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Katie: Howdy and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com and I actually cherished this episode that’s all about tips on how to breathe and permission to relaxation. And also you’ll discover numerous correlations to components of my journey that I’ve shared with some actually necessary, relevant and sensible ideas that I believe are particularly wanted for girls and mothers.
I’m right here with Ashley Neese, who’s a famend breath work instructor and the creator of The best way to Breathe and Permission to Relaxation. She has spent over a decade working on the intersections of embodiment, transformation and renewal. And she or he’s additionally the host of The Deeper Name e-newsletter and podcast the place she shares her private reflections and restorative conversations on therapeutic and regeneration. And we get to go deep on plenty of elements of this dialog right this moment on this podcast. We began off speaking in a enjoyable manner about her expertise as an newbie beekeeper and the way she bought into it. And as a beekeeper as nicely, I appreciated that half, nevertheless it was really an ideal springboard into our deeper dialog. as a result of being round bees, it seems, can really assist us to downshift into parasympathetic. And that was a typical thread of this dialog the place we talked in regards to the understanding and significance of relaxation and the precise definition, which is commonly confused in trendy society.
We talked about how relaxation can really assist our capability to do laborious issues and enhance different areas of life, although it’s typically so easy it’s ignored. We talked in regards to the distinction between sleep and relaxation and the way whereas they’ll share some commonalities, they’re distinctly completely different as nicely. We additionally talked loads about her trauma restoration and mine as nicely, and the way that grew to become a part of her therapeutic journey. We speak about easy practices to study relaxation and hook up with the physique, how nature helps with this, what the stress response cycle is, and tips on how to full that to have the ability to downshift right into a relaxation cycle, and methods to interrupt the stress response cycle, what a physique price range is and the way that may assist us relaxation.
We go into the somatic components of relaxation and therapeutic and restorative time, and a lot extra. I really feel like this dialog actually ties collectively plenty of issues that I’ve talked about in different podcasts, and can also be a very good useful resource and gear for any of you who’re doing that internal work and having bother with that internal emotional, religious, psychological aspect, and the way that’s regarding your bodily well being. So with none additional wait, let’s be a part of Ashley. Ashley, welcome. Thanks a lot for being right here.
Ashley: Thanks a lot for having me, Katie. I’m actually trying ahead to this.
Katie: I’m deeply excited for this dialog. I believe we’re going to get to the touch on some extraordinarily related components of well being that aren’t as typically talked about, however that appear particularly related to ladies and to mothers. And I’m very excited to get to dive deep with you on that. Earlier than we do although, I even have a notice out of your bio that you’re additionally an newbie beekeeper. And it is a pastime I’ve had since I used to be a teen. So I might love to listen to your expertise with that and the way you bought into it. I’m at all times up for any time I get to plug folks being beekeepers as a result of I believe that’s so useful. The extra those that hold bees and perceive bees and even simply plant issues that may profit the bees, I’m all about that. So how did you get into it?
Ashley: I bought into it, so we moved to the Sierra’s from after residing within the Bay Space for some time. And one of many causes we moved out to the Sierras was to be nearer to the land and to have a distinct form of tempo of life. And our first spring right here was really on Earth Day two years in the past. We had simply completed our home and we had been simply driving to the property. And one of many gents who was engaged on our home was like, hey, there’s a swarm over there. Do you guys need this swarm? And my accomplice and I had been like, oh my God, there’s this swarm. That is so thrilling. We’re so into bees. We knew that we wished bees on the land, however we had no concept tips on how to get began. And Josh, who’s such a candy man, was like, why don’t I am going assist you to get the swarm after which I can convey you a hive and you will get began. And it simply occurred. They had been on the land. So he came visiting, bought a noticed, bought one of many branches down off the tree. We bought the swarm right into a field and I transferred it into the hive two days later. And we’ve had bees ever since. And we simply caught one other swarm a few months in the past, only a week after Earth Day right here, too. In order that appears to be the time they have an inclination to interrupt off. And wish to go discover a new residence.
Katie: I like that we’ve beehives as nicely and we’ve had a few swarms this 12 months and now a few our neighbors even have bees due to the swarm. So I like that you simply’re doing that as nicely. And like I stated, only a plug for any of you guys who’ve ever been curious, I extremely encourage beekeeping as a pastime and interesting, I noticed a research a few weeks in the past really that the type of like resonant sound {that a} beehive makes is seemingly extraordinarily therapeutic to the physique and so they’re doing experimental therapies now with folks simply being in proximity to the sound of a beehive and the way that may assist them of their parasympathetic. So should you wanted a well being motive to think about it. I discovered that fascinating that they only launched that research and really that springboards completely I believe into our dialog, which I discussed goes to be particularly related for mothers with that bees with the ability to assist with the shift to parasympathetic.
We’re going to get to speak loads about relaxation and I believe it is a massively missed and infrequently ignored factor for girls in right this moment’s society and particularly for mothers due to the busyness that tends to come back with motherhood. I do know you speak loads about this and way more eloquently than I may, however to start out off broad, possibly give us some background on what you imply whenever you say relaxation and the way relaxation pertains to our capability to really be capable to do the laborious issues as nicely.
Ashley: Yeah, that’s such an excellent query. So relaxation, the very first thing I wanna say is that I believe there’s a lot confusion, there was positively plenty of confusion for me. I at all times thought relaxation was the identical as sleeping. And as soon as I began this observe, particularly as a brand new mom, not getting any sleep and having a very sick little child, folks would at all times say, nicely, oh, similar to relaxation when the child rests or do that. And it’s like, okay, nicely, I’ve a complete home to wash and all this stuff. However I used to be actually curious. It’s like, okay, if I’m not sleeping at evening, if I’m getting up each hour with child, what can I do throughout my day that can give me just a bit micro second of restoration or just a bit method to shift my nervous system and shift my state.
And since I’d been a breathwork instructor for therefore a few years and been in that world, that was the primary software that I gravitated in the direction of. I used to be like, okay, I can take 5 actually lengthy inhales, actually sluggish exhales and simply give myself a second to recenter and refocus. After which I began extending these practices in addition to searching for different ways in which I may discover little moments of respite all through the day.
So I write within the e book that this has been a observe, form of been working in the direction of relaxation for a few years, nevertheless it actually wasn’t till I grew to become a father or mother and I had that lack of sleep that every part modified. I used to be like, oh, this may’t simply be this factor that I do each from time to time. This must be one thing that I’m tapping into all through the day. In order that on the finish of the day, I’m not simply fully out of types.
And so far as doing the laborious issues, I imply, we’ve bought three children below 5 at residence now. And one of many greatest, I believe aspects of my therapeutic journey has been recovering from trauma, actually taking a look at form of elements of myself from after I grew up that had been averted, that had been ignored, that had been form of belittled. And there wasn’t actually anybody in my life after I was little who was exhibiting up for me after I was having a tough time. I’ll simply say that. I’m a giant feeler, proper? I’m empathic, I really feel all of the issues on a regular basis. And that’s loads. And I’ve father or mother empaths now and my children are huge feelers as Dr. Becky would say, they’re deeply feeling children. I bought plenty of deeply feeling children. And as a deeply feeling child myself, I used to be by no means proven like, hey, that is how you’re with anyone’s emotions, proper? As a result of my mother and father didn’t know tips on how to be with their very own emotions, in fact.
And in order a father or mother, doing this relaxation work has really given me the capability to be with myself. So I’ve been in a position to form of tune in and go, oh, I simply want a second. Let me pause, let me take a relaxation. Let me simply have a couple of minutes in order that I can are likely to myself and my little ones who’re freaking out, proper? After which flip to my children and go, hey, what do you want from me proper now? And that has been such, it’s been so therapeutic for myself and for my household and for my lineage on so many ranges as a result of it’s simply that attunement and that resonance. And I can’t get to attunement and resonance after I’m going tremendous quick, after I’m hustling, after I’m avoiding, after I’m trying out, it requires presence. And for me, the way in which that I get current is thru slowing down and resting.
Katie: You simply introduced up so many good factors. I believe to begin with, the concept that relaxation and sleep typically type of are used synonymously, however I believe to your level, these are totally separate classes. They’re each crucial and so they do overlap. But when we simply suppose they’re the identical factor, we really miss out on plenty of potential to make the most of relaxation that isn’t sleep and the methods to do this. And such as you, my trauma therapeutic was massively impactful to my interactions with folks and in addition to even my bodily well being in a very excessive manner. And it was a really sluggish discovered lesson for me. And ever since sharing that story, I’ve had many listeners and readers ask, like, what particularly did you do? How can I try this too? And I spotted that there’s an individualized facet right here in determining for every of us what that relaxation goes to appear to be. There’s not, sadly, a simply guidelines blueprint, which additionally speaks to our type of mentality right here that we would like a guidelines. We wish a to-do record even for therapeutic and relaxation.
And so I like that it is a extra of a journey and an internal course of that has that individualization to it, however that additionally there appear to be some form of core issues that may assistance on that journey or like practices we will study that can assist us determine our personal response and our personal relaxation and our personal stress ranges and our personal trauma. I additionally love that you simply introduced up your children as a result of the older I get, the extra I actually come to firmly imagine that the very best present we can provide our children as their mother and father is to our personal self-regulation, our personal trauma therapeutic, and our personal means to exist presently in a peaceful state.
And I do know that may be a lifelong journey, definitely, however I might love to listen to a few of your examples or practices, possibly that you simply discovered alongside the way in which for with the ability to faucet into that relaxation all through the day. As a result of I might guess for a number of the mothers listening possibly, even the thought of that’s probably a brand new idea. The flexibility to simply take type of like micro moments all through the day to recenter and the way to do this. So I might love so that you can give extra element on the way you’ve built-in that.
Ashley: Yeah, that’s such a good looking query. And one of many first practices within the e book is named Orienting. And that is really a observe that I discovered by means of all of the trauma work that I’ve achieved. And orienting is so stunning as a result of you are able to do it anyplace. It doesn’t require something particular, and it’s actually fast. And so what orienting is, it’s an invite to take a second whenever you discover, like, oh, I’m getting actually indignant, or I’m actually pissed off, or I’m completely overwhelmed, and I’m beginning to take a look at, or I simply want a second. As a result of it actually simply takes a couple of seconds. And then you definately simply take a second. After which the very first thing you do is you simply go searching, simply together with your eyes. You simply go searching your house, and also you begin to identify. What do you see? So after I go searching my house proper now, I am going, oh, there’s a yellow e book over there. Okay, I look out the window. There’s a tree. Oh, there’s a light-weight coming in from overhead. Simply that already begins to shift my nervous system. And it brings me into presence. It brings me into contact with the sensations which are taking place in my physique. It brings me into contact with my breath.
After which if I wish to take it additional, I can go, okay, what do I hear? What am I listening to proper now? Okay, what am I smelling proper now? It’s like we simply actually get into our senses. And so orientation is a superb method to get into our senses. And I discover that by means of this work, moving into our senses is one other manner that we will begin to downshift into parasympathetic and discover that second of relaxation . In order that’s a very stunning one.
One other one is nature. So I’ve a complete chapter within the e book simply particularly devoted to nature as a result of it’s so big. And we talked about bees to start with. I like being in my backyard and simply tooling round in there and listening to the hum of the bees. We now have our hive actually near the backyard. It’s simply such a good looking sound. All of the hummingbirds, every part else that’s taking place on the market. So any entry to nature, proper? That could possibly be getting your toes on the grass. That could possibly be tending to just a little plant in your own home. It doesn’t need to be a 60 foot backyard. You possibly can actually make this accessible. It could possibly even be the way in which that we join with our meals. And I do know meals is such a giant factor to your listeners and for the present too. It’s like, how are we connecting to the greens that we’re consuming, to the greens that we’re reducing up? All these issues are a very good method to begin to nourish and simply begin to discover, to begin with, there’s connection, proper? I’m not alone. I’m related to this entire large internet of the world. It isn’t that unbelievable. And that proper right here, that inherent reciprocity and connection is already main us into restoration, proper? As a result of once more, such as you stated, relaxation has all these deeper connotations that’s remembering and reclaiming our interconnectedness, which for me has been an enormous a part of this course of. And simply that slowing down sufficient to go, oh wait, proper? There’s all of the help proper right here. Despite the fact that there’s all these actually laborious issues taking place and I didn’t get sufficient sleep and I’m confused and all these things, there’s additionally this different factor taking place that’s true too. And that’s a part of the trauma knowledgeable. It’s like, what else can we usher in? We’re not attempting to get away. We’re not attempting to love, you already know, pressure ourselves into something. We’re going, all that is taking place, however what else is feasible?
Katie: And I do know within the e book, you additionally speak about one thing you name finishing the stress response cycle. And I might love so that you can clarify what that’s and the way that pertains to downshifting into relaxation. And I really feel like many individuals, for me a minimum of, it was simple to get caught in that stress cycle. So I’d love so that you can clarify what you imply by that and form of the levels and tips on how to perceive that.
Ashley: For certain. So the stress response cycle is one thing that I’m intimately conversant in as somebody who lived a lot of my life in a continual state of stress. And I didn’t even know there was a such factor as a stress response cycle. I used to be simply at all times on that uptick. I used to be at all times in battle or flight. Generally I used to be in freeze too, however I used to be, my nervous system was simply at all times actually jacked up and I used to be going actually quick. I’ve felt a lot of my life, the sense of urgency, proper? The sense of urgency is form of woven into my nervous system and it reveals up in all these other ways. It reveals up in how I speak. It reveals up in how I believe. It reveals up in my, you already know, feeling like I’m unfit if I’m not producing sufficient. Like I simply need to go, go, go on a regular basis. And in order that stress response cycle is all a part of that. It’s simply that how our, like our stress physiology shapes us, proper? It actually shapes our brains. It shapes our our bodies. It impacts our well being, all these issues.
And so what we wish to do is have sufficient consciousness to go, Whoa, my nervous system is in a stress response cycle. I’m in that proper now. I have to downshift as a result of what occurs if we don’t downshift and break that cycle, they only begin to stack, proper? And the extra the stress response cycles. one another, then we’re left with every kind of well being points and every kind of different psychological points. So that is one thing that I struggled with too. My stress was stacking a lot. Guess what? My again went out. Guess what? I used to be laid up in mattress for nearly a 12 months, similar to actually struggling to even placed on my garments and get myself dressed and bathe. And this was when our son was a 12 months and a half. It was so brutal. And it was additionally partly whereas I used to be scripting this e book, it’s at all times that factor like we form of create the drugs that we’d like on this planet.
And as I used to be scripting this e book and as I used to be going by means of this course of, my again was out and I used to be like, okay, I’ve bought to really study this in a deeper manner now. So what does that imply? We have to downshift the stress response cycle. So there’s plenty of actually true, like scientifically confirmed methods to do that which are really fairly enjoyable. So one in all them is hugging. So that’s simply so stunning. Like we can provide ourselves a hug. We are able to hug our family members. That’s a good way to downshift the nervous system.
One other manner is to do one thing inventive. In order that could possibly be draw an image. That could possibly be one thing actually great for your loved ones or for your self that you simply wish to be. That could possibly be write anyone a letter. That could possibly be make a cellphone name. One other manner is thru respiration. So I do know that simply that lengthy, sluggish exhale helps to go forward and begin to downshift the nervous system in a very stunning manner. After which yeah, so create, hug. Um, one other manner to do this is transfer and transfer is one other one which we use loads in our household when issues that power begins to get actually intense or like, okay, let’s activate the music, let’s dance it out. Let’s get our our bodies shifting. Let’s have some enjoyable. Let’s launch that power. Let’s shift that cycle. After which after we dance, it’s like that good deep exhale on the finish, you go, okay, we transfer that cycle.
The factor I wish to say right here is that it’s, it’s okay. For those who begin to discover issues stacking, like I at all times wish to give plenty of mission and the work and plenty of selection and plenty of house and plenty of grace as a result of we’re not going to do that completely. Like I’m nonetheless going to get caught in my stress response cycles, despite the fact that I’m instructing this work, however I’m residing it. And it’s the moments on the finish of the day after I’m like, Whoa, I’m so wired. I can’t get myself down to fall asleep at evening. Like, what do I have to do? I want to finish my stress response cycles. And so these are the occasions that I would lean right into a observe on the finish of the day in order that I can then downshift into sleep.
Katie: And also you additionally speak about one thing known as trauma-informed relaxation. And I believe this may also be related. I do know I’ve talked about I’ve talked about my trauma story, and it does appear to be there could also be a distinct method or a minimum of like some added issues that may be useful if somebody is aware of that they’re conscious of trauma and that they notice that’s a component of their incapacity to downshift simply. So are you able to clarify what you imply by trauma-informed relaxation?
Ashley: Yeah, I’m so glad that you simply requested this query as a result of at the beginning, trauma-informed relaxation is actually taking a look at our particular person historical past, proper? It’s trying collectively for certain too, nevertheless it’s actually taking a look at our particular person histories. And as somebody who’s been in trauma coaching and is trauma-informed and trauma-certified, that is private to me and in addition in all of the work that I’ve achieved with shoppers through the years is without doubt one of the issues that I seen for myself was that after I began to relaxation, I used to be terrified. I used to be so scared to decelerate. I used to be like, if I decelerate, dangerous issues are gonna occur. If I’m not going full blast on a regular basis, if I’m not pushing, if I’m not grinding, one thing dangerous’s gonna occur. And so studying tips on how to, by means of the trauma-informed lens, go, okay, what in my historical past is exhibiting me this? After which what do I have to do now? Hey, the recommendation that you simply would possibly hear on Instagram or someplace out on this planet, it’s like, hey, simply take a relaxation. It’s like, nicely, I can’t, I’m too scared. I don’t wanna take a relaxation. I don’t wanna take a look at the grief that I’ve or the ache that I’m carrying or all of the regrets that I’ve or no matter it’s. Like, I’m too afraid. And so what can we do?
And within the e book, I speak loads in regards to the completely different instruments that I’ve used from somatic experiencing, which is a very stunning trauma mannequin. And one of many instruments is titration. And titration was developed by Peter Levine. And it’s actually, actually stunning as a result of what it gives is only a micro dose. It’s like, okay, you don’t need to relaxation for half-hour. Simply do 30 seconds. Are you able to only for 30 seconds, simply comply with your breath and simply put your toes on the bottom. Perhaps put your fingers in your thighs and simply comply with your breath 30 seconds. 30 seconds is an excessive amount of. Okay, let’s do 10 seconds. It’s simply actually taking it in order that your nervous system can deal with it and so that you’ve got the capability. As a result of so typically with trauma, we get into overwhelm actually rapidly or we’re going to close down, proper? All the things’s completely overwhelming. After which we shut down. And so with relaxation, it’s like, nicely, I’m too scared to relaxation. I can’t try this. There’s no manner I can like open myself as much as that or let down what I have to let down. It’s like, okay, nicely, you are able to do that for 5 seconds or for 10 seconds. I’m gonna seize some water actually fast. And that’s. That’s so potent as a result of we will construct on that, proper? That’s one thing that we will construct on in that 5 seconds and that 10 seconds of titration can then go into one thing greater. And thru the trauma-informed lens, we’re actually taking a look at our personal capability.
And that’s actually what I’m saying. Like not everybody has the capability to enter a relaxation observe for 20 minutes. And that’s okay. You realize, all of us have our personal histories that we’re exhibiting up with. We now have various things happening in our our bodies and in our brains and in our lives. It’s like, what can we try this works for us? And so it’s actually taking that individualized and that personalized method to go, hey, there isn’t a one dimension suits all. Identical to you stated to start with, there’s so many various methods to relaxation. And we’ve to seek out those that work for us proper now on this season of our lives. Additionally with the caveat that like our lives are gonna change and our practices are gonna change and so they’re gonna ebb and move as we develop our capability, as we study to really feel protected in our our bodies, you already know, form of one second of relaxation at a time, one breath at a time, as a result of security is a big piece in that trauma-informed dialog. And I’m taking a look at capability and I’m taking a look at security. Like how a lot capability do we’ve and the way protected can we really feel?
Katie: Yeah, I believe that feeling of security in our personal our bodies is so key. And in addition I spotted for me a minimum of was a journey. It didn’t occur in a single day by any means, nevertheless it’s been a good looking journey. And it looks like after I discovered just a little bit to take heed to my physique, particularly in that trauma restoration part that I used to be in, I felt that my physique was demanding much more relaxation than I had been giving it. And so for a protracted time period throughout that, I actually minimized excessive depth exercises. I actually simply targeted on mild motion exterior, which these tie in with the ideas you’ve given, however issues like mild walks, mild swimming within the water, simply time exterior in nature and let myself sleep greater than I had been sleeping. Let myself be capable to say no to issues and never simply have as a lot on my plate as a lot as attainable throughout that point.
And I felt like that was my physique and my soul form of demanding that relaxation so as to have the ability to heal. And now that I’ve gotten right into a a lot calmer house and have therapeutic, I really feel like I now even have a lot extra power that I don’t want as a lot of the daily sleep and relaxation as I used to. And I’ve a lot extra power to have the ability to use for tasks, however I don’t suppose I might have been in a position to get there definitely not as rapidly had I not listened to my physique’s want for relaxation in that part. And so I like that you simply talked about it’s continuously altering. This doesn’t imply that without end I used to be going to wish that a lot relaxation and without end I used to be going to wish 9 and a half hours of sleep. However I do suppose that actually helped the therapeutic part. And I really feel like this pertains to one other idea that you simply speak about known as the physique price range. So are you able to clarify what that’s and the way it relates?
Ashley: Yeah, so our brains are form of these wonderful organizers and so they’re at all times form of budgeting like how a lot salt do we’d like? How a lot water do we’d like? What are our stress hormones? What’s taking place with our stress hormones? And so they’re form of budgeting our power all day lengthy. And so once we can take a look at one thing just like the physique price range, it may be actually useful to know, okay, after I’m moving into for this actually robust dialog or when I’ve to go, you already know, to this occasion with my children or no matter it’s, this stuff are going to require a certain quantity of power. Do I’ve that power proper now? I do know to your level, they’re so like, I’ve my very own private form of historical past with burnout and fighting burnout in many various elements of my life for a lot of completely different causes. Proper. And I discover that the deeper I am going on this journey, the form of, I’m attempting to suppose the easiest way to say this.
Primarily what we’re searching for with the physique price range is to actually put together ourselves for form of the long run. So let’s say we’re heading into one thing hectic. Our physique’s going to already begin to be stressed. So all these hormones are going to be going off, cortisol goes to be going up, our adrenaline goes to be going off earlier than we even get to the occasion or earlier than we even have the dialog. So understanding that about our our bodies, what do we’d like to take action that we will form of shore ourselves up in these conditions? And somebody I actually admire talks about this loads. She talks about initially of the week, she appears at her calendar and he or she goes, okay, that is what I’ve scheduled for the week. Do I’ve the capability for that this week? Do I’ve the power for that this week? Have I blocked off sufficient occasions of relaxation? Have I blocked off naps? Have I blocked off like time with my household sufficient to actually get by means of what I have to get by means of? And if I haven’t, I’m going to cancel some stuff.
And that goes to your level round saying no and actually having boundaries round our personal power. And so I believe the physique price range is a very fabulous software for beginning to take a look at a few of these issues and go, oh, and should you’re undecided what that’s, go do an exercise and simply see how do you’re feeling afterwards? Do you’re feeling refreshed? Do you’re feeling replenished? Do you’re feeling depleted? For those who’re feeling depleted, that’s data that’s actually necessary. So subsequent time it’s important to go to the same exercise, what I might say is form of bracket that like what are you able to do earlier than to present your self just a little little bit of a buffer? Do you want just a little bit additional sleep? Do it’s essential do a relaxation observe? Do it’s essential just remember to’re hydrated? After which after test in and see what occurs. And so this is usually a actually enjoyable manner for us to begin to gauge like what’s working, what’s not working and never as a method to stress ourselves out much more. You realize, I’ll have shoppers will likely be like, okay, so does that imply I want to trace in a journal like each single factor I do in a day after which do some relaxation observe to counter that factor? I’m like, no, no, no, that’s manner an excessive amount of. It’s simply noticing. And it’s noticing after a dialog, after occasion, these kinds of issues. How am I feeling? What’s my power like? okay, subsequent time, what can I do in a different way? What can I weave in to present myself that help?
Katie: Yeah, you talked about hydration and I very a lot imagine that is an space the place there’s both going to be a constructive suggestions loop or a damaging suggestions loop anytime we’re speaking about relaxation and stress and the physique and the thoughts working collectively. And I believe the great thing about that’s understanding it. We are able to then hopefully do the issues that assist that shift right into a constructive suggestions loop. And for me, a kind of was definitely hydration and in addition taking a look at like my minerals. I wasn’t getting sufficient minerals and once we’re in a state of stress, we’re burning by means of plenty of additional magnesium and we’re depleting minerals extra quickly than we’d be if we weren’t confused. And so for me in that part, I additionally paid consideration to actually supporting my physique by means of intentional hydration but additionally ensuring I used to be getting sufficient minerals, hint minerals, electrolytes, all of the issues that I had depleted with out realizing it for lots of years.
And I believe that there’s many issues in that class that help the physique and that creates additionally a constructive change for the thoughts and for the feelings. After which additionally these adjustments we make mentally and emotionally then additionally can provide us extra power within the physique such as you’re explaining as nicely. And I believe additionally this touches on one thing that… I believe this half particularly is essentially the most tough possibly for mothers as a result of it’s really easy to place all people else first and we will get that mother guilt if we take time to relaxation. And so I wished to talk on to that for a minute as a result of I additionally suppose as mothers, among the finest presents we can provide our children is to mannequin the flexibility to relaxation and the flexibility to take a second and recenter.
I discover this for instance, even with my children, if there’s stress taking place within the family, fairly than put them in timeout or inform them to go away and isolate, I’ll mannequin it by I have to go in my room and breathe for a few minutes after which I might love to come back again and have a dialog with you and I will be extra current and extra peaceable. And hopefully by doing that, give them the permission to have that habits as nicely. However are you able to converse particularly to possibly the mother guilt aspect should you encounter that with folks that you simply work with and any ideas for getting previous that internally once we really feel dangerous for type of that analogy of placing on our personal masks first?
Ashley: Yeah, I like that a lot, Katie, and that’s simply what you stated is a observe that we do in our residence to my accomplice, and I try this as nicely, simply going. Okay, we’re noticing it’s there’s methods during which it nearly appears simpler simply to place our children like, it’s like, okay, are you able to simply go away? And it’s like, no, I’m the one who must take a minute. I’m the one who must be modeling this and to present no matter, give myself no matter I’m needing in that second. And in order that’s positively a observe that we do. I spend plenty of time exterior. That’s actually, actually necessary to me. It helps me floor. It helps me really feel related. And it simply helps to shift my perspective so rapidly. Like actually all I have to do is step exterior and form of look across the bushes and see the backyard and see some flowers and even simply take a look at the grass and one thing has simply modified already. So there’s a lot magic and a lot potential in that.
And by way of the guilt, you already know, for me, one of many issues that I typically do after I’m feeling responsible is simply attempt to get beneath that and attempt to get into, okay, the place’s that program coming from? The place’s that story loop working? Do I want that proper now? Is that obligatory? Is that going to assist me transfer ahead? And infrequently it’s not. And infrequently for me, my guilt packages are, you already know, come from my historical past and so they come from my household of origin and so they don’t actually have relevance for me in that second. And so that is, I’m saying that, nevertheless it’s laborious. You realize, it’s not like I simply get up in the future and do that. This has been years of remedy and making and years of doing this work. So should you’re new and also you’re fighting that mother guilt and also you’re like, okay, I don’t even know what you’re saying. How do I get beneath that? Simply give your self a second. The extra moments that you simply take for your self, the better it’s going to be sooner or later to form of get beneath that and ask these questions, these deeper questions of, oh, do I actually must be feeling this proper now? Is that this really serving to me proper now? Is it serving me? Is it not serving me? Why am I really feeling responsible? And I believe as soon as we begin to unpack that, the guilt really begins to shift fairly rapidly. And that’s positively been my expertise. As soon as I’ve been in a position to get beneath it and begin to form of shine some gentle on it, I discovered that I don’t want it as a lot as I as soon as did.
Katie: And I really feel like this additionally springboards into one other actually necessary key, which is that reference to self-worth and self-trust. And I do know these had been very tough issues for me to study and I needed to take a, it was a strategy of studying to type of audit my inner language and are available into like discovering a spot of peace inside myself. And also you touched on this just a little bit about making peace with our physique, however how do these concepts of self-worth and self-trust tie into this and the way can we nurture these?
Ashley: Yeah, that’s such an excellent query. Self, and this has all form of come out of this work for me as a result of I didn’t, you already know, after I began engaged on relaxation and form of making relaxation extra of a degree in my life, I didn’t even understand how related it was to my self-worth and my self-trust. And, you already know, traditionally my self-worth has been fairly low and simply getting so far the place I acknowledge, hey, I’m value taking good care of, my physique is value taking good care of, my coronary heart is value taking good care of, I’ve worth and never due to what I’m making or what I’m creating, however simply because I’m a human on this planet, and that’s nonetheless one thing that reveals up for me typically. I imply, in preparation for this podcast, I used to be going over every part final evening with my accomplice. He will get these downloads and he’ll simply cease himself. After which his physique will get actually nonetheless and his eyes form of shut. And I’m like, oh, Nick’s getting a obtain. That is gonna be good. And I’m ready like with bated breath. What’s he gonna say, you already know? Inform me tips on how to reply this query. After which he simply appears at me and he goes. You don’t have to elucidate your self. He’s like, you already need to be right here. You’ve a proper to be right here, you need to be right here. You don’t have to elucidate your self. And it tears, proper? And it’s simply that second of, oh, proper, there’s nonetheless these locations the place that low self-worth reveals up, as a result of there’s this toddler, you already know, this youthful a part of myself that also desires to love do an excellent job and show myself and present everybody how good I’m or no matter it’s, you already know?
And after I can take a look at her and actually be along with her and say, hey, toddler, I see you. I see that you simply’re actually desirous to show your self and like work so laborious proper now. You don’t have to. You possibly can take a relaxation. You possibly can take a nap. You possibly can have a snack. You possibly can similar to do what it’s essential do. Then that gives me the house and time for grownup Ashley to indicate up and go, hey, like, let’s have enjoyable with this as an alternative of creating it’s a hectic scenario. And that’s so related to my self-worth as a result of my self-worth is so, was at all times a lot, like I stated earlier than, about hustling, about proving, about striving, and it’s by no means sufficient. You realize, and I’m certain so many different folks relate to this. It’s like, we will lastly get the job or the factor or no matter it’s that we would like. And it’s nonetheless not gonna be sufficient. And so at that second in my life, it’s like, oh, I’ve to look inside myself. What’s it that I’m needing? What’s it that I’m working from?
And that was at all times a query for me with the remainder. It’s like, why am I working so laborious? And why am I working so quick? And so what do I have to do to decelerate and cease working and actually take that breath and be with myself and be with the ache and the therapeutic and simply that entire journey? And in order that’s actually what it’s been. And studying tips on how to belief myself has been an enormous a part of that. And it actually ties into the Self-worth as a result of after I know and I’ve these moments after I really feel like, okay, I’m value resting, then I belief myself to take the following proper motion on behalf of myself afterward in that day or that week.
And I simply additionally wanna say one thing too, as a result of that is arising for me loads. It’s like, we stay on this tradition that actually prioritizes like our exterior life, proper? It actually prioritizes like how a lot we will accomplish, how briskly we will accomplish it, what number of like prizes and accolades we’ve. However truthfully, once we decelerate, I’ll simply reframe this, after I decelerate and I get quiet and I’ve a second of relaxation with myself that then I can have with my accomplice or that then I can have with my children or that then I can share with folks in my neighborhood, that’s productive. And never solely is it productive, it’s generative. And I’ve actually been trying on the distinction between productiveness and like what we generate. And being generative is actually on the aspect of relaxation. It’s actually on the aspect of revolution. It’s actually on the aspect of regenerating and one thing that offers again. And so after I take into consideration resting too, it’s this like deeply private expertise, nevertheless it’s additionally a private expertise that then connects me outward into the remainder of the world.
Katie: I like that distinction. I’m so glad you introduced that up. And I additionally love that you simply talked about the internal youngster. This was a component that I did in remedy loads, was studying to type of reintegrate and make peace and make mates with my internal youngster and nourish them. And I even did visualizations the place I… visualized my internal youngster and gave it a hug within the occasions when it wanted a hug and didn’t get it. And I really feel like that’s so worthwhile.
And I additionally love that you simply touched on. once we’re in a position to entry that self-love and self-worth, it makes really all the choices that result in higher well being, whether or not it’s bodily, mentally, emotionally, a lot simpler as a result of it’s coming from a spot of affection and nourishment and never punishment or deprivation or even when it’s one thing so simple as like bodily well being and weight-reduction plan, it’s a lot simpler to decide on the meals that nourish us from a spot of affection than a spot of deprivation and framing that issues are dangerous or that we’re afraid of it or we’re attempting to shed some pounds. It’s simply such a extra highly effective mindset.
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Additionally, what you touched on with being with the happiness angle, it made me consider a quote from my good friend Naval that stated, needs once we make a contract with ourselves to be sad till we get what we would like. And I spotted I had tales in my head of, oh, I’ll be comfortable after I’m this dimension or I’ll be comfortable when this occurs or I’ll be comfortable after I get by means of all these tasks. And I needed to study really happiness is the factor I can select now and nurture now. And people issues can nonetheless occur, however I don’t have to make a contract with myself to be sad till they do. I can really nurture that proper now.
I really feel like one other a part of this that’s tremendous worthwhile, and I’ve talked just a little bit about on right here, however I believe you’re gonna have so a lot better perspective for is the somatic facet. And I first was launched to this after I learn the e book, The Physique Retains the Rating. After which I had my very own journey of discovering simply how intricately the physique and the thoughts are related and the way that course of unraveled for me. However I might love to listen to you converse to the somatic aspect and something we will do from a somatic perspective to course of that stress response, to get into a greater place somatically, and in addition how that pertains to our interactions with different folks and boundary setting and any practices which are useful there.
Ashley: There’s a lot in what you stated. I wish to reply to every part. However by way of the somatic piece, that’s been an enormous, big piece for me, particularly with the noting a lot trauma work myself personally has been actually taking a look at like what’s exhibiting up in my physique. And it’s been an attention-grabbing journey for me. I imply, I grew up as a dancer. So I had plenty of like early introduction to somatic motion, to being in my physique, to all these various things. However then I grew up doing classical ballet, which may be very, very formal and it’s very strict. And there’s a lot about overriding. There’s a lot about pushing, like get your physique into this form, proper? There’s no like, oh, you’re not gonna try this. So it’s not like, there’s simply, you’re doing it. The instructor’s yelling at you, you already know, and he or she’s like, it’s intense, it’s hardcore. That was my expertise with ballet as a child. And I cherished it. And it wasn’t till a few years later as an grownup, I used to be like, really, I don’t wanna push my physique that arduous. I don’t wish to override a sensation that I’m having in my foot. After which I’m taking my pointy sneakers off and my toes are bleeding from dancing for 3 hours. It’s like, that wasn’t really wholesome for me, nevertheless it taught me a lot. And as an grownup and the way that reveals up in my life now with the somatic work that I do, I take these moments to test in.
And that instance that I gave earlier of even simply taking a look at my week forward, it’s like I test in with my physique, not simply taking a look at my calendar and taking a look at it from this extra form of psychological, cognitive place, I am going, how does that really feel in my physique? or somebody calls and invitations me out someplace, I am going, yeah, give me a second. What am I noticing in my physique? Am I feeling tight? Am I feeling restricted? Is my tummy doing one thing unusual? Or am I feeling open? Is my chest open? Or are my shoulders relaxed? Like what are the cues for me? And the cool factor about this work, the thematic piece is all of us have these particular person cues that mark like, hey, I’m in a stress response. Hey, I’m beginning to disassociate. I’m feeling confused. My imaginative and prescient is blurry, proper? Or, oh, I’m beginning to really feel relaxed. My tummy is grumbling in that manner that it does when it’s like that form of digestive parasympathetic response. Or my jaw is softening, proper? Or my tongue isn’t pressed up on the roof of my mouth. So there’s all these completely different physique markers and somatic alerts for us to know what sort of state we’re in.
Nevertheless it’s as much as us to concentrate to them. And that’s its personal observe and its personal journey, as you so superbly shared. And particularly for these of us like myself who’ve spent a lot of their lives both overriding, pushing my physique previous its limits, or fully trying out. It’s like, I’m in an excessive camp. I’m like one or the opposite. I’m both like completely not right here, or I’m so right here. I’m like driving myself into the bottom, doing one thing that’s actually tough for my physique. As a result of that’s acquainted to me, proper? It’s like, now I can put myself into this factor.
And what I’ve discovered by means of this observe of relaxation and the way it connects is simply the softening. If I put on my physique, am I prepared to melt? The place do I really feel protected sufficient to melt? If I don’t really feel protected, what do I want on this second proper now to assist myself even really feel 1% safer? I believe typically by way of trauma, the place we’re searching for these huge experiences, proper? We’re like, okay, I would like the ayahuasca sort expertise with relaxation. What’s the large peak second that I can have? And infrequently the height moments are available in these little tiny micro shifts. It’s like, oh, if I simply launch my shoulder 1% and simply stick with that, oh, wow, there’s some disappointment there. Oh, there’s some grief there. Okay, let’s stick with that versus simply attempting to override it and get my shoulder down as quick as attainable. So the somatic work is available in that manner too.
After which the way it reveals up in {our relationships}. And it is a piece that I’ve needed to work by means of for therefore a few years. I’m somebody who typically would say sure after I meant no, you already know, I didn’t know tips on how to say no, it wasn’t, you already know, in my vocabulary, it wasn’t one thing I used to be allowed to say rising up. And it wasn’t till, you already know, in these previous couple of years, particularly having children, and I’ve been in a position to learn to say no. And up to now, I might say no from this place of being actually disembodied. And so my no wasn’t anchored in something. It wasn’t strong. It wasn’t a agency. And so folks would simply blow previous my no. And I’m like, I’m saying no, I’m doing what I’m purported to do. I learn all of the remedy books and all of the boundary setting books. And I’ve this script proper right here. It’s like, you higher not speak to me like that or no matter it’s. It’s like, nobody would even pay attention. My boundaries didn’t land with anybody.
And it wasn’t till I began doing the somatic piece that I used to be like, oh, I’m saying no, however my physique’s saying one thing completely completely different. How do I combine these items? How do I discover coherence? How do I get my mind and my physique on the identical web page? And it was by means of paying consideration and going to remedy. And my therapist would say, the place does that, the place do you’re feeling that no in your physique? And I must sit and go, Oh, I really wish to push. Oh, I really wish to kick. Oh, I really wish to do these different issues with my physique. And that’s the place the actual therapeutic got here in. As a result of as soon as I began letting my physique have the form of finishing again to that dialog, actually finishing that stress response cycle, finishing these trauma response cycles, then now after I say no, it’s clear, there’s no confusion about my no individuals are like, Oh, she’s severe. She stated, no, okay, transfer shifting on. Proper. They’re not nonetheless attempting to get in there and get me to say sure. In order that’s actually like, for me, just like the somatic piece round boundaries and relaxation comes into the combination. It’s like, are we saying no with our full physique? And if we’re not, how can we transfer in the direction of that?
Katie: You clarify that so, so nicely and such as you, I used to be… very habitually would say sure after I meant no, even I might verbally say sure after I met no. And I additionally had, I believe, a wound from childhood and from sure experiences the place I felt most secure if all people was comfortable. So I might go to even like nice lengths to maintain everybody comfortable even on the expense of myself. And I needed to study slowly that… boundaries and kindness should exist collectively, and that features kindness towards your self. And that was the piece I had to determine. After which from there, I used to be in a position to really construct boundaries as nicely. And I do nonetheless suppose they not solely can exist collectively, they really should exist collectively, boundaries and kindness.
It looks like for girls, particularly, this is usually a more durable a part of the journey actually because we usually tend to be prepared to love give of ourselves to the purpose of exhaustion. and never replenish ourselves sufficient. And so I like that we’ve bought to convey that into the dialog as nicely. I’d additionally love to speak just a little extra deeply in regards to the respiration facet and any breath work practices that folks may use as child steps into studying these relaxation practices. As a result of I believe once we give it some thought from a logical standpoint, we will go weeks with out meals, we will go days with out water, we will solely go minutes with out air. And so we breathe way more any given day than we do another enter into our biology. Nevertheless it’s typically essentially the most missed, once more, as a result of typically the best issues are the best to miss, or essentially the most computerized issues are the best to miss. However I’ve seen, for me, how profoundly simply making time for intentional breath work at completely different occasions of the day, not even a very long time, not even plenty of this, can have such a profound influence on even the physiology.
So even when somebody’s engaged on a bodily well being downside or a sleep concern, I’ve seen breath work drastically change my sleep and different folks’s sleep. And I believe that. our nervous techniques really study to reply. Like with all these belongings you’re speaking about with with the ability to get right into a state of relaxation extra, that pays dividends to our nervous system and the way we’re in our sleep and the way we’re, even our coronary heart price variability throughout the day, we even have the metrics now to see that this has a helpful influence on the physique. So I might love so that you can stroll us by means of any child steps into breath work practices that may be useful. You talked about some which are useful pre-sleep possibly, and even simply all through the day to type of reset that stress response.
Ashley: And that’s stunning, Katie, and yeah, related to a lot of that. And infrequently the way in which I speak about relaxation is that it’s a bridge to sleep. And so to start with of the dialog, we had been form of distinguishing like what’s relaxation, what’s sleep? These issues are completely different, they’re their very own practices. They’re each very, very, crucial, however a lot in our tradition now’s targeted on sleep appropriately. You realize, there’s so many statistics on the market. Like most of us will not be getting sufficient sleep. And so due to that, particularly as mother and father, what can we do all through the day?
And I like that you simply’re bringing in breath. You realize, somebody who’s been learning breath and, you already know, written a e book about breath work, it is a subject that’s actually, actually near me in a observe that I’ve been doing for a few years. And I at all times counsel to start with, simply begin actually small. And I say, begin with 5 breaths. So 5 rounds, you’re simply going to inhale by means of your nostril for so long as attainable. You’re not going to push it. You’re not going to pressure it, however simply take that deep inhale by means of the nostril. all the way in which to the highest. After which there’s be a slight pause on the high. You then’re gonna exhale by means of your nostril, simply for so long as you possibly can. Proper, so we wanna suppose sluggish, mild, ease. These are the phrases that we wanna form of be serious about as we’re respiration, simply 5 occasions. And I’m gonna have you ever try this all through your day. So whenever you get up within the morning, after you drop the youngsters off or no matter your form of like mid-morning day is, lunchtime, afternoon, earlier than mattress, proper? So try this 5 occasions throughout the day, the 5 by 5.
And it’s actually, actually, actually useful as a result of it’s useful for therefore many causes, nevertheless it begins to construct in that observe. And so typically we’ll hear from folks, oh, I did breath work one time. It didn’t work. Or identical with meditation. I attempted meditating like twice. It didn’t work. It’s like, no, no, we’ve to love construct this into our routine and make it tremendous simple. You realize, I’m certain, I do know you’ve learn the e book and I’m certain lots of people have the Atomic Habits, however James Clear actually talks about it. It’s like, okay, should you’re attempting to construct a brand new behavior, the place are you able to add that in to one thing that you simply’re already doing? So he calls it behavior stacking. And I believe it’s genius. So I’ll say to shoppers, okay, whenever you’re brushing your tooth, after that do your breath work, proper? You drop the youngsters off from faculty. They get out of the automotive, shut the door, do 5 minutes or do 5 breaths. It’s simply actually, actually easy. And so the place are you able to weave it in? After which so far as the precise observe, begin there. These 5 inhales, maintain on the high after which exhale out of the nostril. That’s gonna be the best place to start out.
After which should you’re wanting so as to add onto that, the following factor I might counsel is begin to prolong your exhalation by means of your nostril for so long as you possibly can. Once more, we wanna have plenty of gentleness and plenty of selection with this. This isn’t a forceful observe. It’s meant to be nourishing. It’s meant to be restorative. It’s meant to be replenishing to the system. And it’s additionally meant to be simple sufficient that you are able to do it sufficient occasions to begin to construct that behavior. And the extra you do it, the behavior will get stronger and stronger. And then you definately actually begin to see the advantages, similar to you spoke of so superbly, Katie. It’s like then we get the actual advantages of the work, that are unbelievable. I imply, there’s a lot science behind breath work now that it’s simply wonderful. And such as you stated, it’s one thing that’s really easy to miss or be like, oh, that’s simply, should you’re scrolling on Instagram, you’ve bought time to do 5 breaths. You are able to do it.
Katie: Yeah. And to talk to your level of how nicely that may work, I believe it’s like a nervous system coaching factor that the extra that you simply try this observe, the extra your nervous system learns to breathe that manner with out you having to consciously give it some thought. And in order that improves your respiration price whilst you’re sleeping. That improves, you typically see advantages in train, even simply from these little tiny micro breathwork classes such as you’re speaking about. And I additionally know should you do wrestle with sleep, I’ve seen for me, if I try this form of breathwork or one thing comparable like a 4, seven, eight breathwork, any form of breathwork earlier than mattress. After which that tip you talked about about type of scanning the physique and enjoyable any locations that you simply really feel tight. I’ll begin at my head and attempt to loosen up all the way in which right down to my toes. And I nearly by no means make all of it the way in which right down to my toes earlier than falling asleep as a result of it’s so enjoyable and it brings consciousness to these spots within the physique that really feel sticky or tight. After which when you launch them, it’s just like the nervous system is prepared for sleep. In order that’s a tip I like to present folks. For those who do wrestle with the falling asleep half, that’s been actually, actually useful for me.
And I do know you may have, you’ve talked about your e book. I’ll be certain that in fact that’s linked within the present notes as a result of there’s a lot extra that it goes into than we will cowl in a one hour podcast episode. Although I like that we’ve gotten into so many each sensible and foundational elements of this. And I do know, like I stated, there’s a lot extra that you simply’ve written about. I’ll be certain that it’s linked. You guys test it out. It’s superior. That’ll be within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm. However on that notice, a couple of questions I like to ask towards the top of interviews. The primary is that if there’s a e book or variety of books which have profoundly impacted you and if that’s the case, what they’re and why.
Ashley: Yeah, so I used to be serious about that. And the primary e book that got here to thoughts was the large e book of Alcoholics Nameless. And I bought sober after I was 21, which was fairly some time in the past. And although I’m not at present collaborating in AA, that e book had a profound influence on my life. I give plenty of credit score to that e book for actually exhibiting me a distinct method to stay, proper? And now what’s so fascinating is like with all the brand new analysis out and what we learn about trauma and alcoholism and dependancy, there’s a lot of that that doesn’t land with me in the identical manner that it did, nevertheless it modified the course of my life. So I can’t not point out it or can’t not take into consideration that e book.
One other e book that I simply love and return to so typically is Untethered Soul. I believe that e book is simply so unbelievable. It’s a method to actually like increase my thoughts and open me as much as chance. And that e book, when it first got here into my life, it’s a kind of books, once more, I’ve so many books that I’ve have been on my cabinets for many years and that’s one in all them, nevertheless it actually confirmed me what was attainable with even my considering thoughts and with my ego and simply gave me one other language and one other method to look and reframe issues and go, oh wait, after I’m having a thought, who’s considering that thought? I imply, that’s such a potent query. And it actually took me on this unbelievable journey of self-discovery and of simply extra consciousness and deeper consciousness.
Katie: I find it irresistible. These will each be linked within the present notes as nicely. For all of you guys listening, all that’s at all times at wellnessmama.fm. The place can folks discover you on-line? Clearly, I’m certain your e book is wherever books are offered, however the place can folks discover you and continue to learn from you?
Ashley: So the very best place to study from me proper now’s on my Substack and you could find it at AshleyNeese Substack or thedeepercall.substack.com and that’s the place I’m hanging out. I write letters each week. I share ideas, insights, every kind of stuff. We now have plenty of enjoyable hanging out over there. I’m loving Substack as a result of it seems like, and I do know you most likely relate to this, it’s just like the outdated days of running a blog. It’s similar to, seems like such a enjoyable neighborhood. There’s so many feedback and ideas and questions and there’s simply plenty of connection over there. In order that’s the place I’m hanging out. It’s the Deeper Name at Substack.
Katie: I’ll embody that hyperlink as nicely. And lastly, any parting recommendation for the listeners that could possibly be associated to one thing we’ve talked about or totally unrelated life recommendation that you’ve got discovered useful.
Ashley: The factor that involves thoughts and I believe this was simply one thing that I wanted to listen to a lot to start with of my relaxation observe was that you simply’re worthy of resting. And this ties into the Self-worth piece that we talked about. And it has taken me a very long time to actually get to a spot the place I do know that I’m value resting. Prefer it’s okay for me to decelerate and to the touch, you already know, form of tie again into the mother guilt. Even when my children are having a meltdown or one thing else is happening, I can nonetheless take 30 seconds. I can nonetheless take a minute for myself to form of refill my cup and provides myself that reset. And I’m value it. And so are you.
Katie: I believe that’s an ideal place to place a pin in it for right this moment. Like I stated, you may have a lot extra within the e book that folks can proceed to study from you. However this has been such a good looking dialog. I’m so grateful to your time. I’ve cherished the path that this bought to go. Thanks a lot for being right here.
Ashley: Thanks a lot, Katie. It was actually great to be in dialog with you right this moment.
Katie: And thanks as at all times to all of you for listening and for sharing your most respected assets, your time, your power, and your consideration with us right this moment. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the following episode of the Wellness Mama Podcast.
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