In this episode Ashley sits down with DERMASCOPE Magazine Owner Amanda Miller and Managing Editor Dorian Reyes for a powerful conversation on education, longevity, and what it really takes to build a sustainable career in aesthetics.

With over 50 years of history, DERMASCOPE has quietly shaped industry standards through unbranded, non-biased education and this conversation reveals why that matters more than ever in a social-media-driven world.

✨ In this episode, we cover:

• The evolution of DERMASCOPE from an 8-page newsletter to a global industry authority
• Why generic, non-brand education is critical for esthetician growth and ethics
• How editorial integrity is protected while still collaborating with brands
• Inside the DERMASCOPE editorial calendar and how educational topics are chosen
• The launch of the Open Door Grant and how it supports independent estheticians
• What separates estheticians who thrive long-term from those who burn out
• Why having a “Plan B” can quietly dilute your commitment and clarity
• The real impact of social media on identity, comparison, and mental health
• Hiring for culture fit over credentials—and why it works
• Navigating intuition vs. fear when making hard business decisions

🎧 Whether you’re solo, scaling, or redefining success on your own terms—this conversation offers grounded wisdom from leaders who have seen the industry evolve for decades.

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In this solo episode, Ashley Curtis shares why in-person workshops and retreats create deeper confidence, magnetism, and integration than online education alone.

Drawing from 19 years in the aesthetics industry and experience teaching both digital courses and live trainings, Ashley explains how embodiment, nervous system regulation, and being witnessed in the room accelerate growth—for your hands, your presence, and your business.

This episode is for aestheticians ready to move from information to embodiment.

What You’ll Learn

• Why hands-on workshops accelerate confidence and mastery

• How nervous system safety changes touch, presence, and client trust

• The energetic difference between online learning and in-person training

• Why magnetism is embodied, not taught

• How being in the room collapses time and sharpens clarity

Who This Episode Is For

✔ Licensed aestheticians seeking advanced facial training

✔ Practitioners craving confidence, refinement, and depth

✔ Solo providers ready for embodied learning

✔ Anyone feeling pulled toward workshops or retreats

Topics Covered

• In-person aesthetician workshops

• Facial massage and embodied touch

• Nervous system regulation in skincare

• Confidence, presence, and magnetism

• Retreats and live training experiences

About the Host

Ashley Curtis is a licensed aesthetician and educator with 19 years of experience. She is the founder of the Golden Touch Workshop and is known for her embodiment-based facial massage trainings that blend technique, presence, and nervous system awareness.

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Your intuition doesn’t stop speaking when you ignore it. It just whispers… until the cost shows up elsewhere.

In this episode, Ashley explores why intuition is the foundation of ethics, boundaries, energy, and burnout, and what really happens when we override our inner knowing for pressure, opportunity, or approval.

You’ll hear about:

• The hidden energetic cost of ignoring intuitive signals
• Why burnout often begins long before you feel “overworked”
• How your body knows the truth before your mind does
• The subtle ways urgency and validation drown out intuition
• Simple, embodied practices to rebuild self-trust

If you’ve been explaining away a feeling you can’t quite name, this episode is your invitation to pause, listen, and come back into alignment.

Your intuition never lies. But it will get louder if you don’t listen.

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In this episode, I share why my word of the year and how choosing depth over distraction has changed the way I work, create, and lead.

We talk about:

• Why expansion without focus leads to burnout
• The difference between surrender and giving up
• How scattered energy creates unnecessary resistance
• Why refinement is often the real next level
• How devotion creates clarity, sustainability, and momentum

If you’ve been feeling stretched, unsure where to place your energy, or craving a more intentional way to grow, this episode will help you recalibrate.

This is all about choosing what matters and committing to it fully.

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In a world where AI can replicate information, presence has become the differentiator.

In this episode, Ashley shares the story of moving to Los Angeles in 2018, the fear of being seen, and how showing up on camera before feeling ready changed everything. This is a conversation about visibility as trust, why skill alone no longer creates momentum, and how attaching your face to your brand opens doors you never applied for.

If you’ve been waiting to feel ready, this episode is your invitation.

Inside this episode:

• Why visibility now outperforms skill
• How familiarity builds trust fast
• What becoming known actually requires
• Simple ways to show up without performing
• Why 2026 is the year to stop hiding

Listen if you’re ready to be recognized.

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In this episode, Ashley reflects on the Winter Solstice, the intensity of the holiday season, and what happens when familiar places and people awaken old patterns in our bodies. Drawing from a recent Lake Tahoe trip and her final facial pop-up of the year, she explores nervous system memory, growth that isn’t loud, and the quiet work of staying with yourself when everything feels activating. This is a grounded conversation about integration, self-trust, and learning how to make a home inside yourself.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

• Why the holidays can activate old versions of you

• How familiar environments trigger stored nervous system memory

• The deeper meaning of the Winter Solstice and the weeks that follow

• Why healing often feels subtle, not dramatic

• Choosing regulation, rest, and discernment over performance

• How nurturers and healers can protect their energy this season

• What it really means to create safety within yourself

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What if raising your prices isn’t about asking for more, but about becoming the version of you who can hold more?

In this deeply honest and grounding episode, Ashley explores the identity shift behind higher pricing — why raising your rates is less about numbers and more about frequency, accountability, and self-worth.

Recorded during a powerful season of personal and professional evolution, this conversation weaves together energetics, quantum coherence, business reality, and lived experience,... offering a refreshing, non-hustle approach to pricing that actually sticks.

Ashley also shares a personal milestone: her January Slow Flow + Sculpt workshop sold out in just four days, a real-time example of what happens when alignment meets clarity.

This episode is for you if you’ve been feeling the nudge to:

• outgrow old pricing
• release “good” clients to make space for golden ones
• stop over-explaining your worth
• raise your standards — and your income — with integrity

🗓 Workshop & Mentorship Updates:

• Slow Flow + Sculpt (January) — SOLD OUT
• Next Slow Flow + Sculpt: May 17 (Los Angeles, VIP tickets available)
• Golden Touch 2-Day Intensive: March 29–30 (Phoenix, invite-only)
• January Virtual Mentorship: Very limited availability, follow @agelessashley and go to the link in Bio to book

Links to workshops and other resources are below.

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This episode explores the deeper layers of mastery and why your inner world directly shapes your outer results. We dive into:

• Why vulnerability is your true superpower
• How healing and attunement unlock flow and elevate your intuition
• The neuroscience behind presence, regulation, and touch
• How Slow Flow + Sculpt becomes a portal for emotional and energetic transformation
• What happens to your clients’ nervous systems when you’re grounded, open, and connected
• The real reason technique alone will never create the results your soul is here to deliver

You’ll also receive SEVEN powerful action items to help you:

• Regulate your system before each client
• Strengthen your intuitive channel
• Deepen your sensory intelligence
• Cultivate the internal safety required for true flow to emerge

This is an episode for those who feel called to go deeper, the healers, the artists, the intuitives — the ones who know their work is meant to be a living, breathing transmission.

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In this solo episode, I’m inviting you into a softer, more aligned way to approach the end of the year. If you’ve been feeling tired, reflective, or cocooned — there’s nothing wrong with you. The true energetic new year doesn’t begin until spring, and your stillness right now is actually a sign you’re in sync with nature.

Inside this episode, we explore the power of stopping by choice, redefining achievement, and remembering who you are outside of your work or your business. You’ll hear gentle reminders, practical shifts, and three simple action steps you can start today to set yourself up for a grounded, joyful, sustainable 2026.

✨ Inside, I share:

 • Why your “cocoon season” is sacred

 • The difference between being forced to stop vs stopping on purpose

 • What it means about you if you're craving a break

 • How to set goals that don’t lead to burnout

 • Why micro-moments create macro transformation

If you’re ready to grow gently, honor your energy, and walk into 2026 as your happiest self… this episode is your permission slip.

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After betrayal, heartbreak, travel, and a powerful retreat I co-hosted in Hawai‘i, I finally reopened my heart and reclaimed my purpose in a big way. This episode is the story of that transformation,... the lessons, boundaries, and breakthroughs that came with it. If you’re ready for depth, healing, and a reminder that your life can change in one season, this one’s for you.

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