Contemplative writing isn’t about grammar or punctuation. It’s about embarking on a process of discovery, depth, and integration. It’s about intentionally jump starting change when necessary, changing your perspective, and also shifting your relationship with change. Listen and learn as Ashley and Leaf talk about the ins and outs of using writing prompts for reflection. This technique helps you mindfully enhance the change process. Using this tool will help you live with courage and choose peace...
Jun 29, 2015•28 min
Many of us dislike our bodies. We feed our bodies with unhealthy food, judgment, and shame. Whether we grow up with bad habits or we ingest cultural messages about beauty, we start to wage war with ourselves. What if it could be different? Listen as Ashley talks with Mara Schiavocampo , ABC News Correspondent and author of Thinspired about how to make a shift. Ironically, self-acceptance is the very place to begin. Becoming friends with our bodies rather than adversaries allows us to make differ...
Jun 15, 2015•26 min
Life doesn’t always seem to be moving forward. Even though we know that change is inevitable, it doesn’t always seem to be happening. We can feel completely stuck in any number of ways: with our relationship, our career, our finances, our physical health. Listen as Ashley talks with Carol Look who describes a simple and effective technique called “EFT: emotional freedom technique.” Also known as tapping, this daily practice could make the difference in your life between being stuck and flowing i...
Jun 01, 2015•26 min
Whether you are sick or well, you most likely visit a doctor or a dentist at least several times a year. And if you have any medical concerns, you may have frequent tests, procedures, and even surgeries. It is natural to experience some anxiety and fear as you face the uncertainties and vulnerabilities of all things medical. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Listen as Ashley and Elvira discuss specific strategies to reduce your anxiety and increase your sense of empowerment. Through “comf...
May 25, 2015•33 min
What happens if you suddenly realize that you’re not living the life you were born to live? What if you question your work, your marriage, your home and you realize that none of it reflects the authentic you? Listen as Ashley talks with Lani McKinnon , a woman who recreated her life from the ground up. Learn about how to orchestrate a life ‘makeover’, including life maps, life coaching, and heart whispers. Find out how you can summon the courage to create a life that you truly love. Subscribe wi...
May 11, 2015•31 min
Raising children is a big part of many people’s lives – a journey that requires an enormous amount of love, time, energy, and attention. So when the children spread their wings and fly, leaving you in an empty nest, what happens next? Join Ashley and her guest Katrina Kenison as they discuss the aspects of loss, grieving, transformation, and opportunity that are all part of this process. If you’re a ‘free bird’ and even if you’re not, you will learn that you’re not alone in navigating this impor...
May 04, 2015•33 min
Have you ever felt like your life was drifting, meaningless? Do you feel like a zombie going through the motions? What might happen if you woke up? Facing the fact that you won’t live forever can have a motivating impact on your days. How might things change if you treated this year as the last year of your life? What legacy might you be inspired to leave? Find out the power of this approach as Ashley talks to Clint Arthur about his experience of waking up. Subscribe with your favorite podcast p...
Apr 20, 2015•29 min
If you have a love/hate relationship with food, listen to this program and learn how to create a nourishing relationship with the food that nourishes you. Ashley and her guest, Denise Lamothe unpack eating disorders of all types as well as solutions for turning things around. It’s never too late to have a better relationship with the food in your life! Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Having a Healthy Relationship with Food appeared first on Web...
Apr 06, 2015•30 min
It doesn’t matter how old you are when a parent dies. It hurts. This person who either supported you throughout your life – or didn’t – made a huge impact on you. When they exit the planet, it is a profound rite of passage. Even though it’s part of the expected life cycle, it can still be a painful reality. How do you cope? How do you use your pain for new growth? Join Ashley and her guest, Linda Schreyer to talk about parental loss and transcendent possibilities. Subscribe with your favorite po...
Mar 23, 2015•33 min
Resilience is about coping gracefully with life’s circumstances. You might say that resilience is actually key in embracing change, in working with the challenges in your life. Because when it comes down to it, it’s not what happens in your life that matters most, it’s how you handle what happens. Fortunately, there are simple ways to rewire your brain for optimal resilience, no matter what is going on in your life. Learn from Ashley and her guest, Linda Graham , how to do just that. Subscribe w...
Mar 02, 2015•32 min
Intimacy, or ‘in to me see’, isn’t just about sex. It’s about a quality of transparent connection in which your relationships and encounters with others are richer and deeper. Whether you’re in a committed relationship and you’d like to have more sex, or you’d like to expand the depth of your friendships, listen as Ashley and her guest, Susan Lager , talk about ways to create more intimacy in all of your relationships. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Ch...
Feb 16, 2015•33 min
Whether you suffer from depression or simply occasionally get the ‘blues’, this show is for you. You can develop your innate, natural antidepressants within you by engaging in a few new simple habits. Neuroplasticity allows you to rewire your brain for more happiness today. Listen as Ashley talks with her guest, Dr. Elisha Goldstein , and learn how you can broaden your capacity to have more joy in your life. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Unco...
Feb 02, 2015•31 min
Self-care is more than kind behaviors and actions toward yourself. Self-care is actually an ability to befriend yourself. If you’re struggling with self-compassion – or if this is the year that you want to finally learn to love yourself – then listen and learn. Ashley talks with Alaya Chadwick about trading in the subtle energies of self-violence for a new personal pattern of self-care. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – The Art of Self-Care appea...
Jan 19, 2015•33 min
Does meditation seem like it takes too much work? Feel like you don’t have the time to sit and chill out? Bet you have a minute, a single minute. Learn a technique that can turn your life around, one moment at a time. Listen and learn as Ashley and Martin discuss a simple practice that you can incorporate into your routine today. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Improving your Day one Moment at a Time appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
Jan 05, 2015•31 min
Have you had an affair recently? Purchased a sports car? Traded in an older spouse for a younger version? Moving past the cliché of a midlife crisis, Ashley and her guest Frankie Picasso talk about midlife possibility . Learn how the midlife phase of life can become an opportunity for evaluation, meaning making, and intentional living. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Rethinking the Midlife Crisis appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net ....
Dec 22, 2014•31 min
Divorce doesn’t have to be a full scale war. In fact, it can be a life transition that creates opportunities for self-discovery and growth. Listen as Ashley and Bill Ferguson share personal and professional experiences in the new method of ‘conscious uncoupling.’ You too can divorce as friends and create a new relationship with your ex. It’s your choice how you manage your side. Although you must acknowledge the pain of ending a chapter in your life, there are specific ways to ensure that the ne...
Dec 08, 2014•31 min
While many changes are welcome, others are simply much more challenging. When a loved one is sick or dying, your world turns upside down. How can you cope, release fears, shift your perspective, and discover the hidden gifts in the process? Ashley talks with Maria “Dancing Heart” Hoaglund about how to change with courage when you’re facing the real life experience of sickness and even death. Listen and learn. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Cop...
Nov 17, 2014•33 min
If you find that fear, frustration, and resentment are taking up too much time and energy in your life, then this show is for you. Listen as Ashley and her guest Bill Ferguson discuss specific ways to turn around these reactive aspects to living. Instead, learn how to invite in a new way of being in the world that is rooted in healing and love. Take back your power and live a better life . . . today. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Eliminating ...
Nov 03, 2014•32 min
You know that exercise will improve your life, right? But it’s so hard to fit it in (and sometimes hard to do!) Is it possible to become athletic even if you’ve never been so inclined? In fact, it is! It’s never too late to start moving your body and reaping the benefits of exercise. Join Ashley as she reveals her own path towards fitness and talks with Felix Treitler about activity therapy and also Susan Collins about transitional changes after 50. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player An...
Oct 20, 2014•34 min
If you feel like the treadmill of life is going too fast for you, then listen now! Even if your life is busy, complicated, and overly stressed, you can start creating small changes in your life that will invite more simplicity and stillness. Listen as Ashley talks with Karen Horneffer-Ginter , author of Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit about how you can make shifts today toward stressfree living. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – Creating Simplicity and ...
Oct 06, 2014•31 min
How do you let go of a past that haunts you, of an abusive childhood, or of a traumatic history? Join Ashley as she talks with New York Times bestselling author Dave Pelzer who survived a childhood of horrific abuse. Listen as he talks about what he’s learned through the years about resilience, forgiveness, and owning his self-worth. You won’t want to miss this program! Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracing Change – “Unburdening Yourself from a Painful Past “...
Sep 22, 2014•37 min
Have you ever wanted help in creating the change that you desire in your life? Learn how you could benefit from a specific tool to harness the powerful law of attraction. Listen to Ashley as she chats with Michael Pearlman about a contemplative tool for focusing your intention, creating a vision for change, and then translating that into action. If it’s time to make a shift in your life then this program will show you how. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embracin...
Sep 08, 2014•31 min
Depression affects millions and millions of people. Our first impulse is to stop the pain by popping a pill. However, the same change in brain chemistry that is achieved with medication is possible with nonmedicative approaches as well. Listen and learn effective ways to overcome depression, either as an alternative to medication or as a supplement to medication. Ashley and her guest, Bill O’Hanlon share cutting edge, natural ways to get relief from depression. You can create the change that you...
Aug 25, 2014•32 min
The human spirit may be resilient, but how do you find the strength to survive utter devastation? How do you pick up the pieces of a shattered life and continue on? Join Ashley as she talks to Nancy Sharp , author of Both Sides Now who lived the experience of triumphing over tragedy. Nancy learned that her husband’s cancer had returned on the very day that she gave birth to premature twins. Two years later, she was a widow. Nancy grieved, eventually moved to a new state, and started over. Now, i...
Aug 11, 2014•34 min
Although we get married with the best of intentions, 50% of us will eventually get divorced. Does it have to be a contentious experience? Can the process unfold with relative peacefulness, compassion, and kindness? Listen as Ashley talks with a Buddhist order member who has been meditating for 30 years. Bodhipaksa and Ashley both share their experiences with managing anger, grief, and emotional pain through a divorce. Learn a surprising practice that can shift you into a place of more compassion...
Jul 28, 2014•28 min
If you’ve ever suffered from low self-esteem or felt that your life was hopeless, listen to this program about how to make positive mental shifts. It is possible to claim your power and make changes to have a happier life. Ashley and Mal discuss Mal’s five steps toward inner freedom that is part of her Alpha Chick model. She developed this after overcoming her own long battle with alcoholism. Listen and be inspired about how to make changes in your mindset so that you too can finally claim your ...
Jul 01, 2014•32 min
Depression affects millions and millions of people. Our first impulse is to stop the pain by popping a pill. However, the same change in brain chemistry that is achieved with medication is possible with nonmedicative approaches as well. Listen and learn effective ways to overcome depression, either as an alternative to medication or as a supplement to medication. Ashley and her guest, Bill O’Hanlon share cutting edge, natural ways to get relief from depression. You can create the change that you...
Jun 16, 2014•32 min
We all want to be happy and free from suffering. Is it possible even if our circumstances are less than favorable? Can we change our perceptions so that happiness is guaranteed and permanent? Join Ashley and her guest Daniel Parmagianni, author of “The Magnificent Truths of our Existence” as they unlock the secrets to finding happiness NOW. Listen and learn how you can be a happier person, regardless of your past or present. Subscribe with your favorite podcast player Android RSS The post Embrac...
Jun 02, 2014•32 min
Each of us knows that we will die – death is not optional. In fact, it’s the biggest and most massive ‘change’ that we’ll ever face. And yet, most of us don’t spend any time reflecting on our own deaths and what might be the ultimate next chapter. Join Ashley as she talks with Sandra Champlain, author of “We Don’t Die.” Sandra has researched death and concluded that there is indeed something more. Together they discuss how this information can impact life as well as the grieving process. This fa...
May 19, 2014•37 min
How does life unfold when you’ve had a childhood of severe physical and verbal abuse? How do you change a trajectory of violence, struggle, and dead end opportunities? How do you bounce back after extreme personal loss? You make change happen. Listen as Ashley talks with Darrell Foster, a personal trainer to Hollywood stars, an athlete, and the author of his memoir “Breathe”. You will be amazed and inspired by his lessons of resilience, of starting over, and of choosing a healthy life. Anyone ca...
May 05, 2014•31 min
