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Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life

Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life

著者： Ashley McDonald Therapist & Nervous System First Business Mentor
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概要

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 McDonald—therapist, 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 you’re feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, caught in productivity guilt, or stuck running on stress, this podcast meets you where you are—with therapeutic insights, embodied practices, and heartfelt stories that create real shifts. Whether you’re 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 works—offering grounded guidance you can apply in real life.


What you’ll hear:

  • Honest conversations about burnout recovery, nervous system regulation, and redefining success
  • Somatic tools, meditations, and practices that build inner safety and capacity
  • Stories of motherhood, mom-life, ambition, and the courage to create a life and business that feel rich and real

If you’re asking the following questions, you’re in the right place:

  • How do I stop tying my worth to productivity?
  • How do I know if I’m 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 you’re ready to reclaim peace, expand what you can hold, and create success that doesn’t cost you yourself. Tune in and take the next step toward a regulated, rooted, and deeply fulfilling life.

© 2026 Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 個人的成功 心理学 心理学・心の健康 経済学 自己啓発 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • 174. [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation

    174. [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation
    2026/02/12

    This bonus episode is a gentle invitation to slow down and turn inward. Ash shares the menstrual phase meditation from inside The Regulated Woman. This meditation is designed for your inner winter (the phase of rest, release, and renewal) offering a place to land when your body is asking you to pause instead of push.

    TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

    • Using your menstrual phase as a time for rest and restoration
    • Releasing pressure, guilt, and the need to be productive
    • Connecting with your inner winter and natural rhythm
    • How stillness supports clarity, intuition, and nervous system repair
    • Giving your body permission to slow down without explanation
    • Why honoring this phase protects and expands your energy
    • Creating safety in your body through breath and visualization

    POINT OF THE EPISODE:

    Your menstrual phase is not a problem to push through… it’s a powerful reset. When you honor this phase with rest and intention, you conserve energy, build self-trust, and support your body in doing exactly what it’s designed to do.

    MENTIONED:

    • Her Rhythms (inside The Regulated Woman)

    Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

    MORE ABOUT ASH
    I 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 Woman
    • Get 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 $7
    • Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
    • Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

    Work with me 1:1

    • Therapeutic Mentorship
    • Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
    • ...
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    8 分
  • 173. Why High-Functioning Women Feel Exhausted: Hormones, Stress, and Undereating with Leisha Drews (The Energy Is Everything Series | Part 6)

    173. Why High-Functioning Women Feel Exhausted: Hormones, Stress, and Undereating with Leisha Drews (The Energy Is Everything Series | Part 6)
    2026/02/10

    High-functioning. Capable. Reliable. The one who always figures it out.
    And somehow… still exhausted.

    In the final episode of the Energy Is Everything series, Ash sits down with hormone and functional health expert Leisha Drews… her long-time, deeply trusted go-to for both her own health and her kids’. This conversation pulls back the curtain on why so many high-achieving women feel depleted, anxious, wired-but-tired, and burned out (even when they’re “doing all the right things.”)

    TOPICS WE EXPLORE:

    • Why high-functioning women often believe “the rules don’t apply to me” until the body forces a reckoning
    • How undernourishment shows up as fatigue, anxiety, sleep issues, PMS, blood sugar crashes, and burnout
    • The direct link between chronic stress, cortisol, and hormone imbalance
    • How stress steals progesterone and contributes to estrogen dominance
    • Why supplements can’t out-supplement a chronically stressed, under-fed lifestyle
    • The all-or-nothing cycle of restriction, control, and eventual burnout
    • The power of “better than nothing” when perfection keeps you stuck
    • Why nourishment + nervous system safety changes everything

    POINT OF THE EPISODE:
    When your body doesn’t feel safe, fed, or supported, it will always pull the emergency brake. True energy comes from nourishment, regulation, and compassion… not more discipline, restriction, or self-pressure.

    Or, as Ash puts it: eat more and love yourself.

    MENTIONED:

    • The Nourish Tracker: Leisha’s AI-based food and cycle-aware tracking tool designed to reduce overwhelm and support hormone balance. Use code ASH for $20 off or click here
    • Simply Nourished Cycles Podcast Training: a 20-minute audio training on hormone health, stress, and nourishment
    • The Happily Hormonal Podcast: Leisha’s podcast with hundreds of episodes and a “start here” guide for specific symptoms

    This episode is the reminder so many high-capacity women di

    Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

    MORE ABOUT ASH
    I 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 Woman
    • Get 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 $7
    • Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
    • Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

    Work with me 1:1

    • Therapeutic Mentorship
    • Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
    • ...
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    49 分
  • 172. Marketing Without Burning Out: Building an Energy Aligned Strategy with Kaitlyn David (The Energy Is Everything Series | Part 5)

    172. Marketing Without Burning Out: Building an Energy Aligned Strategy with Kaitlyn David (The Energy Is Everything Series | Part 5)
    2026/02/03

    Ash is joined by brand and marketing strategist Kaitlyn David for a real, refreshing conversation about building a marketing strategy that actually fits your life (kids, pivots, puppy chaos and all) without lighting yourself on fire in the process.

    TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
    • The hidden cost of go go go marketing and why it eventually stops working
    • How your environment impacts your nervous system and your business
    • Why September can be its own kind of energetic chaos for moms
    • The difference between aligned marketing and fix it forcing energy
    • Recognizing when you're launching from pressure instead of desire
    • What happens when your body starts paying the bills for overdoing it
    • How to hold steady through uncertainty without spiraling
    • Rituals and reminders that help you stay grounded when you dont know whats next
    • Why core values create guardrails that protect your energy and your brand
    • Using human design to build a marketing strategy that actually fits you
    • Permission for fluidity without using it as an excuse
    • The difference between discomfort that helps you grow and misalignment that drains you

    POINT OF THE EPISODE:
    Marketing should not cost you your health, your presence, or your peace. When you build a strategy around your real capacity, your values, and your actual energy, you stop forcing results and start creating sustainable momentum that you can maintain in real life.

    MENTIONED:
    • Kaitlyn David website
    • Instagram: Flourish with Kaitlyn

    Are you loving it? Send Ash a text!

    MORE ABOUT ASH
    I 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 Woman
    • Get 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 $7
    • Follow me on IG (dropping in once a quarter for updates & gossip)
    • Website: ashmcdonaldmentoring.com

    Work with me 1:1

    • Therapeutic Mentorship
    • Business Therapy (therapy + strategic mentorship)
    • ...
    続きを読む 一部表示
    43 分
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