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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
183. [Bonus Episode] Luteal Phase Meditation
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This bonus episode is the final guided meditation from inside The Regulated Woman that teaches you how to use your cycle as a blueprint for your energy, capacity, and nervous system support.
This meditation is designed for your luteal phase... a season that can feel tender, emotional, and sometimes overwhelming… but is also deeply wise.
While this phase often gets labeled as “hard,” it’s actually an invitation: to slow down, to soften, to listen, and to meet yourself with a level of compassion that most of us were never taught to offer.
TOPICS WE EXPLORE:
• The luteal phase as a time of emotional depth and reflection
• Releasing the pressure to be “on” or productive
• Understanding emotions as guidance
• Nervous system support through stillness and breath
• Practicing self-compassion instead of self-judgment
• Slowing down without guilt or resistance
• Using visualization to create safety and self-love
• Affirmations that support rest, trust, and emotional acceptance
• Reframing sensitivity as wisdom and direction
• Honoring your body’s rhythm instead of pushing against it
POINT OF THE EPISODE:
The luteal phase isn’t something to fix, it’s something to honor. When you stop resisting your emotions and start meeting yourself with compassion, this phase becomes a powerful space for insight, healing, and deep self-trust.
MENTIONED:
• Her Rhythms: a program inside The Regulated Woman
• Episode 174: [Bonus Episode] Menstrual Phase Meditation
• Episode 177: [Bonus Episode] Follicular Phase Meditation
• Episode 180: [Bonus Episode] Ovulation 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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