Help? with Ashley Jaggi

Join Ashley in this episode where she talks about strategies to see, feel, and do things that will bring body acceptance into your life!

When you see your body, what thoughts do you have? What words do you put on to add meaning? What do you feel toward your body? Does it feel like an enemy or an ally? How in tune with your body are you? Do you take cues from it? Have you gotten good at ignoring it? Tune in as Ashley discusses the need for body neutrality and an idea for achieving it.

Apostle M. Russell Ballard said at a campus wide BYU devotional in 2017, “We need to listen to and understand what our LGBT brothers and sisters are feeling and experiencing. Certainly, we must do better than we have done in the past so that all members feel they have a spiritual home where their brothers and sisters love them and where they have a place to worship and serve the Lord." Listen in t...

Our Father and His son, Jesus Christ, greatly desire to bless us. They can and they do! Doctrine and Covenants 41:1 says, “Hearken and hear, O ye my people, saith the Lord and your God, ye whom I delight to bless with the greatest of all blessings” Listen in to hear how the Lord blesses us through the matchless gift of his grace! https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2005/04...

God has so much to give us and He is always blessing us. When we receive these blessings from Him, we can enter in to the cycle of abundance and give thanks to Him for those things OR we can take credit for those blessings and take the Lord out ushering in the Pride Cycle. The Abundance Cycle, as identified by Brooke Snow, shows us how to receive these blessings and live in abundance. https://www....

We all have things from our past that we regret or that continue to haunt us. We need to clear out the clutter! We need to face it, share it, and resolve it. This month's resource helps us do just that! Listen in and make peace with the past to move forward uninhibited toward a bright future! Show Notes: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/addiction-recovery-program-a-guide-to-addicti...

If you often get defensive in your interactions with others or have noticed a fear of people seeing who you really are or worry that if people saw the real you they’d reject you, you may be inviting contention into your relationships! What are your underlying worries or fears in the relationship? If we are able to check those out with the people we’re close to and be authentically ourselves, our r...

The truth is, we all come with needs and we will either seek to meet them in healthy ways, or ignore our needs or seek to meet them in unhealthy ways. Ignoring these needs or meeting them in unhealthy ways often leads to resentment, disconnection and contention. Listen in to learn more! https://www.holisticwellnesspractice.com/hwp-blog/2021/09/20/how-to-identify-and-get-your-emotional-needs-met ht...

Disagreements are a healthy part of any relationship. Contention, however, is destructive. President Nelson taught us the key to eliminating contention- it’s charity. The love of God. Being Christlike. That is the goal. But so often, pride gets in the way! Listen for some tips to eliminate pride and preserve relationship! Show Notes:Eubanks: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2008/01...

Should is a shame-based statement that often creates stress and anxiety in your body and mind. Try replacing with “could” or “will” or a wish statement. Such as: I could make that phone call. I will take care of that right now. And, It would be nice if I always felt up to doing my work. Or, I wish that they wouldn’t do that.”Links: https://drsoph.com/blog/2018/8/27/should-the-one-word-you-need-to-...

Words can hold a lot of power! Tune in to find out just how much and what to do with that power! Episode 3: https://rss.com/podcasts/ashleyjaggi/523443/ Object Lesson: https://sunshynegray.com/the-power-of-our-words/ Stevenson: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/15stevenson?lang=eng Book of Mormon: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng...

Listen in for 6 easy shortcuts for thought shifting!

Viewing our thoughts as information rather than facts can make a world of difference! We can create space between our thoughts and our beliefs. Listen in as I share 5 analogies for helping us get unstuck from our thoughts using the acronymn CCOST. Leave a review on itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/help-with-ashley-jaggi/id1627856594

We are going to continually find ourselves stepping off the path of discipleship in our journey back to the Father. We can picture it like being stopped on the side of the road. Progress halted. In those moments we have to decide if we will turn back to God or continue to turn to sin or weakness. Progress is less frequent stops. Progress is being more quick to turn back to the path of discipleship...

It is proven in research again and again that gratitude reprograms our brains to be happier. We also become more resilient- better able to handle stress. So if you want to increase your happiness and joy, listen in as I share insights into incorporating a routine practice of gratitude into your life! Elder Uchdorf: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2014/04/grateful-in-an...

Emotions are the result of the input our brain is receiving in a given moment and are chemicals released by our brain to move us. In my work, I teach you to be agents who act using our agency rather than just being at the mercy of default brain programming, old habits, or circumstances. I want YOU to have a say about what emotions are running the show in your life! Listen in as I teach you two way...

There is great freedom in forgiveness. It frees us to start fresh. It frees us to feel the Spirit. It allows joy and peace to be restored. It does not excuse past behavior or say what happened was alright. It does not mean staying in a position to continue to be harmed. It does not equate to forgetting. Listen in as I share some thoughts and insights about forgiving others as well as ourselves. Sh...

Happiness is not the absence of hardship. It is not the fleeting hits of dopamine from eating chocolate and ice cream. And it is not found in worldy pursuits. Happiness is a feeling you can have based on the thoughts you are thinking or the sum of the life you are living. Happiness, or joy, is a feeling you can receive from Heavenly Father who promises us eternal joy. Joy and Spiritual Survival: h...

Listen in as I share the powerful doctrine and truth of ministering angels! Angels administer to men according to their faith. Our covenants made at baptism grant us constant access to ministering angels and we can literally ask for their help! Links: Uchtdorf: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/41uchtdorf?lang=eng Holland: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/stud...

To create space for joy, for new habits, or for growth, we need to declutter and pull out the weeds that are meant to go. We need to allow space for the new to enter in. Links: Elder Robbins: https://gentlyhewstone.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/simplicity-final.pdf CES Devotional: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/broadcasts/worldwide-devotional-for-young-adults/2023/01/14holland?lang=eng Hy...

Our brains shy away from change because it is unfamiliar. But you may find it isn’t so hard after all with strategy and science on your side! Listen as I share 3 easy to implement tips for success!

Small and simple acts and choices can make a huge difference in our lives. They can bring about great changes in our happiness and health, our relationships, our temporal preparedness, and in our spirituality. As we embark on a new year, take notice of the small and simple practices in your life and see if there's a few changes you want to make to be in a different place a year from now. Reference...

Listen in as I share some useful and enlightening names of Christ and how you can bring them into your life as well as a short introduction to the 4 authors of the gospels in the New Testament. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Gospels https://www.catholic.com/qa/please-explain-the-difference-between-the-sadducees-and-the-pharisees-in-the-gospels https://www.lds.org/new-era/2007/01/w...

Listen as I share 3 of my very favorite Christmas stories to warm your heart and home and check out christmasstories.org for other great stories! Also, check out these other great resources: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/collection/light-of-men-podcast?lang=eng&track=/media/audio/the-light-of-men-the-life-and-ministry-of-jesus-christ-good-tidings-of-great-joy-f623023?lang=eng http:...

Listen in as I share the three things our brain likes to tell us and how to counter these things using our thoughts, talking back to our brain, and using the tool, "the truth is." We do not have to let our brains run on outdated brain programming. We can talk back to them and override them and reprogram them for our benefit! Prior episode on "the truth is" as mentioned in this episode: https://rss...