Hi, I'm Ashley, your host.
When I was younger, I talked a lot.
Now I'm older and I still have a lot to say.
So why not turn that skill into a podcast?!
But in all seriousness, I went through phases growing up where I was certain I'd be an actress, then I thought maybe I'd go into radio...then it all shifted and actually turned into the behind the scenes work, like being a production assistant for concerts.
And one day I decided to go get a 9-5 and left all of that behind.
But if we slow down long enough to listen, life has a funny way of giving us little nudges to get back to our most authentic self.
And once I left corporate America, new opportunities were presented to me and each one has led me here, to this place where I can see how the vision I had when I was younger is still possible, just through a different avenue: a podcast.
This passion project is a way to remind me that even if I wasn't brave enough to do the things I thought I'd do when I was younger, I can still do a version of those things now.
It's still new. I'm still catching my bearings. And I am working on rediscovering my voice (that will be its own episode).
But as someone who loves to talk, loves to share, teach and inspire and always pictured herself doing something with a mic, camera or audience...this is my way to do just that.
Open Book with Ash is real life, unfiltered convos about body image, marriage, motherhood, self-talk, and all the other bullshit we should be normalizing and talking about more as women.
You may even have the occasional ah-ha moment that makes you go hmmm....
Pull up a chair. Grab a marg. Let's chat.
Rediscovering My Voice: A Story About a Toxic Relationship with a Robot
And on today's episode...I share something that makes me want to go run and hide. I don't know why, really, because TONS of people are in a relationship with a bot and talk to them on the regular...but maybe for me, it is because the relationship I had built with it, the way I opted to use it, took me further out of alignment and further from myself. It was slowly eating away at the idea that I can use and trust my own voice. And as a coach, "I should know better"...but I'm also human so g...
8 Oct 2026
Your Stories (Self Limiting Beliefs & Shitty Self Talk): Part 2
TEN Episodes Guys! Woot!! And I'm so glad you're tuning into part 2 of this series because oddly enough it took me TWO tries to record this one...and honestly, I was so excited for the first recording then it was like the tech gods knew the second time around would be even better and it is....if I do say so myself. So welcome back for part 2 of one of my FAV things to talk about and teach! In part 1 we talked about uncovering your limiting beliefs and shitty self talk (aka stories)...
24 Sept 2026
Your Stories (Self Limiting Beliefs & Shitty Self Talk): Part 1
Y'all...this is a topic that I LOVE. (Probably because I am the queen of stories and I still find some that don't serve me! Like peeling back the layers of an onion over here, guys.) But trying to not overload you and spend hours talking was not easy...so this is part 1 of a 2 part series on the stories we tell ourselves, specifically our self limiting beliefs and negative self talk (aka shitty self talk). Why do I love this topic? I'm glad you asked... Stories...
10 Sept 2026
Getting to Neutral: Ditching the Drama About Our Bodies
In today's episode I am talking about something that might shock you: you don't have to love your body. And you don't need a bunch of unicorn and rainbow thoughts about it either...you just need to get to neutral. (Trust me, by the end you will understand what I mean by get to "NEUTRAL!" LOL.) I'm helping you break down the difference between the facts about your body and the story you've built on top of them and why simple statements about our body will always beat the emotionally loaded on...
27 Aug 2026
Why the F*ck Am I Even Doing This? (And Where Did My Day Go?!)
3 Simple Check Ins to Take Back Control of Your Schedule Ok, so most of us are back to school...and if your days already feel like a blur of chauffeuring kids, meetings, trying to figure out what's for dinner, reacting to whatever comes next, and wondering where your time went...this one's for you. On this episode I give you 3 simple tools I use with clients (and myself) to keep you from feeling like you have zero control over your schedule: where your time is actually going (this one is al...
13 Aug 2026
What An Epic Universe Park Day Taught Me About Trusting Myself
We just got back from our summer vacation, and 5 of those days were spent at Universal. And for our day at Epic Universe, I veered off course from the plan we had already made and was quickly reminded why sometimes research only creates confusion when you already know what’s right. What didn't seem like a big deal turned into an "epic" fail, followed by a very familiar mom guilt spiral. I'm only being semi dramatic here, it became a joke in our family to call the day that. Outside of the p...
30 Jul 2026
Bonus Episode: Doing the Thing...Even When Life Is Life-ing
How many times have you said "I'll do it later / when the kids are older / when I have more time..." Or just given up completely because something got in the way? Same, girl. Same. AND I 100% could have used that excuse with this podcast when life threw me a curveball mid launch prep but I took a page out of my own book (aka, what I teach my clients) - find out what I mean on this impromptu episode! PS - I recorded this on 7/15 and it's being released on 7/30 as a bonus so...1) my mom is...
30 Jul 2026
Podcast Guest to Host...and a Pattern
The things we keep doing - the little moments of self sabotage...why do we keep doing them once we catch onto them? I promise it's not you, it's just a story your brain has been practicing for so long it feels like fact and you haven't slowed down long enough to pause the pattern. Whether it is a story like "no one wants to hear what you have to say" that keeps you from showing up or a thought like "This is just who I am. I have no self control with food" and then you find yourself in the p...
20 Jul 2026
This Season of Motherhood
Older kids, a quieter calendar, and somehow my brain that still hasn't gotten the memo... This one's for the moms who have dreamt about a free afternoon and then felt lost when it finally happened. You're not alone...I'm figuring it out too. In this episode I'm talking about the guilt, the tendency to default to hustle mode, and why slowing down physically and slowing down mentally are two completely different things. PS - if you're following along here in real time - thank you AND I...
2 Jul 2026
The "Diet Culture Deadline"
You have a trip coming up or maybe some special event and immediately, your brain is like "time to get yourself ready!!" (aka shrink...) Maybe you believe it and you find some fad diet, you restrict, you prep hard or maybe you don't, yet you still spend the whole time in your head once you're there. What if shrinking yourself was never the point? In this episode we are going to chat about three things that keep us mentally absent from the moments that actually matter: the diet c...
18 Jun 2026
Hi! Hello! Welcome!
I'm not the friend you want on speakerphone. No filter, full sarcasm, and zero interest in a polished intro (I tried recording one...felt awkward as hell, so we're skipping it). Welcome to Open Book with Ash. In this first episode, I'm sharing why I started this podcast (hint: it involves everyone on the internet suddenly having the same grandma), what "Open Book" actually means...it's three things, and one of them might change how you think about your own life and what you can expect from m...
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