The Alignment Effect

After a summer pause, I’m back with one of the most personal episodes I’ve ever recorded. I wasn’t sure I would ever share this publicly, but I feel called to open up about my lifelong journey with body image, bullying, eating disorders, and the constant cycle of losing and gaining weight. In this episode, I share the truth behind my recent 20-pound weight loss, why I chose to go on a GLP-1 under...

Motherhood doesn’t have to mean putting your dreams on hold or running yourself into the ground. In this episode of  The Alignment Effect , I sit down with Dr. Emily Jacobs — author, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and founder of Empowered Moms — to talk about burnout, boundaries, and reclaiming joy in every season of life. We dive into: The real difference between stress and burnout (and how t...

This one is straight from the heart. In this solo episode, I’m sharing something I’ve been working on for a long time — my  V.I.B.E.S. Framework  — a spiritually grounded guide to building a business that’s aligned, fulfilling, and rooted in something deeper than hustle. I talk about why the metrics we obsess over don’t actually move the needle on our happiness, how to reconnect with your higher i...

This one’s real. I’m talking about sick-kid summer, tech fails, missed commitments, and the messy, emotional rollercoaster that is motherhood, womanhood, and running a business while trying to remember who the hell you are. In this solo episode, I reflect on what joy  actually  looks like in this season of life and spoiler: it’s not always the big vacations or wild nights out. It’s sometimes five...

What happens when you trade your corporate job for an idea that lights you up? In this episode, I’m sitting down with Aleks Heide—mom of two and the powerhouse behind Next Clue Scavenger Hunts. Aleks shares how a moment of clarity during maternity leave pushed her to ditch the "safe" path, follow her intuition, and turn her lifelong love for scavenger hunts into a one-of-a-kind business....

After weeks of illness, chaos, and disrupted routines, I found myself spiraling back into old stories—stories of not being enough, not doing enough, not showing up "right." Sound familiar? In this episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal story from my childhood that shaped my self-worth and how I’ve been learning to rewrite the script from fear to love. From healing my sacral trauma, navig...

Okay, so this was supposed to be Episode 3… but Episode 2 didn’t record (lol, Mercury retrograde vibes?). Either way, we’re rolling with it, because today’s topic might just hit you where you need it most. In this solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on some of the biggest (and most expensive) mistakes I’ve made as a business owner — from getting an office way too soon to hiring too fast and...

Welcome to the very first episode of The Alignment Effect! In this kickoff conversation, Ashley Oshinsky—mom of two, business owner, yoga teacher, and forever spiritual seeker—gets real about the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship, motherhood, and self-discovery. Ashley opens up about: Why she started this podcast (hint: big speaking dreams and a very defined throat 👀) The messy middle of building...