SHE Asked Podcast

Some conversations change the way we see life.

This week on SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with end-of-life doula Amy Ascalon for one of the most meaningful conversations we've had on the podcast.

Together they explore why talking about death is really talking about love—how preparing for the end of life can bring families closer, ease grief, and help us honor the people we love with intention and compassion.

Whether you're caring for aging parents, navigating grief, supporting someone you love, or simply avoiding a conversation you know needs to happen, this episode offers gentle wisdom, practical guidance, and hope.

In this episode, you'll learn:
• What a death doula actually does
• Why grief often begins long before someone dies
• How to start difficult conversations with the people you love
• Common misconceptions about hospice
• Ways to better support someone who is grieving
• Why planning ahead is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family

✨ If this conversation resonated with you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone you love. These are conversations we all need to be having.

Learn more about Amy Ascalon:
Website: https://www.beyondsoundandsky.com/contact

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Website: https://www.annamcbride.com

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How much does being the "good girl" really cost?

In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with entrepreneur, writer, and creative Gail Watson for an honest conversation about people-pleasing, self-abandonment, boundaries, and what it takes to find your way back to yourself.

For years, Gail believed her worth came from being the strong one—the caregiver, the achiever, the woman who never complained and always put everyone else first. But after navigating an abusive marriage, caring for her mother through dementia, and years of sacrificing her own needs, she reached a breaking point that forced her to ask one life-changing question:

Who am I if I stop living for everyone else?

Together, Anna and Gail explore the hidden cost of overgiving, why so many women confuse sacrifice with love, and how healing begins when we stop abandoning ourselves and start honoring our own needs.

This conversation is for every woman who has ever felt exhausted from being strong, struggled to ask for help, or wondered if she's allowed to take up space in her own life.

✨ In this episode:
• The hidden cost of being the "good girl"
• Why women confuse sacrifice with love
• How people-pleasing leads to self-abandonment
• Learning to ask for help without guilt
• Rebuilding your identity after loss and difficult relationships
• Setting healthy boundaries without shame
• Moving from survival to healing
• Finding the courage to choose yourself

Connect with Gail Watson:

📸 Instagram
@gail.watson.photo
@ahealthyhunger

🎥 TikTok
@ahealthyhunger
@alittlebirdstudio

📝 Substack
A Healthy Hunger

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What do tattoos reveal about who we are?

In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with renowned tattoo artist Gia Rose for a fascinating conversation about tattoos, identity, beauty, self-expression, agency, healing, and what it means to truly inhabit our own skin.

With more than 20 years of experience as a tattoo artist, educator, and creative entrepreneur, Gia shares how tattooing evolved from an ancient human practice into a powerful form of personal storytelling. Together, Anna and Gia explore why women are drawn to tattoos later in life, how tattoos can become symbols of healing and reclamation, and why true beauty has far more to do with confidence and authenticity than appearance.

This conversation goes far beyond tattoo culture. It's about freedom, self-expression, creativity, and giving ourselves permission to become more fully who we are.

✨ In this episode:
• The deeper meaning behind tattoos
• Why humans have tattooed themselves throughout history
• Tattoos as a form of healing and transformation
• Beauty, confidence, and self-expression
• The connection between tattoos and personal identity
• How women reclaim agency through body art
• The role of intuition in the creative process
• What it means to feel at home in your own skin

Learn more about Gia Rose:
🌹 Website: giarose.studio
🌹 Instagram: @giarosetattoo

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What happens when women come together with openness, vulnerability, and a willingness to be seen?

In this solo episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride reflects on the powerful lessons and transformations that emerged from the recent Medicine of Spring women's retreat in the Catskill Mountains. Through stories of courage, connection, healing, and personal growth, Anna explores why so many women struggle to ask for help, the cost of carrying everything alone, and the profound healing that becomes possible when we allow ourselves to be supported.

Anna shares reflections on the importance of community, the transformative power of ritual, and the life-changing impact of releasing old narratives that no longer serve us. From witnessing women put down their armor and embrace vulnerability to participating in a moving fire ceremony centered on letting go and beginning again, this episode is an invitation to consider what you may be carrying—and what you're finally ready to release.

If you're navigating a life transition, healing from grief, rebuilding your confidence, or simply feeling called to something more, this conversation will remind you that healing is not meant to happen alone.

✨ In this episode:
• Why strong women often struggle to ask for help
• The healing power of community and connection
• What happens when women put down their armor
• How vulnerability creates transformation
• The role of rituals in personal growth and healing
• Why releasing old stories creates space for new possibilities
• Lessons from the Medicine of Spring retreat
• How to begin rewriting the narratives that keep you stuck

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If you’re buying property in New York City, navigating a divorce, rebuilding after a major life transition, or simply terrified of making the “wrong” financial decision — this conversation is for you.

In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, therapist and coach Anna McBride sits down with Bettina Miraglia, a New York City real estate attorney with nearly 30 years of experience representing both developers and individual buyers in one of the most competitive real estate markets in the world.

Together, they unpack the emotional side of real estate, including:
• First-time home buyer mistakes
• NYC real estate advice everyone should know
• Sponsor sales vs resale properties
• How buyers lose deposits — and how to protect yourself
• Questions to ask before signing a real estate contract
• Why smart, successful women still feel intimidated by money and legal language
• Buying property after divorce or major life change
• Real estate red flags and how to advocate for yourself

Bettina shares real stories from her career handling luxury condos, sponsor sales, co-ops, and multimillion-dollar transactions — while also revealing how fear, shame, pressure, and perfectionism often show up during the home-buying process.

This episode goes far beyond real estate. It’s about learning to ask questions, trust yourself, protect your future, and move through major life decisions with clarity instead of fear.


✨ About SHE Asked:
SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope is a podcast for women navigating reinvention, grief, divorce, dating, career pivots, healing, and personal growth. Hosted by therapist and coach Anna McBride, each episode explores the tools, conversations, and stories that help us rewrite the narratives keeping us stuck.

🔗Visit Bettina's Attorney Page: https://dlpartnerslaw.com/attorney/bettina-miraglia/

🔗 Learn more about Anna McBride’s coaching, workshops, retreats, and podcast:
https://www.annamcbride.com

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Are you burned out… or have you simply lost yourself trying to hold everything together?

In this powerful episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, therapist and coach Anna McBride sits down with author and self-love mentor Jasmyn Quianna for an honest conversation about burnout, nervous system healing, perfectionism, people pleasing, emotional exhaustion, and why so many high-achieving women struggle to trust themselves.

Jasmyn shares her journey from corporate success and chronic burnout to deep healing and self-reconnection — revealing how high performers often abandon themselves in pursuit of achievement, validation, safety, and external success.

Together, Anna and Jasmyn explore:
✨ Burnout recovery & nervous system regulation
✨ Why successful women still feel unhappy
✨ The difference between survival mode and true alignment
✨ Why self-love is really self-remembrance

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, stuck in survival mode, afraid to slow down, or exhausted from constantly proving your worth — this episode is for you.

ABOUT JASMYN QUIANNA:
Jasmyn Quianna is the founder of the Absolute Self Love movement and author of Falling Madly in Self Love. Her work helps ambitious women heal burnout, rebuild self-trust, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect to who they truly are beneath performance and perfectionism.

✨Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJRDZVCY/

✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasmynquianna

✨Website: https://jasmynquianna.com

🎧 Listen now and begin your journey back to yourself

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In this Mother’s Day special of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, therapist and host Anna McBride sits down with her twin daughters, Francesca and Alex, for an honest conversation about motherhood, generational trauma, emotional inheritance, healing, people pleasing, codependency, family dynamics, and what it truly means to break unhealthy patterns.

Together, they explore the complicated question: What did we get from our mothers — and what do we choose to do differently?

From stories of immigration, resilience, and community service to candid conversations about therapy, emotional intelligence, boundaries, relationships, caretaking, and healing family wounds, this episode offers a vulnerable and hopeful look at the evolving relationship between mothers and daughters across generations.

This conversation touches on:

Mother-daughter relationships
Generational trauma and healing
Emotional intelligence and communication
Therapy and self-awareness
Codependency and people pleasing
Family systems and childhood patterns
Millennial healing culture
Boundaries in relationships
Parenting and emotional inheritance
Women’s healing and self-growth

Whether you’re navigating your own relationship with your mother, healing childhood wounds, becoming a parent yourself, or learning how to communicate more honestly in your relationships, this episode is filled with practical hope, humor, honesty, and compassion.

✨ ABOUT THE PODCAST
SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope is a podcast hosted by therapist, coach, and storyteller Anna McBride, exploring healing, resilience, relationships, grief, identity, emotional wellness, and personal transformation through deeply human conversations.

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In this Mother’s Day special episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride shares a personal reflection on her relationship with her mother and the patterns she inherited around money, identity, and self-worth.

Through storytelling, Anna explores how so many of us unknowingly carry the beliefs, behaviors, and emotional patterns of the women who raised us. From financial anxiety to relationship dynamics, she opens up about how she became a “2.0 version” of her mother and the healing work it took to break those patterns and choose something different.

This episode is not about blame, but awareness, ownership, and transformation.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
– How family patterns shape your relationship with money, love, and self
– Why awareness is the first step to real change
– How to identify what you’ve inherited (and what no longer serves you)
– Practical ways to release, transform, and rewrite your story

Whether your relationship with your mother feels loving, complicated, or somewhere in between, this conversation offers a powerful reminder:

Remember: It’s not what you got—it’s what you choose to do with it.

✨ If you’re in NYC:
Anna will be performing at The Moth storytelling event on May 11 in Brooklyn (theme: “I Got It From My Momma”)

✨ If this episode resonates, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who might need to hear it.

✨ And if you’re ready to go deeper, Anna offers 1:1 coaching to help you move from awareness into real, lasting change.

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In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with psychotherapist Dawna Daigneault for a deeply insightful conversation on self-worth—what it is, how it’s formed, and why so many of us struggle to feel it.

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Dawna shares her personal story and the moments that shaped her understanding of worth, along with the development of her Worth Conscious Theory—a framework that helps people reconnect to a stable, internal sense of self-worth that isn’t dependent on external validation.

Together, Anna and Dawna explore how early life experiences shape our sense of worth, why self-worth and self-esteem are not the same, and how many of us unknowingly live with a “lost worth story” that influences our relationships, choices, and emotional lives.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt “not enough,” even after doing the work—and is ready to move from awareness into real, lived change.

In this episode, we cover:
– The difference between self-worth and self-esteem
– How childhood experiences shape your sense of worth
– What a “lost worth story” is and how it develops
– Why self-worth isn’t something you lose—but something you can deny
– Practical ways to begin rebuilding a grounded sense of self

Dawna also shares powerful tools from her work, including how to challenge the belief of being “worthless” and begin reconnecting with your inherent value.

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✨ Learn more about Dawna’s work:
 Website: https://understanding-self-worth.com

 Facebook Group: Understanding Self-Worth

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In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with breathwork facilitator and somatic coach Naomi Rogoff, founder of Big Emotions, for a powerful conversation on healing, the body, and what it really means to feel.

Naomi shares her journey from a high-pressure career in finance to navigating an eating disorder, exploring psychedelic healing spaces, and ultimately finding her way to somatic work. Together, Anna and Naomi unpack the gaps in both traditional treatment and alternative healing—and what’s often missing when we try to “think” our way into change.

This conversation explores the idea that the body isn’t the problem—it’s the map, and offers a new way to understand emotions, disconnection, and healing from the inside out.

In this episode, we cover:
– Naomi’s personal healing journey and what led her to this work
– The limitations of both clinical treatment and unregulated healing spaces
– What somatic healing actually is (and how it works)
– Why understanding your emotions isn’t the same as feeling them
– How to begin reconnecting with your body in a safe, grounded way

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, overwhelmed by your emotions, or stuck despite “doing the work,” this episode offers a compassionate and practical starting point.

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✨ Work with Anna McBride:
If you’re ready to move beyond insight and into real transformation, Anna offers coaching for women navigating relationships, identity shifts, self-worth, and healing. Learn more in the show notes.
Instagram: @iam_annamcbride
Website: https://annamcbride.com

🌿 Connect with Naomi Rogoff:
Website & Instagram: https://bigemotions.co

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