The Self Love Advocate Podcast

Follow along as I share my story about how suicide forever changed my life

Come as you are. You owe it to yourself to become everything you've ever dreamed of being. Self love will get you there. Self love will heal your wounds, empower you to live your best life, revive you and open you up to be your most authentic self. Self love is the key to your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. It might feel hard to love yourself sometimes, but trust me it is harder to not love yourself. Let these words of affirmation support you on your journey and guide you into a deeper sense of self love. Let these words help you remember your power. 

Join me for this incredible conversation with one of my good friends Maria, who is the Founder of the Movement Shop. The Movement Shop offers workout apparel and athleisure-wear for every body and everybody. The offer sizes ranging from XS - 5XL, because movement comes in all sizes. Follow along to learn more about Maria's life and healing journey as get deep into how she has been working to release her fears and live life through her intuition.  Check out her apparel: www.themovementshop.com and use the code 'selflove' to receive 15% off your order. 

In life it gets easy to blame ourselves, timing or other people for our circumstances. It's the idea that if it can be labeled, it can be controlled. Following along as Ashley explores what our lives could look like without blame? This is a great episode if you are looking to challenge the narrative of something difficult that you are going through. Oftentimes, by just shifting our perceptions on things it can leave us feeling more empowered. Give it a try... and take a listen!

In 2008, yoga came into Amber's life at a time of desperation and deep depression where she had no purpose or desire for life. Through the profound transformation that transpired and continues to evolve in her life, Amber's mission became clear: She continues to study yoga and learn more about herself so that she is able to better serve her students and give back to yoga what yoga has continuously and unconditionally given her for the last 10 years.  Amber is here on the planet to help other high and over achieving women, reclaim their power by building confidence, setting boundaries, and establishing a daily yoga practice in order to create a life of passion and purpose.   www.instagram.com/amberhagberg www.facebook.com/groups/yogaforinnerpeace http://www.amberhagberg.com/retreat

How to Proactively Teach Your Child(ren) How to be Confident and Self Aware With Our Guest Rachna Patel the Founder of OH-KS! Rachna Patel is the founder of OH-KS, which offers tools, for children ages 4 and up, to learn about themselves and the world. Her interactive workbooks help to make learning come to life teaching kids how to better understand themselves (like their emotions) and teaches them healthy ways to cope. Her company offers proactive way to teaching kids how to show up as their best selves.  A note from Rachna: "To give you some background, the company was inspired by my 2 children.  I wanted to teach them all the tools they could use to do or be whatever they desire. I had worked a lot on my personal development, because for as long as I can remember, I struggled with confidence and self-esteem.  As a result of those struggles, I missed out on so many wonderful opportunities, and did not end up living the life that I wanted for me. As I learned the tools and skills, I made up my mind that whenever I had children, they would have these skills, tools, support, that I did not have. I looked for other resources aimed at children, but it was hard to find something that kept them engaged. So I started using the science I knew, the tools I learned, and made it as engaging as possible for them to learn these life skills. Before I knew it, I realized this was becoming a part of who they were. From there on my kids were always talking about how the magic inside them was helping them with challenges, feeling good, being kind, loving themselves, and so much more.  This made me realize that if my children benefitted from this information so much, then so many other children could also use this program to help them out. It was at that point I came to understand that all these years of work, research, as well as trial and error with my children, needed to be shared with the world. Thus, the Power Up Your Magic program was created, and OH-KS was born.   My goal is to reach as many children as possible worldwide with this program. The end goal being that they will have the foundation and exposure to all the skills to feel good from within, so that they fall in love with themselves to do or be anything they desire."

Our perspective holds so much power. We always have the power to transform something hard into something that better serves us. That is our power. Follow along as I talk about transforming grief into something beautiful. I reflect on my journey with grief after losing my dear Aunt this last year. Take a listen and let me know what you think!    Please subscribe, review and follow me on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate

Leigah is an elementary teacher in St. Paul, a holistic health educator, a Mama Glow trained Birth and Postpartum Doula, and offers embodiment classes through a dance-based movement system, called Qoya, honoring the self that is wise, wild, and free. Leigah is a boss at nurturing herself and helping others to do the same, by practicing daily habits, rituals, and routines that promote connection to mind and body and spirit. In Leigah's mind, self-care is not an option, but rather life support! To learn more about Leigah check out her instagram @leigah.locke

With everything going on the world... it's hard not to stay up late at night and think!   Before I gained some life changing perspective, my thoughts were consumed with fear. I mean let's be real... we are living in a time where we are being exposed to a lot of bad 

Hard Conversations Don't Need to Be Scary. A Talk With My Daughter About Being Each Other's Advocates. Follow along as I talk some real talk with my daughter.    Studies by David Finkelhor, Director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center, show that: 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse; Self-report studies show that 20% of adult females and 5-10% of adult males recall a childhood sexual assault or sexual abuse incident; During a one-year period in the U.S., 16% of youth ages 14 to 17 had been sexually victimized; Over the course of their lifetime, 28% of U.S. youth ages 14 to 17 had been sexually victimized; Children are most vulnerable to CSA between the ages of 7 and 13. According to a 2003 National Institute of Justice report, 3 out of 4 adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew well. https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/

Hurt people, hurt people UNTIL we can each be vulnerable with ourselves so we can sit in vulnerable places with others. Hurt can be caused by saying the wrong words, not knowing the right information and being unconscious of how our words and actions can affect others. Vulnerability is my mission. Vulnerability for me has been a process. Vulnerability to me means love, trust and advocating. I am loving myself as I learn about myself and others. I am trusting my journey wholeheartedly. Most of all, I am advocating for my self so I can be a better advocate for others. Thank you for following my journey. If you have hurt that you are wanting to explore, but don't know where to start - please reach out. I am not a mental health professional, but I do have a lot of compassion, personal trauma experience and knowledge around resources. I am always working to become a better listener. I am here for you. You matter. Your life matters.  As always please subscribe, follow me on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate and feel free to DM me. Sending so much love to you and yours

Healing from trauma is complicated and messy, but can also be very beautiful. You have the power within yourself to do the work. Follow along as I talk you through my journey and together let's begin to understand ourselves and others.  As always, please subscribe and follow my on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate

Perceived: a Freestyle Poem About Words. Ashley touches on how powerful words are, while also acknowledging how words are perceived by our inner narrative. As words are said, there is so much that is left unspoken. As someone heals, they are able to look past old narratives and be open to see things from a greater perspective. Perception is everything. Perception (n): the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. Don't forget to subscribe and follow Ashley on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate ❤️  

Facing your fears can be overwhelming, but I promise when you do you will feel so much better. Healing is a messy process. It looks different on everybody. Dear one, please trust yourself. You know more than you think. When you can love yourself, you can show up for the collective. You have purpose. Your life means something.  Sending so much love to my black and brown, brother and sisters. I see you. I love you.  Don't forget to connect via social media @the.self.love.advocate

Have you been feeling stuck lately? Overwhelmed? This itty bitty chat is just what you need to switch up that feeling into some new perspective!  Don't forget to subscribe, comment, review and follow Ashley on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate ✨ Next episode will be out Tuesday!!!

Welcome to Season Two and the relaunch of our Podcast! Join our host, Ashley, as she talks self worth. It's like a pick-me-up chat with a friend, that you didn't know you needed...   As always - please review, subscribe and follow Ashley on Instagram @the.self.love.advocate

Do you have goals? Do you believe you can achieve those goals? Are there any limiting beliefs that might get in your way of achieving your goals? Have you thought that far? If not, this might be the perfect episode for you.  Follow allow as Ashley talks through how by becoming more conscious of your doubt and fear can prevent you from losing sight of your goals and dreams. As always, please subscribe, review and follow Ashley on social media @the.self.love.advocate

What if we all slowed down and become conscious of when we are feeling triggered? What would that look like? How would we see ourselves and others? How could that change the world? Follow along with me as I talk you through how I turn being triggered into becoming empowered.  As always PLEASE subscribe, follow and leave me a review ❤️

Fearing the unknown does not serve anyone. Let's talk through rising above the "what ifs" and into your power.    As always, PLEASE subscribe, review and share

The way that you talk to yourself matters. Follow along with me as we chat Self-Talk: my journey with it, how to uncover the negative Self-Beliefs that are tied to negative Self-Talk and tips/tricks on how to change it! Get a pen and paper ready... It's a goodie!   As always, PLEASE subscribe, review and share with your friends. You can find me on Instagram  @the.self.love.advocate ✨

Let's talk about how we often create more pain for ourselves than often needed and ways to transform that pain into something beautiful. Together, let's go inward and explore this space ✨ As always PLEASE subscribe, follow and leave me a review ❤️

When was the last time you sat down and DECIDED how you were going to show up in your life? What if we all perceived and consciously intended to live a more vibrantly? Follow along with me as I talk through the power of perspective and intention. Let's make today and everyday a little more magical by Waking the @#$% Up! As always, PLEASE do not forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with your friends. Your love means the world! You can follow me on Instagram at @the.self.love.advocate

What would happen, if we all started owning our hurt?! What would happen, if we all started owning the ugly pieces inside of us?! Not condoning... OWNING! Let's dive deep into how showing up for yourself can heal the world.  Thank you for listening... As always, PLEASE subscribe, share and leave me a review

If you don't define your boundaries - how can you expect people to not cross them?! Let's dive deep into creating the life you want to live! Get ready to get intentional and specific. YOU ARE ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. Let's go! As always PLEASE subscribe, follow and leave a review ❤️

Get ready for some REAL TALK. Follow along with our Host, Ashley, as she talks her way through her life journey with depression, suicide, abuse and rape. She shares how she became a Self Love Advocate and how waking the