If motivation has felt harder than it used to — even though you care deeply about your goals — this episode will likely feel very validating.

In this conversation, Ashley explores the connection between motivation and the nervous system, and why many high-functioning people mistake dysregulation for laziness, lack of discipline, or personal failure.

You’ll learn how survival mode trains the brain to rely on urgency, why pressure eventually stops working, and what it actually takes to rebuild sustainable motivation without burnout.

This episode offers a compassionate reframe: you don’t need more pressure — you need more safety.