Define Yourself, Darling | High Heels, Higher Standards

Are you living by someone else’s definition of you? In this empowering episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Heidi Hushak and Ashley Werner pull back the curtain on what it really takes to reclaim your identity, silence the nay-sayers, and step boldly into the version of yourself you’ve always dreamed of becoming.

Ashley shares powerful personal stories—from shrinking in corporate meetings to breaking free from toxic relationships—and reveals a simple yet transformative three-step framework to audit labels, choose your truth, and rewrite your own definition. Heidi opens up about her own struggles of being told she was "too polished" and how she turned that so-called flaw into her superpower. Together, they’ll show you how to recognize when others are holding the pen to author your own story - and how to take it back.

This episode is packed with practical strategies for setting boundaries, building unshakable self-confidence, and shutting down the critics with grace and strength. Whether you’re climbing the corporate ladder, launching your own business, or simply craving more authenticity in your daily life, this conversation will inspire you to define yourself on your own terms—and never again let someone else write your story.

If you’ve ever felt “too much” or “not enough,” this is your permission slip to be unapologetically you.

Keep your heels high and your standards higher—because ambition looks best in stilettos.

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