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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
177. [Bonus Episode] Follicular Phase Meditation
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This bonus episode is another guided meditation for your follicular phase… the season of new beginnings, curiosity, and forward momentum. This is the phase where energy starts to rise again, ideas feel lighter, and creativity begins to bloom.
This meditation invites you to reconnect with your inner spring, soften into possibility, and allow inspiration to flow without pressure to act or decide anything yet.
TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• The follicular phase as a time of renewal and fresh energy
• Releasing residue from the menstrual phase
• Connecting to creativity without urgency or pressure
• Visualizing your inner spring and natural momentum
• Allowing ideas to arise without forcing outcomes
• Affirmations that support openness, trust, and inspiration
• Using breath and imagery to support nervous system expansion
• Honoring your natural rhythm instead of rushing ahead
POINT OF THE EPISODE:
The follicular phase is about possibility. This meditation helps you reconnect with your creative energy, trust your natural timing, and open yourself to new ideas without needing to act on them yet.
MENTIONED:
• Her Rhythms: a program inside The Regulated Woman
• Episode 174: [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation
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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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