access to me and your community of sisters for 4 weeks of invaluable support. Together we'll achieve pure embodiment & amplification of you & your wildest dreams. Enrollment closes in June for this one!

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know! Offer expires soon, don’t wait!

DEVOTED

Ignite Devotion in All Areas of Your Life & Watch The Magic Unfold

An intimate, two-week Voxer intensive program with 1:1 coaching and live trainings like I've never offered before. This program is a deep dive on devotion in all areas of your life - yourself, being a woman first and a CEO second, rituals you can curate to ensure fun + creativity, your masculine & feminine energy flow, and your partnerships.

>> JUNE 8th-22nd

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You may have noticed (or let’s be real - you’re probably as busy as me and had no idea!) that last week a new episode of Shamelessly Ambitious didn’t come out as it normally does. I changed my mind about recording last week’s episode because I was sick, slammed with behind-the-scenes tasks getting ready for our move to Costa Rica, and simply could not fit it in without stressing myself to the max. In the past, I would have pushed through at all costs... But I dropped the “I do hard things” motto after finally realizing that’s how I kept ending up in burnout over, and over again.

Which brings me to this episode, where I’m talking about the actual key to preventing and fighting off burnout. And it's not what you’d expect!

My anti-burnout remedy is not about doing MORE self-care. My friend, today I want to introduce you to the concept of emotional power and truly invite you to recognize that your emotional power has the greatest impact on your business and ability to thrive.

Being a CEO requires you to have perseverance. In order to be someone who can persevere, you have to be standing in your highest power. Perseverance is not “doing it no matter what” - it's doing it in alignment and doing what feels good. It's honoring your highest energy and owning your emotional power. Tune in to learn all the juicy details! Thanks for listening.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Signs that you might be experiencing burnout
• What causes burnout
• Taking back your emotional power
• Why self-care does not solve burnout
• 4 steps to gain back your emotional power
• How perception has the ability to change your reality
• Embracing healing in a positive, pacient, and compassionate way

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An intimate, two week Voxer intensive program with 1:1 coaching and live trainings like I've never offered before. This program is a deep-dive on devotion in all areas of your life - yourself, being a woman first and a CEO second, rituals you can curate to ensure fun + creativity, your masculine & feminine energy flow, and your partnerships.

>> JUNE 8th-22nd

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As you know, the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast is all about bringing guests to the forefront who can help us remember that we can do business differently, ditch the shame, and experience wild success. Hear me when I say this… success is different for everybody. That doesn't mean it's perfect. SUCCESS and PERFECTION are not the same. I think we all need that reminder.

So, today I’m talking to my dear friend & client, Katie Grimes. This woman has a gift for tying LOVE into BUSINESS. And when I say that, I mean that she has the ability to help women and men discover love in their lives, and also to discover and find love within their business. As a holistic business coach, I’ll repeat once again, life, love, and business are all deeply connected. Everything comes together, and Katie does it so brilliantly.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What love addiction really is and how it affects all people from all backgrounds
• The direct correlation between how you feel in love and how you feel in business
• How Katie is doing business differently in her coaching business
• How cycle syncing has impacted Katie’s schedule
• Shame as an entrepreneur and how to work through it
• Lessons in life that will make you better at what you do and who you are
• Being unapologetically yourself to attract the right people into your life and business

CONNECT WITH KATIE

Instagram: @kg.katiegrimes

Website: katiegrimes.com

Podcast: Anything for Love

THE ACCELERATORS

If you're liking what you're hearing, you'll LOVE my Accelerators. The Accelerators are intimate & expansive containers each featuring an in-person retreat in a unique location. The next one is happening THIS JULY in COSTA RICA! This container is for leaders who want to leap into their next level. It includes high level & individualized support with an emphasis on connection, growth, and accelerated ascension. In addition to the in-person retreat in Costa Rica you also get access to me and your community of sisters for 4 weeks of invaluable support. Together we'll achieve pure embodiment & amplification of you & your wildest dreams. Enrollment closes in June for this one!

DM the words ‘PODCAST ACCELERATOR’ to @ashmcdonald on Instagram to snag a very special discount for podcast listeners only. We can chat about all the juicy details you need to know! Offer expires soon, don’t wait!

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Using your menstrual cycle as your superpower, the Flow Lab helps you uncover the biological rhythms you’ve always needed. This first-of-its-kind DIY course is all about getting you to live in cyclical alignment as the in-flow CEO you were BORN to be. When you have the right tools and systems in place to help you beat burnout before it begins you can excel beyond your wildest dreams. Enroll now: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-flow-lab

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What do we do when life or business feels hard? In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m sharing the 3 steps that I follow when things feel really hard and when I just feel uncertain.

This has been coming up so, so much among my clients, among myself, and with my friends & family, and I felt the need to have a deeper conversation about it with you all.

So, let's dive right in.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The feelings that came up right before my first in-person speaking event after the pandemic
• Three questions you can ask to get real honest with yourself
• Taking action for the sake of curiosity instead of results
• Persistence versus consistence
• The three steps you can take to get yourself out of a rut when life or business feels hard

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May 3rd, 4th, & 5th. Click here to enroll: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/625710465a98458d0c472bf0

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Today’s guest is truly extraordinary and you’re in for a real treat with this conversation. I’m so excited to share more with you about the masculine & feminine from the standpoint of sexuality and how you can use this to boost your business, because yes, they are related even more than you know. In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast I’m talking to Ashae Sundara, a feminine leadership coach for women entrepreneurs, an artist, and a 7-figure mentor for sovereign souls devoted to love and liberation.

With erotic embodiment, devotion to spirit, and mastery of the quantum, she’s served thousands of feminine entrepreneurs and helped them to blow up their business, spice up their sex lives, and achieve wildly abundant wealth. As Ashae says in this episode “You can follow the rhythm of how life is asking your body to go and still have the wealth you want. Your body's a guide for what you are meant to do.” No wonder I was so attracted to her from the start - a successful entrepreneur who’s living in alignment with her body? YES PLEASE. There is not a single woman out there who won’t benefit from what Ashae has to say.

Thanks for listening & thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The connection between pleasure and business
• The differences between masculine and feminine energy and how they influence us in business
• Creating a routine that incorporates pleasure
• The importance of exploring our sexual empowerment
• How sexual energy influences our creativity
• Finding the right people to work towards achieving your sexuality
• Practicing being in your feminine to attract your ideal client
• Adapting the spirit of limitlessness in growing your business

CONNECT WITH ASHAE

Instagram: @ashaesundara

Website: ashaesundara.com

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Don’t miss my all new free Masterclass: DEMYSTIFY. This 3-Day Masterclass is all about demystifying the most important conversations & strategies around being a successful CEO.

Join me for three days of growth and empowerment to become your best self while unlocking the codes to your most magnetizing social media presence, holistically igniting devotion in all areas of your life, & learning the most powerful strategy + energetics around money.

May 3rd, 4th, & 5th. Click here to enroll: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/625710465a98458d0c472bf0

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. Today’s episode is an interview with my husband and I am so excited to share it with you all! We recently celebrated 8 years of marriage, 12 and a half years together in total, and some major business & life milestones.

If you’ve been hanging out here - you’ve heard that these celebrations don’t come without their fair share of hardships, as well. Jake and I are sitting down to recap everything we’ve been through together and give you our take on what it means to be both ambitious and devoted in our relationship.

We’re talking about all the juicy stuff: what it's been like being married to me, how parenting does NOT come naturally to either of us, how we handle guilt and judgment from others to ultimately put our relationship first, and so much more. I want to get into it shamelessly, have the conversations that more people ought to be having, and maybe spark conversations between you and your partner as well.

So without further ado, tune in and meet my husband: Jake. We’re so excited to have you here!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What it’s like being married to a shamelessly ambitious woman
• Jake’s advice for the men who are struggling with their partner’s success
• How you can take radical responsibility and support your partner
• When your partner doesn’t support you in the big moves & investments you want to make
• What it looks like to be devoted to your relationship as well as to yourself
• Parenting as an ambitious couple

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I am so excited to be having this incredibly important conversation about energetic standards today on the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast.

You may have heard me talk about these on my Instagram stories or seen them mentioned in one of my weekly newsletters. My energetic standards are a fundamental piece of my weekly planning, my business strategy, and my personal life. These energetic standards are what keep me thriving and vibing - they truly keep me in flow.

In this episode I’m sharing how I developed my specific energetic standards & what exactly they are. Then I’ll explain exactly how I activate them day-to-day and how I embody them at different times.

Get ready to learn it all, my friend! And, as always, please share with me what you get out of this episode <3 My DMs are always open!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What energetic standards are
• How needs change depending on which phase of your cycle you may be in
• Getting curious and pushing through discomfort to reconnect with our bodies
• Attracting clients and creating magnetizing content
• How to plan your weeks according to your energetic standards
• Setting intentions and using affirmations that really work for you
• Using the masculine + the feminine to honor your energetics standards

YOUR ACCELERATOR

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Unlock your personalized success blueprint for energy, productivity, and simplicity through the power of cyclical alignment with THE FLOW LAB.

Using your menstrual cycle as your superpower, the Flow Lab helps you uncover the biological rhythms you’ve always needed. This first-of-its-kind DIY course is all about getting you to live in cyclical alignment as the in-flow CEO you were BORN to be.

When you have the right tools and systems in place to help you beat burnout before it begins you can excel beyond your wildest dreams. The Flow Lab includes 3 in-depth, easy-to-follow modules, detailed instructional videos, downloadable printouts so you can follow along, guidance to create your own cyclical blueprint, plus bonus guest expert trainings! Your life will NEVER be the same once you have this information.

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Oh my goodness, I am so stinking excited. In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast we're here to talk to my real-life therapist: Andi Johnson! She’s a licensed marriage & family therapist and certified coach who works mostly with high-functioning, ambitious women that feel like they just want to live DEEPER and go FURTHER.

We're going to reimagine what therapy can and ought to look like for you and for everybody.

Before we get started, I want you to know (if you don’t already) that I, Ash, am a therapist by trade, I've had many therapists, and I'm so so giddy and happy to admit that Andi is by far the best therapist I've ever worked with, which is also why I had to have her on the show.

Get ready to reimagine therapy and understand the duality of being an ambitious woman.

I’m so glad you’re here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Ambitious women that feel guilty about desiring more
• Healing as a journey and not a destination
• Creating content that is impactful and makes your ideal client feel like you’re THE ONE
• Our working definition of “duality”
• The need to label as a survival response
• Identity, emotions, and consciousness and how they are all interconnected
• Common threads Andi sees when an ambitious woman comes to therapy
• The isolation that happens when you’re an ambitious entrepreneur or CEO
• Motherhood and ambitiousness

CONNECT WITH ANDI

Instagram: @andi_ruth

TikTok: @andi_ruth

Andrea R. Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified coach, consultant, and speaker who helps women heal from their past so they can transform their lives and relationships.

Andrea’s experience as a psychotherapist and history in the wellness industry has inspired her somatic, holistic approach. Her work shows how an understanding of the nervous system can change the ways we navigate our daily lives.

Andrea believes that everyone can benefit from becoming active operators of their nervous system, allowing them to regulate their emotional experience, connect more deeply in their relationships, and move towards their goals at rapid speed.

Ultimately, Andrea empowers audiences and individuals to understand and befriend their nervous systems in order to help them thrive!

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This mastermind is all about embodying & elevating through the power of masculine + feminine energy. We will focus on how the feminine leads (e.g. energetic calibration, inner work, belief systems, being, & the woo), how the masculine leads (e.g. structure, strategy, planning, & aligned action), and on how + why the two MUST show up together for total alignment. This is where you discover your individualized synergistic strategy for ultimate success. Together, we're calling in more ease, more money, more fun, & more sisterhood.

It all begins April 1st! Click here to get started: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/rooted-ascension-early-bird/

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As I record this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I am in this beautiful house in Washington experiencing yet another full-circle moment. When I first launched this podcast, some of my first episodes were recorded in this very house, in Washington, on my solo trip! This place is an energetic vortex for me and I am ecstatic to be back here, sitting in the same exact place, as I record episode 24 of season two. How surreal.

When this episode goes live I will just be completing my second Accelerator program, the Washington Edition. I got to spend nine glorious days in Washington in total, and about a full week here before my Accelerator gals even arrived. There is a reason for this that you’ll hear me share more about as you listen. And, like most things that I do, I did it very intentionally.

That is my synergistic strategy for success…allowing the BEING to come before the DOING…and playing with the convergence of both the masculine and the feminine. There is power in igniting both these energies in a way where they flow together to create absolute MAGIC and that's what this episode is all about.

When you truly find the synergy between your unique masculine and feminine energy, you unlock your code to the limitless success you’ve always dreamed of. I'm sharing this because it is the key, my friend, that has ignited so much in me and around me.

Thank you for being here. Please share with me what you get out of this episode <3 My DMs are always open!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Being before doing
• Synergistic strategy
• Merging the masculine and the feminine
• The reality behind the “do less and make more” marketing
• Finding your unique codes to success
• Allowing your feminine to be your guide
• Uncovering the BEING to find the strategy of the DOING
• Why I am calling my new Mastermind Rooted Ascension
• How Rooted Ascension will help you unlock and activate YOUR synergistic strategy for success

ROOTED ASCENSION

Rooted Ascension: a 3-month holistic mastermind where strategy meets energetics and you get to be fully you.

This mastermind is all about embodying & elevating through the power of masculine + feminine energy. We will focus on how the feminine leads (e.g. energetic calibration, inner work, belief systems, being, & the woo), how the masculine leads (e.g. structure, strategy, planning, & aligned action), and on how + why the two MUST show up together for total alignment. This is where you discover your individualized synergistic strategy for ultimate success. Together, we're calling in more ease, more money, more fun, & more sisterhood.

It all begins April 1st! Click here to get started: https://ashmcdonald.thrivecart.com/rooted-ascension-early-bird/

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In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m revealing the one tool you NEED to uplevel your coaching business. This tool changed everything for me, and it allows me to show up every day as my best self while still honoring my body and energy.

I am telling you, friend, you NEED to have this tool in your pocket if you’re a coach, particularly a coach who serves women. Heck, you need to have this tool in your pocket if you’re a woman, in general, point-blank, period.

Are you ready for this?

Tune in to find out more.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Why you need this tool if you coach women
• The ethical responsibility you have when you serve other women
• The feeling we get when we’re not living in alignment
• The opportunity I saw in my weekly schedule
• The 4 phases of a woman’s cycle
• What estrogen dominance is and what the symptoms are
• My duty as a woman, a coach, and a mother

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Today’s episode features a very special guest who’s content I am absolutely addicted to. As soon as I was introduced to her I knew I had to have her on the pod. Her name is Kari Russel and she’s a Human Design guru! No seriously…she has changed the way I do business and life, and, more importantly, she's a beautiful example of a woman who is breaking the mold in business and doing things very, very different.

Kari is doing business in alignment with her body & soul and that's at the core of what she teaches.

In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m talking to Kari Russell, an audacious, 5/1 Sacral Generator who coaches her clients on how to lead with their energy and intuition. Kari created her signature style of coaching by fusing Human Design, Mindset Work, and Emotional Intelligence.

I think you’re going to get A LOT out of this one. I’m so glad you’re here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• How being selfish actually benefits your business, your clients, and your VIP’s
• What Human Design really is and how it’s a tool you can use to trust yourself
• The five Human Design types
• Manifestors and how they operate
• The difference between Generators and Manifesting Generators
• Projectors and their unique strategy
• Reflectors and their intuitive wisdom

CONNECT WITH KARI

Instagram: @karirusellcoaching

Website: karirussell.com

Podcast: Wildly Audacious

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EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast, I’m telling a story that I always prayed I’d get to share but never knew when I’d be able to. It’s the most vulnerable I’ve ever gotten in a public setting and I am honored to bring this story to you and have it on record for myself for years and years to come. THIS is something I NEVER want to forget.

I'm sharing a very personal full-circle moment. This is the type of moment when you recognize that you have faced so much, gone through so much, and experienced so much, and that it has all been for a very specific reason.

Are you ready to get emotional with me? Thanks for listening. Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The “why me?” moment that happened, more than once
• The deep financial struggle we found ourselves (hint: bankruptcy was just the tip of the iceberg)
• The moment that felt like rock bottom as I closed down my private practice and had to move in with my parents
• The time when we sold everything we owned and renovated an old RV to travel the country and find our next home
• The terrible lawsuit we faced AND then lost
• Why I believe all of our hardships brought us to THIS very special full-circle moment
• The next epic chapter of our lives in our new dream home

YOUR ACCELERATOR

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In episode 20 of the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast I am diving into my biggest business “mistakes”. Gulp.

First and foremost, I don’t actually believe in “mistakes''. GOTCHA! Truth be told, it’s a great podcast title but these mistakes are all my biggest lessons. I believe that every mistake we make is an opportunity for growth. That’s why I don’t look back on my mishaps as “mistakes” but as lessons learned that got me to the place I’m at today.

So, if you've been where I've been, if you've ever made a choice you’ve second-guessed, and if you’ve ever learned something the “hard way”... I'm here to give you a different perspective and let you know I have certainly been there too. I'm also going to share some of the best things I’ve done for my business, some of which were the exact things that other people told me I was freaking crazy for.

It’s time to spill the beans, as always. Tune in to find out the biggest “mistakes” (or better yet, lessons) I’ve made in my business, so far. I’m sure there will be more as the years go by!

Thanks for being here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Anchoring ourselves in gratitude to obtain what we desire
• What we focus on expands
• My word for this year
• The very exciting next chapter of my life (first time sharing this on the podcast!)
• My biggest business “mistakes”
• The best things I’ve done in business

YOUR ACCELERATOR

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I have a thought and I want to see if you agree with me… I think the pursuit of “success” is often what has us in complete misalignment. Is that statement alone enough for you to agree or disagree with me already? Okay…hear me out…We're “doing doing doing” and we're losing sight of BEING as we try to find what society has deemed as successful. Right?

So in episode 19 of the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast I'm talking to Taylor Thompson, a high-performance strategist for six and seven-figure high achievers and entrepreneurs, and we’re debunking society’s version of “success” to help you find true alignment. She’s here to give you all the goodies around high-performance, so you can achieve YOUR version of success.

As Taylor says in the episode… “The definition of high-performance is succeeding beyond standard norms over the long term without compromising your well-being or your quality of relationships.” If you want to hear more gems just like this + reconnect to what matters most then tune in and join us for this very important conversation. Thanks for being here!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• What high-performance really is
• Taylor’s burnout story that led her to working with other high-achievers
• Why the less Taylor does the more she makes
• Attracting what you want and becoming what you desire
• Energetic standards and cyclical alignment
• Taylor’s top high-performance hacks
• How Taylor is doing business differently and finding radical success
• Ash’s personal tip on how to know if a decision feels truly aligned and authentic

CONNECT WITH TAYLOR

Instagram: @heytaylorthompson

Website: heytaylorthompson.com

Podcast: The Hey Taylor Podcast

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EPISODE SUMMARY Today we’re talking about emotional power and how much control YOU have over your emotional power.

In episode 18 of the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast, I'm bringing you a real hot conversation, and one that I believe needs to be had more often. This conversation is about duality. It's about the concept of holding ALL of your emotions, not just the good ones.

Duality is the capacity to hold it all. It is the capacity to hold the excitement, the gratitude, and the joy, AND at the same time the grief, the overwhelm, and the fear, and to recognize that these emotions can coexist. Duality is all about having the self-compassion to know that it’s okay to feel BOTH.

We attract who we are, how we’re showing up, and what we’re experiencing into our lives. So tune in to find out how to hold more so you can have more. Thanks for being here!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The negative thoughts and beliefs that make us lose control of our emotional power
• What we attract and why we attract those things
• Your emotional power and self-compassion
• Why I’ve been avoiding parenting-coaching for so long
• The shame I carried for not being able to figure it all out by myself
• How your emotions regarding other areas of your life are impacting your business
• The things I’ve been learning and doing to be able to stand in my emotional power
• Taking radical responsibility and asking yourself questions that will lead you to aligned action

YOUR ACCELERATOR

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Season two has arrived! In this first episode of season 2 of Shamelessly Ambitious, in addition to helping you reduce the shame that we allllll experience, I'm talking about my own experiences of breaking the mold, going against the grain, finding alignment, and ultimately finding the most success when it comes to building a business and a life.

Misalignment shows up in so many different ways. It shows up in burnout, exhaustion, mental health concerns, and more. We all want something: more money, more time, more freedom, more fulfillment, but how do we actually acquire these things?

I am here to reignite the light within you & help you find that true sense of alignment. I want to help you do the inner work that leads to the outer abundance. So tune in for the secrets to building your ultimate code to success. Thanks for being here!

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Experiences that make us believe we’re too much and we need to be less
• My journey to my “inner guide” and how it all started
• One of the worst experiences I’ve had, how it triggered past self-beliefs, and how I turned it into a learning experience
• The moment I realized I was living a life untrue to myself
• How I started my coaching business
• Why I dimmed myself down to fit into the mold of what I saw in the coaching industry
• The shame of not being present and not being “perfect”
• How everything changed when I started looking INWARD for answers
• Why I created my newest programs: The Accelerators

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Hey mama, do you feel like you’re carrying it all and you can’t come up for air? Today’s episode of the podcast is for you. Rachelle Demoskoff, Founder & Head Web Strategist at 86th & Trend, past client, and soon-to-be mom of three is here to share how she’s overcome the burnout that comes with building a career while being a mom. We’re getting honest about the shame that comes with comparison and the importance of doing everything you can to create a life that you love and enjoy. So grateful for this conversation and I can’t wait for you to tune in today. 

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https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-life-changing-habit-of-cycle-syncing-with-rachelle-demoskoff/

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I am so excited to have Holly Haynes on Shamelessly Ambitious today! I met Holly in a mastermind that we were both in and since then I've been able to work alongside her, watch her grow and expand, and make so many massive life-changing moves in so many different ways. Holly is a mom and business owner who specializes in helping her clients structure their businesses so that they can run a full-time business on a part-time schedule.

Today you’ll hear how Holly prevents burnout, overcomes her anxiety, and structures her weeks for maximum productivity.

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https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/how-to-run-a-full-time-business-on-a-part-time-schedule-with-holly-haynes

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The essence of this podcast is to pull back the curtains behind the scenes of being a mom, a team leader, a business owner, a wife, etc. So who better to have on the podcast today than my Online Business Manager, Shaina Braun!

Shaina has been with me for over a year and has seen all of the ups and downs and has helped make so much possible for me, my family, and my business. Today you’ll hear how Shaina and I have worked to have a mutually respectful relationship, handle hard conversations, and Shaina’s tips for other leaders who run teams.

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-real-bts-with-my-obm-shaina-braun/ 

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Grace Blacksea, Business Strategist & Chief Vision Officer of Quench Collective is here today and our conversation is going to make you recalibrate your business and role as leader and entrepreneur. Grace helps her clients lead with intention, stand out in the crowd, and scale to new heights, but the story of how she got here is not only relatable but inspiring.

We’re talking about her experience with burnout and loss, how she has reimagined boundaries, how she leans into rest and leverages her time, plus so much more. I don’t care where you’re at in your business, there’s something here for you today, sister. Enjoy. 

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/steps-to-leverage-your-time-with-grace-blacksea/

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On the newest Candid Conversation episode of the podcast, I am getting super vulnerable and sharing how stress has manifested itself in me physically. This was not the easiest conversation to have, but I knew it was something we needed to talk about as I pride myself on truly pulling back the curtain.

If there is a secret that you carry, that doesn't necessarily have to be a secret, you might be allowing it to grow its own shame, so today I’m bearing all. I’m going to tell you about my journey with stress, shame, and vitiligo. But, I want to end on the reminder that you’re loved, sister. Thanks for being here.

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/candid-conversations-how-my-stress-manifests-itself/ 

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Let’s talk about the ultimate energy hack! I know that you are sitting there drooling for this information because only a short six months ago, I also would have been doing the same. I remember feeling so exhausted like my energy was against me. I had so many things that I wanted to do in my business, but couldn’t find the time. I was suffering, my relationships were suffering. I knew something had to change.

That’s what we’ll be diving into today - the steps I took (and that you can take, too) to learn how to manage your energy to create a life that you feel in control of again, or maybe for the first time. 

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-ultimate-energy-hack/ 

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On the show so far, we’ve talked a lot about overcoming burnout once it happens, but what if you could take steps to actually prevent it? Alex Beyers, a holistic wellness consultant at Eating at Altitude is joining me on Shamelessly Ambitious today to share her best tips and tricks on making your health a priority in order to stop burnout in its tracks. You’ll hear how she incorporates whole foods and non-toxic living into her daily routine as a mom & business owner to completely transform how she sees herself, her health, and her life. If you’re ready to be more proactive instead of reactive, this episode is for you.

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/learning-to-feel-good-in-your-body-with-alex-beyers/ 

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast. Today I want to talk with you about energy -- not the energy you typically think about but the kind of energy that impacts your emotions, your productivity, and your shame.

If you have weeks where you feel energetic & aligned and other weeks where you feel exhausted and burnout, then you have to listen to this! Because spoiler alert - this is normal! You are normal and it’s time for you to understand when to activate different levels of masculine & feminine energy so you can thrive in alignment, stop comparisonitis, and let go of shame. 

Visit today's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/what-it-means-to-live-in-energetic-alignment/

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. Before we dig in, I have to say that I am seriously on fire for this show, which actually has to do with what we're going to talk about today --  being on fire for your business, in your business, and around your business.

I firmly believe that we should only be doing things that light us up, which is why I’m on a mission to help women burn it all down so they can rise awakened. Ready to feel on fire right along with me? Let’s go.

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/burn-it-all-down-rise-awakened 

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I am so excited to be here with Megan Rempel, an online health and wellness mentor for women. She is also a cycle syncing guru, and most importantly, she helps women to level up in their health, their mindset, and their parenting. Today we are talking about the behind-the-scenes stuff of being a CEO and mother, and what it really looks like to help other women feel seen. You’ll also hear how Megan avoids burnout and what she has learned to be a parent that she’s proud of. 

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/upleveling-outside-of-your-business-with-megan-rempel/ 

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Welcome back to the Shamelessly Ambitious Podcast. We are quickly moving into the holiday season, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year, 2021 is almost over. This is exactly why I knew I had to come in here and talk to you about business expansion and some of the steps that get completely missed when we have these massive audacious, bold and daring goals inside of us.

So today I want to talk to you about the most fundamental step, the first step to truly expanding yourself and your business as we head towards a brand new year before we get started - your personal and business audit. It’s time to take the steps to fully show up in your life. Grab your pen, notebook, and tune in!

Visit this episode's blog post here: https://ashmcdonaldmentoring.com/the-first-step-to-business-expansion/

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Hello friends, today I’m introducing a special segment of the podcast, Candid Conversations. These podcasts are bits of inspiration that I will try to record in the moment, thoughts and experiences that I believe will help you to feel seen as a woman and CEO. First up, we’re talking about the unexpected hardships that can arise day to day as a mom and CEO and how to move through them.

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I am so excited to be here today chatting with one of my previous and very, very favorite clients, Beth Bowen. She is literally a dream and I knew I had to bring her on to the show as my very first guest because of all the work that I've been able to witness her do and the massive transformation that she creates in her world and with her people. In our conversation you’ll hear Beth’s story of sobriety, how to recognize and avoid burnout, and how to step out of the shame spiral (plus so much more). I couldn’t have asked for a better episode, enjoy friend.

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Today on the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast in order to really round out this self care series that we have started with, it is vital that we talk about cyclical morning routines. I believe that when we are building our lives for success, it is fundamental that we're looking through the lens of our biological blueprint, or what I like to call our cyclical blueprint.

Morning routines are one of the really incredible assets that we can utilize to optimize our productivity, to maximize our energy, to ensure that we are really loving ourselves. So, today I’m sharing how your morning routines can shift to fit the phase of the cycle you’re in. Let’s dig in!

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As women, and especially as business owners, we tend to put our self care on the back burner. We’re constantly taking care of everyone else, tending to our never ending to-do lists, and kind of just hoping for the best. But what if we didn’t just survive? What if we took intentional steps to thrive?

This is totally possible when we make self care non-negotiable in our lives. I’m sharing exactly how (and the benefits you’ll experience) on this second episode of Shamelessly Ambitious. 

Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Ash here on Instagram @ashmcdonald.

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Welcome to the first ever episode of Shamelessly Ambitious, I’m humbled and honored that you’re here. Today I want to share what it means for me to be in my luteal phase, and why I chose now to record the first episode of the show. Plus, we’re going to break down the difference between masculine and feminine energy and our CEO energetics.

This episode will help you become more reflective rather than reactive so that you can be the best version of yourself. I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s dive in!

Stay up to date with the podcast and connect with Ash here on Instagram @ashmcdonald.

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Each week on the Shamelessly Ambitious podcast, you’ll hear honest conversations with entrepreneurs who have chosen to put their role as CEO second to being a human-BEing in order to create sustainable alignment between their daily life + business.

You can expect to learn about hormones & living in cyclical alignment, biohacking, streamlining business systems, critical mindset work, and so much more because the business of YOU is just as important as the business you’re running.

This podcast is a must listen for busy, multi-faceted, female entrepreneurs making an impact AND income while raising kids.