Fierce Forward Podcast

For so many of us — especially women who care deeply — we've been taught to keep the peace, to avoid conflict, to stay small so everyone else feels comfortable. In this powerful and personal episode, Ashley opens up about her own recent growth around boundaries, truth, and stepping fully into her light. She shares what it feels like to stop over-giving, to stop rescuing, and to finally stand firm...

No one is coming to lead your life for you. No one's going to hand you permission, validation, or clarity. That's your job. In this empowering episode, Ashley dives deep into what it truly means to be the leader of your own life — to stop waiting for the right time, the right person, or the right opportunity, and start creating it yourself. She shares what stepping into self-leadership looks like...

Letting go sounds simple—until you're standing in front of something you've outgrown, and your hands just won't release. In this raw and heartfelt episode, Ashley opens up about a recent season of change inside her business and life that taught her one of the most powerful truths we can learn: letting go isn't losing—it's making space for what's next. You'll hear her walk through the real emotions...

There's a fine line between helping and rescuing, and learning to see it can change everything. In this episode, Ashley shares one of the most powerful leadership lessons she's learned: that rescuing people keeps them small, and real love means stepping back and letting others rise on their own. She opens up about moments in her own journey in business, friendships, and life...where she caught her...

This episode is for the woman standing in the middle of her storm — when everything feels like too much, when life feels loud, and you're just trying to stay steady. Ashley opens up about a season that tested her deeply — as a leader, as a woman, and as a human — and how she learned that true peace isn't found in calm weather, but in becoming the calm . Through challenge and change, she discovered...

This short, fiery episode is your reminder that you don't have to keep accepting excuses, over-explaining yourself, or shrinking to make other people comfortable. Ashley shares what it really looks like to stop taking the bullsh*t — to trust yourself, honor your truth, and stop letting other people's behavior define how you feel. If you've been tolerating energy that drains you, this is your wake-...

What does it really mean to be cool ? In a world that tells us "cool" is about popularity, perfection, and how you're seen — I've learned that true coolness is something much deeper. It's not about your outfit, your success, or how many people like your posts. It's an inner energy. A calm, grounded confidence that comes from knowing who you are and standing fiercely in it — even when it makes othe...

When you decide to raise your standards, everything changes — how you show up for yourself, what you accept from others, and what you allow in your life. In this episode, Ashley shares what it really means to raise your standards, why some people won't like it, and how to stay rooted in your truth even when others resist your growth. This is your reminder that your evolution will make some people...

Feeling scattered or low on energy lately? In this short episode, Ashley Johns — creator of Fierce Forward Jewelry and the Fierce Forward movement — shares how to protect your energy and refill your cup through simple daily structure and intentional rituals. "You must begin to create a life around your energetic needs so that you can build the life of your dreams from a full cup and a full heart o...

What if you could learn how to focus more on yourself so you can finally stop caring what other people think about you. Caring what others think isn't a weakness. It's a skill you learned and have been honing over the years. But now it's no longer working in your favor to have and literally "live" this skill. This one is for the ones who learned how to be a people pleaser to survive. Now, it's tim...

As you regulate your nervous system, your true self emerges. So much of feeling off-kilter and out of control in your life comes from simply needing to reclaim the tools that can bring you back to calm.  When you are calm, you are your most potent self!  The way back to this isn't through one action, it's through creating a lifestyle around the intention to be at peace and centered within yourself...

Sometimes we lose that connection with ourselves and our goals in life. The further away we go from this feeling of being connected, passionate and excited about going after our true desires in life, the more our spirit becomes disconnected and that weight is a heavy one.  We shouldn't run from it or hide it on a shelf in the darkest corner of ourselves...instead, we should reconcile with this dis...

Perfectionism is not who you are, it's something that's keeping you from being who you are. In today's episode, I'm sharing how I've learned to work with perfectionist tendencies so that I can move forward instead of letting it keep me blocked from expressing myself and my truth. I want to help you do the same! Learning to let go of needing everything to be perfect for it to have value or worth is...

Moving forward is about moving your energy in the direction you want change to happen. And...there's another element to it you might be missing that's keeping you stuck.  In this episode, I'm breaking down what it means to stand in your own way and how to get out of your own way. Fierce Forward is a mantra you can use anytime you feel stuck or aren't sure how to move forward in the face of fear, d...

Are you a people pleaser and you're tired of living a life feeling like it's never enough? Like you're never enough? Underneath people pleasing is an inner child that chose this pathway as a response and survival mode. Being a people pleaser isn't who you are, it's a way you've learned to cope with getting your needs met. To be safe.  I too was a people pleaser for the first half of my life until...

Are you ready to create major change in your life and GLOW UP?! A glow-up is an advancement, an improvement and an upgrade in everything including how you feel about yourself, your style, your thoughts, your self-talk, your self-care, the work you do in the world...it's a total transformation!  This is Part 2 of 2 (see Episode#93 for Part 1) If you love growing and getting better, you're going to...

Are you ready to create major change in your life and GLOW UP?! A glow up is an advancement, an improvement and an upgrade in everything including how you feel about yourself, your style, your thoughts, your self talk, your self care, the work you do in the world...it's a total transformation!  If you love growing and getting better, you're going to love glowing up.  Transforming yourself starts w...

Whether you're a beginner in the world of gemstones, you've been a collector for years or you're super interested in learning more...in this episode, I'm breaking down why crystals are powerful manifesting tools that you can use intentionally to help support you on your journey!  I just launched the Dreamer Collection at Fierce Forward Jewelry and you're going to fall in love with the gemstones I...

Your Life today is measured by what you have been consistently doing daily since 3 months ago!  If you want to start leveling up, moving into a new, expanded version of yourself you have to start doing the things that person from your future Vision does.  Creating a morning routine to support you throughout the rest of your day is what helped me start creating habits that promoted other healthy on...

What are you currently resisting in your life that's bringing you pain, and frustration and keeping you spinning your wheels in the same spot? It's resistance vs. acceptance that keeps you stuck in the past and doesn't allow you to move forward. To become the next version of yourself, you have to let go of the old version of yourself! It's time to supercharge your forward movement by allowing thin...

When you're growing, making change happen, and moving forward, there's this part of the journey you're on after you begin and before you reach your goals called the Middle Ground. It's this messy middle that is required to go through to get to the other side of a goal and it also presents the most challenge along the way. The beginning can be fun and exciting and also really scary which is why so...

When you're creating the life of your dreams and becoming the person you envision, there's one thing that you need above all else to carry you through to the other side...confidence! Believing in yourself is your only way forward through the really difficult parts of change and transformation. If you don't believe in yourself, you'll stop before you ever make it to the next level. The journey ends...

The way you view the world literally creates the life you have! So how do you get everything you want? By expanding your mindset and perspective to focus on what you want to create in your life. Having an abundance mindset is about changing the way you believe. Whether you want more money, more freedom or better relationships, it's all up to you. In this episode, I talk with Henry G, an abundance...

Are you wanting to make a big change in your life but aren't sure how to do it? Change and transformation come down to the action you take each and every day toward a vision. You don't make change happen by taking a pill, you make change happen by adopting specific habits that align with where you want to go and who you want to become and then doing them over and over and over again on a daily bas...

I believe who we surround ourselves with impacts our lives greatly! That's why I'm apart of one of the best coaching groups in the world, Arete' Syndicate. It's changed how I show up in my life and my business for the better.  I attended our annual event with David Goggins as the guest speaker. An entire day being poured into by Goggins, Andy Frisella, and Ed Mylett does something to a person! I'm...