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Shamelessly AmbitiousAuthor: Ashley McDonald, Therapist & Nervous System First Business Mentor
Shamelessly Ambitious is an honest, grounding, and vulnerable podcast for ambitious, emotionally intelligent women who are done proving themselves, tired of living in constant high-functioning burnout, and craving a life and business that actually feel good.Hosted by Ash McDonaldtherapist, nervous-system-first business mentor, and speaker this show blends clinical expertise with lived experience to deliver nervous system tools, embodied strategies, and radical permission so you can expand your capacity, root into emotional steadiness, and build sustainable success that supports your whole life.If youre feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, caught in productivity guilt, or stuck running on stress, this podcast meets you where you arewith therapeutic insights, embodied practices, and heartfelt stories that create real shifts. Whether youre navigating motherhood, entrepreneurship, or the messy middle of redefining success, each episode helps you slow down, regulate, and return to a felt sense of safety in your body.With over a decade of experience at the intersection of therapy and leadership, Ash pulls back the curtain on what really worksoffering grounded guidance you can apply in real life.What youll hear:Honest conversations about burnout recovery, nervous system regulation, and redefining successSomatic tools, meditations, and practices that build inner safety and capacityStories of motherhood, mom-life, ambition, and the courage to create a life and business that feel rich and realIf youre asking the following questions, youre in the right place:How do I stop tying my worth to productivity?How do I know if Im experiencing high-functioning burnout and what do I do about it?How do I balance motherhood and leadership without losing myself?How do I calm my body when I feel overwhelmed or overstimulated?This is the podcast for when youre ready to reclaim peace, expand what you can hold, and create success that doesnt cost you yourself. Tune in and take the next ste Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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189. The Shift Happening in Online Business And How I’m Adapting
Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
This episode is the continuation of Episode 188, and if that one was about telling the truth about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, this one is about telling the truth about what’s happening in online business right now. The landscape has shifted. People aren’t committing to long-term offers the way they used to. The economy is doing what it’s doing. And I’ve been collecting data on my own business long enough to know: something has to give.So I’m pulling back the curtain on exactly what I’m changing, why I’m changing it, and the questions I asked myself to get there.TOPICS WE EXPLORE:What I’m noticing in online business right nowThe data I’ve been collecting on my own business and what it told me to doWhy I’m not changing my offer, just how I deliver itHow my own experience as a buyer in this economy informed my decisionWhat client retention has looked like and why it matters more than new client volume right nowThe question every entrepreneur should be asking right now before making any big business moveTHE POINT:Most of the time, the answer isn’t to burn down your offer. It’s to ask whether there’s a different way to deliver it that meets your client where she actually is. That takes honesty… about the market, about your own experience as a buyer, and about what’s actually keeping people from saying yes.MENTIONED:Episode 188: Stop Pretending Your Business Is Easy: The Truth About High-Functioning EntrepreneursBusiness Therapy: Ash’s one-on-one coachingThe Quick Fix: 90 minutes one-on-one + 2 weeks VoxerThe Regulated Woman: Being rebranded and expanded Are you loving it? Send Ash a text! MORE ABOUT ASHI am the definition of duality — I swear like a sailor and break rules like it’s my job, but I also hold incredible space for my clients and work my ass off to help them achieve the success they’re after. But I'm also here for the non-preneur woman, too. My background in counseling gives me a unique perspective on what it means to show up, serve, & create connection for those who feel like they've never belonged before.LINKS:Become the Regulated WomanGet emails that feel like your best friend (if your best friend was a therapist and actually told you the truth).Use code BB20 to get The Burnout Breakthrough for only $7Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.comWork with me 1:1 Therapeutic Mentorship Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
