Live at Your Edge

If you’re feeling unsupported right now, this episode is for you. This week I share a simple but powerful practice that has transformed how I feel when I’m going through a hard moment. I call it “opening to the field.” It’s a way of shifting out of isolation and into a felt sense of support, guidance, and connection—without needing to subscribe to any specific belief system. We’ll walk through: A...

If you ever feel like your emotions are buried deep down where you can’t access them, or like you can’t cry even when you want to – this video is for you. Most of us carry emotional armoring in the heart that stops us from fully accessing and processing our emotions. In this video, I explain why crying is one of the most powerful ways to restore energy flow in our bodies, and simple practices to b...

If you feel stuck in your life – then I have good news for you. What if you feel stuck not because something is wrong with you – but because you were never taught how to be with what you feel? Today, I’m sharing an essential emotional skill most of us were never taught, and why it has the power to release us from our "stuck"-ness, addictions, and cyclical patterns. Join me to learn how o...

Hello friends! This week is a personal share from me during my weekend retreat in the woods. Find a comfy spot in the spring sunshine and join me for an honest share about how I’m doing, why I’m in the woods, and the magic of making space. 00:00 Welcome 00:54 Why I started doing these retreats 5:25 My struggles with mindset 12:43 The magic of the woods You can now also check us out on YouTube here...

Let me ask you this: How do you handle the darkest chapters of your life? How confident do you feel in navigating these periods? These periods happen for every single one of us, and yet these are skills few of us were ever taught – They aren’t valued by our society, and many of us end up feeling totally lost when we have to navigate the toughest chapters of life. Today I’m talking about why walkin...

S3 Ep9: Healing from Depression If you’ve ever struggled with depression, then you already know what a terribly dark and difficult place it is to live in. This week I’m sharing my personal story with depression, how it propelled me onto my healing path, and my biggest learnings from it all. I’m sharing everything I’ve learned from those difficult years: the root causes of my depression, what was r...

I’ve had an epiphany – and I’m sharing it here!! I’ve been healing for years, but just this week I had a lightbulb moment about how we become wired for self-abandonment – and the magical way we can repair! Find a cozy chair and join me as we explore a theory about self-abandonment that I haven’t heard anyone else talk about – what’s really happening underneath the surface and the critical process...

Over the last 8 years of healing, I’ve made my share of mistakes – all painful in their own ways, but all deeply instructive. In this episode, I’m sharing five of the biggest ones I’ve made, how they humbled and shaped me, and ultimately helped me grow. If you’re on your own healing path, I hope these might help you avoid falling into the same traps – or at least know you’re not alone in the windi...

Trying to stay sane during this intense chapter of history? This week I'm sharing the fascinating, dualistic state that helps me stay sane right now. Grab a cup of tea and join me for this juicy exploration of how peace coexists with fiery passion, how humans can occupy two states at once, and how our visioning fuels the creation of the new reality that's arriving. Do you have a vision f...

Struggling with anxiety? This week I discuss one common root cause of chronic anxiety: early life trauma. While modern medicine often treats chronic conditions as though they are permanent, I’ve personally found the opposite: that they can meaningfully improve under our care, if only we can identify the root cause. Join me to learn how early life trauma rewires our brains, why this potentially pri...

Curious about what sparked this season of Live at Your Edge? In this more personal episode, I share the inner experiences that sparked the rebirth of Live at Your Edge after it was dormant for almost 2 years. Grab a cup of tea and hang out with me as I reflect on the past year, an epiphany that changed everything, and why I LOVE being here with you. How my reasons for doing this project have chang...

When life gets hard, it’s easy to feel pulled into survival mode – coping, pushing through, getting by. In this episode, Ashley reflects on what has helped most during the toughest chapters of her life. She shares four practices that have helped her move beyond survival and exhaustion – and call in more light, resilience, and creativity. What might it look like to move from coping into something m...

Have you ever been told you should conquer your fears?? In this week's episode, Ashley explains why conquering fear doesn't work and what we can do instead. Join Ashley to learn about ways we can work directly with our fears to process and release them, and create more peace in our bodies. 1:35 Why "conquering" fear by facing it doesn't really work 4:36 The only way to tru...

Welcome back!! Join Ashley for season 3, where we're zeroing in on human evolution at both the personal and collective levels. Join Ashley for today's discussion about how we can orient to life during this era of massive change in the human collective. 1:16 Why right now feels so intense 3:06 Why the "fall apart" is exactly what we need 4:47 We don't have as much control a...

This month Ashley discusses how our emotions and physical bodies are not separate but one in the same. Join Ashley to learn how emotional healing heals the body, how detoxifying the body clears out old emotions, and how we can attain the most freedom in our lives by healing both ways. The difference between intellectual knowing and experiential knowing (2:32) How emotional healing can heal the bod...

This month Ashley does a deep dive into feeling your feelings (yes, all of them!), and discusses how someone can move from being emotionally blocked to having full emotional freedom. Join Ashley to learn the 3 phases of emotional healing, what to expect during each phase, and what it feels like to emerge on the other side. Why is feeling your feelings so important for us? (1:41) Why we’re all a li...

This month Ashley shares 3 essential things we need to heal emotionally. Tune in to learn the foundational principles for healing any pain points in your life, where to find free resources for building these skills, and how these 3 skills can completely transform your life for the better. Why all of us have trauma and why it’s a GOOD thing (3:57) There are 3 basic things you need to heal (10:36)  ...

We're back for Season 2! Join Ashley for this short episode about where we're heading in season 2 of the show. What Live at Your Edge is all about (0:48) Who this show is for (1:50) We have brand new music! (3:28) When to expect new episodes (4:14) You can now also check us out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KID1PVeroE_j7MK8r9vLg

In this first episode of Season 2, Ashley discusses the idea that human beings are innately wired to connect with the sacred, universal energies that make up the unseen realms. Join Ashley to understand why sacred experiences don’t have to be spiritual or religious in nature, but in fact can be the most basic, essential experience of being intensely present in a human body – and why this can be so...

It’s the Season 1 Finale! Ashley shares her own perspective on why it’s so hard to trust ourselves, even when our body’s signals about a situation are loud and clear. Tune in to hear Ashley’s story behind the creation of this show, how our bodies speak to us when it’s time for a change, and why it’s imperative that we stop second guessing ourselves. The backstory behind the creation of this show (...

Ashley and Lauren discuss some of the more challenging chapters of healing, and why healing can feel so scary and isolating at times (but it doesn’t have to!). Tune in to learn about how healing has cosmic implications beyond ourselves, why self-healing education is crucial, and the one thing you need to safely heal anything on your own.  What the purging phase of healing can look like (3:43) Why...

Ashley talks about the way we handle transitions and endings, and some of the skills that may help transitions feel easier and more complete. Tune in to learn why taking pauses to sit fully in the feeling of change and uncertainty, saying proper goodbyes, and allowing ourselves to fully experience our sense of sadness over endings can completely transform the way we feel during the biggest change...

Ashley and Lauren do a deep dive into handling difficult emotions like disappointment. Tune in to look “under the hood” of some of our most unpleasant emotions, to learn how our emotions point directly to our wounds, and to understand why healing is essential before we can put our past behind us.   In this episode What’s really underneath disappointment (4:24) The 8 unpleasant human emotions (9:13...

Ashley shares how her relationship to her work and creativity are shifting as our collective society re-evaluates what is sustainable and best for us. Tune in to hear about how the old paradigm of WORK = STRUGGLE is falling apart and how the new paradigm of following what we enjoy is becoming the new standard. In this episode The old stories that say work is hard and defines our worth (2:40) How w...

Ashley and Lauren talk about what it’s like to lose hope sometimes when you’re traversing a long and arduous healing path. Tune in to learn how powerlessness wounds can block us from making progress, how powerlessness is connected to rage, and what to do when you find yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hopeless. In this episode Episode highlights (1:11) Ashley and Lauren’s experiences with lo...