Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life

141. A Time I Didn't Belong


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Drum roll pleasseee 🄁 The updated membership is here and it is simply amazing. The Above The Standard Collective. āœØšŸ„¹šŸ–¤ 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 belongĀ 
[4:52] Why is the feeling of belonging necessary?
[5:34] Taking it way back to my earliest memory of unbelongingĀ 
[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 šŸ¦‹ && sharing mine with meeting my husband
[14:58] What happens when we share our stories, connect with others & find true belong

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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.

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