I have spoken about my domestic violence story and 7 things I did to mentally prepare myself to escape the relationship.... but I haven't touched on my side effects post the traumatic relationship. 

I share with you 6 side effects I discovered I was impacted by after I escaped.

Sometimes you don't notice these until you are far away from that person and that toxic environment. 

These are my top 6 side effects: 

1. Anxiety (especially in social situations)
2. Being afraid of men and dating 
3. Memory Loss 
4. Eating habits and gut health issues 
5. Sleeping impact 
6. Self confidence and self worth 

Some of these I have been working through over the last two years and some I am still working on.. especially the memory loss side effect! 

If you have been through a traumatic experience what are your side effects? What things have changed about you before this experience to post the experience? 

I would love to hear what side effects you had and how you are managing these? Hit me up on Facebook or Instagram to share your story. 

Thanks Ash x

I am a big believer that if you win the morning, you win the day! 

What do you do in the morning to set yourself up for success? 
Did you know the first 10 mins of your day is critical? 
What you do and what you listen to in those first 10 minutes can set the course of your day? Did you know that looking straight at your phone and browsing through social media may be ruining your morning routine and not helping you get in the right mindset to tackle the day? 

I share with you my everyday morning routine by using SAVERS - which is from one of my favourite books - The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. 

Silence, 
Affirmations 
Visualisations
Exercise
Reading 
Scribing 

I have been doing this morning routine for over three years and it has changed by life for the better! 

Call to action: what is one thing that I talk about in the session that you can start doing in the morning? 

Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod is one of my favourite books of all time.
Let me tell you my top 5 tips that I learned from this book that you can try today!

1. Morning SAVERS
2. Eat the Frog
3. Takes 30 days to break a habit
4. Stop snoozing
5. 95% reality check

What do these all means - watch to find out!

If you have read this book what was one thing that you learned and loved about this book? 

Also, if you have a book in mind that you want me to review put in the comments below.

Stay empowered
Ash x

I have opened up about being in a domestic violent relationship but how did I get out safely from a narcisstic violent person? 

I share with you 7 things I did to escape that relationship. 
1 of my tips is to let them think it was their idea to breakup... wondering why? You will have to listen... 

Keep in mind, I am not an expert or professional. I am simply sharing things that worked for me to escape and get my head clear and ready for the escape. 

If you are a survivor, I would love to hear from you on how you escaped your DV relationship?

I hope this empowers you also because you are not alone, there are survivors out there. 

Ash x

To kick off the Empower with Ash podcast, I will be sharing with you all my experience with domestic violence. 

Let me be clear... I am not a victim... I am a survivor. 

I believe that adversity is our greatest strength. However,  believe that we need to change our perception and mindset to how we see adversity. Many of us see adversity as weakness... Adversity is not weakness. Adversity is proof that we can survive anything and overcome anything. 

I recall a time when I felt so isolated and alone. I thought I was the only person going through domestic violence. I was so wrong! You are never alone. There is someone out there going through exactly what you are going through. 

Why am I doing this podcast? I want people to know they are not alone; if they are at rock bottom and can't see a way out, I want to let you know that you can because I did. 

This teaser is an insight to why I am doing this, talking about the worst part of the abuse, taking responsibility and empowering myself to overcome my adversity.