The Empowered with Ash Podcast
Welcome to Empowered with Ash — the podcast for women who are ready to create lasting change in their health, fitness, and mindset. Each episode dives deep into real conversations, practical tools, and the unfiltered truths about what it actually takes to build strength inside and out.
I’m your host, Ashleigh, an online health and fitness coach who helps busy women lose fat, build muscle, and step into the most confident version of themselves — WITHOUT giving up pizza or spending every day in the gym 🍕✨
Because let’s be real — true health is about so much more than workouts and nutrition. t’s about nurturing your mind, your body, and your soul. On this podcast, we talk about the whole picture — from discipline and self-care to faith and purpose — because lasting transformation starts when you put God at the center of it all. 🙏💫
Whether you’re here to improve your relationship with food, find joy in movement again, or learn how to balance your goals with real life, this podcast will guide you every step of the way.
It’s time to ditch the all-or-nothing mindset, reclaim your power, and build the body and life you love — one empowered, faith-led decision at a time. 💪💖
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Episodes
53 episodes
Tara De Leon: Hot Mess to Hot (Healthy, On It, & Thriving) Mom
🎙️ This Week’s Guest: Tara De LeonTara De Leon is a weight-neutral trainer who helps her clients build healthy habits — not chase smaller body sizes. From being named the National Strength and Conditioning Association’...
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Episode 53
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41:33
Gena Taylor: Overcoming Eating Disorders + Becoming "Fit Without Obsession"
🎙 This week’s guest: my business bestie, Gena Taylor!Gena is the owner of A Stronger Tomorrow LLC, and she’s a food freedom, fitness, and body confidence coach who specializes in helping pe...
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Episode 52
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43:26
Building A Diet You Love For Fat Loss
If the thought of eating chicken, rice, and broccoli makes you want to gag—but you’re trying to lose fat—this episode is for you!I’ve worked with dozens of clients, and every single one of them lost fat while following a diet tailored to...
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Episode 51
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30:19
Bre Hershey: The Self-Healing Era — From Perfectionism to Peace
This week, my amazing client Bre joins me on the pod to dive into her journey over the past few years working together. From a time where the gym and food consumed her every thought… to now living in true freedom — rooted in self-heali...
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Episode 50
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1:00:27
Social Media is NOT Toxic... Your Relationship With It Is
In this episode, I talk you through how to cultivate a positive relationship with social media and curate your feeds to inspire and empower you rather than drain your energy or trigger a menty b during your lunch break. If you're someone who fi...
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Episode 49
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25:42
Raeven Blair: The Secret to Success is... Gratitude
Today, the lovely Raeven Blair joins me on the pod! Raeven is a friend and fellow fitness/nutrition coach. She gets raw and vulnerable on the pod sharing her story with us. From overcoming an eating disorder to experiencing homelessness to batt...
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Episode 48
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37:26
Lydia Rose: Glowing From The Inside Out
In this week's episode, the lovely Lydia Rose joins me on the pod to chat all about skin care!! What viral tik toks are myth vs fact? How important is sunscreen? and what do we need to be doing to have glowing healthy skin?? Lydia answers all t...
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Episode 47
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46:27
Cultivating Confidence in Yourself and Your Body
In this week's episode, I talk about how confidence is NOT just a mindset... it is so much more multifaceted. As someone who has been insecure and uncomfortable in her body at her largest and her leanest... in my healing journey I have learned ...
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Episode 46
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21:53
Transitioning off Hormonal Birth Control After 10 Years ft. Jamie Renee
Jamie Renee is back on the pod! We talk about our experiences transitioning off hormonal birth control after a DECADE of being on it. Jamie, who is now a functional health practitioner, educates us on what happens to your body when you are on h...
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Episode 45
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49:23
Dr. Shirlea North: Pelvic Health 101
In this week's episode, Dr. Shirlea North joins me on the pod! She is the CEO and founder of NorthStar Physical Therapy, LLC. Shirlea teaches us about the importance of pelvic and lymphatic health in every stage of life as a woman. From intimac...
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Episode 44
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1:00:00
Making a Come Back When Life "Happens"
In this week's episode I talk about making a come back when life "happens" and throws you a curve ball... it could be recovering from an injury, changing jobs, life stressors increasing, navigating life post-partum... the list goes on and on......
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Episode 43
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24:46
Hannah Boller: Your Body Isn't Broken... Your Approach Is
In this episode, one of my phenomenal client's Hannah Boller, joins me on the pod! Hannah is an absolute ray of sunshine! She gets vulnerable with us and shares her struggles with weight loss over the last decade and how she had deemed her body...
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Episode 42
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49:02
How to Stop Obsessing Over the Scale
In this week's episode, I talk about why the scale fluctuates, how your dream body likely won't match your dream scale number and how to create a healthy and neutral relationship with the scale.
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Episode 41
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17:38
So you hit a plateau... now what?!
In this week's episode, I talk about why we hit plateaus on our fat loss journey, how to avoid hitting them as frequently in the future AND how to exit your current plateau and keep progess moving forward. If you are a woman who has lost 20-50+...
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Episode 40
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30:38
Life Post Partum ft Sarah Martinez Sepanski
In this week's episode we have a returning guest, the one and only Sarah Martinez Sepanski! She follows up from her first time on the pod sharing with us how her lifestyle shifted in her third trimester of pregnancy, her unique birth story, how...
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Episode 39
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1:04:22
Lyndsey Morris: Getting Fit While Working 12 Hour Shifts
This week, the lovely Lyndsey Morris joins me on the pod! She is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and online health and fitness coach who specializes in helping healthcare workers prioritize themselves and get hot and healthy while working 12...
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Episode 38
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31:40
Maintaining Progress on Vacation & Enjoying it GUILT FREE!
In this week's episode, I talk you through how to maintain progress on vacation and ditch any feelings of guilt and obsession on your trip. From hyper fixating on movement and nutrition to finding freedom and learning to be present... give this...
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Episode 37
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26:00
Candid Thoughts on 2024 Fitness Trends ft. Lexi & Caleb!!
Is pilates in and weight lifting out? Is cold plunging the secret to a stronger mind? Is intermittent fasting an effective weight loss method? Does cycle syncing really matter? Should you jump on the ozempic craze?Click here to find out ...
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Episode 36
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1:13:55
Jamie Renee: Strength Gains & Brain Gains
In this week's episode, my coach joins me on the podcast! Jamie is a wealth of knowledge in the fitness and wellness industry. She is a personal trainer, nutrition coach, hormone specialist and is currently working towards becoming a functional...
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Episode 35
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58:16
My Experience Being 6 Months Caffeine FREE
In this week's episode, I talk about my experience going on a caffeine detox that ended up turning in to a lifestyle change for me. I talk you through the pros and cons of my experience, what I learned about my body, and how it has affected my ...
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Episode 34
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21:46
Jen Bourgeois: The Importance of Sleep & Nervous System Regulation
In this week's episode, PharmD Jen Bourgeois, joins me on the pod! She is a National Award Winning Health Authority with advanced training in nutrition, medicine, integrative health, and nervous system regulation. She is the CEO of ...
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Episode 33
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58:39
Ditching the Comparison Trap
In this week's episode, I talk about the root cause of why we compare ourselves to others... how growing up with a twin has allowed me to have a unique perspective on comparison... AND how comparison is actually holding you back from success bo...
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Episode 32
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24:53
Lauren Balterman: Overcoming Perfectionism, Self-Doubt & High Functioning Anxiety as a High Performing Woman
In this week's episode the lovely, Lauren Balterman joins me on the pod! She is a licensed therapist, Certified Performance Life Coach and Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner who specializes in working with high performing women ...
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Episode 31
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32:53
Emily Lewis: Gut Health & Finding Self-Worth Outside of Your Body
In this week's episode the gut health queen, Emily Lewis, joins me on the podcast! Emily is a holistic gut practitioner, certified macro nutrition coach and is working towards her certification in functional medicine. Emily explains to us how t...
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Episode 30
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45:35
Vivian Ngo: How I Overcame 10 Years of Binge Eating
In this week's episode, the lovely Vivian Ngo joins me on the podcast! She is a certified personal trainer, certified nutrition coach and one of the CEOs of her own online health and fitness coaching company, Team Evolve. She shares with us how...
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Episode 29
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46:59