Armed & Anointed with Ashley Russell

In this episode, Ashley and Nick discussed the rebranding of Ashley's podcast and explored themes of faith, surrender, and personal transformation, with Nick sharing his challenging childhood experiences and journey from skepticism to spiritual awakening. They delved into their professional backgrounds, including Nick's experiences in management and entrepreneurship, while discussing the importance of authenticity, self-worth, and personal growth. The conversation concluded with plans for their upcoming event "Armed and Anointed for Impact" in November, where Nick will speak and promote his book, focusing on using business as a tool for spreading light and love in the world.

In this episode, Ashley shares her personal experiences with the transformative "void" phase of self-growth, where individuals must let go of old identities to evolve, and discussed how many people struggle with this transition, particularly when leaving behind familiar social circles. She described a sudden life-changing experience that required her to embrace uncertainty and trust in her inner guidance despite resistance from others and her own fears. Ashley emphasized the importance of faith, inner quietude, and following one's unique path, highlighting that true fulfillment comes from serving a higher purpose rather than seeking universal acceptance.

Welcome back to another Unfiltered Women episode and this week we go DEEP & get dead serious about waking you up in your life. I talk with Jaime Hawryluk (@jaime_yourhormonegirl) who’s a dear friend of mine and a hospice nurse who sits with death every day. She shares how this job has changed her perspective on life & how she uses it to encourage women, as well as the regrets she hears, spiritual encounters she witnesses and advice for you to get to your death bed with no regrets and a life well lived. This is an episode you don’t want to miss, and SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Jaime will also be a speaker at the Unfiltered Women Live Event in Victoria BC at the end of November. (Tickets available via @toughasamother this week) This episode goes deep and if you want help unpacking it and integrating it into your life, make sure you’re subscribed to the Unfiltered Women Community email list at the links in my bio for a resource I’ve created to support you. Ready, set, play.

In this week’s episode I talk about becoming a peace MAKER in your life, instead of being a peace keeper. Have you ever had to change parts about you to belong? Or quiet your voice when you want to speak but fear not being accepted? That’s keeping the peace for the sake of others at a loss to your peace. Maybe it keeps the peace externally but by doing this we create internal chaos for ourselves, build up resentment, and set the standard that what we want and who we really are doesn’t matter. So lean in, press play, and if you haven’t yet, head to my Instagram links (@toughasamother) to signup for the Unfiltered Women Community email list where I’ve linked a resource to help walk you through questions to find where you’re still peace keeping in your life. Time to fuck it up.

I know how to trust a sign, and when my last ‘re-entry’ episode cut the sound off at the 11 minute mark, I knew there was a reason. The reason was realizing that this podcast is no longer a place where I can allow myself to be completely unfiltered, the growth journey I just went through ripped away any shreds of filter I still had, and now this needed to become about YOU. About creating a community where I can truly help women step into their power after walking the path myself. It’s time to shed the filters and the masks we’ve put on as we’ve walked through life and become UNFILTERED WOMEN. So welcome back, I’m so excited to go on this journey with you. It’s time to get to work, press play.If you enjoyed this episode, head to my Instagram page ( @toughasamother ) and join the email community to receive episodes first, get full break downs of the behind the scenes, and resources to support you moving through the phases that feel lonely and unclear. As a new podcast (and always really) your shares, tags, and reviews, mean the world to me.Xo, Ashley Russell - host of the Unfiltered Women Podcast.

Have you ever struggled with women’s health issues from endometriosis to mystery pain that you just can’t seem to get answers for even though half the population is struggling with issues like this? This episode is for you. I talk with Meghan Fleury who is a registered nutritionist and habit change psychology specialist about her journey to being diagnosed with endometriosis and celiac disease after years of having her concerns and pain dismissed. She turned to getting the answers herself through education and has made it her life mission to help women who struggle get solutions.

Ashley goes over how not following through on the things you say you'll do is actually costing you the success and life you’re dreaming of. Whether it’s in your business, relationships, personal relationship, fitness, it doesn’t matter. If you have no trust in yourself, it doesn’t matter what goals you set because the internal story is clear and it’s that you aren’t someone who is going to show up for yourself. We need to let go of immediate gratification and responding to everything we feel in the moment and become people who back up what we say with action and actually create the success we say we want and leave the entitlement behind. Choosing comfort now is creating a life you’re uncomfortable in, so let’s get to work and master the art of following through for ourselves!

Austin is back to share his perspective on how he leads with a service led attitude in our relationship. Sharing how he handled the pregnancy and postpartum season, and now with 4 kids how we make time for each other daily and keep that 'dating each other' mentality.

In this episode of "Tough as a Mother Unfiltered," Ashley discusses her personal journey of growth and self-discovery, emphasizing the importance of taking ownership of one's life and aligning with one's higher self. She shares various practices and strategies she uses to overcome mental barriers, improve her mindset, and achieve her goals, including meditation, visualization, and positive affirmations. Ashley also highlights the significance of consistently working on personal development, even when faced with challenges, and encourages listeners to implement daily practices that can help them move forward in their own lives.

Ashley and guest Natasha Dostler, a holistic nutritionist, discuss the importance of quality supplements in modern nutrition and diets. Natasha also shares her journey leaving a government job with a pension to becoming a nutritionist and entrepreneur. They explore the challenges of balancing motherhood with personal aspirations, the evolution of women's roles in society, and the significance of chasing your purpose over choosing the safety of what’s normal. They also cover how they deal with bias in the fitness and nutrition space from combining a network marketing business into their profession. Join us in this episode of all things motherhood, career changes, starting over in your 40’s and creating a life that fits your families needs and not societies expectations.

In this episode I go over how I got over the fear of 'what will people think' and stepped into living my life authentically. I share about a breathwork session that changed my life, my personal story of how I ended up the smallest version of myself because I listened to what people said, and 3 questions to ask yourself when you're getting caught up in the fear that will ground you. Press play and step into living life YOUR way.

In this week's episode, we dive into how we met (in real life!), the adjustment to life as a step dad and family man from single life. We share our bumps along the way and go over some Q&As from Instagram aimed at Aust! He'll be joining one episode a month so look out for the February Aust Episode! Go any questions for Aust for the next episode? Drop them in the comments!

In this episode Ashley shares some of her back story that led her to the podcast, and the struggles she went through that made her feel really alone and created the goal of talking about the topics that seem taboo but we all struggle with. Hence, unfiltered.