.png)
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
140. Experimenting with a New Schedule: My Top 3 Foolproof Tips for Time & Energy Management
I can’t lie, this first month of nomadic living has been a massive transition. The way we chose to do things in terms of work & children this time is much different than when we previously lived as nomads. My husband is keeping his full-time job which falls during regular work hours — this means my schedule is undergoing great change. We’re currently in our “trial period” of this new schedule and I’m finding what works & what doesn’t. My saving grace has been remembering to implement these 3 foolproof tips for time & energy management. Oh && hot take: I believe energy management is much more important than time management.
THE JUICY HIGHLIGHTS:
• Exploring our old stomping grounds with our kids
• Realizing how much “better” of a mom I am as nomads versus regular life
• How my health journey is going
• Experimenting with new & different parts of our schedule
• The three tangible tips you can implement to become a pro at time & energy management
THE EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
[1:07] Where I'm at and what I'm up to in Colorado
[2:20] My son turned 10! How have I been a mom for a decade... I'm emo
[3:15] The pros & cons of living near loved ones
[4:10] Bringing consistency to this episode of musings
[6:07] The things that are going really well for me
[6:16] How my health journey is going
[7:44] Achieving daily 10k step and activity goals
[8:09] Adrenal & hormone supporting workouts that I'm LOVING
[9:30] The only downside of this health journey is my clothes...
[11:21] My morning smoothie with ka'chava has been a fav
[11:49] What I've been struggling with
[13:18] Loving my business & getting lost in it
[14:50] My working hours are changing massively
[16:28] Working evenings is really hard for me & my creativity
[17:45] Tooting my own horn... I am a great nomad mom
[18:33] Testing midday naps with my projector daughter
[19:31] Approaching this new schedule with these top 3 things
[19:53] #1 — Set a trial run for your new schedule
[20:53] Taking detailed notes so I can make proper changes
[22:02] Understanding time & energy management
[22:19] Energy management is more important than time management
[22:42] #2 — Realistically break your tasks down
[24:19] How this actually helps you achieve more in a day
[25:09] #3 — Block off time and set themes for tasks
[26:01] The perspective of time when you do & don't have kids
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.
LIVE OFFERINGS
• 1:1 Mentorship
FREE & LOW TICKET OFFERS
• The Passive Program Suite
CONNECT FURTHER
• The Instagram community sees all the real time updates
• The website has all the current news