Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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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MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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 di

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MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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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MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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. S

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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 podc

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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 ve

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...

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:

Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

MORE ABOUT ASH
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.

LINKS:

• Become the Regulated Woman
• Get emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).
• Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7
• Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
• Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

Work with me 1:1

• Therapeutic Mentorship
• Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
...