What if the things you’ve been making personal are simply “part of the game”?
In this episode, I'm sharing my biggest life-changing takeaways from a recent mastermind, insights that helped me deepen my relationship with agency, heart-led living, motherhood, business, growth, and my future self.
We explore why people may have opinions when you choose an extraordinary life, how to stop attaching your worth to rejection or projection, and the power available when you fully own the choices you’re making.
Whether you are building a business, navigating motherhood, healing burnout, moving through relationship dynamics, or simply wanting to feel more lit up by your life, this episode is an invitation to stop shaming yourself for where you are and start backing yourself more deeply.
In this episode, we explore:
→ Why doing extraordinary things naturally brings judgment and projection
→ How to stay in your heart when your ego wants to keep you small
→ The difference between making a choice and fully owning that choice
→ Releasing shame around trade-offs, seasons, motherhood, business, and ambition
→ Why the way you see and treat yourself teaches the world how to respond to you
→ How to stop taking rejection, conflict, "no's," and other people's behavior personally
→ Seeing challenges as part of the game rather than evidence that you’re failing
→ Moving from discipline and hustle into devotion to your future self
→ How to be fully present while still taking aligned action toward your dreams
→ Reframing resistance, triggers, and hard seasons into opportunities for expansion
Your life gets lighter when you stop asking, "What does this say about me?" and begin asking, "What is this here to teach me, expand in me, or make space for?"
You get to choose your perspective. You get to own your desires. And you get to create the most empowering story about the life you’re living.
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As always, let's get nourished!
What is That's So Nourishing?
That's So Nourishing is a podcast for the woman who holds it all (her business, family, finances, relationships, social life, you name it...), and is ready to tackle it all in a fresh, much more nourishing way. Hosted by intuitive healer, somatic practitioner, and nervous system coach Ashley Krooks, this show explores what it means to stop performing, stop self-abandoning, and find your way back to yourself so you can create a life that feels just as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
Through deep conversations on nervous system healing, burnout recovery, self-trust, identity, emotional wellbeing, relationships, and personal growth, Ashley shares tools, stories, and honest perspective shifts to help you move through any challenges you face, release old conditioning, and root into who you truly are.
Ashley’s near decade of online coaching experience, coupled with her numerous certifications, accolades, and expertise in building a business to 7-figures is weaved all throughout this show.
If you're ready to hold more without losing yourself, feel more grounded in every area of your life, and become the most nourished version of you, you're in the right place. Let's get nourished!