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May 13, 2025 20 mins

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my own journey. What it means to be walking toward motherhood with intention, with awareness… and with grief.

I’m talking about the stories we’re rewriting before we ever pass them on. The unspoken guilt of waiting, of doing things in your own time. The ache of wishing someone you love was still here to witness this next chapter.

And I’m sharing something tender and close to my heart—why this second book is for the cycle breakers.

If you’re in the in-between… of healing and becoming, of remembering and reimagining—this one’s for you.


Key Takeaways:

  • → What it looks like to rewrite the stories you inherited

  • → Why your nervous system needs to feel safe before transformation can begin

  • → The emotional and spiritual prep work before stepping into motherhood

  • → How to choose softness and self-trust over control and urgency

  • → The power of slowing down to hear what’s truly yours


  • Connect with Ashley-Ann here: 

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    Business Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thestudiopress 

    Book Coaching/Mentorship: https://thestudiopress.co/mentorship 


    Want to share your story? Learn more about Collective Voices, a co-author experience: https://thestudiopress.my.canva.site/collective-voices



    Hi there 🌹 I'm Ashley-Ann, a creative alchemist and book coach who helps thought leaders — coaches, speakers, soulpreneurs and spiritual leaders — publish their life's work. When you’re standing on the edge of realizing you have a unique perspective and a story the worlds needs to hear, I'm the one who helps you cross the threshold. My mission is to help thought leaders break through the barriers of self-doubt, overthinking, and perfectionism and alchemize them into authentic self-expression.

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