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Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life
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.
Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood, & Life
131. The Naked Truth of Success & Discontentment | RTWOS EP 6 with Shay Bacani
From her parents experiencing great financial loss as a child to starting over at age 18, Shay still deals with her money mindset and fears she could lose it all again. She is experiencing "success" at this moment, but wonders if she'll ever be content. This is the Releasing The Wounds Of Success Series, Episode 6 with special guest, Shay Bacani. 🤎
MEET SHAY
Shay is a CFO, Financial Strategist, and owner of Centure Financial - a financial management firm for women, by women. More importantly, she is a military wife and mother of two. She serves high-performing women in business generating multi-six and seven figures.
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THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:
đź–¤ CAO female mentor in glam & finance
đź–¤ Learning to be content with success as a forward thinker & anxious achiever
đź–¤ Imperfect moms & imperfect homes
THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
[4:10] Pregnant at 17 & starting over
[9:53] Thriving career & side hustle
[12:30] Shay gets vulnerable for the first time
[16:09] Struggling to share our "rock bottom" because we don't want to be defined by that
[20:07] Where my overdoing & overachieving habits came from
[21:44] Shay's parents losing everything
[24:59] Not meeting self-made expectations & realizing not everything is in your control
[29:55] Experiencing a lack of contentment
[35:07] Those damn viral & aesthetic homesteaders 👩🏻‍🌾
[39:51] Imperfect homes & delegating home tasks
REDEFINE MASTERMIND IS OPEN
REDEFINE applications are OPEN and while we don't start until February 2024, I'm currently going through applications and they won’t be open much longer! There are only eight spots total so I can pour as much of myself into you as possible & keep this container super intimate and potent. This is a four-month experience where we're not just chasing quick wins — we're here for the long term.
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.
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