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You didn’t make a mistake. You’re not behind. You’re in the integration phase.
In this solo episode of Life Curious Women, Ashley dives into the sticky middle, the uncomfortable space between an old identity and a new one.
After losing her 9-5, stepping fully into freelancing, growing her acting career, and building a portfolio career, Ashley shares the real, behind-the-scenes emotional work of upleveling: nervous system recalibration, productivity guilt, income waves, ADHD structure, and learning to trust a new reality before you have proof.
If you’ve ever:
- Left a job and felt disoriented
- Started a business, podcast, or creative path and questioned everything
- Experienced an identity shift that felt exciting and terrifying
- Felt guilty for resting or having time freedom
- Wondered if your growth was “a fluke”
This episode will give you language, tools, and reassurance for navigating life transitions without self-sabotage.
Ashley introduces the Life Curious Women Formula for moving through the in-between:
✨ Connection to self (nervous system work, therapy, journaling)
✨ Expansion (finding expanders and proof)
✨ Education (building confidence through learning)
✨ Action (small, aligned steps forward)
She also shares three powerful reflection questions to help you move from seeking external proof to building internal trust.
This is your reminder: the void is not punishment, it’s integration.
⏱️ In This Episode
- The “sticky middle” between uplevels explained
- Career transitions, freelancing, and portfolio careers
- ADHD and creating your own structure
- Nervous system regulation during identity shifts
- Productivity guilt and time freedom
- Why growth can feel lonely
- How to build trust in a new version of your life
- Tools to move through uncertainty without quitting
🌐 Connect with Us:
- LCW Instagram: @LifeCuriousWomen
- LCW Tik Tok: @LifeCuriousWomen
- Ashley Nadine Lopez Instagram: @AshleyNadineLopez
- Ashley Nadine Lopez Tik Tok: @AshleyNadineLopez
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By Ashley Nadine LopezSend in a question or feedback!
You didn’t make a mistake. You’re not behind. You’re in the integration phase.
In this solo episode of Life Curious Women, Ashley dives into the sticky middle, the uncomfortable space between an old identity and a new one.
After losing her 9-5, stepping fully into freelancing, growing her acting career, and building a portfolio career, Ashley shares the real, behind-the-scenes emotional work of upleveling: nervous system recalibration, productivity guilt, income waves, ADHD structure, and learning to trust a new reality before you have proof.
If you’ve ever:
- Left a job and felt disoriented
- Started a business, podcast, or creative path and questioned everything
- Experienced an identity shift that felt exciting and terrifying
- Felt guilty for resting or having time freedom
- Wondered if your growth was “a fluke”
This episode will give you language, tools, and reassurance for navigating life transitions without self-sabotage.
Ashley introduces the Life Curious Women Formula for moving through the in-between:
✨ Connection to self (nervous system work, therapy, journaling)
✨ Expansion (finding expanders and proof)
✨ Education (building confidence through learning)
✨ Action (small, aligned steps forward)
She also shares three powerful reflection questions to help you move from seeking external proof to building internal trust.
This is your reminder: the void is not punishment, it’s integration.
⏱️ In This Episode
- The “sticky middle” between uplevels explained
- Career transitions, freelancing, and portfolio careers
- ADHD and creating your own structure
- Nervous system regulation during identity shifts
- Productivity guilt and time freedom
- Why growth can feel lonely
- How to build trust in a new version of your life
- Tools to move through uncertainty without quitting
🌐 Connect with Us:
- LCW Instagram: @LifeCuriousWomen
- LCW Tik Tok: @LifeCuriousWomen
- Ashley Nadine Lopez Instagram: @AshleyNadineLopez
- Ashley Nadine Lopez Tik Tok: @AshleyNadineLopez
•Sign up for our newsletter.
Support the show