Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood
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Shamelessly Ambitious I Helping Ambitious Women Prevent Burnout + Create Nervous System First Success in Business, Motherhood
Shamelessly Ambitious is an honest, grounding, and vulnerable podcast for ambitious, emotionally intelligent women who are done proving themselves, tired of living in constant high-functioning burnout, and craving a life and business that actually feel good.Hosted by Ash McDonald—therapist, nervous-...
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161. When the Plan Falls Apart: Parenting, Values, and Asking the Hard Questions
Sometimes the plan for the episode… totally sucks. In this conversation, I scrap my original idea mid-recording and bring you into what’s actually ali...
160. How I Plan Profit Without Burning Out: Quarterly Goals for a Regulated Business
What if your business could feel steady instead of like a monthly rollercoaster? In this episode I walk you through my nervous-system-first profit pla...
159. [Bonus Episode] Life After Letting Go: A Story about Motherhood & Capacity
Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on what happens after a retreat, when life gets lifey and the work has to live in your body, your kitchen, your ca...
158. The Money Myth That’s Draining Your Energy
Today we’re naming a sneaky belief a lot of high-achievers carry: “If I just had more money, everything would feel easier.” I’ve lived that hustle. Ma...
157. Why Real Success Takes Time: Rewiring Your Brain for Patience
Hi sister friend. Back at it again... and today, we’re slowing all the way down. Because somewhere between instant coffee, instant Amazon deliveries,...
156. (Bonus Episode) The Problem with AI Therapy (and How to Use It Safely)
Hello, my love. Today’s episode might ruffle some feathers… and honestly, I’m okay with that. Because this one matters. We’re diving into AI therapy —...
155. Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should: The Hidden Cost of Being Capable
What if your superpower of “I’ve got it” is the very thing keeping you exhausted? In this episode, I unpack the quiet trap high-achieving women fall i...
154. How I’m Staying Visible and Growing My Business Without Social Media
Hi friend. If last week had you wondering “okay, but how do you run a business without the apps?”... This is the step-by-step guide. I audited where...
153. (Bonus Episode) Sealing Energy Leaks Meditation
Hi friend. I wanted to drop in with a little surprise… something special outside our regular Tuesday episodes. This bonus meditation is one of the mos...
152: Why I’m Taking a Year (minimum) Off Social Media
Hello hello, my love. Reporting live from my social free era with coffee in one hand and a board game under the other. On my 38th birthday, August 28,...
151. The #1 Nervous System Shift That Attracts More Peace and Abundance Than Any Strategy Ever Could
If there’s one thing that’s quietly changed everything for me, my nervous system, my relationships, my business, it’s what I’m sharing in this episode...
150. Cortisol Addiction Explained (and How to Break the Cycle)
Even after I slowed down, healed, lost 40 pounds, and felt like a brand-new human, the old patterns still tiptoed back in. Not the dramatic face-down-...
149. Seven Signs You’re in High-Functioning Burnout
What was meant to be a little pause turned into almost a year and a half off the mic.
August 2024 to October 2025.
Time is fake, apparentl...
Welcome to Shamelessly Ambitious with Ash McDonald
A real, unfiltered look behind the scenes of what it takes to build a life and business that actually feel good. Shamelessly Ambitious is where ambiti...
148. The Final Episode In My Beyond Profit Era
Welcome to the final episode... at least for a little while. Tune in to hear the journey that led me to this choice, including the challenges of balan...
147. The Perfect Business Plan Doesn’t Exist
I am doing things a littttttle bit differently this week, but I’m super excited about it! ➡️ I’m bringing you the BTS, original audio clip from the ex...
146. I Am Safe Enough To Go Slow
Coming to you for another Musings style episode from the comfort of my bed on day one of my bleed as I watch the Washington rain outside and dream abo...
145. Reparenting My Inner Child & Creating Moments To Heal The Younger Me
I'm taking my healing journey to a whole new level. This summer has been dedicated to healing childhood wounds, creating moments to comfort little Ash...
144. Backyard Reflections: Somewhere In Washington Becoming Her & Reassessing My Boundaries
I'm so excited to be coming to you from my serene backyard in the woods of Issaquah, Washington. Hear the tea BTS of Her Reinvention, what my daily t...
143. A Life & Business Above the Standard
If you tuned in to episode 141, I shared a very personal & vulnerable story about a time I didn’t belong. A huge reason why I felt compelled to share...
142. Sharing My Reinvention & The Thing I Fucked Up In My Business
This week's musings is brought to you riverside. I wish you could see & smell how fresh it is here. We are currently in Livingston, MT which is just o...
141. A Time I Didn't Belong
Drum roll pleasseee 🥁 The updated membership is here and it is simply amazing. The Above The Standard Collective. ✨🥹🖤 Although I can't give away t...
140. Experimenting with a New Schedule: My Top 3 Foolproof Tips for Time & Energy Management
I can’t lie, this first month of nomadic living has been a massive transition. The way we chose to do things in terms of work & children this time is...
139. How I Shift My Perspective For A Rich & Present Life
Life is all about perspective && that’s exactly what we’re diving into today. If you would’ve asked me a few years ago if it would be possible to pac...
138. The Balancing Act: Work, Kids, & The 'More Than Enough' Mindset
Whew, I'm gonna have to get used to this. In today's episode we're walking together on Mission Beach in San Diego, California. 🌴 I'm sort of obsessed...
137. Self-Sacrifice & The Need To Belong
A few months ago I did some "story extraction calls" with a close colleague where I laid my real, raw && oh so vulnerable life story all out on the ta...
136. The Catalyst To My Deep Depression, Emotional Eating, & Call To My Selfish Era
Welcome to the first episode of Nomad Musings. Possibly low quality audio, but high quality connection. 😏
Ya'll know that 2023 was a har...
135. How Falling Victim To Societal Standards Caused My Breaking Point & Selfish Era
Gahh, I am so excited to be back. In this episode, I get real about falling victim to societal standards and letting them dictate my personal and busi...
134. Am I Burning Out? Super Important Announcements
Well, this sucks. I've officially been sick for FOUR weeks. A literal month. 😑 But I've been wanting to record this episode to fill you in on the few...
133. 4 Steps To Cultivate Magic & Real Connection | RTWOS EP 8
Not to toot my own horn, but I hold space for deep, deep magic & connection inside my containers. A client recently asked me how I'm able to do this,...
132. Finding Contentment In All Seasons | RTWOS EP 7 with Katie Quesada
When I asked Katie about what wounds of success meant to her, she had a very different take and I can't wait for you to hear it. This woman and I have...
131. The Naked Truth of Success & Discontentment | RTWOS EP 6 with Shay Bacani
From her parents experiencing great financial loss as a child to starting over at age 18, Shay still deals with her money mindset and fears she could...
130. Unexpected Struggles of Success | RTWOS EP 5 with Jenn Pike
Have you ever felt like the success you're chasing is someone else's goal? Have you experienced mom guilt as a result of showing up more consistently...
129. Entrepreneurship is Lonely | RTWOS EP 4 with Kaili Meyer
Entrepreneurship can be a wildly emotional & lonely rollercoaster. If you've ever experienced losing a friendship or relationship from running your ow...
128. Depersonalizing Failure | RTWOS EP 3 with Topsie VandenBosch
Let’s dive into the transformative power of embracing failure and learning how to fail well. In this episode, you’ll find how depersonalizing your set...
127. Money Mindset Toxicity | RTWOS EP 2 with Erica Reitman
Erica Reitman is a successful, rule breaking CEO who is a full fucking vibe. In this episode we dive deep into her experience growing up, how success...
126. Hitting My Rock Bottom | RTWOS EP 1
Welcome to the Releasing the Wounds of Success series. I’m kicking off the series by sharing about my own wounds of success. We take it waaayy back to...
125. My Take On Quantum Leaps
Thissss is a little bit ridiculous, but I'm finally talking about it because it seems to be the thing that everybody wants. A quantum leap. 💥 What is...
124. Triggering Others, Impulsivity & Never Settling (A Story)
There's been a lot of weird and emotional stuff coming up for me lately. Some stuff I had done a lot of therapeutic work on and thought I'd healed fro...
123. Slowing Down To Speed Up
It’s time to talk about the importance of slowing down to speed up…what does that even mean?? . My last episode was my real & raw reaction to my $1M m...