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High Heels Higher StandardsUntangling the Tinsel: Spending the Holidays Alone Without the Toxic OnesIf this is your first holiday, thanksgiving or Christmas without toxic family, a draining partner, or the chaos you grew up with, this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards is your permission slip to protect your peace, protect your energy, and romanticize spending the holidays solo for the softest December of your life. In “Untangling the Tinsel: Spending the Holidays Alone Without the Toxic Ones,” hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak dive into the emotional reality of spending the holidays alone — and why solitude can be the glow-up season your ner...
2025-11-2628 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsThe Girl Gang Effect: Why Female Friendships Make You UnstoppableWhy does spending time with powerful, aligned women make you feel more confident, creative, and unstoppable? In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak break down the science, psychology, and strategy behind what they call The Girl Gang Effect — the transformative power of female friendship.This conversation blends neuroscience with real-life girl talk, revealing how supportive women literally change your brain chemistry, stress levels, mindset, and even your success trajectory.✨ In this empo...
2025-11-1928 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsWine Night Science: Why Talking With Your Girls Heals You Faster Than TherapyEver notice how one night of girl talk can leave you feeling lighter, calmer, and more grounded — even if nothing in your life has changed? Turns out, that’s not just emotional — it’s science.In this funny, cozy, and research-backed episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak break down the neurochemical power of female friendship — why talking with your girlfriends literally lowers stress, boosts mood, and rewires your brain for connection and healing.✨ What you’ll learn in this episode:The scie...
2025-11-1233 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsThey Didn’t Burn Witches, They Burned Women: History of Witches, Women's Rights, Wrongs and ReclamationIn this powerful and deeply thought-provoking episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak uncover the real history behind the witch hunts — and how the same systems of fear, control, and silencing that once burned women at the stake still echo in modern culture today.This episode goes beyond history to explore the psychology of power, the erasure of feminine intelligence, and the modern reclamation of intuition and strength. From the midwives and healers whose wisdom was destroyed, to the modern wo...
2025-10-2229 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsEmotional Vampires ( & Narcissists) Are Real: The Neuroscience of Emotional ContagionEver walk out of a meeting, happy hour, or family dinner feeling completely drained? You might’ve just met an emotional vampire. In this episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi Hushak and Ashley Werner break down the science and spirituality behind energy drain—and how to protect your personal power from toxic people, workplace burnout, and emotional exhaustion.The Science: Learn how mirror neurons, cortisol co-regulation, and social contagion theory explain why other people’s moods, stress, and energy literally affect your body and brain. Discover how emotional contagion impacts your workplace, your r...
2025-10-1540 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsEverything is EnergyWhat if you could literally change your life just by shifting your energy? In this powerful episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Heidi Hushak and Ashley Werner explore the transformative truth behind the phrase “Everything is Energy.”From the science of neural pathways and mirror neurons to the spiritual practices of grounding and energy clearing, this episode bridges neuroscience, spirituality, and self-awareness in a way that’s as empowering as it is practical. Ashley guides listeners through a one-minute grounding meditation designed to help you reset your nervous system...
2025-10-0837 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsDefine Yourself, DarlingDefine Yourself, Darling | High Heels, Higher StandardsAre you living by someone else’s definition of you? In this empowering episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Heidi Hushak and Ashley Werner pull back the curtain on what it really takes to reclaim your identity, silence the nay-sayers, and step boldly into the version of yourself you’ve always dreamed of becoming.Ashley shares powerful personal stories—from shrinking in corporate meetings to breaking free from toxic relationships—and reveals a simple yet transformative three-step framework to audit labels...
2025-08-2729 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsDo It ScaredDo It Scared – Why Courage Matters More Than ConfidenceIf you’re waiting to feel “ready,” you’ll be waiting forever. Discover why courage — not confidence — is the key to success, and how taking messy, imperfect action now will get you further than waiting for perfect conditions.Stop waiting to feel “ready.” In this raw and empowering episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, Heidi Hushak interviews Ashley Werner on what it really looks like to chase your dreams while scared out of your mind. The reality is that the best time to s...
2025-08-1329 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsSetting Boundaries & Saying No With StyleReady to upgrade your boundaries without apologizing for your ambition? In this empowering, witty, and refreshingly real episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, hosts Heidi Hushak and Ashley Werner get bold about the power of saying “no” in heels, with grace, and without guilt.Ashley, the self-proclaimed Boundaries Queen, breaks down why so many high-achieving women struggle to set limits and how saying “no” can actually be the biggest career flex of the year. From workplace expectations to friendship fatigue and family guilt trips, this episode serves up boundary-setting scripts, real-life role pla...
2025-08-0534 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsWomen in Hot Water - How Women Transform through Adversity (Egg, Potato, or Coffee)In this powerful episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, co-hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak unpack what it means to transform through adversity, not just survive it. Titled “Women in Hot Water,” this inspiring conversation explores the popular metaphor of the egg, the potato, and coffee, each representing how women respond to pressure, trauma, and life’s toughest moments.Are you hardening from burnout? Melting under the weight of expectations? Or learning to alchemize pain into power?This episode is a must-listen for women naviga...
2025-07-2334 minHigh Heels Higher StandardsWe Don't Date PotentialEpisode 1,3: We Don’t Date PotentialIn this bold and unfiltered episode of High Heels, Higher Standards, co-hosts Ashley Werner and Heidi Hushak unpack the all-too-common trap of dating for potential instead of reality. If you’ve ever fallen for a man’s promise rather than his presence, this one’s for you.Ashley shares personal insights and lived experiences about investing in relationships that look perfect on paper—but leave you emotionally drained. Heidi helps break down the cultural conditioning that leads high-achieving women to become unpaid life coaches, therapists, or persona...
2025-07-2327 min