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Empower with Ash - Survivor to Thriver

120 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratings

From struggling single mum, domestic violence survivor who endured 8 out of 11 types of abuse, to an 2x Award Winning Professional, Chief Empowerment Officer, eBook Author, Podcast Host and now a thriver after domestic violence. Ash shares with you her personal story of domestic violence, the knowledge, experience, wisdom and lessons she has learned over her 4+ year recovery from this traumatic experience. Ash has learned that you don't need to just survive, you can choose to THRIVE after this, and she wants to empower you to do the same.

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Ep 14: PLANNING HER SUICIDE with Sian Howell

November 19, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY STORY WITH SIAN HOWELL Sian shares her rock bottom... in 2015 she began planning her SUICIDE... Firstly, Sian is one of my closest friends and to hear this about one of my best friends literally killed me on the inside. Especially when we had only started being friends in that very same year!  So many of us face these internal troubling negative thoughts so often... way too often...  From being raised in an orphanage to being adopted, feeling empty and lost, going ...

PLANNING HER SUICIDE with Sian Howell

November 19, 2019 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY STORY WITH SIAN HOWELL Sian shares her rock bottom... in 2015 she began planning her SUICIDE... Firstly, Sian is one of my closest friends and to hear this about one of my best friends literally killed me on the inside. Especially when we had only started being friends in that very same year!  So many of us face these internal troubling negative thoughts so often... way too often...  From being raised in an orphanage to being adopted, feeling empty and lost, going ...

ESCAPING A SOCIOPATH with Stacy Brookman

November 12, 2019 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERISTY STORY  Stacy Brookman shares her story about escaping a marriage from a SOCIOPATH!  From finding out he was cheating, bugging her car and drugging her tea at night!  What did she do to escape this relationship and get out safely?  Topic Timings:  2.30mins: Stacy's Sociopath Story 5.30mins: Don't accept a relationship that you wouldn't want for your children  7mins: When did she realise he was a sociopath and what he was doing? 8.30mins: Not knowing it was emotional...

Ep 13: ESCAPING A SOCIOPATH with Stacy Brookman

November 12, 2019 19:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERISTY STORY  Stacy Brookman shares her story about escaping a marriage from a SOCIOPATH!  From finding out he was cheating, bugging her car and drugging her tea at night!  What did she do to escape this relationship and get out safely?  Topic Timings:  2.30mins: Stacy's Sociopath Story 5.30mins: Don't accept a relationship that you wouldn't want for your children  7mins: When did she realise he was a sociopath and what he was doing? 8.30mins: Not knowing it was emotional...

Talk about Toxic Masculinity with Fatima Ingles

November 12, 2019 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MB

TALK ABOUT IT TUESDAY Let's talk about... healthy masculinity and toxic masculinity!!! Fatima talks about a topic so close to her as she is a mother of three son's and has had experience with her husbands suicide and step fathers suicide.  We talk about: What is the difference between healthy and toxic masculinity?  How are men today feeling about expressing themselves?  How do you raise your sons to be aware of healthy and toxic masculinity?  Is it selfish to take care of our mental heal...

Ep 12: Talk about Toxic Masculinity with Fatima Ingles

November 12, 2019 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MB

TALK ABOUT IT TUESDAY Let's talk about... healthy masculinity and toxic masculinity!!! Fatima talks about a topic so close to her as she is a mother of three son's and has had experience with her husbands suicide and step fathers suicide.  We talk about: What is the difference between healthy and toxic masculinity?  How are men today feeling about expressing themselves?  How do you raise your sons to be aware of healthy and toxic masculinity?  Is it selfish to take care of our mental heal...

Ep 11: Domestic Violence and Suicide Story with Fatima Ingles

November 05, 2019 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY STORY  I sit down with Fatima Ingles who is a Survivor of Domestic Violence and a Thriver in life.  Mother of three boys ended up in an unthinkable position... on her knees praying that she was not shot by her husband who stood above her threatening to take her life...  How did she escape? How did she recover from her traumatic domestic violence experience? How did she turn her life around and be so grateful and so passionate about life?  Fatima shares her domestic...

Domestic Violence and Suicide Story with Fatima Ingles

November 05, 2019 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY STORY  I sit down with Fatima Ingles who is a Survivor of Domestic Violence and a Thriver in life.  Mother of three boys ended up in an unthinkable position... on her knees praying that she was not shot by her husband who stood above her threatening to take her life...  How did she escape? How did she recover from her traumatic domestic violence experience? How did she turn her life around and be so grateful and so passionate about life?  Fatima shares her domestic...

Ep 10: 5 tips to forgiveness!

November 03, 2019 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MB

Today in Monday Motivation session we talk about FORGIVENESS  One of the strongest things someone can do is forgive... forgive for yourself to let go and seek inner peace. That is our end goal after all. To live a life of purpose, happiness and have inner peace. I share with you 5 tips on how I have forgiven to let go of the pain and live the life I deserve.  1. Release the negativity  2. Accept what has happened and take responsibility for you  3. Lessons learned  4. Take action and move...

5 tips to forgiveness!

November 03, 2019 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MB

Today in Monday Motivation session we talk about FORGIVENESS  One of the strongest things someone can do is forgive... forgive for yourself to let go and seek inner peace. That is our end goal after all. To live a life of purpose, happiness and have inner peace. I share with you 5 tips on how I have forgiven to let go of the pain and live the life I deserve.  1. Release the negativity  2. Accept what has happened and take responsibility for you  3. Lessons learned  4. Take action and move...

Episode 9: Psychiatrist 101 on Personality Disorders, Dysfunctional Relationships, Addiction and Trauma

October 30, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MB

Today's session is empowering as I interview Psychiatrist Joe Dunn, author of Painful People and how to deal with them.  I could talk about this topic for hours but in this session we cover three key topics.. 1. Dysfunctional relationships (Big and little spanner!)  2. Personality Disorders (aka the Narcissist)  3. Trauma  These are things that so many people face across the world and this session can help anyone that is facing a traumatic situation, currently in a relationship where you a...

Episode 8: Bedtime Routine for Success

October 28, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.34 MB

Motivation Monday starts with you!  Not only is morning routines important to set yourself up for success but bedtime routine prep is important as well!  I share with you 7 tips for setting yourself up for success each night! Don't stress about things in the morning and what you need to do the next day. All you need is an hour to 30 minutes in the evening to set yourself up for the next day.  1. No phone/tv 1 hour before bed!  2. Bedtime yoga and meditation to calm your mind and body  3. ...

Episode 7: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

October 25, 2019 04:00 - 10 minutes - 6.97 MB

LEADERS ARE READERS FRI-YAY TOP 5 Edition Ash does a book review on the 5 things she learned from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This in fact was her first personal development book she had ever read and believes this set the foundation of her behaviours and habits with who she is today! Top 5 things that Ash learned from this book:  1. Be proactive 2. Begin with the end in mind  3. Put first things first 4. Emotional bank  5. Win-win mindset  Bonus: Seek first to understand than to...

Episode 6: 6 Side Effects from Domestic Violence

October 23, 2019 04:00 - 12 minutes - 8.39 MB

I have spoken about my domestic violence story and 7 things I did to mentally prepare myself to escape the relationship.... but I haven't touched on my side effects post the traumatic relationship.  I share with you 6 side effects I discovered I was impacted by after I escaped. Sometimes you don't notice these until you are far away from that person and that toxic environment.  These are my top 6 side effects:  1. Anxiety (especially in social situations) 2. Being afraid of men and datin...

Episode 5: The 6 things I do to win the morning and win the day!

October 21, 2019 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.69 MB

I am a big believer that if you win the morning, you win the day!  What do you do in the morning to set yourself up for success?  Did you know the first 10 mins of your day is critical?  What you do and what you listen to in those first 10 minutes can set the course of your day? Did you know that looking straight at your phone and browsing through social media may be ruining your morning routine and not helping you get in the right mindset to tackle the day?  I share with you my everyday m...

Episode 4: Miracle Morning - Top 5 Book Review

October 18, 2019 06:00 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MB

Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod is one of my favourite books of all time. Let me tell you my top 5 tips that I learned from this book that you can try today! 1. Morning SAVERS 2. Eat the Frog 3. Takes 30 days to break a habit 4. Stop snoozing 5. 95% reality check What do these all means - watch to find out! If you have read this book what was one thing that you learned and loved about this book?  Also, if you have a book in mind that you want me to review put in the comments below. Stay em...

Episode 3: 7 things I did to escape domestic violence

October 16, 2019 06:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MB

I have opened up about being in a domestic violent relationship but how did I get out safely from a narcisstic violent person?  I share with you 7 things I did to escape that relationship.  1 of my tips is to let them think it was their idea to breakup... wondering why? You will have to listen...  Keep in mind, I am not an expert or professional. I am simply sharing things that worked for me to escape and get my head clear and ready for the escape.  If you are a survivor, I would love to ...

Episode 2: What to expect with Empower with Ash?

October 14, 2019 03:00 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MB

So I have released my domestic violence story but I haven't explained to you all what Empower with Ash means to me and what content to expect?  This episode will capture exactly that!  What does E M P O W E R mean?  Will my content be daily, weekly or monthly? Will the content be an hour long or bite size pieces?  What kind of content with you see? Who will I be interviewing?  How am I making this add value to everyone?  Support the show (https://www.instagram.com/empowerwithash/)

Episode 1: My Domestic Violence Experience

October 08, 2019 22:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Ashleigh opens up about all the details to do with her domestic violence experience.  Let's be clear here.... she is not a victim she is a survivor… Ash talks about how she ended up in this relationship, how the emotional and psychological abuse impacted her the most, forgiving the situation in order to move forward, getting out SAFELY and talks about the importance of mindset to empower yourself from a situation like this. Ash is raw, real and vulnerable in this, but she does it because she...

TEASER CLIP: My Domestic Violence Experience

October 01, 2019 02:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MB

To kick off the Empower with Ash podcast, I will be sharing with you all my experience with domestic violence.  Let me be clear... I am not a victim... I am a survivor.  I believe that adversity is our greatest strength. However,  believe that we need to change our perception and mindset to how we see adversity. Many of us see adversity as weakness... Adversity is not weakness. Adversity is proof that we can survive anything and overcome anything.  I recall a time when I felt so isolated ...