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The One Strong Mother Podcast
Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee (or reheat it for the third time—we get it), and join me for candid conversations about the messy, meaningful intersection of motherhood and personal growth.
This isn’t just a podcast about planners and productivity—though we love a good system around here. It’s about what it really looks like to pursue your goals while raising a family, managing chaos, and trying to stay grounded in the process.
Each week, I’ll share stories from my own life, behind-the-scenes lessons from building the One Strong Mother brand, and practical tools to help you stay organized, get intentional, and move forward—even when it feels like you're doing it all with a baby on your hip and laundry on the couch.
Whether you're in the thick of diapers or driving teens to practice, there's space for you here. Let’s figure it out together, one strong mother at a time.
The One Strong Mother Podcast
Rebirth of One Strong Mother: Embracing Growth, Resilience, and Authentic Connections in Motherhood
Feeling lost and isolated as a mom? You're definitely not alone. Join me, Ashley, as I share my personal journey through the ups and downs of motherhood and the pivotal moment that led to the rebirth of the One Strong Mother podcast. This episode is a heartfelt invitation to every mom out there, whether you're busy climbing the career ladder, holding down the fort at home, or somewhere in between. Let’s confront our self-doubt and embrace our dreams with open arms. Together, we'll explore the powerful tools and strategies that can help us break free from our funks, focusing on growth, resilience, and the importance of showing up for ourselves and each other.
Celebrate with me as I launch this new chapter of the podcast, where meaningful conversations and authentic connections take center stage. Feel the excitement and joy as I share the insights and actions inspired by this endeavor, and discover how these episodes will be short yet impactful, packed with wisdom and potentially featuring inspiring guests who share our vision. Let’s harness our collective strength, support one another, and navigate this incredible journey of motherhood together. Tune in and be part of a community where every experience is valued, and every triumph is celebrated.
As promised here is the 90-Project Planner. This is the tool that is slowly pulling myself and others out of our own way by focusing on daily actionable steps that guid them closer to the goal in front of us.
Hey there, welcome to the One Strong Mother podcast, the space where empowering and inspiring moms unite to embrace strength, balance and well-being amidst the beautiful chaos of motherhood. I'm your host, ashley, a military spouse and mom of five walking this incredible path beside you. In each episode, I'll bring you candid conversations, expert insights and heartfelt stories that touch on every facet of modern motherhood. Whether you're sneaking in a listen during a quick coffee break or savoring those rare moments of quiet, together we'll tackle the hurdles, boost each other up and cement our place as the strong, resilient women we are designed to be. Thanks for tuning in and let's dive into today's episode. Shall we designed to be? Thanks for tuning in and let's dive into today's episode, shall we? Hello and welcome to the One Strong Mother podcast. I am revamping and rejuvenating and reprogramming the mission of this podcast. So if you are a return listener, welcome back, but this is a completely different, new and improved podcast. If you are a return listener, welcome back, but this is a completely different, new and improved podcast. If you are new, welcome, and I hope that you stay and I hope that you can buckle up and join the One Strong Mother community. This is a place where I hope to build a community of other like-minded moms. Whether you're a working mom, a stay-at at home mom or in the struggle of in between, because life is crazy expensive and you feel like you have kind of lost yourself and not really sure where you belong, this podcast is for you.
Speaker 1:I think that all of us moms really struggle with the same, the same thing. I thought it was just me. I have been in an absolute rut of a hole here recently, maybe for like the last year. But to be completely honest, the more I talk about it, the more I realize it's not just me. It's not that I'm completely broken and alone. I have felt alone for a very, very long time but turns out I'm not and turns out that we all struggle with very similar situations and problems and thought processes and difficulties. And I think it's. I think it's time to share. It's time to share what, what I've used to keep me going, what I'm using in the future, what I'm doing right now, what I've done in the past that's worked to get me to who I am today, even though I've kind of lost sight of that. It is time to snap out of it. It's time for me to stop believing in everyone else's dreams more than I believe in my own. So this is me showing up, even though I don't exactly know how to show up at the moment, and if that resonates with you, welcome, we're gonna. We're gonna sit with that for a minute.
Speaker 1:I have, I have tried and tried and tried to build this brand and every time I make, every time I make, I make traction on it, I get really in my own head and I it's crazy because I like if you were to come to me and ask me like I know all the the strategies, I know all the algorithms, I know all the pieces I have. I have spent the last several years building so many skills and yet I keep coming back to the same question why can I do it for everyone else except for myself? So this is me showing up without a hardcore specific plan. I do have certain things in mind and a plan in some ways, but other ways, like today, I honestly I didn't even know what I was going to say and I decided I am just going to hit the record button and say what just comes out of my mouth. So these are my raw thoughts and feelings and kind of where I'm at, and I know I know wholeheartedly that there's other moms that are struggling with this too. So, but, that being said, I don't want to spend too much time feeling like this is a pity party on me, because it's actually not. This is me giving myself whiplash and snapping out of whatever funk that I'm in. I am tired of being tired. I am tired of having these goals and ambitions and actually have, like, already created the tools that were supposed to get me out of this funk, and so now I'm putting those tools to use, and I figured what better time than to when I'm pulling my own self out, instead of struggling with imposter syndrome. Let's build each other up. Let's do this together. So that's kind of what we're going to do. That's. That's kind of where I'm at. Um, I hope that you are excited to join in on the journey I am.
Speaker 1:I think I'm going to keep these episodes pretty short. Uh, I, a lot of us are busy and I love like just having something on a car ride to work or to take my kids to school, but I don't always have a lot of time to super invest in a lot of thoughtful growth. That's more than like an hour long, so my goal is to keep this short, but always, always, always bringing value to each episode. And there are going to be some episodes where I have goals of interviewing other successful people and unlocking their story and how they have pushed past these ruts and hard times and how they keep themselves organized and how they got to be where they're at today. So those episodes, of course, will be a little bit longer, but for the most part, I think keeping them short and sweet and adding value and maybe a little bit of connection and story in between, there would be a great way to outline this podcast.
Speaker 1:So today I think it's perfect to talk about how, like where do you even start? Maybe you're someone who's had an idea in your head, maybe you're like me and you've even tried this idea what feels like a million times, and the people that are closest to you are starting to lose faith in you, and for good reason. I say that to not sound like horrible, like the people closest to me are not horrible people. But if you say something enough times and then have no action to follow through with it, then there's not really a reason to really believe after a while. So that's kind of where I'm at really believe after a while. So, um, that's kind of where I'm at. But if you're not quite there yet, um, congratulations, because this is a sucky place to be. But also, if you do have big goals and you're a, maybe you're a stay at home mom and you're not really sure really where you fit in this world, or maybe you have the goals and you don't even know where to start, just take a big breath and just just pick one thing. Pick one thing. That is something that I had to tell myself.
Speaker 1:Today I woke up and I was so flustered with myself because I, again, I keep coming to this question of like why, why can I do it for everyone else? But when it comes to believing in myself, I kind of shut down and I get close enough, just to the edge, and then I stop every time. And I think it's because, ultimately, I am so scared of letting myself down and the people down around me that I just freeze and I don't finish what I started. And so today is that day that I just sat and I said, okay, if this is something that you can't forget about and you really want this, bad enough. Just pick one thing, just take action on anything, and then I'm going to wake up tomorrow and I'm going to take action on the next thing and the same thing the next day. I am going to just pick one thing, because that's where I'm at, to take action on. There are deeper levels of this.
Speaker 1:But for right now, to heal the negativity around my thought process of beating myself up, I am just simply going to celebrate today the fact that I hit the record button and I am going to edit and publish this episode before I get up from my computer desk. That is more than I've done. I've hit the record button several times in the past and these episodes just sit in my in my folder on my computer and I actually have like a crazy bank of of podcast episodes and it breaks my heart because that's what I mean. Like I, I believe in the mission of One Strong Mother so deeply because I want other women to know that you do have the tools to do anything we are like. Women and moms in general are a great gift and asset to this world, but a lot of times everybody else comes first that we forget how to show up for ourselves, and that's what I want this podcast to be about.
Speaker 1:But I had to figure out how to do that for myself first, and it's not going to be perfect In fact, it's probably going to be perfectly imperfect journey together and I am 100% okay with that. I'm okay with that reality. I have worked so hard. I am working with a therapist and like really diving into these thoughts and for the and for the first time, I'm starting to understand why I have these thoughts and why I struggle with these things and to be able to sit here and say I'm okay with imperfectly showing up. I just I just want to honor the mission of one strong mother.
Speaker 1:So if you find yourself feeling this way, I want you to sit back, take a big breath, exhale through your mouth and just sit and think about what is one thing that I can take action on that will move the needle forward to whatever that goal is for you. That's another key thing is don't let it be a goal for anyone except for you, and you have to understand your reasons behind that. And there can be other episodes about reasoning and how to get to your real why and all the things, but today I just want you to think about what that goal is and think about one action step that you can take that will get you moving towards that goal. That's it. And then you're going to celebrate whether you have to go look at yourself in the mirror and say you are a badass for taking that step, because it takes a lot. Like you are, you are defeating a piece of your brain that is designed to protect you. These things feel uncomfortable, these things feel scary. Your brain is designed to be negative because it is a protection mechanism. It is in survival mode, and so it is going to convince you of every reason not to do something because that something is uncomfortable, scary and unknown. So the simple fact of taking action is one step closer to defeating that mechanism and taking control of your own brain. That's the importance of this. It could be like the smallest thing. It does not have to be something that moves mountains.
Speaker 1:This one podcast episode is not going to build the entire brand of One Strong Mother, but it's a start. It's a start and the minute I hit publish, I am going to walk into my bathroom, I am going to give myself a freaking high five and I am going to be so incredibly proud and I'm going to sit in that victory and I'm going to let it be what drives me the rest of the day to get everything else that motherhood requires of me, that a spouse requires of me all the things, but I am going to celebrate that I showed up in one area of my life that is completely dedicated to me. It's not dedicated to my kids, it's not dedicated to my spouse. It's dedicated to me and my mission and my heart and my goals. It is not always about money, but it is about a deeper meaning of truly believing that the One Strong Mother mission will change and impact the lives of not only me but anyone who listens. That you always take away value and believe in yourself, that you are genuinely capable of anything that you want to be capable of. And it starts with today. Just take action. Just pick one thing and we're going to take action on that, and then you are going to give yourself the biggest hug, the hug that you've needed for a long time, the hug of compassion and victory and praise and grace and respect. Give yourself that hug, give yourself that high five, give yourself the credit for taking action on something that feels super, super scary. I invite you to challenge yourself. I invite you to take action If this is something that you struggle with, then I do have other tools and resources and I'm going to plug it into the description in the show notes.
Speaker 1:I do have a planner that I created for myself. This was a very personal project for me and then my friend convinced me to publish it on Amazon for other people, and the more I show it to people, the more I'm starting to be like reaffirmed that this is actually super great and really powerful tool and it's beautiful. And I've taken it weirdly, I've taken it to several job interviews as like a form of portfolio type thing and it has gotten me really far, even though it's wild, because I've seen the value in it without people actually purchasing it. So I would love to share that planner with you. It is not just a normal plant like daily planner. It is teaching you how to take these goals, break them down into steps, and it's teaching you how to be a project manager of your own goals so you can organize them and so you can hold yourself accountable, and it is called the 90-Day Project Planner.
Speaker 1:There is so much more that we will dive into, but for today we are going to keep it super simple and I am about to go celebrate big time for publishing this episode and just getting it out there to the world, and I hope that you are excited to join me on the next episode of the One Strong Mother podcast. Thank you so much for being here and I hope that you got anything out of any value out of this. I know I have, and it actually felt amazing to just simply share my thoughts with you and share where I'm at and what I chose to take action on today. So until next time, don't forget to go out and be one strong mother.