StrongHER Voices

About StrongHER Voices

StrongHER Voices is the podcast for women ready to step into their StrongHER Era with confidence, clarity, and community. Hosted by Ashley Basilio, certified menopause health coach and fitness professional, this show helps women 40+ understand their changing bodies, strengthen their mindset, and build a life that feels energizing and aligned. Each episode delivers honest conversations, expert interviews, and practical tools on topics like hormones, mindset, aging, body confidence, strength training, identity shifts, emotional well-being, and thriving through every season of womanhood. Whether you're navigating symptoms, seeking answers, or simply wanting to feel more like yourself again, StrongHER Voices gives you real guidance, relatable stories, and support you can trust. Because this isn’t a pause. It’s Power. 💛

Publisher

Ashley Basilio

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Nov 2025

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   The Hidden Cost of Masking: How Women Can Stand in Their Power

   Have you spent years smiling through discomfort, softening yourself, and becoming whoever the room needed you to be? If you've ever wondered who you are underneath all of that, this episode is for you. At the Pennsylvania Menopause Conference, Ashley watched Chellie Adler's talk on ADHD and masking in women hold an entire room completely locked in, and she ran across the room to ask her to be a guest. Chellie is a therapist, speaker, and advocate for women standing in their power. Her own AuDHD diagnosis at 49 made everything click into place. In this honest, funny, and deeply validating conversation, Chellie explains what masking really is, what it costs our bodies over time, why menopause can make it harder to keep up, and the small, practical ways to start meeting your own needs today. 🎙️ StrongHER Voices is the empowering podcast helping women navigate their StrongHER Era with clarity, confidence, and practical, expert-backed support. Hosted by Ashley Basilio — certified menopause health coach, fitness professional, and women's wellness advocate. -- In this episode, we cover: ✅ How Chellie's work with at-risk youth and disabled adults shaped her mission✅ What AuDHD is and how it shows up differently in women✅ Getting diagnosed at 49 and what it means to grieve the support you never had✅ What masking is: making it easier for everyone else to be around you✅ The link between chronic masking, stress, inflammation, and autoimmune conditions✅ Why women are trained to see each other as competition, and what changes when we stand together✅ How the menopause transition can make neurodivergent traits more noticeable✅ You are every version of yourself: the dress analogy✅ Chellie's grandmother's story and why history matters✅ Real-time first steps: tune into your body, figure out what you need to feel safe, and meet it without apology -- 👥 Featured Guest Chellie Adleress Chellie Adler is an advocate for women standing in their power. Her career began in human services in 1997 and spans developmentally disabled adults, at-risk youth, geriatric mental health, and teaching at community colleges. Through every population she supported, one theme kept surfacing: she was trying to understand herself and how her brain works. Her AuDHD diagnosis changed everything, and it is now her mission to help other women stand in their power and make their lives better. Website: https://chellieadler.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chellieadler/ -- If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to keep supporting you on your StrongHER journey. 💛 🩷 Join StrongHER TogetherGet ongoing support, accountability, education, and the tools you need to feel stronger — inside and out:👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/strongher/ 💌 Stay ConnectedSign up for my email list to get blogs, classes, coaching updates, podcast drops, free workouts, and upcoming events delivered right to your inbox:👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/signup/ 💪 Move With MeEnjoy free, beginner-friendly to advanced workouts any time on my YouTube channel:👉 https://youtube.com/getfitwithashley/ 📲 Follow Along on Social MediaDaily tips, real talk, behind-the-scenes, and encouragement for your StrongHER Era:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getfitwithashley2012/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getfitwithashley2012/ -- ⚠️ Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and should not replace consultation with your healthcare provider. Always talk with a qualified professional about your individual health needs before making changes to your diet, exercise, or treatment plan.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Permission to Grieve: Leting Go, Finding Meaning, and Moving Forward in Midlife

   If you're in midlife and you've been carrying something heavy but couldn't quite name it — this episode is going to give you the language you've been missing. Today, Ashley sits down with Megan States — licensed professional counselor at Blossom Counseling and Wellness — for one of the most meaningful conversations this podcast has had. Megan has a gift for making the most difficult human experiences feel a little less heavy just by talking about them honestly. And today she does exactly that. Grief in midlife is so much bigger than the loss of a person. It's grieving the body you used to have, the version of yourself you thought you'd be by now, relationships that have changed, children who've grown up, careers that didn't go as planned, and chapters of life that closed before you were ready. Every woman in midlife is grieving something. And today Megan is going to help us understand what that actually means — and what to do with it. 🎙️ StrongHER Voices is the empowering podcast helping women navigate their StrongHER Era with clarity, confidence, and practical, expert-backed support. Hosted by Ashley Basilio — certified menopause health coach, fitness professional, and women's wellness advocate. -- In this episode, we cover: ✅ What women are really carrying: shame, the pressure to appear strong, and the matriarch image✅ Grief redefined: why it's so much bigger than the loss of a person ✅ Grief in midlife: looking back at what was, looking ahead at what's coming, and anticipatory grief ✅ Why you're allowed to grieve something even when "others have it worse" ✅ Toxic positivity: what it is, why it keeps you stuck, and the dual definition Ashley and Megan landed on ✅ Normalizing grief and the guilt of the first laugh after loss ✅ Self-compassion in grief: taking time for yourself when you're busy taking care of everyone else✅ Moving through grief in a healthy way — practical steps that look different for everyone ✅ Identity and meaning in grief: how loss reveals what truly matters to you ✅ Closing message: you are not alone, your grief is real, and you deserve support -- 👥 Featured Guest Megan States, LPC — Licensed Professional Counselor at Blossom Counseling and Wellness in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Megan works with children, teens, and adults and is passionate about normalizing conversations around mental health and emotional wellness. She is licensed in Pennsylvania and Colorado. Connect with Megan: Website: https://blossom-counseling.net Instagram: @blossomcandw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blossomcandw -- If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to keep supporting you on your StrongHER journey. 💛 🩷 Join StrongHER Together Get ongoing support, accountability, education, and the tools you need to feel stronger — inside and out: 👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/strongher/ 💌 Stay Connected Sign up for my email list to get blogs, classes, coaching updates, podcast drops, free workouts, and upcoming events delivered right to your inbox: 👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/signup 💪 Move With Me Enjoy free, beginner-friendly to advanced workouts any time on my YouTube channel: 👉 https://youtube.com/getfitwithashley 📲 Follow Along on Social Media Daily tips, real talk, behind-the-scenes, and encouragement for your StrongHER Era: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getfitwithashley2012 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getfitwithashley2012 -- ⚠️ Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and should not replace consultation with your healthcare provider. Always talk with a qualified professional about your individual health needs before making changes to your diet, exercise, or treatment plan.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   You Don't Have to Earn Love : How to Break Free From People Pleasing

   If you've ever thought of yourself as a good person because you say yes to everything, put yourself last, and go along to get along — this episode is going to reframe everything. Today, Ashley sits down with Trina Stutzman — life and executive coach, author of 12 Steps to Overcome People Pleasing, and founder of her own coaching practice dedicated to helping women stop abandoning themselves and start telling the truth out loud and unapologetically. Trina doesn't sugarcoat this topic. She doesn't call people pleasing a habit you can fix with a few boundary tips. She calls it what it is — self-abandonment. And a form of lying. And once you hear it that way, you cannot unhear it. This conversation is funny, honest, quotable, and genuinely life-changing. You're going to need a minute after this one. 💛 🎙️ StrongHER Voices is the empowering podcast helping women navigate their StrongHER Era with clarity, confidence, and practical, expert-backed support. Hosted by Ashley Basilio — certified menopause health coach, fitness professional, and women's wellness advocate. -- In this episode, we cover: ✅ Trina's personal journey: a strict religious upbringing, a health wake-up call, and 30 years of reclaiming her voice ✅ People pleasing as self-abandonment — and why we do the very thing to ourselves that we fear others will do ✅ People pleasing as lying — and how to start being just 5% more honest ✅ The resentment connection: why the pressure cooker builds and what to do about it ✅ Signs you're people pleasing without realizing it — including saying yes before checking in with yourself ✅ The back burner analogy: why you deserve to be front and center ✅ How to work through the fear of disappointing people — including why you should disappoint one person a day ✅ The 12 Steps to Overcome People Pleasing: how the book is structured and how to use it ✅ Voice lessons (not the singing kind): Trina's VOICE framework and how she works with women ✅ Closing quotes: choose discomfort over resentment, clear is kind, and more -- 👥 Featured Guest Trina Stutzman — Life and executive coach, author of 12 Steps to Overcome People Pleasing, and founder of Trina Stutzman Coaching. Trina helps women stop abandoning themselves and start telling the truth — with humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom. She offers one-on-one coaching virtually and in person from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and works with women anywhere in the world. Connect with Trina: Website: https://www.trinastutzman.com Instagram: @trinastutzmancoaching Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trinastutzman/ Book on Amazon: 12 Steps to Overcome People Pleasing https://amzn.to/3QgxBcf Free 20-min introductory call: https://www.trinastutzman.com Resource mentioned: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron https://amzn.to/4xlTZSc -- If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to keep supporting you on your StrongHER journey. 💛 🩷 Join StrongHER Together Get ongoing support, accountability, education, and the tools you need to feel stronger — inside and out:👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/strongher 💌 Stay Connected Sign up for my email list to get blogs, classes, coaching updates, podcast drops, free workouts, and upcoming events delivered right to your inbox: 👉 https://getfitwithashley.com/signup 💪 Move With Me Enjoy free, beginner-friendly to advanced workouts any time on my YouTube channel: 👉 https://youtube.com/getfitwithashley 📲 Follow Along on Social Media Daily tips, real talk, behind-the-scenes, and encouragement for your StrongHER Era: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getfitwithashley2012 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getfitwithashley2012 -- ⚠️ Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice and should not replace consultation with your healthcare provider. Always talk with a qualified professional about your individual health needs before making changes to your diet, exercise, or treatment plan.

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