An Artist and an Athlete with Ashley Rieck and Sara Mozingo

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1! What a crazy, amazing, beautiful and educational year y'all!This topic is one that has come up for us quite a few times throughout the year but we never really took the time to dive deep into it. The "gap" is a place that is VERY easy to get stuck in and sometimes even harder to climb out of. It is our hope that everyone who has listened this season has an amazing and safe holiday season and we cannot wait to share all the crazy fun things we have in store for Season 2!

It's our first "shorts" episode. This episode we tackle three smaller topics to give you something to listen to on the way to your holiday weekend. - Stress- Breathe- Onlyness (Put yourself in a timeout.)We hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend!

This week has had ALL the feels!We sit down to talk about intuition, life choices and living a life you love. Feelings can be very different, sometimes they feel amazing and sometimes they feel like hooks stuck in you that you an't shake.

Leaning in when the pain is scary and hurts. In this episode we will be talking about the emotional pain Sara has been going through as well as the physical pain that Ashley feels (from Fibromyalgia) as we go into winter and the colder weather.

In this episode we are talking about letting go of expectations we put on ourselves. We are talking business and personal life on this one so buckle up and join the ride.

Ashley is super excited to share with you her experience she recently had. Shit got weird and it was completely magical!

We start this episode out with a quick recap of the past few weeks and then deep dive into how stressors can affect relationships in different ways.Buckle up as we laugh, cry and get vulnerable with y'all.

Feelings, we all have them and we all need to FEEL them.In this episode we are talking all things feelings and everything that comes along with them. As the seasons change and life get more "life-y" those feelings need to go somewhere. Are you processing those feelings or are you pushing them down to deal with later?The Oprah quote Sara mentions in the first few minutes is “Please take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space” We both love Oprah and her Super Soul Podcast and yes, it may be a bucket list item to get to be on her show. (So here we are, feeling our feelings and putting our dreams into the universe.) 

Stabilization used to be a word Ashley did not understand. So much so that it was a deep fear. Having moved frequently when she was younger it was a foreign concept both physically and emotionally. So when Sara said she wanted to do an episode all about it, well, let's just say it took Ashley a little bit to agree to it. Once we started talking, we realized how fun it is to look back and realize how far we've come.

We are looking behind the curtain, under the hood or into the closet, whatever analogy you prefer. Fear can start as a whisper and grow into a hurricane if you don't face it. We are excited to be talking about fear this week.

As children we wish to be adults and as adults we wish for youth back. What if we could learn to bring our youth, wonder and child like play with us through our lives? In this weeks episode we talk about what the "human experience" means to both of us.

Ashley get's vulnerable this week. Coming out of covid it's been a good time to reflect on all the crap that came up while she was sick. What happens when your fever dream brings forward your fear of not being productive? Well, things got dark...quite dark.*Note:Emma Watson is the name my brain glitched on. 

We know we aren't alone when it comes to saying "yes" to too many things! But what happens when you swing too far the other way.This week we are finally back from Covid hitting our house and knocking Ashley on her butt. We are excited to be back in the studio and talking about integrity and listening to your intuition.

Love, from the honeymoon phase and beyond. Love can be magical, hectic, immersive, chaotic, passionate and full of lust. What happens after the honeymoon "glow" wears off? This week we are diving into our relationship and how it has evolved.

From lack luster jobs in Corporate America to doing the inner child work. We have always yearned for something more. This week we talk about taking inspired action and chasing your dreams.

Creativity, what does it mean and how do you "schedule" it? It took Ashley 10+ years to figure out what works for her and today we are going to talk about how she balances the creativity flow and still lives life. 

Episode 14, what a ride! This week we get vulnerable as we share both of our journeys into plant medicine. Psilocybin has been on both of our lists for awhile now and the universe lined it up perfectly for us.  With an absolutely amazing guide and coach we both had an experience we will never forget. Listen along as we take you through our experiences and share what came out on the other side. As we said in the episode multiple times, we do not endorse this. This is an experience we chose to have and believe everyone needs to make that decisions for themselves. 

Joy might be Ashley's default but Sara has been leaning in very beautifully to it these days! In this episode we will be diving into living life in color vs in the grey and how that can ebb and flow. This is Ashley speaking here. Sara mentioned a quote about 10 minutes in and for the life of me I cannot find it. Once she has found it we will update the notes. (Let's be honest here, she is FULL of motivational quotes so for me to remember and find them is hard sometimes.) ;) We hope you enjoy listening and if you haven't seen Inside Out yet, what are you waiting for?

Identities, we all have them, most of us have multiple. In this episode we will be talking about what it's like to let an old identity go, step into new ones and play with ones that might not stick. You may believe you have to "wear" certain identities in different parts of your life and you are not alone. If an old identity isn't serving you anymore maybe it is time to move on. 

This week we talk about boundaries, how to set them, why they are important and how we both struggle at times to do that. We received a lot of questions on how Ashley can set boundaries with people's little kids and wanted to dive into a topic that use to be a big struggle for us. We also talk about how setting boundaries have strengthened our relationships and created more freedom in our lives.  

Well, we promised you weird in episode 1 and this episode delivers. In this episode we will be pulling back the curtain and allowing you to see the gifts we have been "working" on for the past few years. We are very excited to share this episode as it is a mile stone for us on a couple fronts. This being episode 10 and over 500 total downloads (which we are incredibly grateful for!)  Here's to more conversations about "the work" and our lives and we look forward to talking to anyone who has questions about any of the things we talk about!

Holy smokes! May was a month y'all! I this episode we talk about how to reconnect after being busy/gone/sick for a month. How do we bring those waves back together again.

From sleeping in tree houses to rolling in paint. This episode is all about playing and tapping in to your inner artist.  What would you do if you lived life telling yourself "There aren't any adults to tell us no."   

A feather, a brick and a Mac Truck. In this episode we share with you our stories of how the universe made us both slow the f*ck down. While Sara thought her's was more of a Toyota, Ashley definitely felt like it was more heavy duty. From covid to a scary accident we were forced to slow WAY down and these are our experiences of how we knew this is exactly where we were supposed to be.

Yes, we said episode 5 but this is most definitely episode 6!In this episode we will be talking about the dreaded "C" word. Yep, that's right, commitment. Not shocking one of us was a little more concerned about it than the other. 

In this episode we are talking about overwhelm and our personality patterns. Whether you run enduring, leaving, merging, rigid or aggressive we are going to talk about it! 

TRIGGER WARNING.It's the first week in May and since May is Mental Health Awareness month we will be talking about some sensitive subjects. Both Sara and I have had our battles with our own mental health and it is something we talk about all the time. Below are links for anyone needing a little support. We are all here for you.https://myfirstlink.orgNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: 1-888-333-AFSP (2377)Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anartistandanathleteInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/anartistandanathlete/

Trust is definitely one of our core values as a couple. We are going to break down what it is like to live together when one of us (Sara) didn't trust herself and the other (Ashley) didn't trust others. Buckle up friends!

What does the concept of "Same Team" mean to you? For Sara it was an easy concept to understand but for Ashley...well, it took a little more work. In this episode we will break down how we utilize this concept in our day to day life and how it has helped us with our communication.

In this episode we are introducing ourselves and giving you a little glimpse into our background. We are talking about how we got into "feelings" work and the why behind it.