The Courage Campaign: #36 Ashley Mitchell, Trainer + Sponsored Athlete
UNHESITANT with Kara Lennon
English - February 01, 2019 18:23 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 136 ratingsHealth & Fitness Business business coach branding community fitness food health lifestyle love philanthropy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Happy February and Happy Black History Month everyone, we have one of the most powerful voices in the Boston community on today and BOY, it does not disappoint. Sponsored athlete, trainer, self-proclaimed “courage architect” and former theater nerd Ashley Mitchell has spent the majority of her life cultivating a courage based mindset through triumph and struggle. From leaving grad school to be an actress, to auditioning and training at Soulcycle — Ash has woven the thread of courage throughout her experience and is now teaching people how to tap into their own personal power. She speaks candidly about what it’s like to be a black woman in the fitness industry, what it’s like to be a POC in our country, and the daily struggle to inform others and provide them knowledge without holding bias. This conversation is POWERFUL and full of respect, frustration, hope and information alike. We are proud to have Ashley on as the first feature for Black History Month and hope you’ll tune in for the many powerful guests to follow.
In this episode, we dive into…
What it was like to grow up with mixed parents and why it “never came up” in her childhood Going to grad school for acting, experiencing criticism and constant work Quitting grad school to pursue her passion in fitness What it was like to be a woman of color and minority in a mostly white profession / program Coming to terms with her identity as a black woman Finding fitness through a traumatic experience in method acting Her experience working in the fitness industry and its roots in privilege Finding her voice after a previous job tried to “dim her light” Encouraging others to have hard conversations and ditch fear with her new initiative The Courage Campaign…and so much more!
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CONNECT WITH ASHLEY
Follow Ashley on Instagram
Request a personal training session or consultation
Ashley’s schedule at Barry’s Bootcamp
Read Trammell Logan’s posts here
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