I’m so excited to be back with you. I’ve been going through a lot of transitions, and so has my business, so this podcast is now dedicated to all things related to evolution.

Every evolution requires surrendering to the unknown. Through my experiences since my last season, I have come back to me, what my work really is, and telling stories that change lives and lineages. I couldn’t do that effectively as a guest on other podcasts - I had to come back here.

If you've been wanting to crawl into the behind the scenes of my life, business and becoming journey for inspiration and insight into your own path and process, the revamp of this season is SO for you!

I’ll be talking about relationships, womanhood, motherhood, money and wealth, spiritual practices, entrepreneurship, energetic hygiene and maintenance, my book writing journey, and so much more.

Just because it's a trailer, doesn't mean I don't have any takeaways for you though! Here's what's inside this episode (and new vibe): 

• How to trust yourself in your evolution even when it's messy
• Some prompts to help you stop abandoning your transformational process
• How to trust the pace of your process

I’m really feeling the vibe of this podcast revamp and I hope you are too!

Share with me what inspired you in this episode! Tag or DM me via IG @ashinspires, or visit my website at ashleyjohns.com

May you walk your path with courage and compassion!

with love, trust and devotion to my path,

Ash x

Music: Cafe Lounge by FASSounds | A Podcast Launch Bestie production

everyone talks about surrendering and stepping

into the unknown, but what does that even mean, right?

? I'm so excited to be back for It's Still Happening podcast with you guys.

It has been a while and we have a lot of updates for this season.

So first things first.

I'm Ash Johns.

I am a guide, a mentor, a muse, a creator, and a lot of you guys

know me as an ancestral healer as.

I've been going through a lot of transitions and so is the business.

So this last and final season of its still Happening podcast is dedicated

to all things related to evolution.

Now, before you start getting.

Worried or upset or frustrated because you just found the podcast or you've

been one of the fans of the podcast?

When I say it's the final season, I'm just letting you know that we are transitioning

to an episodic format of the podcast.

So what that means is that we won't do season by season, season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

We're just gonna.

Have episodes released every week or every other week as I

see fit and as blessed by spirit.

So that feels really, really good in my system, and I hope that's

something you can celebrate and look forward to yourself.

But I wanna get back to what you can expect from this new

season as we're kicking off.

And this idea of surrendering into yourself or being able to surrender who

you truly are has been resonating in my.

So deeply, and it's the reason why I get to show up and evolve this podcast, evolve

my message, evolve my work, evolve my book, evolve my business, and essentially

you get to witness me evolving in life.

So here's a couple things I want to share that's coming up in the upcoming episodes.

First things first is I wanna actually talk about what this evolution

means and why it's so important.

Every evolution requires surrendering into the unknown, right?

, when you know who you are, which I do, and what you desire, which I do and

how I want it to feel, which I do, the unknown isn't even unknown , right?

I just don't know how long it's going to take to do something.

I don't know how exactly to do it.

I don't know who all will be part of the journey or what new opportunities

will come up, or even who will meet me along the way or how it

will look, but I am surrendering.

Who I am, what I desire, and how I want my life and legacy to

feel, and so therefore, I know.

I just don't know if that makes sense.

It's like there's no mystery of what I'm creating and the

impact I wanna have in the world.

The texture and the taste of it will be a mini number of things, right.

. It's like the medicine is the medicine, but the form that I

deliver it in might be different.

I know what's going to be in the package.

I just don't know the wrapping, or rather the wrapping can

change a lot of different ways.

Okay.

You guys may not know this, but now you do.

I always have plenty of metaphors and things to help us.

I guess imagine or personify or illuminate.

There we go.

And bring shape and form to a lesson that I'm.

and if you've been listening to the podcast or you've been a fan of mine

and you're wondering what is this tipping point that's made you move

into this evolution or what made you decide to change the format of the

podcast or even what's going on with all these different changes, I, I wanna

share with you what the tipping point was cuz it's kind of pretty funny,

I actually was on a podcast tour.

It's a service that, you know, uh, an agency offers, which I

really enjoyed and really loved.

But also I was starting to get completely turned off with some of the hosts.

Like, can I just be honest?

Okay.

I'm gonna be honest cuz you guys know.

I keep it real.

And this is not to be an asshole, it's just to be honest, I was finding that

some of the hosts of the different podcasts were really like what I would

describe as like spiritual high vibes.

They're just, All about manifest, manifest, manifest, or thinking

that your mindset is the only way into your spirituality and

um, it just wasn't resonating.

I feel like the nuance and depth of the work that I do popping into someone

else's podcast and someone else's platform just doesn't do me any justice.

It's actually watering down my medicine and my magic, and it's

making me into a commodity that did not feel good and I was becoming.

More triggered and more annoyed with how people were responding to my work

and me instead of just owning who I am and what the fuck I do, right?

So I was like, fuck this.

Like thank you for the service.

And don't get me wrong, there were some podcast hosts and, and experiences and

recordings that were phenomenal and those are the ones that I share on my

social and write about and my blog and you know, all of those good things.

They are some amazing people that I'm grateful.

Met and connected with and was able to share wisdom and knowledge, um, really

exchange wisdom and knowledge with.

And then there was some people who were amazing, but we just

weren't each other's cup of tea.

And when you have enough cups of teas that don't resonate, you can't look at the tea

or who made the tea, you gotta look at who you are and why you keep going to the

same space to drink the same fucking tea.

Right.

Okay.

Like I had to take a little bit of my own tough love medicine.

So when I really dove into it, I was like, gosh, you're in a pattern of.

Abandoning your own becoming journey.

Like you need to come back to ash.

You need to come back to Ash inspires.

You need to come back to ancestral healing space.

You need to come back to what you're creating in your own empire

and of your own calling instead of going to other people's.

Kingdoms and kingdoms, to share your wisdom.

And there's nothing wrong with that, but it's not right for me

in the season that I'm going into.

Right.

So it's pretty funny.

I had a couple people who were like, Ash.

you're an incredible storyteller.

And like you shared so much medicine with my community and like, I

can't wait to release your episode.

Like you should start your podcast again.

Like, when's your next season coming out?

And I was like, Hmm.

When you have a lot of people say the same thing or ask you the same

questions, you gotta kind of gonna need to stop and look at that, right?

Like you gotta believe what people are saying, whether it's positive

or negative, if a lot of people are saying the same things about you.

So I realized that it was time to come off of my hiat.

Revamp this podcast, refresh and revive it essentially with the energy that I am

in now, and take it to the next level.

So here we are in the trailer, and I wanna share with you, , what's

coming up for this ongoing season.

Now, if you came into season one, that season was me just flowing, just

channeling, just speaking from my heart.

I like never wrote scripts.

I didn't know what the fuck I was gonna say, and part of that was

very liberating, and I needed to rip off the bandaid and just get into

podcasting, and that's how it worked.

But also it made me feel ungrounded and not as impactful

in my words as I could have been.

Kind of trailed off and was like, all right, season two,

I don't wanna do it that way.

Season two, I went more into strategy and purpose and structure, and

I worked with an amazing podcast coach an amazing podcast agency.

Shout out to you, Angie, and your whole team.

And that was lovely because it kind of catered to my Capricornian 10th

house energy where I was like, yeah, I want things to make sense and I

wanna reuse the content, and I wanna be smart about the work that we.

Smart, smart, smart, right?

But it was eating away at the spiritual flow and the healing flow of my work

and also what I want this podcast to be.

And so it just still felt a little out of balance.

And to be honest with you guys, it's kind of the reason why

I didn't finish season two.

Like if you look at it, I think it was two or three more

episodes I was supposed to do.

And I was just like, man, I'm bored , and if there's anything about me,

I do not do shit I don't wanna do.

I'm really good at being like, Hmm, no, that doesn't feel good.

I might try to do it a little bit, and then I'm like, yeah, no, I can't do it.

So I took all of 20, 22 off to reflect and kind of get into my creative.

and now season three and beyond is really about sharing my wisdom, my

teachings, and you guys' favorite part.

I'm learning my path because what I've learned is I do teach by living.

That's not just a tagline that I've used a couple times.

It's the truth, the way that I live my life, the way that I walk with.

Spirit, the way that I guide my clients and the way that I show up

and my true, authentic spirit and energy is a blessing to many people.

As Kanye says, my presence is a present.

It's true.

That's not to be an asshole or to be arrogant.

It's just the motherfucking truth.

And so every time that I teach and share about my journey and

what I know and my wisdom, it people come back and appreciate

and say, that was the best story.

I got an understanding, I got clarity, and I really, really appreciate you, Ash.

And it helped them in their life.

So we're gonna do more storytelling, more sharing of the breakthroughs

of my own journey, and seeing how that can support you.

So essentially with this evolution of the podcast, with this evolution of my

message, huge evolution of my message, evolution in how I present my work,

the evolution of my book that I've been working on, the evolution of my

business again, and also my own life.

You guys are literally witnessing my evolution live through this podcast.

Okay.

and I think it's gonna be fun.

Like I know a lot of people say that you're watching history in the

making, but this time is like you're witnessing evolution, live . So all

that to say, if you have not listened to the previous seasons, all good.

You're still in right timing.

Just pick up from here.

Um, and if you did listen to the other seasons, I'd love to hear your feedback

on how you like this transition.

Um, yeah.

And let's just see how we go.

Okay, so here's what's.

That's coming forward on, it's Still Happening.

The podcast, the podcast's, all about stepping into your power as a

woman, as a leader in your life, in your lineage, and in your legacy.

Through Ancestral Healing, which is the only podcast who combines

both practical embodiment.

An integration with ritual ancestral healing work to heal

ancestral and generational patterns affecting you in your life.

I don't know any other podcast that does it, and even if they do, they're not me.

So welcome to my partee.

I'm not normally the sassy, but I'm having a lot of fun with this trailer right now.

Here's what we're gonna be covering moving forward.

This is the stuff that's hot off the presses that I feel

so excited to share with.

one is answering your questions about ancestral healing, like we just need

a little bit more of that, especially because we have some new announcements

and some new changes happening in the business as it relates to the services,

how to get ancestral healing, how to learn about it, and all that good stuff.

So I'm always gonna still look through things via a lens of ancestors and

breaking patterns, and also reclaiming gifts and blessings in your lineage.

Another thing that's coming up is I'm gonna be sharing how to move through the

world as a generational pattern breaker.

So I've been doing a lot of research about generational pattern breaking and

curse breaking and looking over the notes of my clients over the last eight years.

And there is a trend and I have mapped the trend, and I'm gonna be

teaching that trend through this podcast and also my upcoming book.

. So the next thing is obviously the book writing journey.

I really wanna have a space to talk about what it's been like so

far, which I don't wanna give away too much, but it's been a journey.

And the book isn't even fully written yet.

Like we got, we got at least maybe, I don't know, 10 more months to go.

We'll see.

But yeah, I'm gonna be taking you guys through the book writing journey

for me and just having a space to document that that's, Beneficial to

y'all instead of just in my personal boxer notes and like journals.

I'm gonna be taking you through and initiating you through

stages of womanhood like y'all.

Yeah, uh, I don't wanna say again, I'm just giving you the overview of the season

and what's to come to get you excited.

But womanhood, motherhood, femininity, like the wisdom of your maternal line

is strong this year and I'm so excited to be bringing some of that wisdom and

teachings to the podcast cuz I know it's gonna support y'all and I know it's

gonna light a fire into your womanhood.

or those of you who identify as women or fems.

another topic on the podcast this season is my conscious business journey

in talking about entrepreneurship.

If you've been around my world for a while, you would have, seen

that I really used to help a lot of people in their businesses as

a spiritual branding, strategist.

Cause I have a background actually in advertising and brand strateg.

. and I've kind of evolved from that and really just had a small set

of clients that I would work with relating to business, but it's

really moved into this ancestral healing and woman becoming journey.

Okay.

I just kinda gave you a lot of of that evolution right now.

and I wanna have a space to talk more about online entrepreneurship,

coaching, entrepreneurship, mentorship, and being a spiritual guide to.

and also in a different way, like I'm not a medium having

one-off sessions with people.

You know what I'm saying?

So we're gonna be talking about that.

We're gonna be talking about motherhood.

We're gonna be talking about our relationship to men and the masculine.

I'm gonna be talking about money and wealth, spiritual practice every day.

Practical, powerful, energetic hygiene and maintenance.

my travels and what lights me up an adventure and so much

more slash whatever arises.

So if you haven't realized it yet, this podcast is really moving into

a lifestyle and teaching podcast.

It is gonna be real, it's gonna be down to earth.

It's gonna have some bonuses that you'll only be able to

access in a special, unique way.

All the things, right?

So besides reintroducing the podcast, I wouldn't be me if I

didn't share some type of takeaway.

And there is a takeaway, right?

This isn't just a teaser, a trailer to get you excited, even though I know

it's, that's what it's supposed to be.

I do have some homework for you in order to get into the vibe, the new vibe that's

still happening, podcast, and to join me in this, um, rebirth, if you will.

One, I want you to take away this evidence.

All right?

Evidence.

If you have your notebooks out, go ahead and write down evidence with a colon.

This is evidence.

And I am modeling to you that you can do it messy.

You can do whatever the hell you wanna do, and you can do it very messy.

You can serve people while you're still becoming.

I am still walking my path of freedom.

I am still creating my path in life.

I am still defining, polishing and redefining myself as a woman, as a

human, as a healer, as a mother, as a guide, all these different things as a

creative, as an artist, as a muse, right?

All these titles I, and also you carry.

And so sometimes we think that we can't show up until it's perfectly

polished, or we have all the certificates and things and accolades,

which yes, I do have those things, but at those things are not making.

Show up any less human than what I still am.

You know what I'm saying?

So here's the evidence that you can do it messy.

This podcast trailer right now that I'm recording, our heads recorded twice

cuz the first one I was being like weird and kind of perfectionist and.

It just wasn't as authentic as how I'm speaking right now.

And at first I was like, oh, I'm gonna release it.

And I was like, nah, I think we could do one more take and let

it feel good and this feels good.

But if you go back and listen to season one and season two, you're

gonna hear the difference, right?

You get to be messy and evolve.

Okay, so here's the evidence, me speaking, showing up and sharing all

this stuff, and really this whole season, these first episodes are really gonna

be evidence for you that you can do.

The second thing that I want you to write down is the lesson learned.

Here is a big takeaway from this trailer.

The lesson here is that you do have to trust yourself to fall into your process.

You have to trust yourself to fall into yourself, which means

stop leaving yourself if you wanna be seen and recognize as the

fill in the blank that you are.

So I know that I'm a powerful healer.

I know that I'm an incredible teacher.

I know that I'm an awesome muse, creative entrepreneur, empowered woman.

Yet I was going to other people's platforms instead of taking the time and.

To continually build my own.

Was that a smart strategy?

Of course, it was like borrowing other people's platforms, connecting,

networking, collaborating is a great thing, but it is not a great

thing if you keep abandoning and leaving your own kingdom, your own.

Empire and that's what I was doing and I didn't even realize it.

So you have to trust yourself to fall into your own process.

You have to trust yourself to fall into yourself.

That's the lesson that I want you to walk away with today and also this new season.

The third takeaway for you is an inquiry cuz I would never leave you

even in a trailer without some homework.

I want to know where are you avoiding putting off or outsourcing your process to

other people to make it easy to get there faster, to make it look a certain way, or

because that's what other people have told you, or because you're doubting yourself

or because whatever the hell you're doing.

Like where are you doing that in your own?

Sit with that as a journal prompt and decide what you're gonna do about it.

And the final thing I wanna leave you with in today's trailer is

inspiration because I wouldn't be Ash Inspires, which is my Instagram handle.

By the way, if you didn't know I think it's also my TikTok, but, I wouldn't

be me, I wouldn't be Ash Inspires if I didn't leave you with some

inspiration, which I know the episode is inspirational, but here's the inspir.

decide that you are enough.

Even in your infancy or even in your teenage years, or even in

your imperfection, especially those of us who are old souls.

When you're an old soul, such as I am spiritually, I am recognized as an elder,

but in my body and my physical physicality right now, and in the media and in

ecosphere that we're in, I'm not, and so deciding that you're enough and the stage

that you're in is what I want you to.

If that's meant for you, you can do that.

The second piece of inspiration here is that you do have permission to

take your fucking time, trust your process, and return to your creational

journey over and over and over again.

No matter how it looks like.

I took a whole year off of this podcast.

I started this podcast out with a boom at 2021.

I've been on all these other people's podcasts and.

I don't know.

I just feel it.

Now I know that I have things to say, like more than enough, and I know

that it's gonna be helpful for you.

So those are the takeaways that I'd love for you to marinate on if it

resonates and you're excited for the return of it's Still Happening.

Podcast, the only podcast that's for the woman called to Be the Change.

She wants to.

in the world, in her lineage and in her life.

Please share this.

Post it on Instagram, share it wherever you're hanging out on social media.

Put it in your email list for all I care.

Like I do care and that would be great.

Tag me when you do at Ash Inspires and that would is light up.

My life.

I'm really feeling the vibe of the podcast revamp.

And, I wanna shout out my love , my amazing fiance, my team who've

supported me with Rebirthing this work.

I couldn't do it without you guys.

I'm so appreciative and I'm so excited what we're creating together

and I can't wait for all of us listening to Its Still Happening

podcast to connect in the upcoming.

I'm sending you lots of love wherever you are.

Thank you for being here.

Let me know if you're as excited about all the things coming up in

this new season and the change, the new format change in the season by

hitting me up and sharing on social.