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This episode is appropriately titled “Stop Giving Your Power Away” because… whew! Ashley has been staring down the quiet, yet socially rewarded ways she self-betrays: saying yes too fast, over-helping, dropping her own priorities for everyone else, and outsourcing her inner knowing to tech, timelines, and other people’s expectations.

In this conversation, she walks you through:

• A vulnerable New York hotel moment, reading old journals and realizing she’d been looping the same problems all year.
• How self-betrayal can look like being “the helpful one,” “the reliable one,” or “the good mom/wife/friend.”
• Why your body often knows you’re betraying yourself before your brain will admit it.
• How movement and the nervous system can help you access the pause between reaction and response.
• A simple way to use your workouts, cool downs, and even your warmups as a practice ground for self-trust.
• Why relying solely on wearables and data can quietly train you to mistrust your own experience.

If you’ve ever felt that little seed of disappointment in your belly after saying yes when you meant no, this one’s for you. We’re not fixing it overnight—but we are slowing down, paying attention, and taking the next right step further forward together.

Further Forward is about knowing we’re not doing this alone. If this episode supported you, share it with one woman you love and let her know you’re rooting for her, too.

Further Forward: Honest Conversations on the Art of Becoming, is hosted by Ashley Mitchell.

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